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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1914
Page
3
Advice on hair care stressing that youthful appearance depends on healthy hair. Promotes using canthrot shampoo dissolved in hot water for about 3 cents a wash, claiming it cleanses dandruff oil and dirt, leaves hair fluffy with luster and soft, and stimulates scalp for growth.
The Odalisque plays at Claus A theater with Blanche Sweet and Henry Walthall as leads in a rescue tale from a white slaver. The program also features Western drama and a mix of comedies and shorts including a bird injury anecdote about actor Lee Willard.
London reports that war disruptions have collapsed the fish hook market, forcing manufacturers to pivot to knitting needles. Demand outstrips supply as producers race to meet a shortage with new production lines.
Prices paid to producers for vegetables and fruit are reported by Native Washington creamery entries and regional brick markets. The fragment mentions Eastern brick and the Kutter area and notes variations in prices for creamery products.
Councilman Hesketh attacked the rat issue and sanitation spending, arguing ahead of a public safety committee hearing on a new ordinance for concrete chicken coops. He questioned the city’s defense versus tribute in sanitation funds and claimed officials seek reputations at citizens’ expense.
Edward Young met a chance acquaintance near King Street, lured to Pier D, robbed of 60 dollars, then slashed in the throat and tossed into the bay. He held on for 30 minutes, was rescued, and taken to a city hospital in precarious condition after the attacker, met in a saloon, lured him with a free houseboat offer.
Two British aviators dropped bombs on Ghent on Monday, with reports from The Hague noting seven Germans wounded. The advices arrived today confirming the raid and its limited casualties.
Harry Call of the State Federation of Labor arrives in Seattle to back a mass meeting of citizens to discuss a statewide prohibition issue. Evergreen club in Bellingham spurs a potential state campaign for a special legislative election to revote Initiative Measure No. 3. Bellingham lodge enrolls 450 business men as Call aims to unite organized labor statewide for a large turnout.
In San Antonio Texas Hedda Burgemeister a nurse killed millionaire Otto Koehler as neighbors found her bleeding from a wrist wound and Koehler shot three times. Mrs Emma Daschel aided the scene reporting a struggle before the three shots. Burgemeister claims self defense saying Koehler threatened her with a pistol.
A well known Middle West physician who has treated thousands of liquor habit cases shares a secret home recipe. Mix water with muriate of ammonia Variex Compound and pepsin, use a teaspoonful three times daily in coffee or food. The ad claims the treatment is harmless, inexpensive, and effective.
A Berlin newspaper prints a French firm’s letter to a Hamburg counterpart refusing to pay a bill. The firm says it wants nothing to do with Germans, owes francs not marks, and will pay nothing until the war ends, and it does not care whether Germans wait or starve.
The London education committee reports 791 teachers are serving on the firing line and in most cases their positions are filled by women, reflecting wartime staffing shifts in schools.
London dispatch reports anger over unauthorized buoy bodies in private care with Red Cross badges. The piece calls for stopping joy riding in the front line area amid wartime hazards and chaos.
About 350 German prisoners from Tsingtao arrived in Tokyo as Japanese women greeted each with a chrysanthemum and spoke to them in German, reflecting wartime exchanges.
The Berliner Tageblatt reports that 150 Bavarian soldiers who joined the Antwerp siege drank 1,485 liters of beer in two hours, averaging about 20 pints per man.
A German aeroplane carrying two officers landed at Esbjerg Denmark on Sunday and was interned by authorities.
Dec 1 report shows 18,000 more Canadian troops to be raised arriving from Western mobilization points. Soldiers began arriving in Winnipeg Monday in response to the call for increased forces.
A 2% ounce Pinex and sugar syrup mixture could be made in minutes to suppress a cough and ease chest cold. The recipe promises relief within 24 hours, claims effectiveness for whooping cough and bronchial issues, and urges asking for 2% ounces of Pinex with a money back guarantee.
A reflective 1914 prose piece critiques morality and education shaping conscience, contrasts Turks in holy war with learned consciences, and reflects on a woman’s journal perspective. It discusses Kitty Mallam and Herbert, noting the tension between public virtue and private joy, with anxiety about marital happiness and social judgment.
Irene Estelle Hough arrives in Chicago en route to play Dorothy in The Woman's Way. She jokes about a toy white elephant bringing luck, shows off a bright smile, and recalls her first sleeping car ride and pushing train buttons. Her colleagues praise her winning grin and camera appeal.
The passage centers on Kitty’s vivacious nature and Herbert’s reaction to her shift after marriage. He recalls Susie of the slums as a sordid contrast while pondering if their bond will endure through adjustment or drift apart. The excerpt ends with a cliffhanger about their future.
A London friend meeting Prince Louis of Battenberg during harsh criticism of his role as first lord of the admiralty joked about him in the Tower. Prince Louis replied wryly that he had been shot the previous Friday, signaling he was out of the public eye.
Winfield R. Smith of the Charity Organization Society calls for campaigns to relieve distress and remove undesirables from the Northwest and Canada who come to the city as troublemakers. Henry Pauly, claiming to be double crossed, sought resignation as manager of the unemployed dormitory but was told to continue with expanded authority. Police Chief Lang denied reports that women were forced to sleep under sidewalks for lack of shelter.
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