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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1912
Page
9
A nostalgic call urges readers to defy gray hair judgments and embrace youth energy. It warns against aging stereotypes and promotes Hay’s Hair Health as a remedy to “Has Been” perception while encouraging confidence and vitality.
London dispatch reports Austria has called up more corps from reserve forces bringing field armies to nearly a million men. Austria’s standing force numbers 24,688 officers and 995,000 men.
Nazim Pasha fights to hold Tehatalja as Asiatic Turkish relief armies march toward Constantinople. Savoff presses the attack to crush Turkish delays, while Nazim hopes for fortifications to resist Balkan forces and buy time for reinforcements.
In Portland Oregon Mayor Rushfright transfers police command to Judge Gatens of the juvenile court to manage a growing vice scandal. Chief Slover reports to Gatens while Gatens leads a four detective team plus ambulance patrol as nearly 100 suspects are rounded up. Grand jury hearing notes many waivers and lack of defense attorneys. Attorney E S J McAlister was bailed at 1000, said to be heading toward Portland from Medford after arrest en route to California.
Seattle dominated the Pacific Northwest Dairy show winning the certified and market milk classes. Of 13 entries in the classification all but four came from Seattle. Three sweepstakes cups offered by railroads were claimed by Oregon cattle producers.
In Constantinople on November 22 the Turkish battleship Hamidieh was towed to port after torpedo damage. It is unclear if any Bulgarian torpedo boats were sunk. Separately, Brooklyn streets and sewers committee urged paving Ravenna boulevard and adjacent streets with asphalt at an estimated cost of 48000 dollars.
Peter Monahan, stopping at the Arlington hotel, traveled from Valdez Creek to Guilkana by dog team. He left Nov 1 to hear election returns and battled northern gales for five days, arriving the afternoon of the fifth with a group of a dozen fellow miners at the telegraph station.
An injunction restraining Modern Woodmen of America executives from implementing a proposed rate increase was granted to insurgent members in Springfield NL. The decision affects about one million members nationwide and halts the planned rise pending further action.
South Bend November 22. Southeast on Raymond is on the boom. The Cincinnati, East St. Louis? No. The code mentions the Santa Fe? The text states the Cifer & Eastern railroad will open a $1,000,000 40 mile extension to connect with the Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound Railway. From ape and Firdale to Raymond the terminus. Surveying crews are at work. The route is said to be completed about May 1, 1914.
Mayor Cotterill will forward a veto message to the council Monday opposing the Griffiths ordinance. He warns the bill threatens peace by limiting arrests without warrants while not blocking invasions of homes and lodging houses. The veto notes potential by limiting arrests of gamblers and offenders in secret and interfering with city departments.
Ortie McManigal testified in Indianapolis that John McNamara promised Treit moe a Christmas present by planning simultaneous dynamiting of the Llewellyn and Baker Iron Works and the Times auxiliary plant in Los Angeles to mislead authorities about the whereabouts of Tvelt moo and Johannren.
City Treasurer Arthur A. Lewis of Spokane County has been publicly tendered a position in Governor Elect Lister's administration. The offer was extended by Lister at a Spokane banquet in his honor, and Lewis blushed as Lister expressed hope he would accept.
Telegraphs sent from Hot Springs mayor warn a gambler to stay away. The notices to Samach New York were dispatched on November 22 directing the gambler not to enter the city.
The ad for Albany Dentists promises identical dental work at the lowest prices in Seattle with free examination and consultation. It markets artificial teeth crowns bridges gold enamel work and tooth extraction services with a 12 month guarantee and claims to lure patients with surprisingly low rates.
T J Alien of Seattle's weight and measures department urged housewives at a Commercial club dinner to watch scales and weigh items bought. He demonstrated how bulk buying and demanding full weight can save money and help curb cheating by grocers and butchers.
A vintage health ad urges mothers to use Syrup of Pigs for bowel cleansing in children and adults. It claims coated tongues signal waste buildup and promises gentle relief from stomach upsets. The text touts figs and senna, notes safety and pleasant taste, and advertises the full product name and manufacturer.
In Portland Oregon about 36 precincts may be thrown out after it was found that over 200 freeholders were sworn in to vote before a notary public rather than an election official. The status of the affected precincts is being checked and results are eagerly awaited.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as quick relief for sour gassy upset stomach indigestion and related discomfort claiming relief in minutes and promising easy meals with no special diet. It emphasizes widespread sales and effectiveness.
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