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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1917
Page
11
A three horse team from Frye & Co driven by George Smith ran away on Third Avenue near University. One horse fell and became lodged under a parked car while two others fled down University. C D Flander of Ferguson hotel tried to halt them but was knocked down and dragged several feet.
An advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple, harmless remedy for excess fat. It claims weight loss of two to four pounds weekly without dieting or exercise and offers purchase options from druggists or direct mail order from Marmola Co in Detroit.
Registration for the port election closes November 29 and for the school election on November 24. About half of an estimated 110000 voters have not registered or must re register due to not voting last time. County registration offices and city building hours extend to 9 pm Saturday.
In Chicago a fruit cake drive supports 600 Christmas boxes for the boys aboard the 1 8 South Dakota unit with 100 more boxes needed, while the U S and South Dakota club asks for contributions at the Hon Marche fifth floor. Also in Chicago attorney F B Rutherford from Portland was arrested on a charge of obtaining $400 from a man claiming to be his client during his honeymoon trip.
An advertisement touts Geta-It as a magical corn cure that stops pain instantly and removes corns cleanly. It claims no irritation to toe flesh and easy, banana-like peeling, urging readers to buy from KH Lawrence & Co. or through Ow! Drug Co. in Seattle.
Troops may be stationed in Oregon and Washington forests to cut spruce for aircraft. Col Bryce C Disque heads a new spruce production division of the signal corps and says the goal is 10,000,000 feet of spruce per month with up to 10,000 civilian workers. A six week timeline targets expanding from 3,000 cutters to 10,000.
Federal officials investigate activation of I W W listed in a card index seized with 600 feet of dynamite fuse in a room at the Alaska hotel. Joe Distance, who rented the room, and Al Hicks, linked to Pete Densmore, hotel proprietor, are not yet arrested. Densmore denies socialist ties and notes prior legislative candidacy on the progressive and socialist tickets.
The Italian community of Seattle plans a mass meeting at the Lyon building hall next Sunday evening to raise funds for refugees in invaded Italy. Hosted by the Italian Auxiliary of the American Red Cross, speakers include Chevalier Paulo Brenna Dr August Ghigtone Nicholas Paolella and G B Perelly.
The new show at Palace Hip opens with a patriotic playlet My Country about a naturalized German who resists agents urging him to fight for his former homeland and stays loyal to America. Fiddler and Cole star in clever comedy bits while The Two Carltons perform Silent Humorists.
An old advertisement promotes Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for colds. It claims two hourly doses up to three, opening nasal passages, stopping discharge, relieving headache and feverish symptoms, and costs only a few cents at drug stores. Warns readers to buy the genuine product.
A special December 5 Christmas ship will carry mail to Americans in France. Send by November 30, with a “Christmas Box” label addressed to the Commanding General Port of Embarkation Hoboken NJ. Limits: two cubic feet, 20 pounds, 12 cents per pound, hinged strapped boxes, no perishables unless tins.
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