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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1912
Page
8
A speaker argues that a man may present as a bachelor to buy and sell real estate, then a deserted wife may later claim rights in those parcels. The message asserts you cannot prevent either party from acting, but you can obtain title insurance to protect against such claims.
A snippet lists several monetary amounts and payments tied to David Swank as Secretary. Figures include 21 846 90 and 89 141 99 among numerous sums, suggesting a financial ledger or ad with multiple line items.
Scene from the play Paid in Full to be seen at popular prices opens with matinee tomorrow at the Seattle theatre. The work spans four acts and presents incidents from real life with a contemporary life perspective.
Robert B. Mantell, acclaimed as the era’s leading Shakespearean interpreter, returns to Seattle for a week at the Moore Theatre. He will perform six plays with a large company, featuring Brutus and Othello as part of the slate, with all-new scenery and emphasis on his star power.
The Moore The Aborn Opera Co presents The Bohemian Girl while Metropolitan Dark and Seattie stage The Rosary. Empress, Pantages, Orpheum, Grand offer vaudeville acts with day matinees. Plays include Merchant of Venice, Richelieu, King Lear, Othello. Mantels leading lady to Miss Keith Wake man noted for beauty and rare acting ability.
A prominent Seattle theatre stages Eugene Walter's powerful drama, drawing attention from critics and local audiences alike as the production showcases intense performances and dark themes in a late season run.
The extract praises a forceful stage style where characters live with vigor. It notes the play Paid in Full ran about five years in New York and achieved a five month run in Chicago, highlighting its strong reception and lasting impact.
Robert T. Haines brings The Coward to the Orpheum with a capable cast. He has teamed with Mike Bernard and Amy Butler while style names like Blanche Walsh Olga Nethersole and Grace George are cited in his troupe. Kaward Flanagan and Newly Edwardes join the program as does Charlotte Venscroft performing melodies.
John W. Consar Dine directs that the Texas Tommy carnival continue for another week, extending the event amid ongoing public interest and participation. The decision affects organizers and attendees as plans adjust to the longer schedule.
Dancers who drew strong crowds last week will be held for another week. Eva Ray renowned psychic reader promises mind readings of past present and future. The Four Musical Hodges perform trombone and more. Beatrice McKenni and Walter Shannon present More Wave Than One. Black and White present acrobatic act. Jennings and Renfrow offer black-face comedy.
A new Pantages bill showcases the Ellis Nowlin troupe of acrobats and comedians as the headline attraction with Jessey's Box Im imitable Hoboes and Beatrice Moreland Richard Claye in Doctor Brows. Fitch and Karly sing patter and songs beside Skinner and Woods and Texan Tommy in the lineup.
Geo G Parson presided at the Yale club of Chicago forty sixth annual banquet in the Blackstone hotel with Yale President Hadley distant in New Haven. Guests praised bonds between Yale and its alumni while a Welsh learner spelled alphabet in his name.
Dr. A W Leonard of the First Methodist Episcopal church will preach a sermon titled Moral and Spiritual Battlefields tomorrow evening. The address is expected to focus on inner conflict and ethical challenges facing believers in contemporary society.
Wm. B. Nash, former cashier of the Market Street bank, died today in the county jail while his wife sobbed at his bedside. He faced a five year sentence for falsifying a bank report to the state examiner and had sought to die at home, but permission for home release arrived too late.
Miss Helen Nelsson sues Oscar W Nelson owner of a laundry for 3000 dollars. She claims her scalp was torn when her hair was caught in a revolving shaft after an explosion on September 15.
A fragment lists assorted meat and grocery items with prices such as steak at 16 cents per pound, sausage 10 cents, ham loaf 6 cents, veal loaf 46 cents, and various cuts like pork, lamb, and bacon. Also mentions head rice and canned goods with small figures.
A fragmentary grocery ledger lists items such as flour priced at 1.00, bacon, roast pork, lamb cuts, t bones, lard and coffee with stray numbers and abbreviations. The unreadable OCR preserves occasional prices and product names scattered through the page.
A damaged OCR fragment lists scattered items and prices including tea and bread with unclear context. The readable bits mention a German breakfast item and a 31 cent price, but the full transaction details are missing.
A garbled OCR snippet hints at vegetables and beef items in a market. Readable entities include cranberries and fresh beef, with unclear references to a location or date. The text resembles a small grocery listing or sale notice from a local paper.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a solution to dandruff itchy scalp and hair loss. It claims hair becomes light wavy abundant and soft after cleansing with Danderine and promises dramatic visual improvements within weeks.
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