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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1921
Page
10
Lieut. Arthur G. Hamilton set a new world record for parachute jumping at Chanute Field Rantoul dropping from 24 400 feet. The previous mark was 22 000 feet established in Texas last February.
An advertisement touts Kotalko as a true hair grower stopping hair loss and dandruff with a money back guarantee. It claims rapid results, urges readers to try Kotalko and presents a small bottle with guarantee and directions.
Police and deputies hunted three masked bandits who gagged and bound Mrs. F Lee and her 86 year old mother in a Des Moines area grocery after taking 200 dollars from the cash drawer. The women freed themselves about an hour later. One robber wore a slouch hat, another a green coat and cap. a third's description was not given.
Spokane report states Congress will make a fund of thirty thousand to fifty thousand dollars available to farmers in five Eastern Washington counties. The announcement emphasizes federal support for agricultural relief and regional development.
City Hall buzzed with strong language from the mayor and officials during a Thursday session. The Cedar Falls dam inspection from Wednesday was the backdrop as the council and board of public works debated the trip.
An advertisement asks readers to bring home the name of Boldt's French pastry. It seeks the correct pastry designation linked to Boldt and invites participation from the community.
An advertisement touts Brownatone as a safe easy tint to cover gray and streaked hair. It claims instant results, no mess, and a look that turns back years with shades from Golden to Black. A free trial offer invites readers to send 11 cents for postage and packing to The Kenton Pharmacal Co. Covington Kentucky.
George Hays of Diller el First Ave and University et reported a kidnapping in the city by four men in a large car. The men drove him near Lake Washington at 9 45 p m robbed him of 99 dollars and forced him into the auto before fleeing. Hays could not identify the alleged abductors.
A blaze in Salem Oregon at Kafoury Bros. store this morning caused an estimated $115,000 in damage. Second floor roomers fled in night clothes losing all possessions except what they could carry.
The Rev. A. G. Murphy case where bail of five dollars for impersonating an officer was forfeited in police court Tuesday was reopened by Judge John R. Gordon on motion of Attorney Pierce Lonergan Thursday. Trial date will be set later.
Sale notice lists slightly soiled hair bows in plain and warp prints at 60 cents per item and outing flannel two hundred fifty yard lengths at five cents per yard. Also notes men’s section moving eighty seven sweaters from regular stock.
Mrs. Eva Henley, 63, found her daughter Mrs. Broughton Fletcher dead from poison in Indianapolis. She then drank the same poison, dying beside her daughter. Fletcher, wife of a prominent capitalist and horseman visiting Chicago, had suffered ill health. coroner ruled deaths by own action. New Jersey pota production nearly doubled in seven years.
Dr. James Sullivan recommends iron as a tonic to restore strength and nerve vigor. He cautions between ordinary metallic iron and organic iron, noting spinach lentils apples provide natural iron while products like Nuxated Iron offer a convenient supplement. He suggests a blood count before and after a month of use to measure increases in red blood cells.
A extensive advertisement extols Adlerika as a combined intestinal antiseptic and complete system cleanser. Physicians including Langlois Curl Prettyman Weaver praise its rapid, thorough action. It claims to remove foul matter from the canal, relieve gas and pressure, and aid constipation and stomach trouble. Sold by Swift Drug Co. Seattle, Bartell Drug Co., and others.
A Greek communique says Turkish nationalists retreat beyond the Bagdad railway line as Greece launches a broad offensive. Greek troops advance toward Eskibehr, a key junction on the Berlin Baghdad route about 50 miles east of the armistice line from the London conference.
The Star's managing editor Leon Starmont welcomed a baby daughter who arrived early this morning. He was at Seattle General Hospital with his wife discussing a name for their child, providing him a perfect alibi for lateness.
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