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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
8
A nostalgic exchange recalls frontier days as Grandmother’s memory and a visiting girl recount early struggles during Indian wars. Peggy and David listen to tales of storms, river floods, and a child’s view of peril and play near a town waterfront. The interview shifts toward a continued story.
Muskrat recovers only to suffer a choking incident at school as Markie’s gum disappears and a school day concludes with Scribble Scratch the fairy teacher guiding recitation. The tale blends classroom whimsy with gentle danger and recovery.
In a Southern tale Mistah Buzzard explains his cousin’s black head. Billy Possum and Peter Rabbit tease while Ol Mistah Buzzard recalls a chimney misadventure that left the cousin smeared with soot and forever silent unless spoken to. The origin of the black head is tied to curiosity and meddling.
On Oct 15 Toledo authorities urged housewives to watch garbage cans during canning season. Broken bottles and tin cans worry garbage collectors, officials said.
An ad touts the Hyomet Inhaler a small hard rubber device carried in a pocket. A few drops of magical Hyomet absorbed in the antiseptic mist is inhaled to kill catarrh germs in nasal membranes. Syomel, an Australian eucalyptus blend with opiatic components, supposedly relieves bronchitis sore throat and colds. Money back guarantee. Sold by Bartell Drug Co. and druggists.
TERRE HAUTE Oct 15 Mrs Milo G Brown has married her fifth husband after a series of ill fortunes. She wed Brown the morning after divorcing Charlie Parka under unclear circumstances as the three prior husbands died suddenly.
London reports the death of James Plowright 72 a pioneer who built England s first bicycle modeled on early French designs His original iron frame bicycle was called the boneshaker and he copied the French machines to create it.
An old health column argues rheumatism stems from tiny disease germs in the blood. It promotes S. S. S. as a blood purifier to cleanse the blood and remove the germs, claiming relief. Readers are urged to obtain literature from the Chief Medical Adviser at 826 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
Ripley Mass October 15. Uncle Jack Terry, 108, a Union County resident, has reportedly cut his third set of teeth. He says the teeth are of little practical value as they break easily and his brothers and sisters all lived to be at least a century old.
An advertisement extols Hamlin's Wizard Oil as a fast penetrating remedy for back and neck pain, sprains, bruises, cuts, burns, bites, and general mishaps. It emphasizes home first aid usefulness, antiseptic applications, and the value of keeping a generous bottle in the medicine chest for immediate healing when a doctor is far away.
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