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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1917
Page
3
Oscar A. Nichols jail chief and Miss Ion Del Clifton wed at the county jail in Everett with an I. W. W. orchestra providing music. Sixty three guests, including inmates, attended after meeting when Miss Clifton visited the jail. The ceremony was held so prisoners could witness the romance firsthand.
A vintage advertisement touts four ounces of arrow root applied at night to the scalp to dissolve dandruff. It claims most or all dandruff will vanish by morning with repeated use, reducing itching and leaving hair lustrous and soft. It mentions liquid arvon available at stores as the product.
Brooklyn scene described a group discussing Fort Hamilton and Fort Totten over beer which led to a mobilized motorcycle and machine gun guard on the land side of both forts. Police traced overheard talk to Capt. Cooper at Fort Totten who ordered a police mobilization. Detectives found no evidence of a real plot and the guard was withdrawn.
Physicians often use two prescriptions in spring to improve results. Hood's Sarsaparilla purges impurities from blood while Peptiron Pills supply iron and act as a powerful tonic. Taken as directed before and after meals, the combination is said to be prompt, permanent, and economical.
Testimony shows Caldwell ordering dismissal of city cases against Fred and Ora Hillingsley after a September 27 letter from the mayor, while railroads sue for liquor shipment damages. The defense seeks to portray the moves as open, not secret, part of a broader clean slate with Billingsley. Captain Charles Sullivan, police secretary, later testified with arrest records from 1916.
Government witnesses provided details on forged papers in bootlegging cases as Logan Billingsley and George Vanderveer met with prosecutors. Testimony includes claims of orders to suppress subpoenas and a late night phone call with Mayor Gill. Several officers described paper handoffs and observed conversations at police HQ on August 30.
Testimony details Logan Billingsley and relatives involved in police papers seizures at Day and Night drug store. Officials discussed subpoenas, forged permits, and a supposed plan to dismiss liquor cases while Gill faced jail and a mayor sought to “clear the slate.”
Mrs B B Zielinska of 284 Waltz Ave Buffalo New York reports three years of female trouble with back and side pains and weakness. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for two weeks she improved and is now free from pain and able to do housework.
The office advertises that all operators are graduate registered dentists with state board certificates on display. It emphasizes thorough examinations, extensive training, high sanitation standards, and an iron clad guarantee signed by the dentist and owner L. R. Clark D D S. Prices are marketed as the lowest due to high patient volume.
Testimony in the Tracy trial details sheriff gun location and deputy conduct at a Beverly Park incident. Judge Bell claims the weapon hung at the sheriff’s front, while witness accounts vary. Industrial Worker editor J A McDonald confirms the paper as the I W W organ on the Pacific Coast with local bundles guiding content.
The animal can leap 60 to 70 feet in a single bound and clear fences 12 to 14 feet high, showcasing remarkable athletic prowess.
Princess de Polignac, an American, stands trial in England for conspiring with her brother Washington M. G. Singer, also American, to defraud the revenue authorities. The case centers on alleged financial schemes involving cross Atlantic interests and U. S. and British officials.
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as instantly easing backache lumbago sciatica and neuritis. A small trial bottle is sold at drug stores with a claim that rubbing the oil in relieves soreness within fifty counts and leaves no skin damage.
The Bon Marche opens its spring millinery display this week with a wide range of hats. The event features imported and domestic models from big theatre styles to sport hats, drawing large crowds from local women.
A burglar stole three silk nightgowns two pairs of silk hose and silk garters from Yee Sing's merchandise store at 517 Yesterday. Police seek the thief. The item is part of a dated crime report from a local paper.
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