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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1915
Page
7
A nostril opening remedy promises rapid relief from head colds and catarrh. Apply a small antiseptic healing cream inside the nostrils to penetrate swollen membranes, ease air passages, and reduce hawking headaches and breath difficulties.
Arrangements to assemble three government submarines at Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Co. start immediately. The project will finish in 18 months with a total cost of 1 360 000 dollars and 460 000 dollars per boat. Two hundred additional workers will be hired, raising Seattle’s total submarines built there to nine.
A partisan dispute pits activists known for defending rights against rival factions. The confrontation centers on principle and leverage, with both sides asserting stakes in public policy and community standards. Observers urge restraint and focus on constructive dialogue.
Louis Marine, 20, leapt from a second story window at the Panama hotel 60544 Main St Tuesday to flee a detective. After a chase of several blocks he was recaptured and is now in custody on a burglary suspicion.
Washington observers report the Mendell woman suffrage resolution failed in the house 204 to 1194, but suffrage leaders remain optimistic for a senate fight. Leaders noted party lines blurred with Mann and Underwood among speakers as Funk hailed the vote as a victory and pledged continued effort.
A 60 mile per hour gale lashed the New York coast for 16 hours. Two people died in the city and a dozen were injured as heavy damage and rising seas affected shipping and harbor structures. The Italian freighter Oceana ran aground in dense fog near the Statue of Liberty.
Nearly a thousand blue ribbons and 20 trophy cups were awarded by Judge Fred Shellabarcer at the poultry show in the Commercial building. Beth and Jennie Gottwig, ages 14 and 10, began walking home after the event.
An advertisement promotes Sargol weight gain tablets claiming to turn food into fat. It asserts thin individuals can gain 5 to 6 pounds weekly, listing Mar gol tablets as a scientific mix of flesh-building ingredients sold by Martell Drug Co and Swifts Pharmacy in Seattle with a money-back guarantee.
Star readers debate if wives should earn wages or share a family income in a sequence of letters. Contributors cite cooperation, joint budgeting, and fairness as paths to harmony while anecdotes praise mothers who manage home duties without pay.
Mothers report coated tongues from constipation and use of California Syrup of Figs to cleanse stomach liver and bowels. The advertisement touts a safe option for babies children and adults with simple dosing directions and warnings about counterfeit products.
London and Paris take extraordinary precautions against Zeppelin attacks from Belgium. Dunkirk’s frequent raids warn officials of a channel crossing plan. A Ghent base with hangars protected by nets is in use as German forces stage bombings nearby. Civilians have been killed, though details are censored. The expected Zeppelin assault on England may begin from this point.
Paris dispatch reports French troops rushed into trenches east and west of Rheims as plans focus on driving wedges into German lines. Front attacks failed to dislodge entrenched positions, prompting a change in tactic to lift the siege of the city.
Petrograd January 13 Grand Duke Nicholas orders full Russian front reinforcement from the North to the Pi laror, anticipating renewed German pressure. Officials expect a decisive Eastern front victory within weeks or a pause until summer as spring rains threaten mobility.
Vienna report states Russian forces failed to cross the Nida after Russian attempts were repulsed by Austrian artillery. The czarist army abandoned the effort leaving hundreds dead or wounded on the riverbank and withdrew from Melcroff toward open country south of the Vistula. Mayor Gill to leave for Olympia over health bill dispute.
Jan 13. J G Brown of Seattle began a year term as president of the International Timberworkers union after being elected Tuesday night. Andy Raynor of Seattle was chosen alternate delegate to the A F of L convention.
Dr. L. R. Clark of Regal Dental Offices plans a public presentation on dental care to attract Seattle residents. He stored written notes in his safe and will publish details in an January 15 advertisement. Dentists question the enterprise but Clark says it will yield more satisfied customers and no profit for him.
Vastor Russell outlines a prophetic upheaval signaling the end of the present age and the dawn of Messiah’s millennial reign. He argues the shaking involves ecclesiastical systems and earthly governments, foresees a great global upheaval, and emphasizes spiritual knowledge over ignorance as salvation.
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