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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1915
Page
7
Miss Portia Mansfield Fwett and Miss Charlotte Perry depart to establish a camp where fifty girls will study classic dances and nature study. The project promises a Mount Parnassus atmosphere with dawn dances in minimal robes. several husbands have applied to join the camp.
Mrs May Wright Sewall urged Seattle mothers not to give children toys representing weapons to avoid warlike thoughts. She spoke before the Seattle Federation of Women's clubs Monday and called for Seattle to send a delegation of women to the International Conference of Women Workers in San Francisco.
A health warning links heavy meals and nitrogeneous foods to uric acid buildup, kidney strain, and rheumatic pains. It promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a reliable tonic and urges diet changes, rest, and daily walks for quicker relief, citing Charles M. O. of Seattle as a testimonial.
Seward Alaska, April 20, reports say the Seward rush rivals the Klondike dash as Seward, once a 350 town, could swell to 36000. A government railroad terminal worth 35 million dollars promises vast growth with many seeking fortunes and town lots rising to 5900 to 20900 dollars in value.
In Paterson New Jersey on a Friday night Billy Sunday urged revival zeal amid warnings against backsliding. He spoke of divine judgment and urged converts to come forward as he led prayers and invited participation. Health officer J Alexander Browne condemned the Chautauqua salute for spreading germs.
Senator Wesley L. Jones, visiting his son H. B. Jones at 2420 Florence court, will leave for Spokane Wednesday. He will attend the opening of the Celtic locks of the Columbia river at Pasco and make an extensive trip through Southwest Washington.
A Los Angeles judge rules Mrs. Mary K Krause must pay $40 monthly alimony to her husband in a divorce proceeding. The decision highlights ongoing financial support obligations in family court matters.
Bridgeport Connecticut April 27 Arthur Hearn Cowl of New York grandson of James A Hearn a dry goods merchant died at midnight from a self inflicted bullet wound at Emily Wheeler home in Stratford He handed a ring to Miss Wheeler and asked her to pull a ribbon attached to his waistcoat when she did a concealed revolver fired. Cowl had a recent nervous breakdown.
The State Board of Medical Examiners licenses Dr. Lathrop to practice in Washington and he has operated in Seattle for years. He offers free consultations at 214 15 Peoples Bank Bldg. daily except Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. He will not promise a cure and may refer patients to their own physicians if needed. Diseases treated include asthma heart trouble dyspepsia la grippe female trouble constipation lumbago neuralgia liver trouble rheumatism appendicitis headaches paralysis insomnia kidney trouble and stomach trouble.
An ad touts Mustero le a clean white ointment with mustard oil for congestion throat and chest symptoms. It promises relief from colds bronchitis sore throat and muscle aches and claims it may prevent pneumonia with regular use. Available in 25¢ 50¢ and 2.50 hospital sizes from The Musterole Company Cleveland Ohio.
The advertisement touts pure cocoanut oil as a superior shampoo option to soap. It claims less alkali is gentler on the scalp, moisturizes, and cleanses hair and scalp with a small amount, leaving hair soft, fluffy, and easy to manage. It notes cocoanut oil is cheap and available at most stores.
Hundreds mobbed the Outlet Clothing Store at Occidental and Washington to snap up $10 suits for 3.95 and other deep discounts. Husky officers kept the throng from trampling the weaker shoppers as bargains drew mothers and families, with goods including suits, underwear, collars, suspenders, hats, and more while stock ran thin.
Alaska dispatch describes jubilation over the Seward Fairbanks route as Ballaine and others recall decades of effort to build a railroad from the south to the interior. It notes Harriman interests establishing a Seward bank with Wall Street staff, and a 17,000 pound safe delivered by simple local methods, reflecting frontier ingenuity.
Shakespeare, performed by F. M. Padelford as the monarch, joined by Helen Perkins as Queen Elizabeth, led a large crowd in an open air festival by the Junior Drama League in Volunteer Park. Highlights included A Midsummer Night's Dream The Merchant of Venice Twelfth Night and As You Like It.
Rouse calls for volunteers to join the U S 8 Albany naval militia cruise to the San Francisco exposition this July. Fifty more youths, ages 17 to 20, must enlist by tonight with parental consent and be examined aboard the training ship Vicksburg at West Seattle to fill the ship’s complement. Paul Thomas of the Dexter Horton bank oversees enlistment.
Nome to hold election on May 5 to decide saloon status as Nome's population swells to about 2,500 in winter and much higher in summer. James Maher, former supreme director of the Knights of Columbus, is reported dead.
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