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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1913
Page
8
Eleanor, a bright Caryville clerk, is lured by a traveling salesman promising a big city job. He belittles her four dollar weekly pay and reveals a morally risky offer that tempts the country girl with the chance to work eight hours daily for twelve dollars a week in the great city.
Eleanor travels to the city for work and meets a young man who becomes her temptor. Despite warnings, she enjoys risky amusement and romance, hoping for a future yet faces a choice about marriage and a new life in a shared flat. The tale contrasts small‑town caution with city temptations and ends with a proposal to marry.
The 260 member People’s chorus organized by the Clef club of Seattle will perform January 20 at the Hippodrome with the Mendelssohn male choir and four soloists. Tickets will be 25 and 50 cents to make good music accessible, with a May festival featuring four concerts at reasonable prices and major ensembles including the New York Philharmonic and Stransky.
Mrs Alexander Miller wife of Yakima Milling Co proprietor and society figure died yesterday in Rome. The news reached her father Mr Phillips of North Yakima by cablegram.
Having used your remes dies for forty years and still alive I cling to Dr. Seventy seven give a fair trial and you too will be convinced. Take it at first sign of catching Cold to get best results. If you wait till bones ache and you cough and sneeze it may take longer. The Dollar Flask holds more than six twenty five cent vials for sale by all druggists or mailed. Humphreys Home Medicine Co 166 Williams St New York.
San Francisco December twenty seventh. Lena Caduff, the first woman to testify, accuses chief witness David G. Powers of betraying her under promise of marriage as prosecutors probe attempts to discredit government witnesses. Powers calls the claim an effort to mitigate his testimony in a case involving eight Western Fuel Co officials. Special prosecutors Sullivan and Roche open a wider inquiry into the motive and connections behind the alleged frauds.
Mia Clark wife of Tommy Clark of the Star circulation department won the Northwest waltz championship at the Hippodrome Friday night dancing with George Brown. A $250 diamond-studded brooch was awarded as the prize. She is the second champion in the family, with Tommy being the Northwest lightweight boxing champion.
Bremerton December 27 Capt Charles F Pond U N currently at Mare Island will succeed Rear Admiral W L Cottman as commandant of the Puget Sound navy yard on January 18 He is former commander of the battleship Oregon when she was placed in commission at Bremerton two years ago Pond is well known in Puget Sound naval circles and will take over as head of the yard and chairman of the naval examining and retiring board at Mare Island before assuming his new post.
Drexel Williams, about 20, struck John Flanagan, also 20, in the heart during a dispute over a trivial matter in Bellingham. Flanagan died before medical help arrived. Williams, son of a prominent local grocer, surrendered to the sheriff.
Hrookma the Jersey cow arrives in Olympia after a delayed boat trip. Gov. Lister is presented the cow by Sen. D. 8. Troy. The plan was Christmas Eve delivery, but a breakdown caused the late arrival. Young Jack Lister, 10, has taken on the milk man role during the visit.
In Everett a Great Northern foreman Perry Spillman was killed instantly when a freight car he rode jumped a track and sank into a ditch. Spillman was a well known former baseball player. The accompanying city line note reports San Francisco public works project profits of 250000 for Geary street car line in its first year of operation.
From the capitol steps in Washington Carl Browne spoke yesterday, fulfilling a speech he was arrested for attempting twenty years ago during Coxey's army protest. The event ties Browne to a long awaited moment of public address in the nation's capital.
High winds push drifting snow in the mount walhings east of Baker Oregon as railroad officials fear blockages. Snowfall has continued almost daily for about a week, disrupting potential traffic flows and operations.
A wife recounts domestic tensions with her husband Dick over money and bills. She plans a hotel room and argues for her $50 monthly allowance while lamenting male assumptions about women and finances. The piece ends with a tease of continuation Monday.
In Mansfield Connecticut on December 27 Miss Annie Conant celebrated her 1024th birthday in good health as she continues daily household tasks. Neighbor and schoolfriend Miss Hetsy Capron born August 28, 1812 also near the milestone sent congratulations.
Washington reports the newly arrived Siamese minister is named Phya Prabhakaravenga under the new diplomatic hat unveiling.
New York December 27 The Adam Express company sent a circular to stockholders noting the parcel post impact on its business. The letter states that a continuation of the present dividend rate is probably warranted hereafter and recalls the company has paid 12 percent for years.
Milton Harnden, a Hellingham wrestler, extended his undefeated string to 60 by beating ten opponents in 48 minutes at the Mercianie opera house Ferndale. More than 2,000 attendees witnessed the lone fighter take on one after another in a single-hour spectacle.
Minas Adelaide Krance, known as a soul widow of Melvin Couch, announced in Monticello New York she will retire to seclusion, rejecting a $500 weekly offer from a New York manager. The strange link to Couch’s death surfaced via an apartment back of their office, once used by Krance for about 15 years. She refused to reveal retirement location and will not go to her brother’s Cooperstown home.
In Rome on December 27, doubt arose over Cardinal Ham polla's death after searches found no will. Reports urged exhumation and stomach analysis while civil authorities hesitated to act to avoid Vatican conflict. The remark notes caution in pursuing the matter.
Walla Walla officials decide to place guards around the pest house after reports of six patients escaping and wandering the town. The county commissioners acted to curb the disturbance and protect public safety.
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