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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1912
Page
3
Demonstrators at 812 1st Avenue promote Try New Life, a machine claimed to cure rheumatism by improving circulation and reducing headaches. The campaign by Beach Sales Co highlights daily sales and widespread consumer usage, urging passersby to witness the device and consider purchasing with small down payments or monthly installments.
The notice warns against imitations of Try New Life sold at lower prices and urges buying the genuine guaranteed product. It claims instant headache relief, nerve renewal after work, and an absolute dandruff cure, with demonstrations at Hamilton Sales Company, 812 First Avenue.
New York August 21 two women claim Morrie Silverman as husband. Mrs Sarah Silverman and Mrs Hessie Silverman quarrelled on the street with Silverman, who says he married Hessie nine years ago. Patrolman Wey detained all parties, affidavits were signed, and Silverman held on $1000 bail pending further Harlem court proceedings.
Mrs. Cora M. Perkins and Frederick Pattison, indicted for theft of a $4500 automobile owned by Nicholas J. McNamara, a retired San Mateo banker, had a preliminary hearing in superior court. They were released on $4000 bail each after arrival from New York in custody of a detective. The pair were arrested at a New York hotel weeks earlier with Mrs. McNamara, who alleged his wife was under Perkins influence.
In Macon Georgia a crowd cheered Judge Emory Speer during a campaign stop and a second protester was injured by ambulances. Speer, named in impeachment talks, has served on the federal bench since 1885 after rising from a federal attorneyship.
President Taft proposed in a special message that the canal bill include a clause or joint resolution stating the measure does not repeal the Hay-Paunceforte treaty. He urged action before sending the bill to him. He also said the toll exemption for American coastwise vessels would not violate the treaty.
Col Roosevelts statement claims he knew nothing about funds raised for the 1904 campaign and says he warned Geo B Cortelyou not to take money from Standard Oil. He also says he had no knowledge of any fundraising by Penrose for the New York campaign.
A judge received a letter regarding his private life and another note from Huff. The judge has not published the material and plans to pass the case to a brother judge for handling.
A compiled list shows buying and selling prices paid by local commission merchants to producers and retailers for farm goods. The table lists items such as Wenatchee apples Valencia oranges cows hinds steer pork sausage ox tongue liver wethers lamb poultry vegetables and feeds with varying first grade prices.
A parade of quirky items spans nations and states from a 3 million cats claim in Chicago to a Nebraska uncle’s $19.26 heir, a New York divorce over curses in seven languages, a pocket theft of $900 from a Vassar professor, and a bulldog vote in West Virginia. Also noted are a pipe smoking widow’s death with 14 children, a $100 travelers’ check gift to the Wilson campaign, a Rutherford laundryman’s sign about unpaid bills, and a centenarian Scotswoman recalling six monarchs and Sir Walter Scott.
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