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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1919
Page
12
Carpenters' Local 131 unanimously denounces police conduct at a Monday night disturbance near Occidental ave and Washington st. A letter to the Central Labor Council requests condemnation, mirroring a prior Metal Trades council note. The longshoremen’s communication preceded the carpenters’ message.
A wounded and anxious wife recalls escaping to Kars with 300 roubles as the Fourth Auto Engineers move toward the Turkish front. She sings to cope with trauma in Odessa and Moscow, then hides her identity to board a crowded train, narrowly avoiding capture. The escape ends with a forced ruse as she travels with a wary Armenian passenger.
Fraser-Paterson Co announces new silk thread stockings in black white and navy priced 95¢ a pair with full fashioned construction and garter top. Also new dress silk poplin skirts in plain tailored and gathered styles for summer wear featuring wide girdles and fringed trim with moderate prices.
Roy L. Shahan accuses Myrtle Phillips of theatre mania and neglecting home in a June 1918 marriage, seeking a divorce. Chester A. Phillips faces a similar plea over unkept promises and fashion needs, while William F. Ealy cites incompatibility and tempers. Jake and Margie Wolford and Edward A. La Point file respective petitions, Edward W Lawson seeks end to an April 9 1912 union with Ella amid alleged fraud and force.
Advertises JOTO free sample by mail with address in Bellingham Washington. Mentions JOTO sold in Seattle at Bartell Drug Stores and Swift & Co. Druggists with price options of 1 dollar and 1.50 dollars per pack.
Wanamaker at 81 Wanamaker, famed American merchant, has just turned 81 but continues to run his large Philadelphia store daily, maintaining strong public presence and active management.
An assortment of 75 pairs of women's long silk gloves in black blue and brown offered in limited sizes 5% 6 6% and 7% with some sizes missing per color. Also advertised is IDEAL hair brushes 55 units on sale in the Drug Sundries section, formerly priced at 1.25 each.
Judge John 8. Jurey's court orders the county to show cause by Friday why the joint council of defense may not hold a Sunday picnic at Wildwood Park. The council includes I. W. W. members, socialist party delegates, and Central Labor council reps amid objections from nearby residents.
A London man who was struck by a taxicab carrying the bishop of Wakefield later thanked the clergyman, saying the collision had given him back his speech. He had been mute before the accident and attributed his recovery to the encounter.
A 92 year old woman in Windsor on Helena road remains ignorant of the world war. When told Ascot races were happening after five years she believed they had been discontinued. A dozen relatives served in the conflict, but officials chose not to inform her.
Jersey City July 24. Frank W. Hedden, Hudson County Aquarium Society member, reports a new goldfish variety. The Yankee fish has a red body, white fins, and a blue back streak, produced from crosses of Chinese Moor black goldfish with red sealed Japanese and transparent sealed Japanese goldfish parents.
Paris reports Marshal Fochs pipe used at the July 17 1918 offensive was sold for 540 dollars to an American. Another American bought Fochs penholder for 400 dollars.
An old health note warns soaps with excess alkali dry the scalp and brittle hair. It recommends Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo as pure and greaseless, advising small amounts to cleanse and rinse easily. The text touts its soft scalp and silky hair results and notes it is inexpensive and widely available.
London reports that Vienna deaths increased rapidly in 1918 while births fell. The year saw 41,030 births and a rise in deaths to a level more than double the births, with deaths exceeding births by a large margin.
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