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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1919
Page
20
Peter tries to stay up for visiting friends but falls asleep before they arrive. He wakes to breakfast as his parents explain the visit was delayed by car trouble. A package on the plane contains a tiny toy tank, and Peter vows to stay awake next time.
A Marylebone barber advertises a brushless shave claiming no soap is used to protect the skin from germs. The notice emphasizes a quick technique replacing traditional lather with bare skin contact.
Danny Meadow Mouse watches Buster Bear rake leaves in moonlit Green Forest and fears discovery. He realizes Buster hunts for beechnuts and perhaps mice, while Danny trembles, praying not to be found as the bear moves closer to the hiding spot.
Do not stay stuffed up. A dose of Pape's Cold Compound taken every two hours breaks up a severe cold and grippe misery. The first dose clears nasal passages, stops a runny nose, relieves headache and feverishness, and costs only a few cents at drug stores. It acts without assistance and tastes pleasant.
Autumn scenes are as interesting as mid summer and as easy to frame. The Kodak man offers a detailed explanation of winter photography and how to capture crisp images at lower costs.
London declares National Rat week from October 20 to 27 to wage war on more than 40,000,000 rats. Experts say rats are highly knowledgeable and travel by freight trains to infest towns and dash into refreshment rooms when trains stop at junctions.
The Rev. F B Meyer rails at women’s attire saying bare backs and pneumonia blouses attract men, claiming modern fashions offend morality. He cites daytime outfits and evening sensibilities to argue that such dress risks men losing their hearts and health.
Croydon: Henry Banks, a Bedlington farmer, accused of persistent cruelty to his wife, saying she spoiled clothes on Pence day to stop him from attending his daughter's wedding. He showed a silk hat with a hole claimed to be knife damaged. she called it accidental. He also said she burned his shoulder with tongs, causing the mowing-click effect. An order of separation and maintenance granted.
London reports a George Eliot street pageant and floral bottle attracting thousands to Nuneaton. Decorated cars depicted scenes from Eliot's works and local industries while Warwickshire mining was shown by a car with workers chewing coal. The centenary week closed with a 2000-strong pastoral play.
Manx fishermen are indignant that Sunday fishing is being violated by Scotch crews drawn by high fish prices. The long standing unwritten rule prohibiting Sunday angling is being broken as economic incentives drive the practice on Isle of Man shores.
An ex-soldier, a widow with three children, appeals to the Uxbridge Board of Guardians after advertising for a nurse and housekeeper. He says many replies come but all the women wish to marry him.
Workmen uncover a six foot skeleton at an old barn site in Paterson on a Washington army campsite. Authorities believe the remains belong to a Revolutionary War soldier. An embroidery machine that fits into a handbag is noted as a new aid for women.
An article touts Bitro-Phosphate as a treatment for nervousness sleeplessness and fatigue claiming it supplies essential phosphate to nerve cells and can restore vitality. Miss Georgia Hamilton cites a 15 pound gain after using the product while cautions note possible weight increase and watchful dosing.
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