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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1910
Page
5
The article describes King Edward VII opening the third year of his reign with a formal ceremony. Liberals nationalists and other parties are reportedly in agreement on reforms. The scene features royal processions, salutes, and the sovereign’s presence drawing unprecedented public interest.
Fragmented text references the Young Turks politics and a violent death, mentions Abdul Hamid and institutions like the Supreme Court and Berkeley. It is a jumbled, partial historical clipping with no clear event, date, or coherent facts suitable for a precise summary.
A former socialite recounts a life of fast living including luxury, Broadway, and gambling that led to near ruin. She recalls eloping at 17 with Alfred Vanderbilt's racing associate Charles Wilson, fleeing home, and later suffering mental anguish and near suicide alongside friends in Newport and New York.
Postoffice clerks face errors from purple lights and yellow stamps used with daylight burners. Bright glare makes envelopes harder to inspect, masking yellow stains and leading to mismarkings on mail.
In Hickory a storekeeper, Walter Retzer, claims the crowd discussed higher living costs. He planted a prop trap buried in the peanut basket to test reactions, prompting a swift exit by a local prominent citizen.
The Madrona Heights M. E. church women will serve a supper Sunday from 6 to 9 at the church between E Pike and FE Union streets. George Cotterill speaks at 6 30 and councilman candidate S F P Wilson speaks at 7 50 in the Third ward.
The ad touts Pape’s a digestant powder offering quick relief from indigestion gas heartburn and stomach headaches. It promises gentle cleansing of stomach and intestines and a healthy appetite with no need for laxatives or liver pills. Local pharmacies print the claim encouraging readers to try it now.
An advertisement from the Wireless Electrical College promotes practical wireless and electricity instruction. It offers home study that covers about three quarters of the work toward graduation, with the remaining work completed at affiliated Wireless Electrical Institute stations in Seattle. The offer includes access to The Ethogram magazine and a special summer course for high school students and experimenters.
Washington February 21 Congress limits action to five main measures including Postal Savings, interstate commerce court strengthening, labor injunction limits, statehood for Arizona and New Mexico, and land conservation powers for the President. The ship subsidy, parcels post, and campaign expense publicity are shelved.
Famous newsboy Noodles Fagen lands in Seattle to entertain local newsboys and schoolchildren at the Majestic theatre. He will host a free second performance Thursday night and greet children Saturday morning at 10 o'clock to share travel tales and color slides from his world journeys.
A letter from W Guitard recounts being evicted by landlady Mrs G W Bonney for nonpayment of rent with two children. Bonney explains her own financial strain and duty to pay taxes debts and bills while Millard’s plight draws sympathy yet she must ask him to move. The piece presents the other side of a common eviction dilemma.
In Seattle in 1910 Windsor the dealer in brains offers a free nightly lecture on Matrimony at 1207 First Avenue. A former mechanic with a disabled hand credits Windsor with guiding him to a sales career and better earnings after a single week. The letter from John E. McNeeibly endorses the program and urges other youths to consult Windsor.
Proria, DL Feb 21 Mine operators and miners in the Middle and Eastern states faced a potential coal strike but are assured today that all difficulties between employers and employed will be settled amicably. President Thomas L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America comments on the hopeful settlement.
A statement released to the public says a joint conference will be held in Cincinnati next Wednesday between miners and operators to settle wage disputes. It promises no strike or work interruption pending agreement. A subsequent conference will be called to fix the wage scale.
An old advertisement outlines Beaumont's historical work on gastric juice and digestion, crediting the Abbe Spallanzani and Beaumont. It touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a ready aid to digesting food, restoring exhausted juices, and soothing nerves. The pills are sold nationwide with a free trial package offered by F. A. Stuart Co. in Marshall Michigan.
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