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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1920
Page
10
John Wise a dining car waiter examined as a witness in the killing of Bernie Gardner has been released by police. Mrs Pinkie Wallace of 1422 Jackson Street, owner of the boarding house where the shooting occurred, is charged with the crime.
In Northern Prussia, twenty country houses report burglaries where the thieves take only silver objects and leave behind jewels gold art objects and tapestries. The motive remains unclear as no other valuables are disturbed.
A Tanlac representative boasts twenty carloads sold in Washington Oregon and California within ninety days. He claims annual sales reach about 7.5 million bottles, with the Pacific Coast needing over two million yearly if the rate continues. He credits merit and word of mouth alongside advertising for the surge.
George H. Bartell of Bartell Drug Co reports unprecedented Tanlac demand in Seattle. In about two years they sold 123,404 bottles with a peak 107 bottles in one Saturday and daily averages over 100. He credits the medicine’s merit and says top customers endorse its benefits, with Seattle sales directed by a Tanlac representative through Bartell stores.
A narrator recalls a New York visit, meeting a home friend, a Waldorf stay, and plans toward marriage to a shipbuilder. She describes first sight of the sea, zest for shore life, and warship costs, urging peaceful solutions and a seaside home with a nonmilitary focus.
Mies Elete B. Kapper, national secretary of the Baptist Women's Board Mission, spoke on the campus from November 17 to 21 to college girls interested in missionary work as a vocation.
Seattle's national advertising campaign draws notice in the East. George H. Clarke of Cowl Publishing Co. Spokane says the drive has generated strong interest after his return to Seattle.
Covington Kentucky November 23 Judge Lewis I Manson a police judge in Covington showed no favoritism when Dr F T Adama a well known physician was arrested for speeding He fined him 50 dollars plus costs and sentenced him to three days in jail He told the doctor and his friends that justice is his aim and he would serve the sentence regardless of their friendship
In Knoxville on November 23 Harry Burn, a legislator nicknamed Mamma's Boy for voting for the woman's suffrage bill after his mother urged him, was reelected. Burn said a boy can't go wrong if he listens to his mother.
A visitor praises Missouri water as the best they have ever tasted while a local says the supply remains unsurpassed. The exchange highlights regional pride in local water quality.
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