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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1919
Page
10
In the Green Forest tale Peter Rabbit faces sudden danger from Hooty the Owl. He remains still at first then leaps to avoid capture, diving into a brush pile as the hunter’s shadow passes, demonstrating quick instinct and decisive action in danger. Next story teased: Peter Makes a Start ling Discovery.
A simple at home powder mix sold as Oriex promises to instantly color gray hair to black or brown. Dissolve in water and comb through hair, with directions in each box and a $100 gold bond guarantee claiming no oil or harmful metals.
Special to The Star outlines August Thyssen once poor with a 5 000 start who built a vast empire. From 60 workers to 60 000 during the war, his fortune nears 100 million dollars, now at risk if profits on war orders are confiscated. Italian and British capital will fund an air post between Taranto and Malta.
A noted remedy, Bitro-Phosphate, claimed to ease nervousness insomnia and ailments from depleted nerve force. Described as an organic phosphate similar to brain phosphorus and quickly absorbed to restore nerve strength. Reports claim remarkable improvements in stubborn cases, with caution to obtain genuine Bitro-Phosphate.
The Oxygen Vapor treatment parlor at 517 518 Seaboard Ridg Fourth and Pike under F F Gearheard promotes curative powers. It cites hundreds treated for bronchitis and nervous, blood, and other ailments with endorsements from Dr N D Bule of Marlin Dr G O Bohnstadt of Minneapolis and Dr Levi L D Johnson of Whittier.
A public notice by Mitzi Haj os extols youthful exercises and monkeyshines as fun fitness. It outlines easy stunts such as hand walking on the bed and toe touches, plus routines like the Jackknife and tumbling to maintain grace and health.
Local plea published asks for help locating MES N Walker's daughter who left home January 14, 1918 from Los Angeles and may have headed to Seattle due to pending legal matters back home. Readers are asked to aid in contact with any information.
Advertisement touts Tiz as instant relief for corns callouses and burning feet. It promises happiness for tired feet, dampening odor and soreness after a bath and offers a 25 cent box at drug or department stores.
A reader defends Miles Roth in the Enoch Arden affair, arguing he should have kept in touch with wife and children during wartime. The letter recalls wartime correspondence delays, censorship, and the expectation of updates from a soldier at the front. The writer insists Roth could have informed his family even if wounded, noting ex-soldier families often received letters and notices.
In Hammond Indiana March 11 1931 John Eckstein once a utility policeman was robbed on Main Street. The incident leaves him a private citizen with the same local ties and a note of upheaval in his daily life.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine claiming it stops dandruff and hair loss, boosts new growth, and makes hair light, fluffy, and wavy. It urges readers to buy a small bottle at drug stores to restore health, luster, and fullness to neglected hair.
Readable snippet shows Joodle Rompers St95 on the upper main floor at 17158. Garment targets 2 to 6 years. Product line includes rompers marketed for young children.
A new shipment of silver plated ware offers a wide range of items with prices from 1.75 to 32.00. The collection includes tea sets sugar and creamers bread trays sandwich plates and bowls among other pieces catering to varied tastes and budgets.
In a vast hall, Certeis prepares for a Pacific coast journey and offers his domain’s keys to Jeanne as a safeguard for hidden papers. He hints at dangerous Lorimer secrets while hinting at a perilous, one sided love. The scene ends with a tease of further revelations to come.
Washington reports 250000 tons of food for Poland Yugoslavia Serbia and Czechoslovakia under a 10 million dollar relief bill. Herbert Hoover directs operations with shipments from Cape Warsaw Trieste Prague and Constantinople via Gibraltar to Macedonian ports. Distribution follows the Belgian relief system.
An inspection tour of the county river improvements will be made next week. Chief Engineer W. J. Roberts will accompany the county signers of King and Pierce.
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