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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1920
Page
15
Olympia health officials warn moon shiners to beware copper stills used in home distilling. The dangers include lethal copper poisoning from salts and fusel oil, with potatoes used in distilling cited as especially risky. The warning notes increased fatalities as inexperienced makers produce unsafe liquor.
W C Warne of Seattle presented a doughboy model for the Washington National Guard memorial to be built in Woodland Park. The piece won favor at a National Guard Memorial association meeting but final selection is delayed to October to allow time for another artist to submit a design. The statue, about 25 000 dollars, commemorates guardsmen who died in World War I and will stand on an eight foot granite pedestal with names inscribed on its sides.
Belllingham Sept 20 N Pomquist 96 filing for divorce after four months of marriage saying he must place his wife in the attic because her snoring keeps him awake at night.
Marion Ohio September 21 1920 Republican drive to win organized labor to Warren G Harding expands as labor men meet with the candidate and vow to back the Republican ticket. Labor leaders worry about future conditions while miners in Illinois back Harding and oppose Gompers push for Cox. A South Sea island note about large crabs follows.
Persistent uric acid buildup is blamed for muscular and inflammatory rheumatism, sciatica, gout, and linked kidney and bladder troubles. The Joyner Drug Co offers Buchu and Marshmallow Compound as a non patent tonic priced $1.00 and $2.00, claiming kidney restoration after one bottle.
Albany September 1 The judiciary committee voted to report the Gillet resolution to oust five socialist members barred from the legislature and reelected in a special election. The panel made no recommendations, signaling the measure may move to the full assembly for action.
In Marlboro on September 21, Patrolman Hugh McNiff caught a large turtle while fishing in Budbury. The shell bore the carved numerals 1587, a mystery noted by the local press.
A rustic exchange questions the purpose of waterproof gloves. The reply jokes they let you wash hands without getting them wet. The line captures everyday humor and practical fixes in a rural life setting.
The paste is prepared by mixing powdered delatone with water and applying to hairs for two to three minutes. After removal and washing, hair is said to vanish with no pain and no skin damage, provided real delatone is used.
A historical note recalls when the pneumatic truck tire emerged in the United States and transformed long haul trucking. It highlights structural strength features such as anchored heads, multiplied breaker strips, molded flaps, bulwarked side cushions, and road grip.
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