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Tha Alaska Weekly Post
Published Daily, Except Sunday> and Holdiays
By
GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY, (loc.)
ELMER \ FRIEND. EDITOR V\D GENERAL MANAGER
Harry V. Hoben, President frank L. Baliaine, Sec. |
Catarad u aacond-etaM mattar Saptambar *. ttl*. at tba Post OfBca at Saward. Alaaka
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of all nena dispatches credited ot it or not otherwise credited in this paper
and a Do the local news published herein._J
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|)i:r VIM MKM N> VIvNS
\t; \|NST WOOD VIA OHOL
Owing to the heavy increase recent
ly noted in the number of deaths and
eases of blindness resulting from
the d-inking of wood alcohol hy those
ignorant (>t it> dangers the Naiion.il
Committee for the Prevention of
I Kindness. i:!0 Hast. Twenty-second
.tuet, New York, is sending broad
cast special warnings of the tragi.*
consequences which may follow the
use of wood alcohol, denatured alco
hol and medicated alcohol tor bevel
age purposes.
Occasional cases ot this natuie
hav*- It. cn occurring from time to
time for many years, but since na
tioMai prohibition went into effect,
the* • has been an alarming increase
in all sections of the country due to
thf p eparations of drinks in which
wood alcohol has been used or in
..Milt cases whc e it has been taken
The harmful action of this poison
c*»e»« - n«*t only from taking it inter
nally. hut may likewise be induced
b\ breathing its fain. -. and by ab
sorption thiough the miens mem
branes of the body. It.- elt<*ct is us
ually noticeabh* vo» \ shortly utter
exposUM*. Within a few hours after
drinking, acite heacrulc is noted,
siiaMv accompanied by violent at
tack- of vnliting. body pains, extend
ing over the region of the kidneys,
aid \ sin *ss. \ IStOA may
l income impaired . total blindness oc
cur. and death tsetf result.
Wood Mcohnl
llie woimI a Ieoh o us4*d in the l nit
ed States is oMn:n« l chiefly from the
destructive d'Still ition of wood — hard
..I. birch, beech. maple, oak. elm
and alder being those most frequently
used. The chief uses to which it
i- put are for the denaturing of grain
alcohol: for various purposes in line^
of common manufacture (especially
t iife i]r nErDaffenfer
THE
SEWARD
DRILL
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Recently Thoroughly Renovated.
"WE HANDLE ONLY FIRST CLASS
GOODS’*
-WE UNDERSTAND HOW TO
PREPARE THEM”
Cleanliness and Courtesy
IS OUR MOTTO.
PRIVATE DINING ROOM
FOR LADIES
t harles 1 anicron — John C. Gaffney
EAT FISH AND OTHER
SEA PRODUCTS.
1 know how to cook them and can
prepare fish as you
want it served.
[RANCH
GRILL
JOHN’S PLACE
as a solvent in the preparation of shel
lac, varnish, dyes, etc.) ns an in
gredient in medical and pharmaceuti
cal preparations; in the chemical in
dustries and as a fuel and illuminant.
Only within recent years has wood
alcoho! become so dangerous to life
and sight. Formerly it "as a dark,
had smelling . bad-tasting fluid which ,
no one was tempted to drink. l.ater,
a process was developed by which
this color, smell and taste are re
moved. Wood alcohol, when purified
in this way, looks, smells and tastes .
like grain alcohol, and may thus he
easily substituted for it by unscrup
ulous persons.
Denatured Mcohol
In ltMMi congress, following tl '
load of Kuropoan countries, enacted
a law permitting the general use of
a tax-free indnst) ini (denatured ) do
niostic alcohol in order to stimulate
industrial purposes for whoic tin high
tost o»* grain alcohol was prohibitive.
Denatu ed alcohol usually consists of
JM) per cent grain alcohol and 10 p *r
cent wood alcohol, tints rendering it
unlit for drinking. It is being in-!
crc.usingly substituted for wood alco
hol in many industrial uses, to elimi
nate tin* great dangers attendant no
on the use of the latter.
