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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1911
Page
5
The audience saw Maxine Elliott star in The Inferior Sex with Frederick Kerr and O. B. Clarence delivering strong supporting work. The reviewer notes heavy dialogue, frequent talking, but praises Maxine’s beauty and stage command amid a capable company.
Maxine Elliott performs three nights at the Moore this week, ahead of Emilio Gogarsa’s Thursday appearance. The bill closes with the rollicking pleasures of The Chocolate Soldier.
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure, a home treatment using suppositories that allegedly cures piles without surgery. It offers a free trial by mail, claims quick relief, and notes full-size treatment available from druggists for 50 cents after trial. Address Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Michigan.
The Lois theatre production Run ning for Office opens this week offering a light political spoof. Clifford and Russell deliver comedy, Miss Lake showcases songs, and a large chorus enhances the show. Lewis and Lake provide bar league level humor as a contrast to the play.
Orpheum theatre opens the year with a strong vaudeville lineup led by two acts headed by White. Porter J White presents The Visitor with a company of two, while Clayton White with Marie Stuart stars in Cherie. Other numbers include Parshley ragtime, Borant Nevaro gymnasts, Victoria Four singers, Hugh Lloyd with a pretty assistant, and Chas McDonald with two dancers in a weak clogging act.
Pa Alexander Pantages usually prides himself on framing his stage designs and exhibitions. The fragment suggests a focus on the theater impresario’s display methods and venue storytelling.
The new weekly bill at the Pantages theatre delivers a strong lineup led by Hanson Dean and Hanson with acrobatics and musical numbers. Pearlson and Hill perform vocal parodies while four women and two men perform novelty feats. Joseph and Louise Swickard supply wit and songs as a pipe organ number closes the act. A monkey mule and dog circus starring Maud headlines the show and draws big laughs.
Market prices from Pike Place Market list widespread items with unit and bulk costs for produce meats dairy and groceries. Notable figures include Cauliflower 10 to 2 cents per head imported Malaga 0 cents per pound oranges 10 to 40 cents per dozen or single, Yakima Burbank potatoes 1.45 a sack and corned beef 5 cents per pound.
A fragmented period listing shows fresh produce meats dairy and general groceries with irregular spellings and typographical errors. Items include oranges at various prices, butter 40 cents, eggs 46 cents a dozen, pork and beef cuts, cheese, honey, vinegar, and vinegar prices, all presented as a chaotic catalog of daily market rates.
In Haverhill on January 3 a 24 year old woman Miss Gertrude Jones died after swallowing a needle during fancy dress. Her death follows the perilous incident and authorities investigate possible circumstances.
The article explains the crossing of the international date line at meridian 180 during a world circumnavigation. It describes losing or gaining a day depending on travel direction, with examples of calendars shifting from the fifth to the eleventh, and notes anticipation of landfall near Fiji and Japan.
Judge C H Hanford challenged the recall injunction request as attorneys for Mayor Gill argued to prevent city council action. The federal judge indicated he would require clear legal precedent before granting an injunction. Arguments by Wilmon Tucker for the Public Welfare League and Calhoun for the city continued into the afternoon.
West Union and Manchester residents gathered to confess to Judge Blair about receiving or giving money for votes in last November’s election. In Boston, Berkley Temple was converted into a vaudeville venue with electric signs on the steeple advertising the show.
Saratoga New York resident James W. Kanaly testifies after suffering years of cough fever and misdiagnosed consumption. He credits Eckman’s Alterative with a full recovery and weight gain. The booklet touts cures for bronchitis asthma hay fever throat and lung ailments and lists local sellers Owl Drug Co Bartell Co and other druggists.
John W. Gates transfers Port Arthur Texas Business College valued at about 250000 to the New York board of education as a New Year gift. The Methodist church is noted in the transfer.
In New York on January 3 a court examined James McComb a clerk earning 16 dollars weekly who confessed owing thirty thousand dollars for luxuries over the past two years his fashionable attire earned him wide credit and credibility in court.
Prices for poultry and meat products appear with specific items such as ducks and smoked meats. The listing includes selling prices for vegetables and barley, reflecting a typical spring market snapshot with local vendors and quantity notes.
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