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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1919
Page
5
Fragmented OCR hints at upcoming games with Detroit and Philadelphia matchups and a September date. Mentions a major league context and players including Johnson and Jace. Details are unclear but suggest pro or major club competition.
A humorous record shows C Ethelbert addressing a noisy barnyard scene including a loud neighbor, a red faced man, a duck and a goat that feasted on towels. Police and prosecutors are mentioned as authorities as the case unfolds with C Ethelbert noting the goat “got his goat” before noon dinner.
An old advertisement touts a lemon juice facial lotion claiming to clear blemishes and soften skin. It recommends mixing lemon juice with a tan lotion or orchard white to create a beauty mixture, massaging daily for clear, soft skin.
An advertisement touts a hair remover product named Phelactine that promises full root extraction instantly with a simple process. It describes shaving and electrolysis alternatives and urges readers to buy today for dramatic, surprising results.
The Y M C A plans church services and a town dinner for visiting sailors. Sailors will gather at the Y and ride to chosen churches by auto. Afterward they may be taken home for dinner. The Y will house four hundred men and provide city tours by committee guides.
In Judge A W Frater's courtroom three men George Allen, Matt Starwich and Frank Holmes faced robbery charges as deputies Herbert Beebe and Starwich mingled with jail inmates after a Saturday incident. Beebe cites the door knob injury as the cause of Allen's black eye and bruised jaw.
Mrs. Stella Powers of Earlington apartments claims a steamer trunk and clothing valued at 500 dollars were not hers. James Lewis instructed a drayman to remove a trunk for a Canadian boat. the driver took the wrong trunk and police are notifying Lewis of the error.
Fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the garage of James Tachell & Co. Renton undertakers early Tuesday morning creating $5000 losses. The flames destroyed four automobiles. Half of the losses is covered by insurance. Only the prompt work of the fire department saved the big building next to the garage.
Tokyo reports the foreign office denies as unfounded the claim that Russians living in Japan will be conscripted to fight for Kolchak's forces.
James Miley who recently completed a 63 day city jail term in Columbia City faced a police court on a charge of possessing hop. He attempted to flee but was intercepted by Officer Bridges before leaving the courthouse. Miley claimed to seek a kinder outcome, while the judge pledged to keep him from hop in the future and ordered him to remain seated. A separate note reports Circle City Alaska paid a record $48 a pound for beef steak during the Klondike rush.
Lois Adler, celebrated concert pianist, will give a recital Friday evening in the auditorium of the Cornish School of Music. She is the first of several artists engaged by the school for recitals during the coming season.
Oscar Springer, among the twelve indicted, celebrates the acquittal of Judge Clay Alb lon by delivering a box of peaches to the county clerk. He leaves briefly, returns to find the box disturbed, and jokes about sharing the fruit despite the not guilty verdict.
Specimens of all species of mosquitoes found in army camps will be displayed in the Army Medical Museum in Washington. The exhibit aims to showcase varieties and contribute to medical understanding of mosquito borne diseases.
A shipment of 3.6 billion rubles in old Russian coinage arrived at Vladivostok. The coins were minted in United States facilities for the Siberian government.
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