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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
20
A new thermometer designed to clamp on top of a milk bottle aids accurate temperature checks during milk pasteurization. The device aims to simplify monitoring by providing direct reading at the bottle surface.
Marie Verrity died aged 83 in Ilondon May 22. She knitted 287 socks for soldiers during her lifetime, contributing to wartime relief efforts and reflecting a long tradition of home front support.
A white 27 year old woman May Billingsley was found near death after consuming mercury compounds at a Jackson Street house. Police, following a Tolioe Chief Searing order to widen the dragnet, report no arrest yet as the woman cannot testify. the husband J W Tillingsley is in Muskegon and she recently returned from the East.
Carl Rietz unveils a portable electric razor developed after nine months in the navy. The hand held unit uses a motor and adapts the barber clipper blade to shave without water or soap. Rietz claims the blade of highly tempered steel will last fifteen years without sharpening.
Edward Richant Pittis, a hermit who never rode a train or crossed to the mainland, died at Yarmouth Isle of Wight aged 81. He lived on charity, rowed daily, and spent evenings playing the violin for his cats that sat as an audience on a table.
The catalog highlights new blouse styles available in短 and long sleeve versions. Designers emphasize versatile fits and modern silhouettes for different occasions.
Muslin night gowns in slip over style with square neck and ribbon bead trim offered at 1.25 dollars each. Second floor display with full length gowns described as well made and long for shop readers.
Department store marks down slip on sweaters from 7.50 to 10.00 dollars to 3.95. Items show slight flaws from display and handling. Limited stock advertised as extreme value.
Special at 1.75 298 pairs Women s Pure Thread Silk Hose in Black and Cordovan. Prices on wool and cotton blankets from 7.45 per pair, with regulars 8.50 to 10.00. Dark and light gray blankets described as serviceable and camping friendly, special for Port Gay at 7.45 per pair.
Special priced two fifty a pair for Friday only. Goodweight cotton blankets measure sixty by seventy six inches in gray and tan with blue and pink borders.
In Winsted Connecticut on May 27 James Morse aged 81 finally caught a stubborn trout weighing two pounds zero ounces after years of pursuit. The fish resisted multiple lines and had a jawful of hooks from prior battles. Nearby Rufus Eggleston 77, Civil War veteran, works cutting firewood.
Paper plates 12x18 inches 5 plates per box 100 count 12 plates per box for ba Wazed Paper 18 sheets to the roll for ba Drinking Cups hot coffee five cups per box for Sa Paper Napkins crepe 100 per package 5c a package Stationery Section First Floor.
At Lancaster England on May 27 a post match disturbance rocked the football game between Lancaster and Horwich. The referee and visiting officials and players were mobbed and forced to seek refuge at the station. A hose was turned on the boisterous crowd and the mob dispersed.
A limited supply of Universal Lunch Kits with a metal lunch box, sliding drawers, and pint size vacuum bottle is offered. Regularly $4.35, now on special for $2.95 while supplies last. Fifth Floor.
Vienna May 27 Critics of the Vienna Press organization refuse to admit newspaper representatives to general rehearsals and issue a blanket offer to boycott all theatrical and operatic productions in Vienna theatres.
Delissa Joseph urged the Royal Institute of British Architects to modify the building act to permit erections up to 200 feet high opposite parks open spaces and the riverside London currently allows a maximum height of 100 feet The proposal reflects a push for dramatic city growth and skyline changes in the capital.
The Knights of Columbus employment hut in San Francisco seeks a 250 pound or heavier woman to be housekeeper for George B Wood of Hermosa California. Wood, a widower, wires for a good natured large woman to manage his home as he cannot. The nationwide search expands from the West to the East.
Liverpool May 27. A Letitash seaman was challenged for having a bottle of whisky protruding from his pocket. He and a grafters gang attempted to steal two bank notes. Constable George W. Glover pursued the suspects and was sentenced to three months hard labor.
U S Army Goods Sale advertises tents tarpaulin blankets footwear and clothing in olive drab and white colors. Items include down Alaska mattresses blankets and coffee with mail orders welcomed from Pacific Building venue.
A 12 pound gold nugget was received by the London branch of the Banque du Congo Belge. Discovered last year in the Kilo State Mines in Belgian Congo, it will be sold on behalf of the Belgian government.
Special priced suit cases at 8.50 and 5.95 with cretonne lining and deep edges. Fiber dress trunks advertised at 18.50, heavy construction with top trays and cretonne lining and Yale spring lock priced at 23.60. Location noted on Fifth Floor.
The G P O proposes public hangings for profiteers and urges Labor MPs to draft a bill. Meanwhile the Navy solicits sealed proposals for laundry service for the 1920 21 fiscal year across multiple coastal and inland stations including Boston Hingham Newport and Guantanamo. Proposals due June 7 1920 with blanks obtainable from the Depot Quartermaster San Francisco and post quartermasters at listed stations.
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