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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1919
Page
14
A partial OCR fragment lists values .25, 206, B0, 20 and eS 20. The scatter of numbers and letters suggests a torn classification or catalog entry with no clear subject or context. No identifiable people organizations or places are readable.
The city conductor G Stuart Costello acting for Mayor Fitzgerald tallies applicants for the Charleston lady’s hand after a Seattle suitor’s letter arrives. He forwards a list of candidates and a cautioned note about accepting only those meeting her standards, while discarding unsuitable entrants.
Mrs Emm e Pankhurst the noted British suffragette arrived today from Billings Montana and is scheduled for a lecture Tuesday night The Daughters of the British Empire are arranging a reception for her.
Dr. Augusta Rucker of New York told the Women Physicians in New York that savages develop a better race because they do not wear garters. She condemned children’s garters and elastic shoulder straps and urged looser clothing and the abolition of pointed shoes and high heels.
The Central Labor union in Portland Oregon unanimously passed resolutions denouncing the Armistice day shootings at Centralia and disowning sympathy or affiliation with the perpetrators.
A vintage ad promotes Hamlin’s Wizard Oil for sore throat chest cold and minor ailments with claims of quick relief after chest rubs and on sores or aches. It also markets Wizard Liver Whips as a pink pill remedy for constipation and headaches, priced at 30 cents with a money back guarantee.
Mr H C Hoot of Birmingham Alabama touts Mentho Laxene as premier relief for a three month cough. The ad claims a syrup made from Mentho Laxene mixed with simple syrup yields a full pint and promises treatment for colds hoarseness and breathing difficulties at low cost.
Doctors laud Begg's Mustarine as the best aid for rheumatism and general pains. A yellow box contains concentrated heat claims to outdo traditional mustard plasters, with Begg's Mustarine priced at 30 and 60 cents from Wells & Co. LeRoy New York.
A rich Atlantic City visitor used a vanity kit and shopping bag during a boardwalk outing. When the bag vanished from a wheeled chair, police officer Lippman frisked the chairman and detected scents of frankincense and perfume. The tale ends with local police backing vanity bags.
Hankow November 21. Chinese refuse to take precautions to prevent Ran river floods. Floods have laid waste 300000 acres. Dredging a dike would tame the river and save life and property.
The Malden board of health bans pigs kept for pets or garbage disposal in the suburb beginning January 1. Officials note backyard pig pens were once patriotic during the war, but a long hot summer has reduced their popularity.
Gloucester New Jersey voting placed Henry F Sehwoeri a soft drink saloon proprietor on the dog catcher ticket and he was elected. Sehwoeri refused to assume office and protested the result.
An advertisement promotes using four ounces of liquid argon applied nightly to the scalp to dissolve and destroy dandruff. It claims itching and scalp digging will stop and hair will look better after several applications. Argon is sold at drug stores and is inexpensive.
Fragment lists two stores in the Bast Union District: Groceteria No. 26 at Second Meeker Street and Groceteria No. 23 at 23rd and Union. The OCR text is incomplete but identifies these two market locations.
George McKay of the University of Washington receives the student board of control prize for the best Washington song. Of seven finalists, McKay contributed five with the entry titled Our Colors. The award recognizes outstanding student composition.
A Victorian style advertisement extols Peptiron a real iron tonic that strengthens the nervous and digestive systems. It combines iron with wax pepsin and other tonics and is said to restore appetite improve nutrition and aid sleep. testimonial from J P Winkley of Goaslville New Hampshire. Made by C I Hood Co Lowell Massachusetts.
The Bertillon system of measurement was introduced into the United States in 1887. A note mentions buying Boldt's French pastry with addresses in Uptown and Downtown locations, 1414 3d Ave and 913 2d Ave.
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