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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1917
Page
12
The Cecil opens its enlarged grill room with dancing and cabaret on Saturday night. Despite higher seating capacity crowds remain large nightly. Located on the first floor with high ceilings the venue keeps air clean. Professor Burke's orchestra provides dance music. The New Cecil never opens on Sunday nights.
Washington dispatch notes Sam's nationwide employment service has scoured the country to rehire militiamen who left jobs to serve in the border duty. Militia groups and supporters have helped, while the press reports an unprecedented response from employers and employment officials.
In Baltimore on March 16 the Maryland General Hospital begins using Bertillon measurements mainly toes to match newborns to their mothers. The process assigns each infant to a Bertillon bureau after birth, reducing the chance of returning a baby to the wrong family.
An old advertisement promotes Hood’s Sarsaparilla with a 12 oz bottle and Pepticon Pills with 180 count as a superior treatment for impure blood weakness and nervous fatigue. It claims a combined fourfold benefit from using both medicines daily after meals and before meals, emphasizing blood purification and stomach toning.
San Francisco report recounts Gregory Rasputin, the controversial monk who influenced Tsar Nicholas II, his rise from rustic peasant to court favorite, and his disputed death after alleged pro German intrigues. The piece notes alleged involvement in efforts for a separate peace with Germany and hints at a palace cold murder.
Tonight the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club will hold its first gathering since the merger. It takes place at the New Washington hotel at 7 45 p m with President Albert J Rhodes making his first public appearance since returning from a nationwide trip. He will promote a bigger, better, and busier Seattle.
A Liberty theatre blog highlights F. Haynes as a watchmaker whose craft and mania intertwine in local lore. The post situates Haynes amid theatre history, noting his precision and flair as a maker of timepieces and stage props.
In London on March 16 Bonar Law warned that continued Irish opposition could force a general election and halt England’s wartime efforts. He urged Irish party members to join negotiations to settle the Irish question.
March brings freckles to the woman's face as sun and wind bring spots. A druggist can provide ethine double strength to clear and whiten skin. An ounce is offered with a money back guarantee if it fails to remove freckles.
Experts offer consultation and thorough examination with up to date methods. Teeth can be extracted without pain and at no extra cost when other work is contracted. Regular four month checkups prevent tartar buildup and promote a clean mouth improving appearance and health.
Chicago officials and the Chamber of Commerce mapped plans to bring essentials into the city and conserve them if a nationwide rail strike occurs. Electric lines expect record traffic while Lake Michigan ships await, milk supply priorities favor babies first with trucks and electrics aiding delivery.
An advertisement claims four ounces of plain liquid arvon dissolved on the scalp at night will remove dandruff. By morning most or all dandruff is gone, with three or four more applications said to destroy every sign. It promises relief from itching and greasing and hair that becomes fluffy glossy and soft.
An officer reserve corps for Seattle business and professional men will be formed to drill three times weekly in the Lyon building and on Sundays at Fort Lawton. Capt H W Bunn and Sgt Joseph Rowden will drill instructors at the Lyon building while Lieut Gooding Packard will inspect the Fort Lawton class.
Tanizo Fukuzawa, a University of Washington junior majoring in chemical engineering, sustained a burn to the right eye while working in the chemistry laboratory in Bagley Hall on Thursday afternoon.
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