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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1904
Page
3
Portland dispatch reports that Methodists plan to erect a clubhouse for visiting Methodists on the World's Fair grounds during the event. The project reflects church outreach and hospitality efforts ahead of the fair in Portland Oregon.
A large exposition will house curios and antiques of Methodist interest from the northwest. Five great conferences will be held over ten days. The Montana Idaho Columbia River Puget Sound and Oregon conferences will unite in Portland for a major gathering drawing thousands.
Public school teachers in Portland begin a campaign for a 20 percent salary increase. The school board has referred the issue to the annual tax payer meeting tonight. There are 416 teachers across all grades in the city schools.
Women who bear childcare and household duties feel a heavy drain on vitality, often suffering headaches and backaches. The text notes sustained fatigue leading to various forms of female weakness and a sense of being worn out, with resulting physical strain.
A consumer testimonial from Iowa praises Dr Miles Restorative Nervine as a nerve tonic that chills tension and revitalizes nerves. The reviewer, a woman around fifty, says the remedies saved her life and notes relief from nervousness and ill feeling. She mentions trying the product and wanting a money back guarantee.
Special to The Star Boston December 27 details James R Keene's alleged involvement in stock manipulation and bogus prices. The statement by Thomas W Laween discusses holdings, possible sales to the public, and the broader Standard Oil network. The piece links a copper deal leak, Wall Street duplicity, and a large rubber venture tied to Keene, Rogers, and Rockefeller with shifting fortunes and pending revelations.
A Boston financier case looms as a rival claims Thomas W. Lawson holds three documents that could expose prominent figures. The man predicts Lawson may sacrifice himself to aid the country and salvage some money from a big Standard Oil related deal, viewing the crusade as personal revenge rather than reform.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal kidney liver and bladder cure. It includes testimonial letter references from 1904 and urges readers to request free sample bottles and an information book by mail from Binghamton New York. The copy warns kidney disease as a leading health risk and promotes the product as vegetable and safe with medical endorsements.
A. B. Pauson cited to appear before Superior Judge Tallman to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt of court for misconduct as a juror. He filed his answer this morning. The case, set for oral testimony, was continued until Thursday because several jurors scheduled to testify did not appear.
In a contested divorce filing, a man named E White asks the alleged hypnotist be added as a party to the action. Perkinson resists the decree, claiming he and his wife can live together if she ignores White's counsel. Separately, Oliver Young of Lowell Washington died December 21 at his home from heart trouble at age 77, a longtime resident of Lowell. Margaret Sheehan died December 26 at 1136 Twelfth Avenue at age 87, leaving a husband.
Two women in Tland Oregon stole flowers from graves at Lone Fir Cemetery as they planned a Christmas party. Witnesses reported the theft to cemetery authorities who pledged action to curb ongoing vandalism at the site.
In the divorce suit by Mrs. Catherine Perkinson against William E. Perkinson, the defendant answered yesterday, claiming he believes his wife is under the hypnotic influence of a previously unnamed influence or party.
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