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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1922
Page
7
A sailor on a Pacific coast bound ship recounts life aboard a vessel watched by private guards. Chinese crew prepare a meager, stinking galley diet of stew coffee and stale bread while the narrator endures a brutal meal and a rough shore leave ban amid lean provisions and dockside tension.
The narrator gains a brief shore leave on a dim pier head while aboard a dingy vessel. A friendly exchange with a deckhand leads to an improvised walk ashore and a strange, unsettling moment that could derail the voyage. The scene hints at looming mystery as the trip continues.
Ted Howland and his organization present Cupid's Roundup a new musical comedy at the Olympic with Howland in the lead role and a trained chorus. The show plays daily with performances at 2 p m 7 30 p m and 9 40 p m changing twice weekly and includes cash prizes for theater name submissions at Stade Wednesday night.
Tacoma dispatch reports the federal grand jury, in session, preparing to return findings on the death of Maj. Alexander Astonkhite shot at Camp Owls four years ago. Last witnesses Dr. Otto H H Schultze and Milam A Jones of New York testified before the jury.
A municipal league meeting discussed establishing a city civil service pension with 400 employees over 60. The proposal outlines employee contributions and city matches to fund retirement at age 60, with debates on distribution and long term costs continuing to next week.
Port Angeles dispatch reports Sheriff William Nelson overpowered D. C. Cougar Bill Garringer after a struggle at the Merril King logging camp where a girl waitress was kidnapped. Garringer faced charges as the sheriff restrained him in a close combat encounter.
Funeral services for Ran som T Young 79 civil war veteran will be held at Retell on Thursday at 126 p m. at the Old Soldiers home Netall Wash.
The article notes varying auction estimates for authors and titles including Marion’s works and Churchill related revelations. It mentions figures from 14 000 to 60 000 pounds, with Widow Hutchin and A M Hutchin tied to winter related titles and a passing show reference in London.
Funeral services for Thomas Clifford Richards, 13, who drowned in the Lake Washington canal, were planned for 2 p m at the Rafferty funeral establishment in Fremont. He was the son of Mrs. Emma Wisser of 8515 15th Ave N W.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a pleasant laxative for liver and bowels aiding with dizzy headaches colds biliousness indigestion and upset stomach. One or two at night supposedly empty bowels by morning with no griping and a price of ten cents per box, marketed as suitable for children.
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