Thanksgiving help drive sparks Seattle Star appeal
Cynthia Grey urges readers to unite with the Social Welfare League to ensure every Seattle family has a Thanksgiving dinner. She notes difficulty matching names and addresses in time and invites donations via the Social Welfare League or Grey at The Seattle Star.
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Cynthia Grey
Evelyn Gardner
Social Welfare League
Seattle
Central Building
Grey
Seattle Star
Miss Grey
Tree killing by girdling only in spring sap rise
The article explains that no season exists for killing a tree by striking with an axe alone. Girdling, cutting around the trunk to about six inches, is the effective method, best done in spring when sap rises.
War Vote Count Reported in State Capitol
A reader asks about the war declaration against Germany and the tally of lawmakers who opposed it. The record notes the sum of Sia senators and 0 representatives voting against the war declaration.
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Germany
Sia
Refuses to Hug Her Triggered Arrest in London
Antonia di Bella, an Italian broker and married man, had Ivy McKellar arrested after choking him when he refused to hug her. The incident occurred in London with McKellar described as blue-eyed and blonde.
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London
Antonia di Bella
Mias
Ivy McKellar
Bookworms undermining new library volumes in Russia
Owing to the scarcity of Russian leather which insects dislike bookworms are damaging fresh volumes in many libraries. The note cites leather shortage as the cause and warns of ongoing deterioration in collections.
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London
Where to Put the Blades in the Ashcan
The poem voices concern over disposing of used razors from brands Illette and Durham-Duplex Gem and Ever Ready. It notes the blades last and will not burn or decay, piling up as people hurry by, asking where to place the blades rather than discard them in garbage or street.
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Illette
Durham-Duplex
Gem
Cascarets Promote Quick Bowel Relief and Breath Freshness
The advertisement extols Cascarets as a gentle laxative that avoids gripe or sickness unlike cathartics. It claims to clear sour bile and fermentation, relieve constipation quickly, and improve breath and stomach condition with 10c, 25c, and 50c sizes available in drugstores.
Neighborly dental help eases neighbor in need
A neighbor, Mrs. Clayton, visits Mrs. De in the yellow house to urge a toothache sufferer to see the Pioneer Dentists now relocated to the Collins building on Second Ave James St. The visitor offers trusted recommendation, promising relief once the dentists treat the patient.
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Pioneer Dentists
Seattle
Pioneer Square
Collins Building
Second Ave. James St
Pioneers
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