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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1920
Page
8
London on January 23 reports English hangmen seek higher wages after losing the perquisite from rope sales following executions. A bill in parliament aims to grant a living wage to the death dispensers.
London January 23 Lady Cooper wife of the lord mayor is told by a woman of the slums that she is fit for the lowest. The remark follows a welfare meeting where Lady Cooper was praised for her care and dedication.
The count of American seamen grew from a little over 24,000 in 1916 to about 55,000, reflecting a sharp expansion in naval staffing during the period.
An advertisement touts Joto as a quick cure for indigestion bloating and heartburn. It warns of fermentation and ulcers from undigested food and claims two minute relief with strong digestive support. Sells through Bartell Drug Co Swift Drug Co and Bellingham Chemical Co in Bellingham Wash and Seattle.
Exclusive interview with Surgeon General Rupert Blue warns of wood alcohol poisoning from illicit hootlee whiskey. It explains wood alcohol dangers, its distillation origin, and the risks of denatured and medicated alcohol, urging avoidant caution to prevent blindness or death.
Maj Jack Samilton will discuss Tibet as a land of mystery under the Fatherless Children of France society. The lecture is set for Monday at 8 p m in the First Presbyterian church.
The notice warns catarrh cannot be cured by local treatments and may lead to consumption. It laments wasted time on sprays and douches and promotes S S S as the source-targeted remedy. The ad invites readers to contact Swift Specific Co at 254 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga for advice.
More than 600 men and women have bought or ordered airplanes for personal use in the past three months, per Henry Woodhouse, vice president of the Aerial League of America. If 2,000 had been ready they could have been sold at once.
London January 13 reports another miracle at St Winefride's well Flintshire. James Smith a soldier deafened in war is said to have recovered his hearing after three days of bathing at the holy well.
A London report notes an inventor claims a hand lamp emits a new ray of light visible through dense fog for over two miles. The lamp is described as expensive and the feature promises clearer signaling in poor conditions.
NORWICH January 23 The Rev John Green vicar of St Luke's church has obtained a music hall and dancing license for his church He says we will jazz our way to glory in the new license approval reflecting a light hearted community outreach by the church1
An old advertisement touts Hamburg Breast Tea as a vegetable remedy to break a cold and relieve congestion. The method involves steeping a tablespoonful in boiling water, straining, and drinking a tea cupful, claiming it opens pores and loosens the bowels.
London report states a nervous patient chewed his mustache while awaiting an operation at St Bartholomew's Hospital. Surgeons removed the appendix and found the missing pages of the mustache adornment within.
An old advertisement argues meat consumption damages kidneys by uric acid. It claims four ounces of rad Salts daily clears kidneys and bladder, flushing them with a grape lemon lithia infusion to restore normal activity and prevent kidney disease.
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