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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1920
Page
10
County Treasurer William A. Gaines announces that those who fail to pay the last half of 1920 taxes by November 30 will be charged interest at 12 percent until the installment is met. Notices have been sent urging property owners to respond promptly to keep the county on a cash basis.
A local report notes 10 000 seats sold for a Dartmouth game as part of a community cheering event. A separate science note describes a scientist lighting a bulb by hand before electricity was applied.
An article argues rheumatism stems from microscopic germs in the blood and promotes S. S. S. as a blood purifier to cleanse the circulation. It claims treatment attacks the disease at its source and offers free literature via the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
A fictional encounter in Central Park features Avery Knight, a famed New York criminal, boasting a new inductive method. He and the narrator challenge Shamrock James, the detective pursuing Knight, by driving to the detective’s residence and revealing their face‑offs in broad daylight.
Mrs Marcaner G Havencamr of 520 Howard Ave Lancaster Pa credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with resolving years of infertility and pains. After use she and her husband welcomed a healthy son at age 41, prompting her to offer a testimonial and invite inquiries for confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
Washington reports Pamon De Valera, head of the Irish republic, will not return to Ireland or sacrifice his life by hunger strike for the Irish cause. He says he is busy and in the hands of his people, and Dublin officials oppose another voluntary return at this time.
De Valera living can help Ireland more than De Valera dead the Irish leader says as he cites MacSwiney and other men dying for Ireland. He frames their sacrifices as awakening the world to a just cause and vows the heritage will not be surrendered.
An alleged home treatment claims four ounces of liquid argon moistened into the scalp will dissolve dandruff by morning. It promises relief from itching and claims repeated applications remove all signs of dandruff. The ad notes the product squidarvon is available at drugstores and is inexpensive.
Fire inspector R. L. Laing investigated a Monday fire at 3532 17th Ave. W. The blaze caused $700 in damage to a house owned by Mrs. Kate Schurman and occupied by C. B. Skaford. Authorities labeled the incident incendiary.
In Atlanta on November 15 a blind man Martin Strone and his blind wife faced a love rival who is also blind. A friend warned him and the two men confronted each other at his home. The fight ended with little injury to either participant.
Floods threatened the Oklahoma City zoo on November 15 as keepers labored long hours to move and secure animals against rising waters. Commissioner Joe Patterson oversaw the efforts.
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