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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
23
Fragmentary ad text lists remedies and tonics including Sloan's Liniment and Liver Pills. Mentions price for a pint size item and various patent medicines. unclear full product names and quantities due to damaged OCR.
A note explains 120 items from June 1918 ads had a total retail price of 48.46 dollars and now list at 51.67 dollars. The modest rise is compared with broader commodity inflation over the past two years and tied to a policy to keep drug prices as low as possible.
Skeletons uncovered in chalk near the home of actor J Forbes Robertson are well preserved. One skeleton lay in a crouching position and is believed to be of ancient origin.
Paris on June 11 reports Parisian women are flocking to cashmere shawls once discarded by fashion. The revival spreads to accessories and handbags with the luxurious material commanding high prices.
Salt Lake City Utah June 11 George Y Y A Weisenborn a city resident and member of the National Institute of Inventors and the French Inventors Academy says a submerged water wheel can generate electricity without dams. He notes a test wheel 12 inches by 1 1/2 feet in a slow stream produced enough power to run a pump lifting 24 000 gallons daily. Weisenborn claims 27 other inventions to his name.
The Salvation Army is sending a delegation of officers to speak at the Salvation Army citadel at Fifth Ave and Washington St on Wednesday June 16. Major and Mrs Twilley with three children head to India, Capt Brister and Capt Littler head to China, Capt DeRolt and Lieut Stolpe proceed to Korea and Java to join meetings.
Judge W. W. Black of Everett will address the King County Democratic club Saturday noon at Meves' cafeteria on Factors Making for Democratic Success. George F. Christensen, chairman of the Democratic state central committee, will be present and deliver a brief address. An English medical scientist recommends museum visits as a remedy for scholastic brain fatigue.
Stamford Connecticut June 11 Prof David Todd an astronomer now staying in town after a trip to South America said signals from Mars might be caught by August 1924. He noted Mars will be about 26 million miles from Earth the nearest approach for 500 years and plans experiments to try catching signals from an airplane.
New York June 11 Manny Chapelle famed as Broadways smiling man now in Riverside sanitarium. Reports say concerns over a diverse cult and alienation of affection have dimmed his usually cheerful demeanor.
Vienna hosts a unique orchestra where every member from the director to the drummer holds a medical degree. The ensemble blends music and medicine in a notable cultural oddity.
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