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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1919
Page
12
The outdated copy extols using small amounts of coconut oil to improve hair strength and scalp health. It promises a rich lather, soft hair, and a lustrous, manageable look, noting the oil is cheap and can supply the family for months.
Chicago officials of the National Petroleum Congress announce no champagne will be used to christen battleships after July 1. A crude oil filling will replace the traditional spark ling toast at the bow once the ship is launched. Miss Lulu Crosbie, daughter of a Tulea oil operator, will christen the Tulea named Oklahoma center vessel using oil from her father’s wells.
John Carton of 144 Smewett Street was on a lower-front streetcar when a motor truck hit the car during the 4 PM rush at Firetave near Jackson and King. Carton sustained severe cuts and bruises treated at the city hospital. The truck driver fled. police search the city for him as Carton narrowly escaped being crushed.
Thornwall Rasmussen, released from San Quentin a week earlier after a five year burglary sentence, was arrested by Detectives Fegan and Callaghan on two burglary charges. He admitted to robbing Edith L. Shepard's home at 1434 Jones St of jewelry worth $500 and later confessed to two additional nearby house robberies.
In Gridley California John Harein, injured when a sack fell 16 feet in Rosenbergs Bros rice mill, is alive and showing recovery. A state industrial accident commission referee ordered the firm to cover all medical expenses and pay $20 weekly.
Detectives identified A W Kinz 28 and recovered 172 dollars taken from Roy F Stoddard at 6335 Stanley Ave. A gunpoint robbery ended with Kinz’s capture after footprints in clay near Stoddard’s window matched suspects’ shoe sizes. Police traced the suspect to a lathe room and brick pile south of Georgetown brewery.
Enormous losses from the influenza epidemic forced a 50 percent increase in Modern Woodmen of America insurance rates for over one million members. The Nead camp voted the raise to bolster a dwindling fund, with old and new members facing higher monthly premiums. A referendum must approve the change before July. In Washington, the navy said the battleship Tennessee will launch late April or early May at the Brooklyn yard with Acting Secretary Roosevelt stating the plan.
The National Woman Suffrage association reformed with eight board seats to fill and candidates named by a special committee. Candidates include Mrs. J. C. Cantril, Esther Ogden, Mrs. Benjamin Hoppe, and others from Kentucky New York and Kansas City. Debate over a name change continues as a federal amendment looms. A $120000 budget for 1919 was quickly raised as 32 states contribute quotas.
A vintage beauty note promotes a lemon and orchard white lotion to lighten skin and reduce blemishes. Mix two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint, strain well, and apply daily to face neck arms and hands for softening and brightening effects.
A new Mutual Home Company plans to build homes for workers by owner payments instead of rent and to handle real estate loans and insurance. The group seeks Central Labor Council endorsement and the matter goes to the executive board for investigation. Other letters request joint action with the Eureka club to push rent reform and an initiative for rent control.
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