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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1922
Page
10
A vintage advertisement touts Pape’s Diapepsin as a quick safe remedy for a sour gas filled stomach. It claims relief within five minutes and promotes the product as the most efficient antacid, available for sixty cents a case.
A federal grand jury widens narcotics inquiry as nineteen people, including A. B. Hamer a Treasury official, are indicted. Hamer faces two counts of obtaining and distributing narcotics after Mae Butchart, a 15 year old addict, was found with drugs in the federal building.
Tramps in London will receive food tickets after casual wards in Beasex workhouses close. The tickets will entitle holders to bread from Daukcors, marking a shift in relief provisions for the city’s vagrant population.
An ad touts Danderine hair tonic priced at 35 cents per bottle. It promises hair thickening and fullness after one application, noting hair regrows with life, vigor, color, and abundance while preventing dandruff and shedding.
Herbert Hoover outlines reasons for an impending soft coal strike, citing 20 percent of mines non union, wage disparities, uneven work days averaging 182 per year for union miners, and broader issues including high wages and transport costs hurting export trade. He notes legal injunctions hinder wage conferences and calls the situation part of a larger national economic strain.
The article notes ships no longer bunker at four ports and carry coal from Europe, coal price spikes drive innovations yet reduce fuel waste. Independent ironmasters say high coal costs hinder reconstruction, raising iron prices. President Lewis of the miners union opposes wage cuts, signaling an inevitable coal strike.
More than 200 members of the King County Medical Society paid their respects to Dr. H. G. Lazelle retiring president at a Wednesday night dinner in his honor at the College Club. He will soon move to California where he will reside after practicing medicine here for 20 years.
Telegrams from across the state express strong approval of the Seattle chamber's policy to promote the Smith-McNary bill. The conference plans urgent action to push passage and develop the earliest reclamation project in the state.
A beauty advertisement promises quick removal of facial neck and arm hair with a Delatone paste. It instructs mixing fresh powder with water, applying for two minutes, then rubbing off and washing to leave skin hairless. It warns buyers to ensure real Delatone and fresh mix.
A large O Cedar Mop in triangle shape eases corner cleaning and keeps varnished and painted floors looking bright with little effort. The mop is treated with O Cedar polish and offered as a special at 89 cents.
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