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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1920
Page
3
Readers suggest road safety measures and penalties for traffic violations. Endorsed ideas include directional pedestrian flow, fines for violations, slower streetcar speeds, driving bans for repeat speeders, license cancellations after serious accidents, and seizing violator cars with proceeds going to children. One letter from Alaska warns of speeding and calls for prison terms with hard labor.
A long OCR fragment blends advice for digestion with a push for Stuart's Dyspepsia tablets and a chorus of traffic safety proposals. Readers advocate slower speeds, stricter penalties, fenders on autos, visibility, and pedestrian rules across Seattle and other cities.
A vintage advertisement touts St Jacobse Liniment as instant relief for soreness, pain, and stiffness in the head neck shoulders back legs and arms. It claims harmless formula non burning and six gold medals, urging readers to pick up a trial bottle at any drug store.
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a quick fix to turn gray or faded hair dark and lustrous. It claims one or two applications vanish gray strands, restoring a youthful appearance with natural, even color.
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