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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1919
Page
11
Old ad claims four doses of Cold Compound will end grippe symptoms. It touts rapid, simple relief for head congestion sore throat and stuffed nose with easy-air passage and no inconvenience. Priced at a cent, it promotes Mapes R Compound as the preferred choice.
Sia Sis Postam advertises a cream called Postam for eczema pimples and scalp scales. The copy claims quick daily improvement and offers a free sample from Emerténey Laboratorica at 47th St New York City for a medicated soap solution to refresh the skin.
Jobs for 175 men were offered to a committee of 22 service members after they announced plans to organize a club to find employment for discharged soldiers. Permanent quarters hoped by week’s end. Financial offers pending, with aid to be arranged once housed. Contact Lieut. Hanover at East 670. Influenza and pneumonia cause deaths among soldiers and sailors in U S training camps per army surgeon general.
George Bruns sues Henrietta Bruns for divorce in superior court claiming she married him in bad faith for his military allotment. He states letters from abroad hospital convinced him the marriage after three days acquaintance and two weeks before sailing to France was not in good faith.
Norman Burnett pleaded not guilty before Judge John M. Wilson to three first degree murder counts alleging he killed his wife and two children in a woods incident outside Olympia. He remained in custody as court proceedings begin.
The Admiral Watson of the Pacific Steamer Company arrives in Seattle in a crippled condition after a crankshaft break crossing Queen Charlotte Sound Saturday. Officials say repairs will be made and the ship will call North again Saturday.
Mrs J K E Phillips of 3 Western Ave Muskegon Michigan searches for her daughter Mrs Laura Phillips believed in Seattle. She has not heard from her since last April and requests contact from Laura or anyone knowing her whereabouts.
Three steamships reached New York today carrying over 4,500 people including 2,474 aboard the transport George Washington. The Italian steamer Verdi from Genoa and Gibraltar landed 565 civilian passengers and 429 sailors.
Sealed proposals will be received by the United States Spruce Production Corporation at Yeon Building Portland Oregon January 25 1919 at 11 am for the entire stock of Spruce fir and Port Orford cedar lumber at Vancouver Barracks Washington Monarch Mill Kenton Oregon Warrenton Oregon and related sites. Bidders must inspect stock prior to bidding and bids on all stock as an entirety only.
Postwar office chatter in a serialized excerpt shows women debating polygamy and independence after the war. Dolly Bennett, Mike Johnson, Miss Manning and others discuss marriage, work, and freedom as a Parisian brother’s letter prompts questions about polygamy and marital expectations. (To Be Continued)
Star Staff Correspondent reports in Olympia on January 21 as the Anti Rent Profiteering League presents a bill to extend tenant notice from 70 to 80 days and allow 10 days to file complaints. Havercamp says amendments curb double damages and aim to curb lease profiteering amid high Seattle rents and tenant complaints.
Attorneys for Gilbert Butterworth Seattle undertaker argued the demurrer to a 46 count federal indictment was taken under advisement by Judge J Neterer after Monday’s hearing. The charges allege defrauding the government and the families of deceased soldiers buried by Butterworth and Sons undertaking establishment.
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