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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
12
Wire brief reports from multiple cities recount Ambrose Bierce’s execution by a Villista firing squad in Mexico. The item notes the death alongside several unrelated dispatches including seaplanes reaching Jacksonville from Rockaway and union unrest in Roanoke.
In St Paul on March 25 the city council banned close contact dancing and proposed a six inch safety zone between partners. The status of the so called chimmic remains unsettled as officials seek enforceable guidelines.
In Los Angeles on March 25 Mrs. Noel C. Piper was granted a divorce after testifying that her husband, Noel C. Piper, violated conventional order by going through her pockets to obtain change. The case centered on broader allegations during the marriage and resulted in the dissolution of the union.
Chicago union carpenters refused to complete the setting up of the first portable house, a proposed remedy for high rent costs, marking a jolt to the new housing solution. The March 25 report notes the stoppage halted the debut of the invention in the city.
The American Legion Post will host a dancing party Tugeday on April 6 at Redding Hall on Piret Ave. W. and Roy at.
Andrew Oliver recently elected head of the history and civics department in Providence high schools is in Seattle on a business trip. Oliver long served on the Broadway High School faculty in Seattle.
Advertisement for pyramid pile treatment claiming quick relief from itching and protruding hemorrhoids. Promises home use and 60 cents per box at druggists with a free trial sample mailed in plain wrap upon sending coupon.
Police drag the Bay at Pier 42 to locate an automobile found in the water early today. The car, in good condition, bears a license issued to A. C. Whitten of Los Angeles.
Word from El Paso reports Francisco Villa retaliated for March 14 firefight by destroying a Mexican farm settlement near Santa Barbara Chihuahua. More than 50 residents including men women and children were killed and their homes and crops burned.
An authority says most indigestion stems from excess stomach acid and not lack of juices. Over a week, use four ounces of Jad Salts nightly to neutralize acidity, reduce gas, and stimulate digestive organs. The effervescent mixture is made from grape and lemon acids with lithia and sodium phosphate.
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