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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1921
Page
2
London paper reports a short ad seeking shoes for spare feet. Shoe dealers note that extra feet vary by about a quarter size, a common quirk in such requests.
Hundreds of eels swarmed the water wheel powering the Cobb & Drew mill at Rocky Nook Plymouth forcing a shutdown. Records confirm a similar incident occurred fifty years earlier at the old mill, marking a repeated oddity in the town's industrial history.
Historical medical notes extol hot air therapy as a rapid aid for rheumatism neuritis and arthritis. Dr Loughney advertises Kirkland Sanitarium offering dry hot air sessions claiming pain relief and reduced effusion, with office hours at Hotel Congress Seattle and contacts for treatment.
Boston scene reports Dr. R. Kendrick Smith at the Massachusetts Osteopathic society convention arguing for a bill banning heels over one and a half inches. He cites a Venus statue illustration to claim high heels harm living people, predicting a five year transition to normal heights and comparing heels to alcohol in danger to the human race.
Berlin dispatch reports Professor Biebein asserts a pill lets humans endure winter in suspended animation without food. Deutsche Tageszeitung says the German chemist solved the winter food problem by applying worms noted to survive cold with no nourishment.
A fire at a starch factory demonstrated the adhesive properties of burnt starch and introduced a new substance called reheap gum.
Passaic New Jersey January report describes Trina Hannenberg a choir girl suing Reverend Cornelius Dansel Daniel for $25000 alleging he promised to wed while deserting his wife and children. She details trips to Buffalo and New York with timelines and affidavits.
J H Furay reports that newspapers and press associations seek access to United States Navy radio facilities. Hearings before the House marine and fisheries committee showed idle navy wireless after the armistice and editors urge Congress to let the press send and receive news abroad to speed information and sustain international relations.
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