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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1919
Page
18
Four gangsters in Eastern France stole army cars, drove them to Luxemburg, and sold them to German criminals. They wore American military police uniforms and were arrested while living luxuriously at Toul, escaped at Lingwy, recaptured, and now face court martial.
A Morseferry road bureau in Westminster grapples with war marriages after World War I. Letters plead for alimony and help for wives with babies. Australian wives share views on British marriages. a special divorce law aids English wives seeking freedom from husbands abroad.
Mary Kemp, organist at Sandy parish church for 67 years and England’s oldest woman organist, celebrated her 80th birthday with an organ recital in London on October 17.
An advertisement touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a cure for pimples and skin eruptions. It claims calcium sulphide in the wafers nourishes skin, dries pimples, and improves texture, urging readers to buy a 0-cent box at any drug store.
New York authorities urged housewives to show backbone by curbing purchases and boycotting basic necessities. Mrs. Julian Heath, president of the National Housewives' League, said prices have not fallen day by day despite Palmer's figures and called for sustained consumer action to press dealers to cut costs.
Sheriff Jack Stringer killed a mountain goat after it fell 40 feet to a narrow ledge. He plans a difficult ascent of a 360 foot cliff to recover the carcass and prized horns, insisting the incident happened in Snoqualmie Pass.
The steam schooner Johan Poulson arrives at Pier 4 with 2,500 sacks of sugar to ease Seattle’s shortage. A larger shipment follows on the steamer Multnomah, carrying 4,000 sacks and due here Saturday.
Italian churches and societies in Atlantic County raise funds to aid D'Annunzio, aiming to preserve Italian identity in Fiume. The collection was announced during events in Atlantic City on October 17.
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