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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1920
Page
15
In Glasgow and across Scotland early results from the first prohibition referendum show many areas remaining wet with some dry pockets. In Glasgow 101 of 1,588 saloons may close under anticipated licenses limits as drys claim momentum for a broader dry sweep.
Questions discuss legality of out of state marriages in the United States and Italy. Also asks about Masonry degrees and Shrine eligibility. Ends with a reader asking for pie crust advice and a simple recipe tip for flaky dough.
Arthur B. Anderson, longtime 316th Engineers division member and hotel proprietor at 155 Washington St., was buried in Lake View Cemetery with full military honors under Roosevelt Post Veterans of Wars after dying while returning from the European battlefields.
The expense of maintaining the French army on the Rhine up to last March totaled about two billion francs.
A reader asks about a simple program for reducing fatigue during long walks. The letter suggests a weekly focus on steady steps, proper posture, and calm breathing to improve endurance.
In Orlando on election day two white men were struck and killed and five Black participants were burned at the stake during a public safety incident sparked by Mose Norman being refused voting over unpaid poll tax. One more person died near a tree in related events.
Henry White veteran diplomat and Versailles delegate married here yesterday to Emily Vanderbilt Sloan widow of Douglas Sloan of New York. White formerly served as ambassador to Italy and France.
Nine quarts of whisky and Robert M. Downie were taken into custody on the fifth floor of the St Charles hotel at 619 Third avenue on Wednesday night.
The Star asks readers to report missing relatives to aid in locating them. Citizens with information on Mrs. Samuel B. Preston or Mrs. McIntosh, Box 201 Arlington, Wh., are urged to contact the paper. A reader seeks contact for FL t. Allen of Mabton about James L. Reed and his Eskimo family before his trip East.
A promotional pitch urges readers to stop internal treatment and apply St Jacob’s Oil directly to sore joints and muscles. It claims instant relief from rheumatic pain and guarantees a harmless cure that never disappoints. The ad touts benefits for sciatica neuralgia lumbago backache sprains and swellings and suggests a trial bottle at local drug stores.
Judge Prater barred Christian Nielsen of Denmark from becoming a U S citizen after evidence cited his remark that America forgot national traditions for refusing to ratify the League of Nations. Nielsen also wrote a letter condemning sovereignty over human rights as a reason to not change tone. Forty-one new citizens were welcomed that day.
Captain D. C. Austin of the steamship Crows Keys reports Vladivostok is in ruins under Bolshevik rule. He describes millions of dollars in agricultural and railroad gear rotting on the ground and notes the crew was not fully paid after the Bolshevik wave.
A large bakery operates a high speed machine that wraps seals and places bread into baskets at 3600 loaves per hour. Belgium boosts steel production to 22 percent of its prewar level.
Louis Martin and his wife praise Tanlac for relieving years of pain headaches dizziness and backache. They say appetite returned sleep improved and they gained weight. The testimonial notes Bartell Drug Stores in Seattle selling Tanlac.
Two other persons were seriously injured when an extra freight train crashed into the rear of St. Louis and San Francisco passenger No. 403 last night, destroying a private car attached to the train.
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