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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1917
Page
7
Public notice requests fair treatment and urges audience to attend matinee performances at the Coliseum Theatre. It states the Coliseum opens at 11 A M daily and expresses sincere forbearance from the organizers.
An old advertisement touts Marmola tablets as a harmless weight loss method. It claims no dieting is needed and recommends taking two to four tablets weekly, with a price of 75 cents for a large case from Marmola Co. at 864 Woodward Ave, Detroit Michigan.
A Philadelphia matinee sparks backstage gossip as Ruth, Margie, and Paula Newton dominate chatter. The piece traces Earnest Lawton’s alleged conquests and a review titled Still an Enigma, while Paula Newton rises in spotlight and Earnest threatens libel action. The debate centers on talent vs deception and the shifting power among leading ladies.
Complaint volume on extortionate freight switching charges at the Seattle waterfront spurs a statewide inquiry by the public service commission. An emergency $8,800 appropriation funds the probe, aligned with an interstate commerce commission review of terminal waiting fees to avoid duplication.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pepticon Pills as medicines of the highest character. It cites origins in a physician’s prescription and claims benefits for scrofula eczema humors boils pimples indigestion loss of appetite kidney and liver troubles tiredness brain fatigue anemia and general poor blood. The copy positions the two products as a recommended course before and after other remedies.
Advice on using plain melted coconut oil for hair washing. Warns against alkali in soaps and shampoos as drying. Recommends rubbing a teaspoon with water to produce rich lather, claiming it cleanses, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft, fluffy, and free of dust and dandruff.
The notice outlines screenings at Liberty Mission Rex Clem Colonial Strand and Coliseum featuring stars like Mary Miles Minter Theda Bara Jeanne Engels Anita Stewart and Matt Moore. It highlights titles such as 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea The Tiger Woman The World and the Woman One Touch of Sin and Me and M Pal with varied drama comedy and adventure and notes a submarine rescue sequence and mining scenes.
A Denison Texas reader reports relief from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter praises the remedy's effects, noting reduced nervousness dizzy spells heat flashes and headaches. The writer encourages others to seek free advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
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