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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1920
Page
15
Dr Frank A Plum, Seattle native and 1915 Penn Medical School graduate, is announced by Health Commissioner Dr H M Mary as director of a city hospital. He organized Base Hospital 86 at the war’s start and served with the unit until the armistice.
Walter W. Kastner, a former Ballard resident and manager of a Wenatchee cinema, died from injuries after an accident Tuesday in Wenatchee. William Green, a Seattle lawyer, was injured in the same crash involving a car driven by Mrs. Harry B. Baker.
The ad attributes common spring weakness to winter impurities and urges readers to use S. S. S. as a blood cleanser and tonic. It claims better appetite, energy, and resistance for both children and adults, promising literature from Swift Specific Co. at 171 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
A historical photo comparison traces President Wilson’s look from vibrant health in Paris before Christmas 1918 to a much thinner strained expression in Washington in March 1980. The captions note rapid recovery yet lingering fatigue and deepened lines since the 1918 peace conference era.
Mrs. Blanche Mason urged that cities are unsafe for young girls at the Pacific Coast Rescue and Protective Society convention in Pilgrim Congregational church. Rev Haanell spoke on delinquency while Rev Healy warned crime and immorality are widespread since the Civil War. Miss Murphy and E Bard erand of Portland spoke, with final talks by Miss Estex beth Muriless and Dr. Howard Woolston on social hygiene.
March 31 report of three bandits who robbed Miss Loulee Hayasen a cashier and ticket taker at the Sutro baths escaping with $235. Scores of swimmers nearby drowned out her screams as one robber threatened to shoot her.
A neighbor reported seeing Carl A. Olson, 55, dead in bed at 3033 22nd Ave West on Tuesday evening. Heart failure listed as the cause. Olson leaves a daughter identified as Mrs. BF L. Sunde at 5912 46th Ave West. Body taken to the morgue.
Washington reports Russia prepared to export large quantities of platinum gold silver and raw materials once Allied trade is reopened. The decision outlined by Bolshevik representative V Kopp in Berlin indicates ready shipments pending approval.
An old remedy claims to ease roaring noises in the ears and catarrhal deafness. Mix Parmint double strength with hot water and sugar, take a tablespoon four times daily, and expect relief as nostrils clear and mucus stops dripping.
An antiseptic liquid named Zemo offered by E. W. Rose Co of Cleveland Ohio claims to stop itching and relieve skin irritation. It targets eczema itch pimples rashes and blackheads with overnight improvement on minor blemishes and is advertised as safe for tender skin priced 35 cents per small bottle and 1.00 for an extra large bottle.
The description notes President Wilson’s intense workload at the peace conference and the subsequent treaty fight in Washington last summer. It mentions his Western speaking tour ending abruptly in a complete breakdown, and identifies a photograph taken in Kansas City in September 1919.
In San Francisco Bay near Hunter's Point divers searched for two New Mexico crew members drowned when a punt capsized during a fishing boat encounter. Simeon F. Gagnon of Lowell Massachusetts and Ralph Elmer Dost from Murphysboro Illinois were second class seamen with five fellow sailors aboard the New Mexico. Dost was 19. W J McFlroy was rescued in serious condition while others swam ashore.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Williams aged 73 are set for Thursday at 1 p.m. at Bonney-Watson's with burial in Lake View Cemetery. The deceased died Tuesday at 108% 12th Ave North.
Spring debility and nerve weakness raise false fatigue and poor appetite the ad claims Hood's Sarsaparilla boosts the immune “little soldiers” in the blood helping resist grip influenza fever and other illnesses. It also notes a laxative effect from Hood's Pills.
Chicago March 31 city firemen were expected to join striking clerks bookkeepers stenographers and other municipal employes whose demands for higher pay were refused by the council here. Pickets were on duty at the city hall and department employes draftmen architects and milk inspectors were likely to walk out unless wage demands are granted. The city council was to meet today to consider the salary increase budget splitting the body into two factions.
Pasadena officials enacted a strict dance ordinance banning dancing and dance music after 10 p m within 25 feet of other dwellings. The measure bans pianos or phonographs in over half the homes but permits religious music at all hours.
Newark New Jersey March 31 George Sherlock aviator of a post office mail plane was instantly killed when his plane struck a chimney and fell while attempting a landing after a second trip from Washington in the mail service.
The Rhodes Co offers slip-on sweaters in turquoise peacock and coral with long sleeves and fluffy collar priced from 4.95 to 12.50. Girls woolen coat sweaters in rose cardinal green brown with sailor collar and belt come in sizes 10 to 14 years priced 8.95 to 12.50.
The well known Pictorial Review and McCall Patterns area has been relocated to the Upper Main Floor midway between the Domestic Silk and Woolen Goods sections offering convenient access and ample selection for customers.
Gladys M. Brown, then 16, asked Judge Thayer in Masa to annul her December 1917 marriage to Grady M. Raper, claiming she thought she was witnessing another wedding and did not know she was being married. The judge kept the case open for further evidence.
George was charged Wednesday with first degree assault after an alleged daytime attempt to shoot at residents in apartments near St. George J Ave and Yesler Way. Police say three cartridges failed to explode, which likely saved the victims, and investigators point to a woman as the catalyst for the trouble.
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