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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1919
Page
14
Seven alleged gamblers are in the city jail after a raid on a room in the Spring hotel on Third avenue. Officers entered the room during a game in progress. Ben Royce, a cook, was charged with conducting the game.
Josephine Corliss Preston state superintendent spoke to the King county division of the Washington Congress of Mothers and Parent Teacher associations at Des Moines urging better salaries for rural school teachers.
A reading notes that the sweet potato is about 40 percent more nutritious than the Irish potato. The statement highlights a general health claim comparing two tubers.
United Press dispatch from Washington reports Congress aims to adjourn after the final treaty vote with December regular session in view. Leaders insist on moving domestic legislation though the railroad reorganization bill and labor measures lack momentum as many lawmakers head home to gauge political fortunes. The treaty ratification fight resumes with key amendments slated for votes.
James M. Beck, first assistant at torney general under President Roosevelt, will discuss The League of Nations this Friday under the League for the Preservation of American Independence. He authored The Evidence in the Case War and Humanity and other works on the European war.
F M Foster dies in Olney. Funeral scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. Foster, a former congressman, passed away today in Olney and the funeral arrangements were announced for the new day.
Oct. 20. A Spokane garage owner has mounted a sign on his building to direct planes to the local landing field, aiming to aid pilots navigating the area.
In the Green Forest Buster Bear stalks a pile of leaves where Danny Meadow Mouse hides. Buster's plan for beechnuts is interrupted as Danny darts out, their brief encounter prompting a startled escape.
Catarrh is a blood condition not cured by local applications. The text warns against ineffective treatments and promotes S S S as the cure, claiming it attacks the disease at its source. Readers are urged to contact Swift Specific Co for expert guidance.
Sailors in January to July visited ports from Santiago to Smyrna, demonstrating a globe trotting career aboard the Arizona. The Navy promises immediate pay, shipboard learning, trade schools, planned work and play, 30 days furlough with full pay, free clothing, and rapid promotion for men over 17, with enlistment at recruiting stations or via the post office.
The Palmer twins fear a supposed black boob Peter claims lives in a closet. Mam ma leads them to prove otherwise, but a black cat escapes from a broken window in the attic as Peter persists that the boob remains, and the twins remain wary.
Spokane speaker James Rowan a convicted I W W disloyalist argued that America is in a semintarving state but shockingly claimed England is the worst autocracy in the world. He told a local meeting that England surpasses the United States in oppression.
Train No 663 will be held one hour in Seattle on October 25 due to a timetable change. Train No 664 will be detained one hour in Portland, with the Seattle to Portland departure moved to 12:15 a.m. and the Portland to Seattle return at midnight, per William McMurray.
Des Moines Iowa October 20 Governor W L Harding urged a conference to avert the coal strike set for November 1. He sent telegrams to executives of states producing bituminous coal and letters to J C Lewis president of mine district 13 and J C Cush ing president of the Iowa Operators Association urging arbitration under the state mediation code.
The government sought to uphold the constitutional tax on child labor products. It obtained Supreme Court permission to file a brief supporting Atherton villa of Charlotte, N. C., appealing a state court decision that knocked out the law.
Red Rock canyon north of Los Angeles will rival the Grand Canyon of the Colorado in interest upon completion of the new Roosevelt highway leading to it.
Girl and boy tops with low neck and high neck styles in sizes 1 to 10 years except size 8. Short and long sleeves feature plain red band trim. Price stated as $1.00. Advertisement style note mentions Tuesday a GUI and Covi yenn unclear.
Episcopal students at the University of Washington met Sunday at Dr. F M Padelford home to organize a co educational club likely named the Gerald Patton Memorial Club Patton the first University of Washington man killed in the great war was an ardent church worker and is the memorial focus
Los Angeles woman Mrs A L DeVixe reports years of female troubles and lack of help from doctors. After six bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she says she is well and invites others to try the remedy. She endorses the product and cites its forty year history of aiding similar ailments.
Medical authorities warn that indigestion and constipation drive half of mankind’s illnesses. Proper digestion prevents biliousness, gas, headaches, and sour stomach. Foley Cathartic Tablets cleanse the bowels without griping, sweeten the stomach, and invigorate the liver. Sold everywhere.
Civil mechanical and electrical engineers will gather Tuesday night at the Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club to elect officers for the Seattle Chapter American Association of Engineers. In New York the bar association opposes Municipal Justice John F Hoyer claiming he snoozes during trials and may affect his re election bid.
A note lists Boldt’s locations at 1414 3d Ave downtown and 913 2d Ave, offering meals in two city districts as a casual dining option.
Seattle readers learn a facial wash claim using witch hazel and herb extracts to reduce dark eye circles. The ad promises quick relief with a small bottle and offers a free aluminum eye bottle from Swift's Drug Co and local druggists.
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