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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1905
Page
3
The Dolphin of the Alas Steamship company, laid up for weak business on the south Alaska run, was towed to a dock for readiness. It will sail for Skagway next Sunday with Dawson merchants and mining men returning to duties in spring after a general cleaning and minor improvements.
A distressed father from Prrseeee New York explains how Buck Arica Salve saved his son’s eye after a severe injury. The account praises the ointment for quick relief and its effectiveness on ulcers.
Opposition to Grand boulevard and Fifteenth avenue west improvements surfaced at a meeting of the Interbay Improvement club last night. A parallel meeting of Interbay property owners endorsed the same project and opponents will protest before the streets committee this afternoon.
Honey Grove Texas man Colonel John M Fuller nearly died from liver and kidney troubles. He credits a 60 cent bottle of electric Bitters for his cure saying they are the best medicine on earth. The note promises relief from dyspepsia biliousness and kidney disease.
Seattle druggists confront alleged illegal morphine sales as Secretary Lough of the State Board of Pharmacy vows action. An investigation notes unregistered drugs and loopholes, while police report troubling access to narcotics through trusted sources and prison detainees.
In Olympia the senate passed Kellogg's inspection bill with amendments raising the state inspector's salary from 1200 to 1800 dollars a year. The house approved many bills including 10000 for legislative expenses and 308 as a deficiency appropriation for furniture. The railroad commission compact Rand's fire warden bill and Van de Vanter drainage measure also moved forward.
Eveline Mensor, 16, admits ransacking 12 rooms at a district school last Tuesday night. Officials say she stole from cloakroom pockets, damaged records, and destroyed property valued over 150 dollars. She is jailed as authorities decide next steps while questions about her mental state and behavior persist.
Local labor leaders hailed the bill's defeat by the legislature yesterday and said repeal of the eight hour law will not occur. They viewed the anti boycott measure as less important than the eight hour law and as unreasonable or unconstitutional in intent.
The article notes that boycott methods to win rights are waning among labor groups but remain influential in some cases. It discusses how organized labor uses boycotts as a strategy to secure rights, while acknowledging a broader shift in tactics.
The advertisement claims Ayer's Hair Vigor is a regular hair grower and perfect restorer. It notes the product is sold worldwide for sixty years and implies it addresses thinning and faded hair.
A general cleanliness drive started by the chamber of commerce with the parks and boulevards committee and the improvement clubs to clean up unsightly filth and trash in streets vacant lots and stubs. Secretary Meikle urges patrols at city reservoirs to prevent littering into the water by boys and other persons.
City park board plans bath houses and boat houses at Washington park the only municipal resort on Lake Washington for now. It will extend along a valley to Union Bay and may acquire Beattie Electric lake parcels soon. The park will gain driveways from Madison street and rival Woodland park in popularity. City Engineer Thormeon outlined Seattle street plans and costs to the YM league. A cake demonstration is set for Friday at the YWCA Cooking School with almond drops and several cakes on the menu.
Southern Pacific offers two daily trains on the Shasta route. Tickets and reservations available at Union Ticket Office 608 First Avenue. EBEB Ellis, Gen. Agent. A copy of The Star by messenger if delayed. Also promoting bicycle exercise with a selling plan: $6 down and $2 weekly at Spinninga.
Property offers 0 acres near Esmonds or Mosher, inexpensive if sold within days. Level and slashed, easily cleared, one mile from the railroad, Reliance Trust Co. 468 New York Bikose.
The ad argues that good pianos are cheaper than cheap ones and lists brands such as Steinway A B Chase Estry Emerson Starr Heller and others. It urges buyers to consider good value over cheap offers and promotes favorable terms.
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