Authorities Not To Stop Play At Seattle Theatre
Rumor of censorship ending the Seattle Theatre run of Elinor Glyn’s Three Weeks proves unfounded as management vows to finish the current bill with three nights left. Bailey Mitchell players praised. tickets remain 50 cents top price, matinees 25 cents. Monday brings St Elmo. next Wednesday is Tillikum Night with boosters in control.
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Seattle
Elinor Glyn
Third Avenue Playhouse
Bailey & Mitchell
St. Elmo
Seattle Theatre
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Parcel Post Reforms Expanded Use and Costs
The parcel post law began January 1 1913 with lower insurance rates and ordinary stamps for parcels. The C O D feature enabled farmers to mail goods and secure payment without trips. Weight limits rose in 1913 and 1914 with rate cuts, expanding use and lowering living costs. books may join parcel post March 16 1914 unless Congress acts. The piece denounces opposition by express companies.
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Congress
Joe Bristow
Hoke Smith
United States Senate
FED Express
Back East Rates Portland Beach Fares Aligned
Portland Feb 20 The North Pacific Coast Passenger association reached an agreement setting summer and excursion fares. Back East rates and Pacific beach resort fares will match last year. From June 1 daily sale of back East tickets with a return until October 31.
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Portland
North Pacific Coast Passenger Association
Back East
Pacific Beach
California Syrup of Figs Promoted for Kids Health
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children showing signs of constipation. It promotes a 50 cent bottle with directions for all ages and warns to avoid counterfeit syrups.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Feminine Facts and Suffrage Efforts Across Regions
The piece notes married women in Sweden barred from practicing law. May features suffrage parades in Massachusetts New York and Connecticut. Berlin Woman’s Bank operates as a women run institution. German Woman Suffrage Union petitions parliament for franchise and deputy seats. Portland Oregon parents' bureau partners with a film company to promote better balance. Massachusetts education maintains a teachers registration bureau. New York association says girl children are more popular than boys among adopters. A reflective line about peering on the road to failure.
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Massachusetts
New York
Connecticut
New York State Charities Aid Association
Kidney Trouble Cited as Common Insurance Rejection Cause
An examining physician linked kidney trouble to many insurance rejections. Dr Kilmer and Co promote Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. They claim testimonials and druggist reports support its efficacy and offer a trial sample by sending ten cents.
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Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Calf Sent by Parcel Post Reaches Rural Minister
The Rev. Eliiott of Alton Osborn e county received a live calf via parcel post. It was mailed from Alton Kansas by a friend and delivered along the rural route to the minister. A card on the calf’s neck bore the correct address and stamp.
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Bsalina
Kas
Eliiott
Alton
Osborne County
Cat Watchdog Proves Unusual Guard in Missouri
In Protem Missouri February 20 a house cat trained by Owen Sammsa near town has become a notable guard. The feline blocks many visitors, remaining calm with familiar people yet spitting and fussing at outsiders, requiring Samms family members to call him off.
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Protem
St. Bernards
Owen Sammsa
Samms
Snowball Event Rolls Man 150 Feet Before Locomotive
Alexander McGregor was rolled through wet snow in front of a locomotive for 150 feet and ended up at the center of a snowball six feet in diameter, with bystanders aiding after the incident in Peabody Kansas.
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Peabody, Kan
Alexander McGregor
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