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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1920
Page
3
A written charge questions public trust in dentistry, accusing some practitioners of inferior skill and indifference to patient health and comfort. The piece stresses the need for higher standards and better patient care.
Thieves took the oak altar from a MOVIES church and carried the church box of offerings to another Zion church. No arrests reported and police have no clear lead as of July 9. The incident involved $20 in funds.
Rome reports eight film men were granted permission to shoot pictures of the canonization of Joan of Arc and scenes with Pope Benedict XV. They paid about $200,000 for the privilege, according to Bega.
In Paterson New Jersey the silk industry collapse after Japan market downturn leaves 8 000 workers unemployed or underemployed and 11 000 near full unemployment. Retail trade shrinks as credit dries up with stores and theaters reporting steep drops and unions ready to fight wage cuts.
Chicago marks Prohibition’s first birthday amid heavy bootlegging and widespread spurious prescriptions. Three months of liquor supply consumed in three weeks. 200 thefts of booze from stores and private cellars. real beer still sold in some saloons while cabarets push whisky and wine.
In San Diego on July 9 teachers enforced social distance at the commencement ball. Students complied after girls provided six inch rulers cut in half as favors to ensure spacing.
In Greenville Ohio on July 9 two Democratic presidential aspirants are linked to newly born calves named McAdoo and Cox. Farmer John M Phillips hints the winning calf or the nominating candidate may share the branding. Restoration costs for the Louvain library are estimated at $1,000.
Victor Anderson a one year old Russian stowaway on the Army transport South Bend may avoid deportation to Siberia as his case is reviewed by the immigration commission in Los Angeles. Captain J A White of the South Bend has offered to adopt the orphan, a move that could save him from being sent to Havareek Orphanage in Siberia. The boy, whose Finn father died in the Great War and whose Russian mother was a Red Cross nurse killed by Germans, drifted through war and poverty after leaving the orphanage and became the mascot of the 27th United States Infantry aboard the ship.
Analysis argues Japan faces a population rise of about 600,000 yearly. It weighs land, water, and industrial shifts, suggesting land-real expansion offshore and Formosa to Saghalien options. Emigration of workers is questioned versus keeping laborers at home to grow markets and industry. Canada’s Germany claim noted at end.
New York July 9 The Interchurch World Movement will be reorganized and continued. Decision came at a joint meeting of the business men's committee and the movement's general committee. Dr W F Tampe of Philadelphia represented the Reformed church and read the report.
Evansville report says Mr. Petri signed the lemon extract pledge after appearing in court with a lemon on his breath. He told onlookers the experience made him sick and he would never drink it again.
A one year old shepherd in Corsica battled a great eagle that seized a lamb. The lad defended himself with a cudgel, took aim after a blow to his head, and shot the bird dead. The article notes an early reference to long distance radio telephoning in 1914.
Advertisement claims Freezone treats corns by applying a small amount from a tiny bottle. It asserts immediate relief and easy removal with fingers, and notes druggists sell the product.
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