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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
8
New York March 11 East Side mothers riot over food shortages while John Jacob Astor IV barely five spends 75 a day from a fortune. Guardian trims expenses. reports show lavish toy bills and a $185 robe contrasted with ghetto hunger and calls for milk for East Side children.
Olympia dispatch reports March 1 that proposed measures would transfer state road authority to the Portland Cement Trust. The article notes the change aims to expedite road work and funding through the new trust, with lawmakers debating the implications for existing road programs.
A 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine promises thicker glossy hair and dandruff removal. The ad contrasts with Oregon style politics as three highway bills urge state control, shifting power from county commissioners to the state highway commissioner.
Excerpted social fiction upholds Paula Newton’s life tests as Margie, Mollie, Pat, and Jim discuss work, love, and independence. The tale contrasts parental protection with a girl’s need to work and face life’s challenges, warning of heartbreak without honest guidance. Burton E. Stevenson debuts a new novel in The Star. F. L. Haynes offers watch and jewelry repairs at Liberty Theatre.
Captain Collings long at sea suffered a double rupture and years bedridden. After failed doctors and trusses he refused dangerous operations and instead cured himself.
Ballard and Interbay residents will hear Erickson Hesketh Lane and other candidates at a mass meeting at the Princess Theatre tonight Opposition rivals are challenged to attend A second Erickson Hesketh Lane gathering is slated for Friday night at Good Templars hall 1109 Virginia Street
A 1900s styled endorsement claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures sterility and helps women become healthy and able to bear children. A testimonial from Mrs Allia B Timmons of Poplar Bluff Missouri credits improved health with becoming a mother and doing housework, urging others to write for confidential advice.
An old advertisement touts canthrax as an inexpensive shampoo that cleanses scalp, removes dandruff and oil, and leaves hair fast drying, bright, soft, and fluffy. It instructs dissolving a teaspoon of canthrax in hot water to make a cup of shampoo for full application.
Public safety committee members fail to agree on Grand theatre fire findings. Erickson and Bolton back a majority report urging written mayoral guidance on dangerous buildings. Hanna pins blame on unactionable legislation and blocked condemnation efforts.
Charles K. Oak of Bangor Maine, director of the Bangor and Aroostook railroad, visiting Seattle for the first time, laments Western wastefulness and praises the boulevard system and lake views observed during his tour of the city.
The American steamer Raven was driven ashore half a mile south of Bodie Inland near Norfolk on March 1. Heavy seas and dense weather thwarted lifeboat efforts and threatened total loss as rescuers faced rough conditions.
The Women’s Good Government league endorses Erickson Lane and Hesketh for city council and urges the state board of control bill to be reported. It will meet at the Frye hotel on March 10 where Ina P. Williams from North Yakima will recount her experiences in the state legislature.
An advertisement urges readers to visit a druggist for a 50 cent Pyramid Pile remedy claiming relief from piles and that a single box often cures. A trial package can be mailed free in plain wrap when a coupon is sent.
A Rochester Minnesota Bulletin column remarks on a feature of the business being worsened by wind, describing the impact as it blows from a specific quarter and noting the overall effect on commerce.
A pedestrian, R W Jennings, was struck by a car driven by F R Morgan as he exited a vehicle on a Wednesday morning. Mrs Margaret Adam Campbell, 87, sister of the late Capt William Renton, dies. Boilermakers and Machinists unions oppose naval reserve enlistment. J W Collins named Mt Vernon postmaster, former Kirkland resident. Dr H T Graves orders coyote poisoning in Eastern Washington rabies drive. Port Townsend war dept note says Puget Sound soldiers won’t receive discharge at term end. Tenders received for six auxiliary schooners to trade among South Sea islands. Lima Ohio auto crash leaves five dead, 12 in hospital. Stanford faculty of 98 members urges presidential retaliation action. Sgt Charles Russell, USNM C, retires with honors at Bremerton. J B Bradley and Frank Hartwell held in El Paso over Savannah GA double murder case. Bloedel Donovan mills win 6 1 million feet lumber contract for Schofield barracks at Pearl Harbor.
Berlin reports evacuation of part of German advance positions on both sides of the Ancre for special reasons. Troops moved to other positions that were already prepared.
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