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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1903
Page
6
A chaotic OCR you see lists multiple businesses and services in Seattle area classifieds including drugstores, pharmacies, art stores, and post office references. It shows rental notices for rooms and furnished homes, cottage listings near West Beattie, and various ads for services, furniture, and merchandise with scattered addresses and names.
A fragmented page of classifieds and notices lists lenders and loan offers, auctioneers, attorneys, abstractors, and merchants. It mentions watches, jewelry, and pawn items, with references to clairvoyant services and various professional listings including doctors, lawyers, and artists.
A long fragment details weather chatter from Forecaster Salisbury and J Frost predicting partly cloudy conditions with occasional rain and light southwest winds. It includes a chaotic scene of wind gusts, a janitor, Beattie’s wind exploits, and a scientist touting a formaldehyde milk safety test amid a bustling town report.
The article notes evening wear guidance for New York society, recommending a pure white watercoat for wear with creme attire. It allows duck fabrics in plain or white variants, with single or double breasted styles, while anticipating the foreign-born preference in Gotham’s select circles.
Prof G L Tanger demonstrated a test for formaldehyde in milk after standing several hours at Stewart Holmes lab. Bealed samples adulterated with formaldehyde were detected easily. The demonstration included stomach analysis, with plans for a future experiment using newborn kittens fed on pure milk versus formaldehyde adulterated milk. Attendees included Prof Fulmer, Prof Byers, Prof Newton, CC Eowardus, Prof Oswald, Coroner Hoye, I C Kriete, and State Dairy Commissioner BE A McDonald.
The government ordered a new army dress cap in New York reflecting modifications to the German infantry style. It features an extra dark blue crown band with a light blue stripe and a visor that drops well over the eyes, following Lieutenant General Miles' suggestion.
The widow of laborer Joe Clarte, Antonia Clarte, sues the Great Northern Railway Co for 75000 in damages after Clarte and two others died in the July Great Northern tunnel excavation when a mass of clay collapsed. The complaint alleges railway negligence caused the accident.
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