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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1919

Page

2

The Mystery Is Solved The Quacks Hear A Silent Threat

Mr and Mrs Quack hear a strange splash and a moving branch on the Big River as night settles after the hunting season. They remain still and cautious, listening for danger from a hunter or unseen threat, until the mystery is finally revealed.

Sun Big River Mrs. Quack Mrs Mr Quack Quack Mr. Quack Fox Old Man Coyote Hooty Green Forest Fig River

Stubborn stomach trouble relieved in two minutes

An old time remedy claims to cure disordered stomachs quickly. One dose will relieve ear and stomach pains in minutes. Sample available at Bartel Five Stores and Swift & Co. Four Big.

Bartel Swift & Co

Peter Gets Pepper in His Vie

Local column recounts a dinner with Professor Burns and a misbaked apple pie. Nora adds extra cinnamon by mistake, peppering Peter’s pie, causing a comic moment before Mrs. Palmer rewards Peter with a nickel to balance the mishap. The tale closes with attribution to Helen Carpenter Moore.

Peter Professor Burns Jane Mamma Papa Prof. Burns Mrew Palmer Nora Helen Carpenter Moore

Maids of honor bound by pledge not to keep diaries

A Kinglish practice requires maids of honor to refrain from diary keeping, with an oath attached to their appointment to enforce the pledge. This custom reflects formal discipline within royal ceremonies and expectations of discretion among attendants.

Men Freed After Thirteen Days Trapped In Idaho Mine

P. P. Jrant and Emil Sayko, trapped in the Gold Hunter mine near Mullan Idaho, have spent 13 days underground. Rescuers expect their release in four or five days as warm air improves comfort for the imprisoned men.

Aerial Aid Delivers Medical Supplies to Polish Village

Captain E B Schoedsack from Los Angeles flew an aeroplane mission delivering a trunk of medicines to a village near Pinsk, Poland, to halt a threatened cholera outbreak. Poor roads and rains hindered land transport, marking Poland’s first civilian medical air delivery.

Pinsk Poland Vinadimir-Wolyneki EB. B. Schroedaack Los Angeles Schoedsack Signal Corps H. 8S. Diehl Polish Air Service

Founder of Shelton Dies in Baker City

Lewis D. Shelton, son of the town founder and early Pacific Northwest settler, died November 19 at his Baker City home. He was buried in Olympia under Masonic orders. He served in the 1855-56 Indian wars in Seattle and held offices as county auditor, sheriff, and surveyor.

Shelton Pacific Northwest Baker City Ore Olympia Masonic Order Seattle

Portland Turkey Prices Fall As Demand Shifts

Portland residents found turkey prices sliding from 60 cents a pound to 50 cents as demand faded after Thanksgiving. Retailers and dealers struggled to move stock, with some buyers paying 55 cents and others securing birds at half a dollar. Local markets reflected a rapid price correction in response to consumer need.

Portland

Motorcyclist Injured in Warren Avenue Crash

W F Ryan of 404 Crazy building sustained severe bruises to both legs after a motorcycle was struck by a car driven by F R Jahn at Warren avenue and Harrison street on Wednesday afternoon. The machine was demolished.

W. F. Ryan Crazy Building Warren Ave Harrison St F. R. Jahn

Woman jailer seeks prisoners in Tillman County

Mrs. L. C. Hadaway, Tillman county jailer and the only woman in the state with such a post, says the jail business is breaking. She plans to quit unless more prisoners arrive soon. The facility has operated mainly for her and her children with seventy-five cents a day for prisoner meals and no adequate inmate numbers to pay costs.

United Press L. C. Hadaway Tillman Country Hadaway

Harmicas Remedy advertised for stomach miseries and relief

Free trial of Harmicas Remedy for gas sour stomach heartburn and stomach pains within two minutes. Claims also relieve constipation biliousness and headaches. Distributed by Bellingham Wash based Bell ing Chemical Co. Free samples at Bartell Drug Stores and Swift & Co. Drug Stores.

Belling HAM Chemical CO Bellingham Bartell Drug Swift & Co

Olive Tablets Claim Quick Constipation Relief

An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable laxative for chronic constipation. It claims rapid, gentle relief without griping, with a "dark brown mouth" side effect and nightly use by thousands.

Soa Edward Edwards

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