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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
2
A fragment from the last issue hints at a tense scene as a character named Paddy the Brick reacts suddenly during a moment of danger. The passage suggests a confrontation involving a would-be murderer and a wary observer, with implied wartime context.
A Portland resident credits Tanlac for a dramatic recovery from rheumatism and long illness. He claims after four bottles he gained 33 pounds, regained appetite, and return to work at Standifer Ship Building in Vancouver. Bartell Stores sells Tanlac in Seattle.
An advertised hair product named Kotalko claims to regrow hair and prevent baldness with a $300 guarantee. It urges buyers to send 10 cents or stamps for testing proofs to John Hart at BX-301 Station F New City, and to cut out the notice for display.
A cosmetic package touts Gewmatone as an easy gray hair solution that tints to any brown shade, restoring natural color quickly. It claims harmless ingredients, greaseless formula, and skin safety, with trial offers and a free care book.
Local classified notice from Covington Kentucky seeks buyers for Brownatone shade samples. Reads order form with 11 cents to cover packing war tax. Mentions light to medium brown and dark shades and asks for full name and address.
Harry reenters his town suite after an elevator ride to the third floor and realizes Craig has recovered his face. The campaign rush left him blind to a newspaper report of the operation's success in Budapest as he confronts the new truth.
An advertisement touts a pyramid style treatment for piles with a free trial and coupon offer. It claims many saved from operations and urges readers to mail in for the trial or buy a 60 cent box from any druggist, warning against substitutes.
A Marshall Michigan drug company advertises a free sample coupon for Pyramid Pie on plain wrappers. The garbled text mentions a Pyramid Awe brand and references streets and city names, implying a local promotional flyer with unclear details.
A beauty specialist touts delatone paste as an effective facial hair remover. Mix water with powdered delatone to form a paste apply for two to three minutes and wash away to remove all visible hair. Be sure to use real delatone.
A cheap home shampoo method uses canthrax from a druggist dissolved in hot water to create a full cup of fragrant shampoo. It claims to coat the scalp and hair, dissolve dandruff and dirt, and leave hair fluffy and lustrous after rinsing.
A Seattle Star ad promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root claiming it cures kidney liver and bladder ailments and neutralizes uric acid. It offers sample bottles by parcel post with ten cents and lists Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton NY and drug stores as sellers.
For forty years Simmons Company has made beds and springs to promote sleep, highlighting the benefits of a refreshing night’s rest and the role of quality bedding.
Craig enters with a masked companion and his stool pigeon to confront Judge Alien and Governor Eveland about support for a convic t escaped prisoner. Sevier and Treadwell accompany Craig as the scene unfolds with firm demands and tense dialogue.
An advertisement presents a chewable tablet as a pleasant tasting cure for piles promising quick relief without discomfort. It urges readers to try the product before seeking treatment and frames it as a simple at home remedy.
An advertisement promotes a hands on method for treating piles claiming thousands of grateful letters. It offers free trial treatment with no cost or age or location limits and urges immediate response by mailing a coupon today.
An ad touts a method using buttermilk cream massaged with fingertip around the eyes and mouth to reduce wrinkles. It promises easy, inexpensive results and a money back guarantee from Owl Drug Co with directions simple enough for any woman.
A man confronts Governor Eveland demanding local authorities arrest Paddy the Brick, an inmate of the penitentiary, presenting himself with personal surety and asserting a criminal case. The exchange unfolds with the governor remaining unmoved.
A noted authority links undigested food in the stomach to fermentation from hyper acidity. He prescribes four ounces of Jad Salts in water before breakfast for a week to neutralize acid, remove gas, and stimulate digestive organs. The treatment, inexpensive and grape lemon acid based, is said to bring relief after the first dose.
A tense exchange unfolds as Craig confronts the governor about a crime, mocking conventions and insisting the matter belongs to the police. The scene references a masked confrontation and hints at a plan to reveal a smuggled suspect. The dialogue ends with a tease for the next issue.
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