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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1920
Page
9
Florence Kansas embraces a rush oil boom as derricks multiply around the Arachel lease well. Farmers like Mary Larson shift from struggle to profits while rooms vanish and autos house workers in a rents-driven society. Lease-hounds study blueprints amid a city quickened by oil money.
At 1 30 a m Friday a fire broke out in a shack at 169 Ninth Ave Seattle. Firefighters arrived quickly but a man in a nightshirt fled southward at high speed and was not found. Fire started by a burning cigarette in bedding. Damages about 50 dollars.
A bustling Florence note depicts oil men gambling on races, a loose crowd enjoying a late outdoor movie, multiple pool rooms, and a lively Main street. It mentions a Seattle rally tonight by the Farmer-Labor Party with candidates including Robert Bridges James A. Duncan and J France ner.
Frances Seeley, feared murdered, is located safe in Sherwood Oregon. Blood in her Meadow creek cabin was misattributed to a hunter’s deer hide.
Paris authorities report the French Academy of Music backs the rocking chair as the most healthful chair and recommends its general adoption, saying style should not trump comfort. The declaration highlights a shift in opinion toward healthier seating.
Lawrence Lambert, a band sergeant who served five years in India during the war, is now employed as an office boy. He stands over six feet tall and is 23 years old.
An old newspaper ad promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It mentions a fruity taste and that full directions appear on each bottle. The copy emphasizes buyers should look for the word California on the package.
Hundreds of Powder River division veterans from across the country will meet in Seattle for their first annual reunion on September 26 the eve of the Meuse Argonne drive anniversary. The organizing committee promises lively events from arrival to departure with hotel rates and advance reservations urged. headquarters at the Hotel Butler and convention sessions in the Arcade building.
In New York on September 17 police search for 75 year old Mrs Philo mena Riselo who left her grandson from Corona after telling him of marriage plans. The grandson reports she may have eloped and asked authorities to locate her.
A Belgian government effort helps a boy named Charles Louis recover his lineage. He recalls only that his father was called M. Le Prince and that he lived in Brussels in 1914 before fleeing the German advance. A French priest sheltered him in America, and now the youth seeks his true name and family amid Belgium's search.
Alfred John Williams aged 21 was arraigned in London on a bigamy charge for marrying his wife’s sister Ethel Westbrook aged 21. Mian Westbrook testified that her sister told police Williams wanted her and that she married him to keep her sister from losing her husband.
Abigail Wilton, an American vocalist, has publicly performed the hymn Land Kindly Light fifty thousand times. The count highlights a long career of public singing and dedication to the piece.
Paris municipal councillors propose renaming a Paris street to November 11 in honor of Armistice Day marking the signing of the armistice. The move reflects local commemorative effort and aims to preserve the date in city geography.
Paris reports Georges tier the French pugilist plans a debut novel and is compiling reminiscences of his principal fights as part of a forthcoming volume.
Clarence Milner of 024 Potrero Avenue San Francisco claims Tanlac relieved long standing stomach catarrh and gas pain after a severe health decline. He reports gaining fifteen pounds improved appetite breathing strength and energy and urges others to try Tanlac sold in Seattle drug stores.
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