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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1916
Page
6
An advertisement asserts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle bowel stimulant and breath freshener. It claims the vegetable formula purifies the system, with no griping or side effects, and promotes use for a week.
Rev Vaughn lectures in London on war impact in England. He warns that birth rates have plummeted from 46 to 19 per thousand, calling for mothers and war wives to sustain the nation while acknowledging wartime sacrifices and social shifts.
Members of the Henry Ford Peace club No 1 abandon the old title and join the American League Against Militarism Seattle branch. They met at Good Eats cafe on Monday noon and plan a mass meeting Sunday afternoon with time and place not yet decided. Executive committee includes Rev Hugh Elmer Ross Rev Sydney Strong Mrs Sophia L A Clark Mrs Rose Bassett Asherman Mrs H R Chariton C W Doyle Mrs Joseph L Lane Mrs Ed Levi Robert E Pretton E C Snyder Mrs Ella Tripp Mrs Edith Townsend and CC FE Woodward.
A bold advertisement touts Tiz foot bath as instant relief for corns calluses bunions and sore feet. It claims rapid pain removal via drawing out poisonous exudations and urges purchase of a 25 cent box at drug or department stores.
Deputy Sheriff John Stenger, a sheriffs candidate, defied a state military court by releasing William Weeden of Lily Seed Co after a warrant to arrest for missing National Guard drill. Weeden, held for $8.17 and costs, was freed at the sheriff's office, sparking off a protest from Stringer.
A speaker extols President Wilson for keeping the nation out of war, defending American rights, and elevating the country’s influence. The address lauds a democratic tariff, prosperity, and a peaceful navy buildup while criticizing militarism and praising labor protections and pensions reform.
Rev. Dr. A. W. Leonard, newly elected bishop, to be honored by Methodist ministers of the Puget Sound Conference at a public mass meeting in the First Church of Seattle upon his return from the General Conference at Saratoga Springs around June 23.
Funeral services were held Monday for Charles R. Hopp late editor of the Douglas Island News Alaska. All Douglas businesses remained closed. He died of paralysis Saturday and was buried in Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
Assorted broken sizes and lightly soiled items offered at reduced prices. Waists priced 5 to 10 dollars with early shoppers favored by extraordinary values. Women s dresses in voiles nets marquisettes and fine lawns offered as dirtied but freshened with cleaning. Middy blouses and lawn outfits priced modestly in clearance.
O D Colvin, vice president of Seattle Car & Foundry Co., said the Russian government plans to spend 1.5 million dollars in Seattle to build 1,000 steel railroad cars, pending sanction by London banking commission. Colvin returned from Petrograd Monday with the announcement.
An advertisement touts mercorized wax as a hygienic beauty aid. It claims the wax safely peels the skin, revealing a fresh, white, smooth complexion within a week, and notes it is popular among society women. A second product mix promises wrinkle removal with saxolite powder and witch hazel.
Seattle realty men Edward Will and J M Nisbet dispute reports that Mrs Eloise Nelms Dennis and sister Beatrice Nelms, of Atlanta, were living in Snohomish and Seattle after a 1912 San Antonio murder claim. They say Mrs Paul Buckley, linked to Snohomish and now deputy U S marshal at Unalaska, is not one of the missing Nelms women. They cite Buckley’s real estate dealings and a contract signed as Alice K Buckley.
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