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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1912

Page

8

Honest Dentistry Promises and Painless Extractions

Honest Dentistry offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Four features include painless extraction, no plate system, perfect fitting plates, and cut rates aimed at restoring facial contour.

Title Insurance and the Lawyer's Opinion Explained

A lawyer’s title opinion reflects what is on record or in an abstract and does not insure against forgeries, insanity, minority, fraudulent deeds, misstatements, unknown heirs, or undisclosed defects. Title Insurance provides the sole security, and you are entitled to insist on it.

The Week at the Theatres Seattle Season

The passage previews a Mardi Gras season offering light fun music and laughter. The company arrives from New York with a large, excellent cast including Barney Barnard Jana Lou Nellie Heim Maybelle Fisher Grace Cameron Levis and Grace Cameron at venues like Metropolitan Empress Pantages and Orpheum. Louisiana Low performs four nights.

Barney Barnard Jana Lou Metropolitan Nellie Heim Empress Maybelle Fisher Pantages Grace Cameron Orpheum Seattle New York Louisiana

Am I a tenant or a thief in this quiet garden tale

A lunatic chats with a gardener in a neat yard and questions ownership. The gardener explains he only rents and pays more due to improved property while the banker Bagley owns the house and grounds. The lunatic slyly asks how the gardener escaped.

Bagley

At the Theatres This Week

The week’s listings include Moore-Dark, Metropolitan-Dark, Orpheum Vaudeville, Emprese Vaudeville, Pantages Vaudeville, Grand Vaudeville and motion pictures, Clemmer Photoplays and vaudeville, Melbourne Photoplays and vaudeville.

Moore Metropolitan Orpheum Emprese Pantages Grand Clemmer Melbourne

Louisiana Lou musical opens at The Metropolitan

The Metropolitan theatre opens its season with Louisiana Lou a musical comedy based on a foundling raised by Jacob Lidoffski in New Orleans who, with his friend Roderick Konkarney, attempts to arrange a marriage for the young woman Louisiana Lou whose true father is unknown.

The Metropolitan Theatre Louisiana Lou Louisiana Lou New Orleans Jacob Lidoffski Lidoffski Jacob Roderick Konkarney

Ling Cha Ho Opens American Style Chop Suey House in China

Ling Cha Ho, a traveling merchant who visited the United States, opens a chop suey restaurant in Soochow China. He hires a San Francisco cook to prepare the dish and decorates the restaurant in an American style to appeal to local patrons. The article notes chop suey as the American national dish being advertised abroad.

Soochow China Ling Cha Ho Ling United States San Francisco

Empress Theatre to Stage Japanese Opera Pujiyama Next Week

The Empress theatre plans a Japanese operetta Pujiyama with 1¢ cast members. The bill also features J Albert Hall and company with Kid Hamlet, Nelile Heir with juvenile comedy acts, An na Helle and George Mayo musical numbers, and James Reynolds as a versatile comedian and musician.

Empress Theatre Kid Hamlet Bud & Nellie Heim Belle & Mayo George Jim Reynolds the Wizard Musician Kretore Twilight Motion Pictures

Orpheum Bill Features Grace Cameron and More

Grace Cameron returns from abroad to headline the Orpheum bill with a new lineup of songs. Edmund Hayes presents The Piano Movers. Carl McCullough offers foothight impressions and the Bounding Pater ons perform on the trampoline. The Stuttering Tutor skit and a Matrimony themed routine by Bobbie and May Kemp round out the program.

Orpheum Theatre Grace Cameron Busch Edmund Hayes Carl McCullough Harrison Armstrong Signor Sene Bobbie May Kemp

Pantages Bill Promises Panto and Mystery Acts

The Lion's Pride leads next week's Pan tages program with a live lion used in the action. Carter the Illusionist debuts Bouquet of Mysteries. Maybelle Fisher sings in Italian French German and English. Cook and Stevens perform The Chinese and the Coon. Fred Zobodie the gymnast arrives from abroad.

Pantages Theatre Carter Maybelle Fisher Cook Stevens Fred Zobodie

Taste in clothes leads to Burnaby housebreaking arrest

Russian aversion to wearing that part of apparel known as a vest helps Burnaby police identify suspects Alex and Mike Kibow. P. C. Lyne linked them to the August 2 entry at Norman Jesalman’s home and theft of clothing and valuables. Two suits were taken but both vests left behind. Lyne’s Russia clue prompted the arrest after a Russian in Vancouver was found wearing familiar trousers.

Burnaby B. C Alex Mike Kibow P. C. Lyne Norman Jesalman Lyne Vancouver

Seattle Star Circulation Notice Urges Prompt Delivery

Subscribers urged to secure prompt delivery of The Seattle Star and to avoid substitution by other papers. Management requests loyal service and courteous attention, stating any blockage or delay should be reported to the circulation office at once.

