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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1914
Page
8
A reflection praising home baking as a standard for all baked goods notes that dedicated facilities, clean shops, and skilled staff mirror the home cook. Emphasizes best materials and careful preparation as key advantages.
Miss Rachael Marshall’s production The Crime of the Law closes at the Seattle Theatre Sunday night after a two week run. The play has drawn thousands and earned Standing Room Only notices. It will be followed by Sterster’s Millions on Monday and the Tilikums of Ellines on Tuesday as a one night leased program.
A church member reports a missing metal walking cane taken from the Rostrum of the MRK Church. It was a cherished gift belonging to J M Neavee Camp Hil t in Alabama, asking for its return.
An advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children. It claims quick relief from constipation and stomach upset, warns against counterfeits, and advises buying the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company with a 50 cent bottle option.
Paid advertisement endorses A. J. Goddard for mayor outlining achievements in cost reductions for improvements and North End regrades. Claims opposition to the commission form, support for property owner consent, and access to local government know-how. Gives headquarters at Bailey Building Elliott 1335 and 1336.
The notice advertises building and real estate loans with monthly payments and a low average interest rate. Borrowers may pay any amount beyond the monthly installment at any time to reduce the loan term. Loans may be paid off after one year with interest to date. building loans start payments after house completion.
Society dancer Vernon Castle introduces a non tactile tango called the denatured tango, performed for Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish at a New York dinner dance. Partners stay two feet apart with hands in pockets or on hips, resembling a distant minuet while preserving many tango steps.
The University of Washington Glee Club departs for a short regional tour with concerts planned in Everett Snohomish and other nearby locales. Dinners at Veterans hall State Armory and card parties at Veterans hall are announced. A Japanese sailor found in the bay is reported. Funeral services for police officer W J Carey are set for Saturday. Moving pictures and events at the Press club are noted.
Misa Sarah WB Springer religious work director of the W C A and Mrs G B Soltan join Mrs J Addison Campbell as speakers at the Bible Institute in session at Hellingham in connection with the W C A of the local normal school.
In Salem Oregon on February 6 a baby born to Mrs Nusbaum on January 26 follows a family custom four generations old. The mother and creator arrive on January 26 along with the grandfather. The railway ministry in Austria contemplates free dentistry for all railway employees.
Advert describes St Jacobs Oil as a fast, safe cure for rheumatism pain and swelling. It claims no internal treatment needed, no skin burns, and urges readers to try a small bottle from any drug store for instant relief and eventual cure. It also mentions benefits for sciatica neuralgia lumbago backache and arthritis.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder troubles often without realizing the link to kidney health. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is promoted as a kidney liver and bladder remedy that restores health and may ease back pain nervousness and low vitality. A sample bottle is offered by sending 10 cents to Kilmer in Binghamton NY. regular bottles sold at drug stores.
Joseph DePuy, a chauffeur for Mrs. Joseph Loeb, argued over a loose clutch and dumped her baggage from the car as they traveled from Bakersfield to Tracy. Mrs. Loeb arrived by train and asked Oakland police to locate DePuy and her high powered car.
Principal reports for November show 37 pupils per teacher as the average class size in Seattle. A San Francisco flash reports Rothley cut off by a streetcar, with William Fitzgerald dying at the emergency hospital.
An advertisement at 713 First Ave Union Block Tocan promises one dollar back for each dollar paid for dental work. It boasts lower prices than rivals, claims high quality, urges viewing the doctor’s picture at the building entrance, and warns to beware of fake Dr Browne with extended evening and Sunday hours for working people.
A Washington report shows Uncle Sam smoked enough cigars in six months to form rails over 76 000 miles long and would reach to the moon and back in a year. Whisky consumption reached 70 000 000 gallons in the same period, with over 176 000 000 dollars paid in taxes on these three items.
Helen Douglas, 16, was found unconscious with a bullet wound in the lower abdomen in her San Francisco room. Her father, a blacksmith, was present when she attempted suicide. doctors fear she will die.
The Unity Church of Spiritualism will hold meetings at the Fraternal Hall 1511 Fourthly every Sunday at 3 p m. The public is invited.
Fire gutted the Fairview hotel on North 30th street in Tacoma early today causing about 10000 dollars in damage. Several lodgers leaped from second story windows to the ground and one man was injured. Separately Recorder E N Stone cites Washington state university as the 16th largest in America with 3355 students in 1918, surpassing Yale.
Street department head Charles R. Case warns the bridge roadway in Ninth Avenue extending 310 feet in front of the Frye Bruhn Packing Co. is unsafe for even light traffic. Traffic continues to pass over the span despite the danger.
English music hall star Marie Lloyd, barred as undesirable, appeals to Washington after immigration office twice blocks entry via Vancouver. She is under contract to perform a week at Seattle's Orpheum Theatre starting Sunday, with Orpheum manager Martin Beck awaiting a border ruling.
A health ad argues constipation causes many ailments and promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a permanent cure. It cites Lieut Vaughan of Decatur Illinois, age 72, who reports relief after trying many remedies. Available for fifty cents to one dollar at drug stores with a money back guarantee. Free sample by mail from Dr W B Caldwell, Monticello Illinois.
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