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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1915
Page
3
The market notes the withdrawal of one of two brokers in the sweet potato dispute along Commission Row, with a single brokerage firm likely to handle the stock. Egg prices declined again, with Selected Ranch and Eastern Aprils both down one and two cents respectively, as retailer notes show prices for eggs and cheese.
A Seattle audience watched Louie Post Mueller imitate Charlie Chaplin from his dented derby to his heelless shoes near the Class A theatre. Mueller, born in Seattle 21 years ago and living at 1019 Pike, said a manager recruited him after spotting him at a masquerade ball, noting the odd appeal of paying to see the nut in front of the theatre.
The Colonial adds Charlie Chaplin's Getting Acquainted to the regular program, with audience laughs at every performance. Chaplin, Normand, and Ambrose deliver carefree comedy while other houses feature Mrs Leslie Carter in Du Barry and Marie Doro in The Morals of Marcus.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a cure for dandruff and scalp irritation. It claims the scalp improves after a few uses and hair loss slows, urging readers to buy a 26 cent bottle at any drug store and apply it to the scalp.
A 10 cent Cascarets ad targets men and women with headaches colds and bowel issues. It claims Cascarets cleanse the stomach remove sour undigested food and foul gases and straighten the bowels by morning. The copy touts no griping or sickness and urges giving Cascarets to children as well.
A leading drug firm has developed a grain bisulated magnesia tablet preserving the antacid and digestion benefits previously available only in powder form. The tablet offers convenient use after meals and is already prescribed by many physicians, with pharmacists stocking it nationwide.
The program lists serials and plays including The Yellow Streak and The Strike of Con Dale two part dramas, He Married Her Anyhow comedy, and Boy Star Gazer Slim Joins the Army as part of the Pleasant Hour lineup through Wednesday.
Mollie plans a luncheon with Mr Hatton while Margie weighs the man’s interest and hints of a romance. Dick and Bill Tenney clutter the social plot as relatives urge introductions and a future meeting hangs in the balance. The scene ends with a tease for tomorrow.
D J Robertson of the Fremont hotel found a 10 year old boy ransacking his rooms and turned him over to parents after a search. Police also report a burglary at 207 West Kilbourne street where three beaver skins and other furs valued at 75 dollars were stolen, with authorities suspecting the same youth.
In Olympia on February 2 a unanimous senate vote passed a joint memorial to Congress asking for fortifications at Willapa and Grays Harbor on the Olympic peninsula. The measure cites Brig. Gen. Maus and Gen. Homer Lea selecting these harbors as key Pacific Coast invasion bases due to weak defenses.
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