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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1911
Page
4
A Seattle citywide water shortage leaves residents in darkness with no home water supply. Citizens improvise with eau de cologne and water deliveries, while reports note muddy water and limited bath access. The piece ends with a wry look at hotels lit by candles and the city finding humor in hardship.
The grand jury, after a Thursday hint of adjournment, has remained active with multiple witnesses. no indictments have yet been returned though progress is anticipated. The panel recessed at noon today as the Blethen trial is scheduled to resume tomorrow morning.
Seattle city officials handed a $201,026.05 check to Sickles cashier of the county clerk's office for the Lake Laid condemnation. Thomas M. Dempsey claimed his share, totaling $40,647.50, within minutes of the transfer.
Cynthia Grey's column offers medical advice from a Seattle physician for readers seeking health guidance. Letters discuss love choices and domestic burden with Grey urging rational thinking, fair support from husbands, and recognition of child rearing as part of a mother's work.
A sensational sales pitch touts Sarco treatment from The Sargo Company promising rapid weight gain and renewed vitality for underweight men and women. It claims to increase cell growth, add pounds, and restore energy with free samples and customer testimonials, urging readers to mail a coupon and stamps for a free package.
Police pursue potato bugs alleged to break into the A. F. Nichols warehouse at 9th no. 8 Holgatest. The owner stores 120 tons of potatoes and reports nightly thefts of several sacks.
A collection of brief reader questions and Miss Grey’s answers on finding a sister, wage overtime rights, wedding planning, citizenship queries, library careers, and recipes for tapioca bread pudding and carrot pie. Read as period advice column notes with practical guidance.
Practical guidance for sick room care emphasizing small comforts. Topics include fresh flowers or plants, avoiding night cut flowers, fresh water daily, doctor wash facilities, towels, a shawl, folding screen, bed positioning, a small tabletop with medicines and writing materials, daily gown changes, daily hair care, room tidiness, and avoiding clutter.
Nell Pickerell, released by the federal grand jury after a bootlegging probe, trips down jail stairs in Spokane and is described as a symphony in brown by an official. She wore men's clothing and revealed she is a woman when searched for weapons. Pickerell, 28 years old, has a physique like a longshoreman.
A narrator describes a chaotic bargain sale where shoppers swarm a counter for velvet at 97 cents. Elbowing, shoving, and a fainting shopper mark the crowded scene as the bride concludes no further bargain hunts for her.
A Chicago designer Miss Wilma Berger creates a reversible velvet hat selling at 25 cents. The hat folds into a crusher style, fits in a handbag, and can be worn two ways with simple removable trimmings.
A set of home care hints covers improving starch with salt and lard to prevent sticking, using table salt to restore morning spoons after rinsing, boiling water to revive lemons, removing old varnish with baking soda solution, and advice against darning knitted underwear with wool while recommending loosely twisted knitting yarn.
In Florence an international gang suspected of stealing Fra Angelico's Madonna Delle Stella is being subjected to police interrogation to obtain trace evidence. Five persons are in custody after the theft occurred last night.
Frank Ruth and Benjamin Crafts were badly mangled after being run down by a Salt Lake engine while waiting for a train at Victorville. They were transported to San Bernardino on a special train.
The report from Pekin on November 21 quotes Yuan Shi Kai as saying the effort to save the Manchu throne is hopeless given the broad demand for a republican government. There are rumors he will join the rebels, and claims that Haakow has been recaptured by rebel forces.
Despite earlier pushes by Council Kellogg and Erickson to widen the street within two years, the council passed a bill today to widen the thoroughfare between Third and Fourth Avenues in three years. Condemnation proceedings will continue as part of the project.
An advertisement promoting canthrox as a simple shampoo solution. It claims a teaspoon dissolved in hot water creates a cleansing sham poo that cleanses scalp, energizes follicles, and leaves hair soft, lustrous, and quick-drying with added beauty.
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