Medicated Alcohol
Pharmacists who hold permits x»«*• t ,
have given bond aie allowed to mod
cate it in accordance with any one •
nine formulas specified by the con -
missioner of internal revenue. Tinted
States treasury department. Car
bolic acid, formaldehyde and bichlor
ide of mercury are the chief of these
denaturing agents. The container of
-uch medicated alcohol must bear a
“Poison** label. The sale by pharma
cists of medicated alcohol for indus
trial purposes is prohibited. It is
sold chiefly for rubbing purposes. t
in spite of these regulations and
precautions some persons are using
these prisons for drinking purposes,
even at times completely diregard
ing the “poison” label which may
have appeared on the bottle. In
other instances, the victims have
0**en ignorant of the dangers of that
v ! ich they were using— the beverage
‘riving been prepared by others anil
.sold under false pretences or under
s me misleading name. When the ori- j
v r.al manufacturer of mixtures of this |
nature can b«* apprehended he has |
l»****n, in many instances subjected to j
severe punishment by the courts. I
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NKWSPAPF.KS IN FAST
NFKD FACTS ON ALASKA
Here is a sample of Alaskan geo- j
graphv as dealt out in the States. It j
will be particularly interesting to ;
Alaskans who know the country and
who will h** able to follow out the
route on the map. It is a bonafide I
transcription from an article in the
New York Sun.
It describes th>* route of a pros
pective tour by Major (Iotshall who ‘
is now in this country.
“The route Major Clot shall intends
to cover is from Skagway to White
horse Pass to get to the Cassia) ’
mountains, thence by way of the |
I^ewis river to Dawson, thence on
tin' Yukon in a canoe to the Tanana
river, across Mount McKinley Park,
and from there to Fairbanks and Val
dez to Seward on the Kenai penin
sula. and back to Skagway, to Atlin,
where going back to the Cassiar
mountains a second time for thepur- !
pose of finding out which is the best
way of Whitehorse pass or by way of
Teel graph creek.
“If Major Gotshall should decide to
go to the Arctic Circle, his route
would be hv way of the Porcupine
river. Fort McKenzie, Herschel island. *
Point Barrow, and Fort Yukon.
Is it any wonder that Alaskans!
think of how long it will he before :
this country comes into its own. 1L3
time the text hooks in our schools j
through the States were revised, as
far as Alaska is concerned for if we
can get the youngster to know some
I’LL SAY SHE DOES! ! !
Of course *he jjets her cream, face
powder and other toilet rtauiaite* j
here.
why?
Because we have the best and a hifj
assortment to choose from.
ELI. SAY \YE HAVE.
SEWARD DRUG CO.
The Kexall Store.
I
thinp- about Alasktt they will coimmi
errors on the part of their elders.
FISHKRIKS CONCKKN F1LK
VKTICLKS OF INCOUFOKATION
WITH TKKKITOKVS SKCKKTAin
lour of the six companies which fil
ed Mriicic.( of im operation with the
Secretary of the Territory, during tin
past month weru fisheries corpora
ions. rriie new companies vhich hav
filed papers in the secretary** office
are:
The Alaska Union Fisheries, In
corporate^, incorporated at Ketchikan
for $r»tu>.0(iO. The incorporators ar»
,1. |Jt Jones. II. V. Henrickson amd Fn
fjene V\ acker.
The Alaska Ocean Food Company,
a Washington corporation wb'ch has
its Alaska place ef business at Fort
Chait'am. Christ Olson is president
;m<l U. S. Towse secretary of the
onmanv which is incorporated for
$100,000.
*| be Cordova Fish and Cold Slor
mp» Company, incorporated at Cor
rova h\ Charles Auer. Leonie von M
/osch and T. .!. Donohue for S25.000.
THE KEY
CARLTON CLUB
NEWEST and Best
Smoking Tobacco.
For pipe or cigarette
THE KEY
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The Snldovia Parking Company, in
corporated by Charles K. Herron, K.
I,. I it,Ml ami D. I!, l’attcrson of An- .
chorage for $100,000.
