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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1911
Page
6
In Middletown, Connecticut, a valuable engagement ring lost by Mrs. Henry Hinmann 80 years ago was dug up by current tenants in the garden behind her former home. The find restores a long-missing keepsake and evokes curious nostalgia about the past.
Two sisters Mrs Adolphus Emery of Plainfield New Jersey and Miss Elva ver of Byron Illinois meet for the first time. Miss Con over who was born after their parents left is now in Plainfield, reuniting after decades apart.
A white and blue swordfish four feet long weighing 126 pounds bearing the name Frank Doucette carved on its left side was brought to the wharf fish market aboard the schooner Rita A Viator. It was harpooned off Georges Bank by Capt. William Enos after 15 years at sea. he cites insufficient earnings of 500 dollars a year to support his wife and daughter. The Rev H L Geering, pastor of the First Baptist church at Niantic, provides context.
The White Star liner Olympic required about $190000 to sail from Southampton to New York. Most of this went to coal and meals for the crew and passengers. The daily coal use far surpassed passenger feeding costs, underscoring the ship's hefty operating bill.
In Chicago a heat wave inspires the creation of small black praying caps worn by women to attend church services hatless. The caps are distributed at church doors where bareheaded worshippers face rules restricting head coverings.
The event saw 125 people including men women and children treated at once by demonstrating dentists. Sixty patients suffered toothache. The clinic operated under the National Dental Association auspices with 3,000 dentists watching.
Paris reports the Austrian court awarded Michaud six thousand dollars after his release from a penal colony in Guina. He served eighteen years for a murder he did not commit, was cleared after five years by the real murderer’s confession, and retrial took a decade.
The piece argues that opposing forces seek to undermine bold ventures and praises advertising as essential. It urges clear public education about who you are, what you offer, and the service you provide to counter detractors.
Tacoma council weighs an ordinance to prohibit ringing bells at unseemly hours or for unnecessary times, deeming such tolling a nuisance and aiming to curb long standing local customs.
A market report item shows prices for dairy butter fat milk pork and various produce. It lists levels for native butter fat prices, beef and veal figures, inventory like onions peppers tomatoes and leafy greens, and checks. The summary notes several fruit and vegetable items with approximate costs and farm sources, reflecting a broad commodity snapshot.
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