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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1914

Page

4

Listman to Deny Labor Frameup Charge Before Council

G P Listman of the civil service board will appear before an adjourned session Saturday morning to deny charges raised by J W Paterson that labor advocates dominate the civil service board to the police force’s hindrance. Listman says he will face Paterson to defend his integrity and dismiss any notion of a fight, noting he will not breach session dignity.

G. P. Listman Civil Service Board J. W. Paterson Civil Servies Paterson Listman President Hesketh

Prominent Doctor’s Prescript a Rheumatic Backache Cure

Readers are urged to obtain from a druggist one ounce of Torta compound in original seal, plus one ounce of syrup of Sarsaparilia, mix with half a pint of whiskey, and take a tablespoonful before meals and at bedtime. Claimed to be the quickest, best remedy for rheumatic and backache with first-dose relief. druggists can source the compound from wholesale houses if not in stock.

Bate Pharmaceutical Labora of Chicago Yeni Pharmaceutical Laboraorl

Paradise at Home and the Beefsteak Supper

In a warm domestic scene Margie and Dick reunite in their cozy rooms after marriage. He brags of the finished rooms, weds the inscription over the fireplace to their paradise, and they joke about dinner options before sharing a beefsteak supper as a test of harmony. The piece ends hinting at continued reflections on self sacrifice in marriage.

Paradise Tam Margie Ike

Foreign-born population in United States tops 156 million

The article reports that the foreign-born population of the United States is now estimated at 156 million. It notes growth trends and implications for demographics, immigration policy, and labor markets, with reference to census or scholarly estimates.

The United States

Lake Burien Line Deed To Seattle Proposed

Lake Burien Car Line transfers to Seattle with deeds for eighteen miles of trackage from Youngstown to Three Tree Point. Trustees of Highland Park and Lake Burien railway present two bills to take over and operate the line after settling outstanding obligations. Bills sent to finance and city utilities committees for action next Friday. deal follows city council resolutions from three months ago.

Highland Park & Lake Burien Railway Beattle King County Youngstown Three Tree Point Finance City Utilities Committees Chas, Schoening W. H. Coughlin A. K. Wylde

Blind lecturer to speak February 25 in city hall

Prof Henry Hendrickson of Chicago, a blind lecturer and author of Out From the Darkness, will deliver a talk titled Success Without Light. A sanitary fill in the Duwamish valley called River Park fill was approved by council resolutions yesterday, raising ground level by two feet.

Henry Hendrickson Chicago Hendrickson Duwamish Valley River Park

Bandit Holds Up Union Official in Pullman Car

James Rodda, a mine workers official, was robbed in a sleeping car on the Baltimore and Ohio new St Louis Flyer at Clarkeburg Wheeling. A pistol was used to seize union documents and relief funds for striking miners. Investigators hunted the robber as officials reported the crime.

Wheeling W. Va James Rodda Baltimore & Ohio Clarkeburg Rodda

Danderine Promise Doubles Hair Beauty for All

An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a hair cleanser that lightens, softens, and increases hair fullness. It claims improved scalp health, dandruff removal, and new hair growth after weeks of use, urging readers to buy a 26 cent bottle from drug stores.

Knowlton

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