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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1911
Page
8
A reporter tracks a single egg from its nest in a haymow to a Seattle warehouse and finally a housewife's kitchen. The egg is bought by a huckster, sold to a farmer, and broken on baking day as ammonia scent fades. A tear is shed for the egg that went bad.
City Attorney Pierce calls for a public institution to house drug victims noting current jail sentences fail to help. He argues the present method is worse than useless as there is no place for them and cites a disorderly conduct case of George Clark who admitted long opioid use and faces ten days in jail, a period he cannot use dope.
Miss Mary Corrigan of Anaconda aged 17 runs away with Frank Pirnot a choir singer after he allegedly used influence over her. She is in Minneapolis city jail awaiting sheriffs from Anaconda to take her home. Pirnot is charged with abduction.
Rapid City South Dakota September 20 a funnel shaped cloud lifted Mrs George Summer from her Oakstone home while washing dishes and carried her 700 feet before dropping the building. The structure was wrecked but she escaped with only minor injuries and no other dwellings were touched.
A chaotic miscellany reports Francie Meyers' failed turn in Chicago a $6 fine for disturbance cases in New York creation of a sobriety farm and a water wagon plan. It notes a high school senior class election and a sheriff's hunt for a prowling man. Also covers merges of women’s clubs race to go wet in Ellensburg voter names and local thefts.
A double wedding occurred in Milton where Charles Barnes married Mrs. A Norris and his daughter wed Luther Crawley. The elder groom’s uncle officiated the ceremony.
The Apostolic Delegate Diomede Falconio turns sixty nine in Washington. Though born in Italy his fifty years of work in education and missions have made him a valued American figure. Citizens hail him as a useful naturalized American.
Complaints allege men and boys destroy salmon in streams above Snohomish and Granite Falls by catching fish with barbed poles then returning them dead to the water. Authorities urged care and compliance with fishing laws.
Summer visitors at Newport favor a skin lotion over powder. The recipe dissolves spurmax in hot water or hazel water, adds glycerine, and claims to clear and whiten the complexion. The lotion dries quickly and leaves a smooth velvety skin without powder residue.
United Press reports a Jewish Colonization Association tally showing about 80 000 Jews left Russia in 1910 with 60 000 settling in the United States and the remainder to Argentina Brazil and Palestine. The exodus is linked to the association founded two decades ago by Baron Hirsch. Most emigrants became farmers as the group aids their settlement. More than 100 000 Jews left Europe last year.
The Men's Club of St. Mark's church held a mock trial last night convicting J. H. Edwards of smoking a five-cent cigar. Edwards, senior warden of the church, attends baseball games and faces sentencing later.
In Boma Congo on Sept 20 two porters attached to British Consul H G Mackie's caravan were cut off from the party by cannibals and boiled and eaten. Two expeditions have left to arrest the culprits.
Official statistics from Calcutta indicate that in 1910, wild animals killed 2,300 people in India while humans killed 19,282 wild beasts. Snakes accounted for 91,104 deaths.
Bulletin shows 1819 registered pupils and over 100 new registrations since the previous period. The report highlights a net uptick in student enrollment as schooling interest rises among the youths.
A rider was fined $10 for operating a motorcycle while under the influence or impaired. The incident involved the rider attempting a high speed maneuver to relieve a burden and resulted in police action. Porting area authorities issued the penalty.
Special offers appear for a Handy Kit Chen Trowel used for lifting and turning eggs, croquettes and cakes. A Zenith bread knife with a serrated edge cuts hot or cold bread or cake. An Improved Christy mascular mixer is priced at $1.10 for dressing and whipping cream, alongside Dover Egg Beater family size.
Basement sale notes low prices on fall dress fabrics. Homespun Suiting 56 inches blue brown gray black 88 per yard. Striped Cheviot 56 inches gray two tone gray brown navy white 88 cents. Fancy Checked Cheviot Serge 46 inches brown navy blue dark wine navy white 88 cents. Panne Zibeline 46 inches blue brown gray garnet. As Striped Granite 50 inch black navy brown gray 1 dollar. Striped Cheviot 52 inches bee navy 1 dollar.
Black silk-boot hosiery with sisle top and heavy lisle heels and toes offered as a special pair at 38 cents in the Nasement Salesroom. The item emphasizes durable construction and cost savings for customers browsing the department.
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