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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1919
Page
9
Jno S Stevens of 808 A St recalls years of hard work and illness including dizziness breath loss and weakness. He credits Tanlac for restored appetite strength and return to normal activity after trying doctors and medicines.
An old-time home remedy promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound to restore natural dark color to faded gray or streaked hair. The ad claims results after repeated applications, with a natural look and thicker, glossier hair, suggesting buying at general stores.
Thomas J. Shackleford charged with bad checks appeared before Judge Tallman on Saturday. He delivered a lengthy literary document condemning public law and the I W W calling them bacillus. He produced county jail coffee and asked an investigation for weak aroma before being returned to the county jail while awaiting appeal.
Mrs. Regina Schillestad, 84, longtime state pioneer, died Sunday night at her son F. W. Schillestad’s Seattle home. Born in Norway in 1535 she came to the United States in 1858. Survived by sons F. W. Schillestad, auditor of the Denny Renton Clay and Chal Co, and A. M. Schillestad, Seattle real estate and insurance man. No funeral arrangements announced.
Everett dispatch reports three highwaymen held up Black's confectionery store at Lowell shortly before midnight Saturday. Twelve patrons were robbed of $12 50. Two assailants wore masks and one wore an army officer overcoat and arrived in a machine. After fleeing, the alarm was raised and no trace of the thieves was found.
Herbert Madden a 29 year old chauffeur was found dead in his room over the garage at 610 36th avenue north. Autopsy by Coroner C C Tiffin showed death from bichloride poisoning possibly from mistaking the poison tablets for aspirin. Body at Manning undertaking parlors.
Two men were arrested in the city for bootlegging after allegedly selling sake. M Inaka, 38, of 723 Maynard avenue, and S Tanaka, 43, of 625 Weller street, await arraignment in jail in default of $1,000 bail. Officers A G Ford and C C Legate say they bought the liquor on a train with marked money.
Public health literature on dangers of social disease to be distributed by the United States health service with assistance from the Minute Men of Washington. They will help form local public hygiene societies in smaller cities and towns to continue the educational campaign.
D H Painter formerly Prescott school principal in Minneapolis arrived in Seattle to take over duties as organizer of the war camp community service. Also the King County division of National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations meets April 12 at the Chamber of Commerce with delegates from all circles and new officers to be elected. In another item a thief with a pass key raided the Seward hotel room of D E B Lindsay and took $60 while he slept.
An advisory stresses to demand genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin by seeking the Bayer Cross on packaging and each tablet. Fraudulent aspirin sold by a Brooklyn dealer proved mostly talcum powder. the notice cautions recognition of legitimate Bayer products and proper dosage directions.
The Metropolitan Theatre stages Pollyanna with Viola Harper as Pollyanna and a large kiddie audience. The play follows the girl who teaches the glad game to Aunt Polly Harrington and Jimmy Bean, ending in a joyful transformation. Also featured at Moore is Sam Mann in The Question with Polly Moran and other acts at the Orpheum and Palace Hip.
In Newcastle Indiana a six year old case of Catherine Winters remains unsolved. Her father Dr W A Winters and stepmother Mrs Winters have led a nationwide search with many donors and volunteers. The girl disappeared in March 1913 while selling needles for a missionary society.
Paris March 31 Russians quarrel over Bolshevik fate as Sazonoff, former ambassador, brands opposition as dreamers while predicting famine and land grab chaos. He claims Lenin and Trotsky exist in every village and warns Bolshevik rule brings hunger idle workers and improvised munitions.
An old ad claims rheumatic pain stems from uric acid in the blood and promotes a blood purifier, 8. 8. S. It markets a vegetable formula from the Swift Specific Company of Atlanta to cleanse the blood, promising relief and free physician advice.
Seattle readers report rapid results from Lavoptik eye wash mixed with witch hazel camphor hydrastis and other ingredients. In several cases near sighted eyes improved within days and eye pains and inflammation subsided. A small bottle is guaranteed to aid any weak strained or inflamed eyes with a free aluminum eye cup offer from Swift Drug Co and leading druggists.
William H. Horsley, former naval aviator, returns to Seattle to form the William H. Horsley Company Inc advertising agency. He leaves the Daken Horsley firm and sets headquarters at 6045 S. C. Srpith building.
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