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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
8
A newspaper note claims backache signals kidney strain from eating too much meat that forms uric acid. It advises reducing meat intake to ease kidney stress and prevent uric buildup.
Sgt Putnam's dry squad raided the public safety building and confiscated 192 packages of beer and whisky from bogus permits. Liquor arrived in Seattle under false names and will be released only to rightful owners who prove identity. Two trunks with 38 quarts were seized after a transfer man failed to locate the address 204 Crockett Street.
Births include numerous entries for boys and girls to multiple couples at various addresses such as 202 Thomas St and 632 16th Ave N. Marriages feature J Mankertz and Irene Loretta Meacher among others from Portland Auburn Seattle Ketchikan and Beattie. Deaths list Clem Williams and several others with ages and locations.
Washington officials expect one more major push toward peace before any formal move. President Wilson and top advisers anticipate a spring offensive that could define the path to real peace, with detailed plans to be completed within six weeks.
One soldier died and ten others were injured when a loaded bomb exploded at the bombing school in Toronto, Canada, amid a batch of unloaded ordnance.
The ad promotes using malsified cocoanut oil as a hair shampoo over harsher alkali soaps. It claims plain coconut oil gives rich lather, cleanses scalp, removes dust and oil, and leaves hair soft, shiny, and easy to manage. It notes cocoanut oil is cheap and widely available at drug stores.
Columbus police say W H Wells of Kansas City confessed to murdering Mona Simon a former Philippi West Virginia choir girl. Wells claims the girl taunted him as a social outcast and sought revenge on men, leading to the shooting. Her body was found in a Deshier hotel room the pair occupied.
Henrikson & Co were the low bidders for the eight room addition to John H Allen School Whitney Ave bidding 1110es W B Lance bid 61000 for a nine room Youngstown school addition likely to be accepted Dupar Bros proposed to equip West Seattle High School with a ventilating and heating system for 42700
With two children to care for and a daughter about to enter the hospital, H. Hultsch asks for any employment. A musician, painter and paper hanger, he lives at 2018 Ninth Ave and can be reached at Main 3564 for work opportunities.
M. L. Finch, a wool importer, says Germany has no wool now and a vegetable fiber is used instead, leaving cloth without warmth and threatening winter conditions for soldiers. Separately, Seattle Real Estate Association members report a steadily improving local market after a Wednesday meeting.
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