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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1914
Page
5
A French professor argues the best meal timing starts with breakfast to steady the liver for the day. He suggests a substantial morning meal, a light midday lunch, and a hearty early evening meal to reduce liver stress and avoid dull effects like a coated tongue. The piece also notes a crime involving George Graves and references paraffine wax cures for rheumatism linked to Rockefeller.
Opinion column rails at Lafe Hamilton as unfit for public service and calls for his removal or a new trial. It questions his ethics in a courthouse deal, mocks others, and hints at political and personal intrigue amid references to figures like McIntyre, Islington, Rowell, Diaz, and Huerta.
Readers weigh in on state wide prohibition with a flood of letters. Contest offers 5 weekly prizes for best wet and dry submissions. Notable voices from Everett Seattle La Salle Hotel and more oppose or defend alcohol laws while arguing effects on crime labor and morality.
An advertisement denounces cheap dentists and dental grafters, pledging quality work at fixed low prices. It promotes gold crowns at four dollars, porcelain work at three sixty, full sets at four dollars, and silver fillings at sixty cents, offering free examination and a guarantee of value.
A playful exchange features misheard lines about raking grass and saving combings. A bee and a nettle joke is intertwined with a neighborly scene. The fragment ends with a cop nearby and a child recalling a misread line about a supposed er.
A brief exchange notes Mary Jane and a visitor comparing her to her mother. The visitor remarks on hair color and Mary Jane jokes that hers might change with age. The dialogue reflects family likeness and generational change in appearance.
In Portland on April 29, an unidentified man who used foul language when his car failed to start was badly beaten by Gov. Oswald Weat after refusing to heed his demand to stop swearing, with women present nearby.
Dr. M. Williton of the University of Chicago reports that ancient cliff dwellers faced cockroaches four feet long. The revelation comes from research announced in Milwaukee on April 29.
Dr. Eugene Wert, a homeopathic physician of Orange New Jersey, died of scarlet fever at his home. His final work was a lecture titled Scientific Methods for the Prolongation of Life, which he planned to deliver at the Orange Y M C A.
New York report says butter is 20 to 30 percent more nourishing than oleomargarine based on tests by Professor C. C. Bowes of Columbia University’s Department of Animal Husbandry.
Chicago report notes Pat Sullivan arrested by Policeman Mike Sullivan for a beauty sleep in the gutter. Judge Sullivan declares the case and sets a two dollar fine.
An old article warns that uric acid buildup can lead to Bright's disease and kidney trouble. It cites symptoms like backache, urinary changes, and headaches, urging early detection and recommending Dean's Kidney Pills as a proven remedy.
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