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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
12
Annie departs as Harry Symone visits Dick amid mayoral campaign chatter. The text hints at a lingering scandal about twins, creating ongoing public tension and rumor.
A household tip prescribes mixing lemon juice with orchard white to create a cheap skin and complexion lotion. Strain two lemons into about three ounces of orchard white for a quarter pint of lotion that should bleach, smoothen and beautify the skin when applied daily.
Seattle attorney Philip Tworoger argues in a vivid wartime thrift scene that rising prices push families to cut costs. He notes paying 75 cents weekly for a barber shave and 20 cent hot cakes with coffee, then links to buying a Liberty bond and a safety razor as safer options, likening it to an open well.
Chairman Erickson proposes an ordinance to buy 16 one man street cars and four large cars for use on Fourth Ave Seattle Renton and Southern tracks starting July 1. Small cars to operate day and large ones during rush hours. A new Division A link from Fremont bridge to Market in Ballard is also planned with bids soon.
Mrs. Nannie Stout wife of former Auburn High School principal fainted at a mass meeting after the chairman ruled out resolutions vindicating her husband from charges of inefficiency. The session halted to darkness and a near riot followed as confrontations grew beyond parliamentary rules.
Bellin gham on June 14 reports A A Riggs, ex Seattle city squad member and current Bellingham police chief, led the first local ax squad raid. Joe Carleon’s soft drink place was demolished during the Wednesday night operation.
The University of Washington Ambulance corps unit stands ready to leave at a moment’s notice with full uniforms and equipment. Members await orders to entrain, with the call anticipated on Thursday. Noted Seattle artist John Butter is identified as a corps member.
A man named David Anderson, 24, an ILW organizer, was arrested Wednesday night at King Street station by Patrolmen Forbes and Clawton for lacking a selective service registration card. He stated his name and asked to register at the booking office.
The Uniform Bank of Columbus lodge No. 2 A O U W will host a dancing party Friday evening June 15 at 9 o'clock in K of P hall. Friends are cordially invited to attend.
Liberty shows William Courtenay in The Hunting of the Hawk with a diamonds plot and a pretty girl. Clara Kimball Young stars in The Easiest Way with Eugene Walter story. Jack Pickford and Louise Huff star Freckles at Coliseum. Theda Bara Cleopatra perfume story noted. Lionel Barrymore in His Father's Son at Mission. D W Griffiths first masterpiece shown at Metropolitan with Mary Pickford Tess of the Storm Country continuing. Robert Warwick The False Friend opens at Strand.
A reader explains that pushing a corn like a button causes pain from nerve pressure. Instead of trimming corn, buy a quarter ounce of feet one at a drug store. A few drops applied to a tender corn stops the pain and the corn shrivels up and lifts out harmlessly without inflaming surrounding skin.
Advice on using malsified coconut oil as a hair shampoo. Avoid alkali in soaps and shampoos as they dry the scalp and damage hair. Coconut oil wash creates rich lather with water, cleanses hair and scalp, and leaves hair silky and bright. Available cheaply at drug stores.
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