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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1920
Page
5
An old Siwash tale retold by a narrator recalls a miserly elder who hoards wealth in shells called hiaqua. As white traders arrive, the story warns against greed, showing how he hides and sells the fish and elk wealth while denying help, leading to his doom. The legend notes the coast named Nisqually, the Whulge Sound, and the lure of Indian money.
Mavide Mosterat is frozen in his seat during a speech drill as Mr Scribble Scratch orates to a visiting audience. Markie Mark struggles to move after chewing gum against rules, Dr. Mink examines him and reassures the frightened boy.
In a sunny morning scene two squirrels, Chat the Red Squirrel and Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel, quarrel over tree nuts. The chase climbs the tall hickory as Happy Jack accuses theft and chases Chatterer the Red to the tree top before fruitless bargaining ends.
Will Rogers himself opened, covered ears to avoid a dreadful quarrel. Next a note that a striped chipmunk is kept very busy with activities following.
Seattle women voters will meet at the Press club on Fifth avenue and University street at 2 p.m. Thursday to learn about North Dakota’s laws. A. A. Lee, veteran and North Dakota resident, will explain statutes affecting the school and the home.
Mrs Short of Glenn California and her husband a former New York druggist credit Vinol with easing indigestion and a bad stomach after four bottles. Her daughter reportedly saw similar benefits. The ad urges readers to visit Swift Drug Co at 2nd and Pike for a bottle to gain new life and vigor.
Old promotional slip offers a trial package from Foley & Co of Chicago through mail request. It advertises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for coughs pain rheumatism and digestion.
Mentho Laxene marketed for ten years as a home mix concentrate sold in a pint quantity. First dose allegedly relieves head and chest cold and cough in children or adults. Guaranteed money back by Mackburn, Dayton Ohio, claiming economy and superiority over substitutes.
Trustees of the Central Baptist church at Third avenue and Cedar street vote to dispose of the present location and erect a new church near Queen Anne avenue and Boston street.
A testimonial touts Adler-i-ka as instantly helping sour stomach and gas after a single bottle. It claims Adler-i-ka flushes the upper and lower bowel completely, relieves gas and sour stomach, removes foul matter, may cure constipation, and prevents appendicitis, attributed to Swift Drug Co and Bartell Drug Co.
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