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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1917

Page

2

Undertaker in Harrisburg Found With 27 Bodies in Barn

Sanitary Inspectors investigated the Ballard undertaking establishment and found 27 bodies, including 25 children and a man and a woman, in the upper left of the rear stable. Ballard claimed the bodies were to be buried but salted due to lack of payment. Coroner Jamison questioned him.

Harrisburg Steinecke and Skirbell A. L. Ballard Ballard Jamison

Bankers Lobby On House Floor Defies Rules In Olympia

In Olympia the house kept bankers on the floor after objecting lawmakers sought to eject lobbyists during debate on banking code amendments. Rep Hoyle pressed for rule enforcement but Rep Wilson urged leniency. The rule suspension allowed the bankers to remain as Ro Lewis Rutter FE Coman J C Cunningham and H C Lucas appeared among the lobbyists.

Olympia March O. K House Hove Trust Companion Cntatons Rep Hoyle Seattle Rep. Wilson King County Boyle Ro Lewis Rutter Spokane Eastern Trust Co FE. T. Coman Exchange National Bank Board of Regents The State College J. C. Cunningham Union Trust Co Spokane H.C Lucas Yakima Trust Co

Geteit Corn Remedy Promises Quick Pain Free Removal

An old advertisement touts Geteit for corn and callous removal. It claims fingernail lifting of corn with two drops, softening and detaching the corn without harming surrounding skin. The vendor promises lasting relief, no knives or blood, and availability nationwide in bottles or by mail order.

EK. Lawrence & Co Owl Drag

Food gambling to be criminalized say farmers leaders

Townley of the National Nonpartisan League urges laws making gambling in food a crime to curb high living costs. A Minnesota legislator proposes making imaginary grain trades a crime to end grain gambling at Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce. A separate robbery on Ninth Avenue and James Street nets $17.

BT. Paul Minn Sayne A. C. Townley National Nonpartisan League New Farmers’ Movement Northwest Townley Minnesota League Minneapolis

Lux Theater Listings Show Film Lineup and Stars

A crowded program features Liberty's 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea inspired plot and Nemo’s submarine foe pursuit. Clemmer screens The Iron Woman and The Awakening of Helena Richie sequel. Clemmer also runs My Official Wife with Clara Kimball Young, The Little Yank at the Mission, Rex shows The World and the Woman with Jeanne Fagels, Hearts Adrift revival for Mary Pickford, Redeeming Love at the Coliseum, The Man Who Took a Chance at Colonial, Rambeau in The Greater Woman at Strand, His First False Step at West and The Country That God Forgot at Class A with Tom Santachi.

Nemo Prince Danher Iron Woman Margaret Deland Helena Richie Jeanne Fagels Rex Hamrick Mary Pickford

How Fat Actress Was Made Slim

A noted actress credits Marmola Prescription Tablets for rapid fat loss and ongoing weight control. The ad claims 2 to 4 pounds weekly in some cases and offers 75 cents for a large case or direct order from the Marmola Company in Detroit.

Marmola Co Woodward Ave Detroit Mich

Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Indigestion Relief

An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a safe fast cure for acid stomach indigestion and gas. It claims relief in five minutes by neutralizing stomach acids and preventing souring foods from upsetting the stomach, with rapid, lasting comfort after taking a dose.

Pape

Missile resembling jet piece described in report

A fragment described as a missile resembling a piece of jet is noted in the report. The object is described as large, comparable to a head size, with observations focusing on its shape and scale.

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