Seattle Star Ory Evelock

Seattle club appoints trio to discuss use of schoolhouses

J. R. Justice, Ralph Horr and Thomas C. Eastland are appointed by the Seattle Commercial club to confer with the school board on using school houses for political meetings. Reverend and Mrs. Herbert Chambers will speak tomorrow at United Presbyterian Church on 14th Ave and East Spring Street. The couple are missionaries with long years in India.

J. R. Justice Ralph Horr Thomas C. Eastland Seattle Commercial Club Herbert Chambers United Presbyterian Church 14Th Av East Spring St India

Admiral Twining Visits Bremerton Chamber of Commerce

After inspecting the oy yard at Bremerton Admiral M C Twining chief of the bureau of ordnances in Washington DC returned to Beattie yesterday and was the guest of the Chamber of Commerce.

Bremerton M. C. Twining Bureau of Ordnances Washington, D. C Beattie Chamber of Commerce

Pastors Return to Pulpits and Union Service Planned

Dr. Ralph Atkinson resumes the United Presbyterian pulpit after a five week break. The ninth year of Rev. H. A. Stub’s service at Norwegian Immanuel Lutheran will be celebrated tomorrow. Rev. Joseph K. Green of Constantinople speaks at Plymouth church in a city union service. Dr. M. A. Matthews to address Stony Brook Chautauqua next week, departing Tuesday for the East and returning August 29. Seattle Hardware secures a 120 foot square warehouse site near American-Hawaiian Steamship wharf for 75000 dollars.

Ralph Atkinson United Presbyterian Church Immanuel Lutheran Church H. A. Stub M. A. Matthews Stony Brook N. Y. Chautauqua East Congregational Plymouth Church Joseph K. Green Constantinople

Power schooner P. J. Adler sails for Kodiak with relief supplies

Captain Waltz takes the power schooner P. J. Adler to Kodiak carrying lumber and other relief goods for victims of the recent volcanic eruption. L. B. You, superintendent of water, departs to inspect Cedar River valley pipe lines and plan cribbing to shield against next spring floods.

P. J. Adler Waltz Kodiak L. B Cedar River Valley

Burglary Suspect Aids Police In Seizing Stolen Hotel Goods

Martin Wice, arrested on burglary charges, cooperated with officers yesterday by helping locate items stolen from several Seattle hotels. Police recovered several hundred dollars worth of goods.

Martin Wice Seattle

Burglars Foiled by Passersby at Olympic Pharmacy

Passersby frightened burglars away from the Olympic pharmacy at 14th Ave N W and East 63d St. nothing was taken. Separately, ship Hercules brought 1.5 million gunny sacks, totaling 6 million sacks in a week at Seattle docks. AZoo incident: Evelyn Marc Jones, four, bitten by a wild jackass. animal died later from lockjaw, child recovered.

Olympic Pharmacy Av. N. W East 63d St Evelyn Marc Jones

Preacher Plans Final Sermon on National Problems

Rev. M. A. Matthews will close his sermon series on national problems with a talk Sunday night titled Shall the Thief Rule in Politics or Business. He will examine the issue Thou Shalt Not Steal and reveal who has been stealing and what the future may hold from those sources.

M. A. Matthews

Safe crack era robs Jas. M. Shaw company for 450 ounces

In New York an unauthorized break drained a safe while a policeman stood 50 feet away. The theft yielded 300 in cash and 150 ounces of gold. Other items across the country note social events and oddities including a secret marriage of a grand-nephew and niece and a blood transfusion aiding a newborn.

New York Jas. M. Shaw Company

Oddities and odd jobs in Philadelphia’s pages

The itemized column reports on a one legged Peter Stuyvesant impersonator search in Philadelphia, a sailor bitten by mosquitoes risking blindness, two children swallowing a finger and a safety pin, a $500 gold casket for a cat burial, and a thief leaving loot in castoff clothes after swapping suits with a lawyer.

New York Basewood Island St. Lawrence River Christie McDonald

Western Senators Win Key Senate Committee Posts

Pacific coast and western senators gained on the senate committees after rearranged assignments. Senator LaFollette joined the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, Poindexter of Washington became chairman of the Pacific Islands Committee, Jones of Washington led the Irrigation Committee, and Works of California chaired the Fisheries Committee. Senator Oliver of Pennsylvania became a junior member of the Appropriations Committee. The Follette move signals acknowledgment of railroad legislation expertise.

Washington Senate LaFollette Poindexter Jones Senator Works California Oliver Pennsylvania Senator Follette Interstate Commerce

South Park Meeting Aims at Public Finances and Efficiency

The South Park Improvement Club plans a meeting at the engine house tonight with Homer M. Hill speaking on public efficiency and A. J. Quigley addressing King county finances. A Moorse pie and Moose Pie event at Pleasant Beach is set for tomorrow. Boats depart Colman dock.

South Park Pleasant Beach Colman Dock Oes

Open Air Meeting Promotes Home Industry Support

Yesterday afternoon the Women's Home Consumers' League held an open air meeting at Mrs. Fink K Adams home. Speakers urged patronage of home industry while refreshments were served and samples of Seattle made goods distributed. A Moose picnic at Colman Dock is announced.

Women's Home Consumers’ League

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