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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
6
Advice on using plain cocoanut oil as a shampoo to avoid alkali in soaps. It creates rich lather with water, cleanses hair and scalp, leaves hair silky and easy to manage, and is inexpensive and readily available at drug stores.
Frank Forray 56, jailed after fatally shooting his wife at 840 E 69th St as Deputy Sheriff C B Knight served divorce papers. Stepson Frank Way wrestled the gun. Forray claimed the weapon was for self harm. Forray, married 17 years, had a 15 year old daughter Irma.
Business leaders in Seattle promised support for the Northwest Land Products and Dairy exposition at a Wednesday Arctic Club meeting. They emphasized fostering agricultural and livestock industries in the Northwest and announced plans to establish the exposition on a permanent basis led by President J. H. Ginet.
Sixty thousand acres of timber in the Pilchuck Sultan watershed district Snohomish County are deeded to the University of Washington forestry department as a demonstration forest by Senate Bill 291. Dean Hugo Winkenwerder outlined details to reporters.
Fifteen hundred bottles of beer 240 bottles of whisky and 27 cases of whisky were destroyed Wednesday by Sergt Putnam and a gang outside City Hall. The booze was captured by the city squad during raids on various places. F Corbett, proprietor of the Alberta case, whose place was destroyed Tuesday, pleaded guilty in police court to selling whisky and was fined $100.
F. L. Haynes promotes watchmaker and jeweler services at Liberty Theatre Building Ady location with advertising copy outlining available repairs and timepieces.
Readers propose names for Tom Duff’s baby including Bill Tad Mac and Allen Dale Duff with community opinions from the Us & South Dakota and Everett readers. The editor notes democracy and drama influence the suggestions.
Sons and Daughters of the Land of the Shamrock plan a St Patrick's Eve concert at the Hippo drome to mark the patron saint's natal day. Speakers include Rev J M Brogan on Faith of the Irish, Hon Dudley G Wooten on Loyalty of the Irish, and Prof F W Moetenest on Loyalty of Adopted Citizens.
John A. Davis of the Fairbanks United States bureau of mines arrived this week to lead the first task in the Nenana district. The work will test treating local lignite to make it usable, with about ten billion tons in Healy and Lignite creeks awaiting mining before it can be commercially used.
Salem Ore March 15 Zenaa Moody former governor of Oregon from 1882 to 1887 died at his home here He was 84 and had suffered a severe stroke more than a year ago His health declined with time Four sons survive Hood Canal Canning Co of Bangor has received its first commercial order for canned dog fish or grayfish W A Batus head of the company said in Seattle
Advertisement promises relief from bilious headaches sickness and constipation with a wake up product. Claims include a clear head a sweet stomach and breath that stays fresh while cold symptoms fade.
An advertising blurb urges taking one or two Cascarets to cleanse the liver and bowels overnight. Promises wakeful clarity, clean tongue and breath, regulated stomach, and active digestion with no next day discomfort. Recommends buying from a drug store for morning restoration.
Friedenssucht long for peace dominates German sentiment as Gerard reports to Secretary Lansing on conditions. He says Germany can endure through drastic self denial and total war policies if no crop failure. United, German people back unrestricted submarine warfare and await peace as the Uboat may end the European conflict. Gerard plans to brief President Wilson, then rest after a taxing assignment.
An early 20th century ad promotes Sloan's Liniment for rheumatic pains neuraglia gout lumbago sprains strains bruises and stiff muscles. It claims easy application deep penetration cleaner than mossy plasters does not stain skin and is sold by druggists in 25¢ 50¢ and 1 ranges.
An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a liver and bowels remedy to prevent a sallow look and dull eyes. The copy claims the olive tablets are a gentle substitute for calomel, sold in 10c and 15c boxes through druggists.
A public appeal urges housewives to note Crescent Baking Powder contains no alum. The notice warns that the claim protects consumers against canvassers attempting deception.
Testimony in the Tracy trial for the Everett murder case reveals I W W structure and growth. McDonald editor of the Industrial Worker describes dues and pay while witnesses outline locals and districts across Seattle Everett and California.
An old remedy Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound promises to darken gray hair naturally and evenly. Users dampen a sponge and apply a strand at a time, with results seen after multiple uses for a youthful glossy look. The product is advertised as a cosmetic, not a disease cure.
Washington March 15 Dis satisfaction with bids from American shipbuilders for naval vessels has the department moving to construct four of its five new battle cruisers on a cost basis with private builders earning 10 percent profit. The fifth cruiser will be built in a government yard under current plans.
In Olympia on March 15 fifteen witnesses testified for the defense in the John Van Dell murder trial. The defendant seeks to show he suffered severe head pain leading to insanity at the time of killing BE W. Olson, former state labor commissioner.
The Wenatchee Valley Gas and the Co. marked the 25th anniversary of a rivalry with Arthur Gunn in Wenatchee yesterday. The event followed a four day stage from Spokane.
The account tells how Captain Collings endured a rupture and, after medical advice failed, cured himself. He endured years ashore and bedridden before choosing self treatment and reportedly recovered without surgery or death.
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