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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1920
Page
9
An ad touts Hamilin's Wizard O11 as a safe headache and neuralgia treatment. It claims quick relief by rubbing on the skin and notes antiseptic benefits to prevent infection from injuries. The product sells at 30 cents with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Also promotes Wizard Liver Whips at 30 cents with a guarantee.
The Aero Club of the Northwest urges Seattle as the transshipping point for an Alaska aerial mail route with a Chicago to Alaska service via Seattle. It asks voters March 2 to approve a 500000 bond to buy land and build an airdrome in Seattle and to press city council for timely action. San Francisco competes for coast terminal rights.
Postmaster General Burleson said four new air mail routes would be created if Congress approves a 3 million dollar appropriation. The routes would connect Chicago to San Francisco and New York to Atlanta, with links via Cincinnati Indianapolis St Louis and Minneapolis St Paul to St Louis, plus a Mississippi hydroplane leg Cairo Memphis Vicksburg to New Orleans.
Bootlegger Adolph Panerelli, a wine dealer, was arrested by agent H. B. Dobbs under Col. Daniel L. Porter in New York City. He told officers before entering his cell that he is glad to be caught and will disclose all he knows.
In Princeton West Virginia on January 9, Corn Willy a red pepper and silo juice bootleg mix with hard cider felled Jake Harrison. Harrison, raised on moonshine, fights prohibition while Corn Willy left him down for two days as the mercury fell ten degrees.
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