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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1919
Page
2
A pampered actress recounts a perilous 50 mile ambulance ride to a Russian hospital under Austrian bombardment. She nurses, sings, and tends two Austrian prisoners, including a poet who falls in love with her and fatally wounds her arm before he dies days later of a broken heart.
A vintage advertisement extols The Hoover vacuum as saving wages by easing work for the cleaning staff. It claims long wear on rugs, faster cleaning reducing laundering costs, cheaper brooms, and better family health from removing germ-infested dirt, while relieving the employer of constant supervision.
Washington July 23 The national transportation conference presented a plan to Congress to return railroads to private ownership after remedial legislation, consolidate lines into competitive systems, and place interstate carriers under federal regulation with expanded powers. It calls for rate making rules, a 6 percent return on value, two railroad funds, a general fund for system development, and a rail reserve fund with a $500 million loan to start. Supporting figures included Paul M. Warburg and Emery R. Johnson.
A housing ad cites higher fall rents in Seattle and argues ownership saves costs. It promotes a half acre plot at 1150 dollars with 100 down and 15 monthly, including a two room unit and free architect plans, near 35th Ave SW with water, school, and streetcar access, shown by H C Peters at 716 Third Ave.
Glen O. Wallace will speak at 2 p m Thursday in Frederick and Nelson's auditorium under the Seattle Women’s Homekeepers league. The talk covers Milk Production and Distribution Costs with figures behind producing and delivering a quart of milk. Mrs Henry W Lang presides and invites all interested to attend.
Otto Roecker aged 47 a craneman at Skinner and Heddy s shipyards was struck on the head by a crane Wednesday morning and taken to Seattle General Hospital with severe lacerations.
The Puget Sound Traction Light and Power company files new rates for customers not on present lines. Corporation Counsel Walter S. Meier will seek city council opposition next Monday. Minimum monthly charges would be 2 dollars for one customer or 1.50 dollars for two with shared pole service, and 2 dollars per customer where two poles are needed.
Committees will be appointed Wednesday to lead Safety Week in Seattle from July 27 to August 2. President Ralph H. Royal of the Careful Drivers' club announced cooperation with the civic bureau of the Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club. Ministers are asked to note safety week from the pulpit next Sunday and all interested may attend Thursday’s meeting to finalize plans.
J. F. Johnson reports a burglary at his home 1006 W Bodwell St Monday night with a gold watch worth 50 dollars and small change taken. A cafe at 406 Union St owned by Mrs H B Smith was entered Tuesday night with seven dollars taken from the cash register. Burglars climbed over the front transom.
Thieves forced entry by breaking the padlock of the C. Sweeney Plumbing Shop located at 2508 W. Andover Street Tuesday night and stole a quantity of plumbing accessories.
A compact phrase suggesting cash derived social favor as a social bet. The line implies earnings of goodwill or access in exchange for money or showy behavior. It carves a provocative view of incentive driven social exchanges and public regard.
Detectives Blaine and McNamee arrested J. B. Lentz a cook Wednesday morning at the Valdemar hotel on Third avenue and Seneca street. He is held on an open charge after stolen goods, identified as the property of Miss Anna Maughan of 5240 20th Avenue Northeast, were found in his room. The items were previously left for safekeeping at the Northland Cafe on Third avenue.
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