The Alaska Sulphur Company, a
Delaware corporation, formed for the
lands and mining , rnanfacturing, rc
fining or dealing in sulphur or sul
phur products, and incorporated for
00.000. The Alas’ a agent for the
concern is l.oRoy V. Ray of Seward.
Tlu* Seattle Merchants Association,
incorporated in Washington, with its
\lnskn office at Anchorage. L. H.
MrCumhor is president of the com
pany and J. h> Baldwin, secretary,
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GERMAN SOLDIERS ARK
PROHIBITED FROM GAMBLING
BERLIN, Oct., 0— The spread of
gambling among the soldiers has
prompted General Noske to issue an
order prohibiting all gambling in bar
racks, canteens, mess halls, on parade
grounds or in public places.
The Berlin authorities are proceed
ing vigorously against the owners and i
operators of all gambling places, who
when convicted are invariably given
jail sentences under the provisions of
martial law which is still effective.
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He Boots'
t. fora
He Man
Job
%
Better boots than
you ever could
b u y before —
better because
Goodrich has learned how to make
boots in ONE SINGLE PIECE. It
makes the rubber tougher—prevents j
cracks, splits and leaks that are not
only annoying, hut expensive.
Goodrich Boots are NOT MORE EXPEN*
SI YE than the ordinan kind—and we can
truthfully say that they arc the
best, longest-wearing footwear*
you can buy. From the first
day you draw them on your
f.ct, they’re comfortable.
Get them in any style you
please—the Goodrich llip is
popular with fishermen (see
illustration). Identify Good
rich Boots by the “Red Line
’Round the Top.”
Sohl hy 45,01)0 Di’iilfrs
TIIF 15. F. GOODRICH
R l 1515 FR COMPANY
The City of Goodrich—
Akron, Ohio
113-15 Kin)* Street, Seattle
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Seward Light &
Power Company
Main 0
The Seward News Company
GEORGE PHELPS
Booksellers, Newsdealers and Stationer*
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_3PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY-?_
SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE
STEAMER ADMIRAL WATSON'
gjf, ~ OCTOBER 9th.
Tor regular ports in Southeastern and Southwest
ern Alaska, also to Anchorage and Kodiak.
Company reserves ri^hi to change schedule "iihout notice.
ADMIRAL LINE BUILDING
Wayne Blue, Agent.••.Seward Alaska.
m | ft g0* ■ M at STEAM SKIP S4M H ^
ALASKA comi^ny n$mi
, • SAILING S( ilLDL'Li; . ,
I
Sail Froiu
SKATTI.K
Oct. 1
Oct. H
Oct. 1H
Oct. 22
Oct. M)
STEAMER
North we«t ern
ALASKA
ALAMEDA
NORTHWESTERN
ALASKA
Due Due l.\ Seward
SKW.V lil) Southbound
Oct. ID Oct. 10
Oct. Iti Oct. hi
Oct. 1!1 Oct. l!:5
Oct. .‘50 Oct. .‘50
Nov. rt Nov. ti
•• A. H. MrDONALD, Agent.
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PROFESSIONAL
DU. H. A. BLVTH
Dentist
PHONE— Mad.. Ill
Office In liank
Of Seward Builduic
OFFICE HOCUS
10 A. M. — To — 3 P. M
i P. M. — To — 8:30 1*. M.
¥ ' ^
i. H. ROMIG, M. 1>.
Office in K. K. Bldg. i
Residence Third Ave.
Phones: Office, Madison 130;
Residence Adams 48.
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L. R. C. P. & L. F*C. S. Edinburgh
L F. P. & S., Glasgow.
J. M. SLOAN, M. 1)., C. M.
Van Gilder Building
MBce hours: 1 to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m.
Formerly of Nome.
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FRATERNAL
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L. 0. 0. M„ No. 1425
Meet* every Tuesday 8 P.M., at
A. B. Hall. Vialting Brothers
Invited.
Peter N, Anderson Dictator.
C. A. Estes, Secretary
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PIONEEKS Or ALASKA
IGLOO NO. 9
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meets on 2nd and 4th Saturday
each month, 8 p. Pioneer Hall
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