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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1916
Page
8
An advertisement extols Knowlton's Dandeline as a hair treatment that moistens a cloth, cleanses dust and oil, and stops dandruff and hair loss. It claims the product strengthens roots, improves luster, and encourages growth, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from drug stores or toilet counters for best results.
Salt Lake City March 28 a $1,000 reward is offered by the railroad company for the capture of the bandit who yesterday halted the Oregon Short Line train near Roy Utah. The effort is vigorous but so far unsuccessful.
Mexico City report says the government is weighing confiscation of all Catholic church holdings in Mexico as announced last night. The move would affect church properties and assets nationwide amid political tensions in the capital.
A vintage advice column suggests washing hair with a tea spoonful of canthrax in hot water, then rinsing with clear water. The method reportedly dries hair quickly and evenly, reduces dandruff, leaves hair bright and fluffy, and gives a clean wholesome scalp feeling.
A promotional piece extols starting each day with hot water and limestone phosphate to flush the stomach, liver, and bowels. It claims cleansing the alimentary canal improves digestion, appetite, skin tone, and general well being, urging readers to buy a quarter pound of limestone phosphate.
Herbert Updike, heir to an Oak Park million fortune, sues cabaret performer Nellye De Onsonne for divorce. He alleges she uses the Updike name in vaudeville and that she has another husband, amid past indictments of he and his brother for conspiring to kill their father.
Dallas March 25 Stone Webster a leading traction light and gas utility firm agreed in principle to public service at cost for Dallas utilities The plan would cap profits and require city control of extensions and service standards Voters on April 4 could enshrine service at cost in the city charter and curb present gross receipts protections.
Minnesota university coeds favor husbands who keep a neat appearance avoid alcohol and earn about $1642 a year. The result comes from 210 responses to a Cupid survey conducted by the University daily.
Cleveland lake ports report a record ship building boom with yards and drydocks busy around the clock. Employment is tight, wages up 10 to 15 percent, and about 27 million dollars are invested in Great Lakes vessel contracts to be delivered within two years, according to H. C. Katep, editor of a marine trade paper.
In a Monday letter Prosecuting Attorney Lundin urged the county commissioners to establish a farm or industrial home where women prisoners could serve their sentences.
Dr. Suzzallo III, president of the University of Washington, is confined to bed after a minor operation for illness. All engagements for the week have been canceled.
Seattle leads Portland by two to one as the YMCA campaign enters its second day with a 6:15 rally planned. Washington cities contribute on a handicap basis while figures show Seattle 82 160 to Portland 36 325 with Everett North Yakima and others posting large totals amid noisy rallies led by Eddie Allen Lloyd who pressured Mayor Gill to join.
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