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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1919
Page
5
An old advertisement touts Cold Compound as fast relief for colds and gripe. It claims three doses ease misery, open nostrils, relieve headache and feverishness, and stop sneezing with no quinine. priced at a few cents.
Fine feathers drive up the cost of living as ostrich plumes surge in popularity. Rhoda Nickella promotes plumage style ahead of Flo-Pro’s Seattle show at the Metropolitan. One gown features 36 feathers, highlighting the fashion fixation and its impact on households.
An advertisement touts Lincoln Tea as a tonic to keep kidneys and bowels active to boost disease resistance. It claims sluggish organs invite germs and illnesses and promotes nightly tea use for rapid relief from aches and rheumatism. Available at druggists for 86 cents from Lincoln Pro Co. Ft Wayne Ind.
Antioch Nebraska reports Celeste Briggs, aspiring top female rider, lassoed four coyotes on horseback. She captured one alive and, after her father used car exhaust gas in the den, three other coyotes died.
Mrs. Lupica reports a kiss in her dark kitchen at night. She suspects her husband but a sleuthing chase leads to Alexander Evanoff, who proves via railroad timetable he was at a train waiting during the kiss. The court releases him as the mysterious kisser remains unidentified.
Mrs Har neat T Seaton receives a French medal of honor for wartime relief work. She organized the woman's motor unit early in the war and contributed significantly to relief of French wounded. The unit as a whole is cited for distinguished service and each member wears a medal.
The International Football Association is perplexed by Germany’s standing. German associations threaten withdrawal if Germany is admitted. A tentative admission is proposed with suspended voting privileges.
Indigestion sufferers are advised to try purified bisulated magnesia after meals. A teaspoonful of powder or two tablets is said to neutralize stomach acid, prevent fermentation and discomfort, and allow eating with less pain and indigestion symptoms. Continuous use is claimed safe as long as symptoms persist.
The Federal Trade Commission reports that in 1918 the big packers controlled 44.4 percent of U S cold storage capacity, with dominance in major cities and large centers. They held substantial shares of non freezing and freezing space, raising concerns over competition and consumer prices. The commission urges treating cold storage as public utilities to ensure equal access.
Balby, Madalena Plasby says in a threat to kill complaint against her ex husband Balby. Louis Tore, a boarder, stopped him from beating her. Tore received a blackened eye for knightlike conduct. Complaint filed with Justice Otis W. Brinker on Monday. Mrs Balby resides at 4400 37th Ave, 8B.
Governor Louis F Hart issues a proclamation designating Thursday November 27 1919 as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer for Washington state. He urges residents to refrain from work and join in prayers for peace happiness and prosperity for all mankind.
Deputy Prosecutor Charles E. Claypool seeks an Olympia Supreme Court order to bar Judge A. W. Frater from setting bail for William F. Ealy and Anna K. Nemitz in the first degree murder of Mrs Elizabeth Bryan on October 19. The case tests whether first degree murder is bail able.
If spools carried 200 yards instead of 100 or 150 yards per spool, 265 ear loads of lumber would be saved annually.
A tiny bottle of Freezone costs little at any drug store. Apply four drops to a corn or callus and pain stops instantly. Soon you can lift the troublesome corn or callus away with your fingers. Truly. No humbug.
Purely promotional copy touting St Jacobs Liniment as instant relief for pains in the head neck shoulders back legs and joints. It claims harmlessness and skin safety and urges readers to buy a trial bottle from any drug store.
A process freezes natural raw gas to 318 degrees below zero to separate helium, a noninflammable gas lighter than hydrogen, from other components.
London reports the Church of St George the Martyr in Southwark will build a war memorial costing 15000 dollars. The churchyard wall preserves part of the old Marshalsea prison where Little Dorrit was born and baptized, with Dickens having a nearby room.
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