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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1915
Page
5
The world’s most beautiful man title is denied by Ted Shawn who says a reporter misnamed him. Shawn and Ruth St Denis married secretly in New York in August. A Kansas City paper later mixed him up with Paul Swan who claimed the title.
Advert warned readers that meat causes uric acid and overworks kidneys leading to illness. It advocates taking four ounces of Salts before breakfast to flush kidneys, improve urine, and prevent bladder issues, describing Jad Salts as inexpensive lithia water for kidney health and blood purification.
The term jitney, once slang for a nickel used by side-show barkers, is spreading west as a definition for any self propelled vehicle charging a five cent fare. Coastal cities began with jitney busses and now simply call them jitneys reflecting the new usage.
Uncle Sam’s joy ride on a jitney bus has sparked a transit upheaval in major cities. By press time fourteen locales report fleets of five cent autos, with Dallas San Antonio and Galveston just gaining traction while Fort Worth shows 140 operators earning about seven dollars daily net. Kansas City leads with about fifty jitneys in service as streetcars lose riders to the swift, inexpensive buses.
Shawn, an average man in his era, favors simple clothes and the modern one step. He praises the new dances as expressive and argues the rag era will become a national dance like Russia’s. His only exercise is dancing and he predicts it will become a national sport akin to baseball. His wife is 35 and they start a two day engagement at the Moore tonight.
Olympia reports two bills to accept a federal allotment of 10 000 dollars per year for agricultural extension. The measures also seek 18 481 dollars state funds, creating an extension director's office to manage the funds. Combined with existing appropriations, the program would total 56 002 dollars.
Detroit reports two deaths and numerous injuries as a Michigan storm since Saturday causes extensive damage to telephone and telegraph lines. Madison rail service crippled by snow and wind. street cars halted. Milwaukee notes over 100 marooned outside harbor and five lake steamers trapped in ice as a severe winter storm isolates the region.
The Dale resolution to regulate jitney buses was postponed by the license committee for two weeks. A committee bill as a substitute for the Dale measure is being drafted.
Classified brief notes from the Star Want Ads miscellaneous column cover small items for sale notices services and personal ads. The readable fragment describes a mix of offerings without a single dominant story and reflects typical classifieds phrasing of the era.
A reader letter warns aspiring stenographers about flattering bosses and biased ethics. The writer, a former stenographer, recalls losing a job to flattery and urges focus on work over charm. They advise that truly appreciative bosses give steady tasks and respect.
Well known local draggiet endorses Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as the old time remedy for gray fading hair. The preparation darkens hair naturally, adds gloss, and helps dandruff and scalp itching. Applied with a sponge or brush, it tousles strands to restore color by morning.
A reader asks if a secret ceremony by a remote minister three years earlier makes a marriage valid. The reply: no license or witnesses meant no marriage. divorce not needed. Also answers about Empress Eugenie living in Farnborough at 89 and confirms schoolmates may greet each other openly.
A catalog of stalls at Public Markets Westlaw listing items and prices. Milk, oats, macaroni, popcorn, toilet paper, sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, halibut, salmon, oranges, walnuts, cranberries, cheeses, mincemeat, peanut butter, beef products, bread, cookies, lemons, Sunkist oranges, prunes, beans, soups, tomatoes, Plymouth bread, lettuce, Yakima potatoes, butter, cream cheese, apples, dates, carrots, beets, herring, sugar, milk, and more with unit prices and stall numbers.
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