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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
7
An old advertisement promotes buckthorn bark mix claimed to prevent appendicitis and relieve constipation. It touts Adler as the source and cites a “Pharmacies” location at Second Ave St and 2535 N Broadway as where it is sold.
A tale of Eugene M Pullen a long time carpenter who avoided rupture surgery by using trusses after a groin hernia first appeared. He found relief and lasting cure through advice from a newspaper reader program offering free information on rupture types and treatments by mail.
A historical note highlights 263 315 women employed as a stenographers and typewriters base. The figure underscores participation of female workers in office tasks during the period, reflecting shifts in labor roles and technology adoption.
In Olympia on January 25, UW backers plan to plead their case before joint committees as state college lobbyists push for separation of courses and future university status, arguing the survey report blocks an Eastern Washington university. Pierce County delegates stay neutral as Suzzallo defends the university position.
Everett convention notes continued resolutions and legislative recommendations. President Ernest P Marsh looks secure for reelection while James Duncan may challenge for secretary. Aberdeen gains convention favor and Olympia legislative actions are set. Printing trades conferences plan events Friday and Saturday include Pressmen’s Northwest Conference.
Beatrice M. Stevens, a Vassar senior in 1912, claims she was listed as a seamstress and inspector in a department store in a Kansas City directory. The misclassification allegedly caused embarrassment and led to a damages lawsuit against the directory issuer.
Negotiations are in progress for the sale of the freighter Minnesota from the Great Northern railway to the International Mercantile Marine Corporation for about $2,000,000.
Miss Esther Shapiro and Miss Rebecca Hanchen, Russian natives, were robbed on their first night in Seattle. They were walking to a friend’s home on 420 23rd Ave around 11 pm when two thugs stopped them. One threatened with a knife and took Miss Shapiro’s purse containing 2.50 while both women shouted for help. Police searched the district but found no trace of the assailants.
Ladies urged to use Cascarets for constipation and liver cleansing with cheerful claims. Ad promises improved breath, digestion, energy, and future health benefits for adults and safe use for children. Encourages purchasing a 10 cent box at drug stores tonight.
A shingle found in an abandoned cabin near Little Emigrant creek reveals Paul Fisk, Hen Cutler, and Jim Bennett were lost in a November 1916 blizzard. They reported starvation, planned to move south, and warned they might not survive. Four stockmen later discovered the note. no other traces of the men were found.
Tokyo reports the nationalists in the diet and constitutionalists in the house of peers joined to oppose Premier Count Terauchi. Their united opposition prompted the dissolution of the diet, which will reconvene on Tuesday after the emperor named Terauchi to head the government following Marquis Okuma.
Buenos Aires dispatches report the German raider identified as Cap Ortegal the former Hamburg South American liner. The 7818 ton steel twin screw steamer built in 1908, 440 feet long, owned by Hamburg Sud, was noted to have transformed two prizes into auxiliary raiders.
On January 24 1913 three Buckley Washington youths George Bowers James Conner and Andrew Mickens were found frozen on Carbon Ridge near Fairbanks adjacent to the Rainier National Park. Forest ranger John Williams reported the tragedy saying they were trapping and apparently ran out of matches.
A hen argues water holds equal value to feed since neither alone can produce eggs. The remark highlights the interdependence of water and feed in poultry farming.
Olympia Jan 25 The Nichols amendment to Senate Bill 21 giving first class cities power to extend municipally owned utilities outside limits won a clear insurgent victory over the organization. The roll moved 22 to 17 before changes. final tally 25 to 14 with Nichols Landon and Ghent leading the breakaway. Dan Landon’s effort drew praise as Nichols grows into a strong insurgent floor leader.
Senator Cummins announced he will not again seek open debate on the president's address. He said he would be too busy with railroad legislation to devote any time to the peace address.
Men's and women's suits and coats offered at one dollar cash for any garment. Weekly payments of one dollar or five dollars monthly toward the balance. Prices range from seven fifty to thirty dollars. GATELY'S 1113 Third Ave.
Gustav Belzing, 32, a former U S Army private discharged last August over illness, killed himself with a pistol in a room at the Right hotel, 710 First Ave. A letter suggests he once lived in Garfield New Jersey. Police seek relatives as the body awaits disposition.
A jury in Superior Judge Tailman s court found W. D. Mullen, brother of ex patrolman C. J. Mullen, guilty of selling whisky in connection with the federal grand jury probe of the Seattle liquor ring. Sentence to follow. Three St. Louis breweries went out of business in the last 30 days of last year.
A 1910s beauty ad advises actresses to avoid makeshift cleansers and use canthrax dissolved in hot water as a home shampoo. It claims this liquid cleanses dandruff oil dirt and promotes rapid drying and fuller looking hair with lustre and a healthier scalp.
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