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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
3
A sensational newspaper ad touts Leach's Pine-Oil Compound as the fastest cold remedy. It claims instant relief by taking sugar with drops of pine oil, promises a money back guarantee, and offers mail order from Cincinnati if a local druggist won't stock it.
President Thomas F. Kane of the University of Washington will lead the grand march tonight at the annual varsity ball. The gymnasium will be decorated with lights ferns and flowers and feature class booths shaped as Japanese temples. Four letter-winning students will receive purple and gold ribbons from Prof. Edmonds Meany.
In Winona Minnesota Judge A H Snow grants a limited divorce to Ernestine Neudahl age 68 from Frits Neudahl age 74. The ruling bars remarriage. The couple wed in May 1890 and both had prior marriages.
Advertises Smith's Potassium Compound with a money back guarantee if it does not relieve rheumatism gout 2 or sciatica within 48 hours. Claims to stop pain remove the cause and prevent deformities, with full sized prepaid bottles mailed from Milwaukee Wisconsin.
A chiropractor claims to cure long standing ailments by realigning the spine to relieve nerve pressure and improve circulation. He cites a 90 percent link between spinal misalignment and illness, offers free examination and consultation, and lists hours for a woman patient.
Maria Montessori arrives in the United States to explain auto education the method she invented for children ages two to six. She describes a "House of Childhood" in Rome where toys and furniture are child sized to let kids educate themselves through exploration and play. A child of three can learn to write in six weeks through self-guided activity.
Article reports Guglielmo Marconi completing a 32 minute transatlantic wireless conversation from Clifden Ireland. The transmission interrupted S to test the new apparatus for wireless telephony and telegraphy across the Atlantic with Grace Hay.
A buck captivated by a locomotive headlight was struck and killed by a Northwestern passenger train at Devil's Lake. The carcass was brought to Madison and turned over to the state game warden's department to be sold.
The College Widow by George Ade is presented at the Seattle theatre this week featuring a football onstage contest between Bailey & Mitchell players and Ballard locals. The cast blends college archetypes with realistic sport action, supported by an audience turnout described as capacity. Prices range from 25 to 60 cents for evening seats, with matinees at 26 cents. The troupe will swap next week for The Lion and the Mouse.
In St Paul on December 12 an ink blot on a bank statement led to a director meeting and the resignation of James J. Hill First National Bank officials W A Miller vice president and F A Nienhauser cashier. L W Hill, son of James J Hill, received his statement and the incident spurred leadership changes.
Karl Schwannenberg, a Charlottenburg native and noted violinist, completed a 16 foot tall maple structure shaped like a violin two miles west of Osseo. The two mile sound radius plus goat gut strings from Switzerland create audible music. plans aim to move the invention to City Hall Park for summer concerts.
Argyle Wisconsin December 12 A veteran bachelor C B Wright sold his house to move to Florida and revealed he spent 15 years since his mother's death living in the kitchen only. He kept the rest of the cottage unchanged as a memorial, not moving or disturbing a thing in the other rooms.
Advertisement notes a property or service by Stewart Howse at 86 Weat Stowart. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a listing related to rooms or accommodations and pricing.
Hamilton authorities reported a grieving scene as relatives gathered around a coffin believed to hold John Thompson, a Great Lakes storm victim. The real John Thompson arrived alive, prompting his mother to collapse and fall seriously ill. no verification could be made of the body.
In Chicago on December 12 Edmund von Kaenel a steeple jack climbed the Fort Dearborn hotel’s 17 story flagstaff and shattered a bottle of champagne to christen the new building. A flag was raised and the ceremony concluded with the project named.
A fragmented note discusses groups urging citizens to vote and participate. The text hints at disputes over who can vote and how rules affect turnout, reflecting ongoing public debate.
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