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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1911
Page
3
Tokyo dispatch describes Fuji San, or Fuji Yama, as Japan’s holy mountain. Visitors rush from Yokohama to view its snow crowned summit, its sacred symbolism, and the common pilgrimage among Japanese people.
A blaze at the Commercial rooming house near Van Ness avenue in San Francisco left one woman fatally burned and a fireman knocked down by falling flame. Thirty lodgers escaped as the building was destroyed. Mrs. A. Schwartz, 60, was rescued from the third floor by two policemen.
Luisa Tetrazzini, famed prima donna praised by San Franciscans after a Christmas Eve massed sing in the business district, will headline a concert at the Moore theatre January 16 under the Ladies' Musical club. She arrives in Seattle today before touring Northwest cities.
Grace Mann and Mabel Mann, twin sisters, file divorce suits against their respective husbands, who are twin brothers, alleging extreme cruelty.
Olympia, Jan. 4. Since the board of finance can invest the permanent funds, $8,060,646 in bonds have been acquired and are paying interest into various funds. Treasurer Lewis says the state can run to April 1, end of the biennial, without a bond leave.
County officials press Harriman interests for stance on harbor bond issue amid suit by BE F Blaine and FG Frink. A telegram to Julius Kruttschnitt asks for prompt reply and clarifies they received no response to a 1910 resolution.
Doctor W. A. Potter aged 44 former president of the Washington Institute of Osteopathy is reported dying of tuberculosis and a nervous breakdown at his home at Sunset and Atlantic Streets West Seattle. Recently his partner Dr. E. B. A. Peterson died.
A dormant hive in the cellar of the Central city school at Waterville Maine suddenly swarmed through the classrooms today prompting the dismissal of about 650 pupils. The bees caused alarm but no injuries were reported.
An advertisement claims Pape's Diuretic cures kidney, bladder and urinary disorders quickly. It asserts symptoms like backache and irregular urination vanish within days and cites the druggists and Pape Thompson & Pape of Cincinnati as suppliers.
An advertisement proclaims daily X ray demonstrations and asserts cancer responds to the stated treatment. It promises cures for blood disorders and notes a three week to longer recovery depending on illness severity. The tone imitates a medical sales pitch common to period newspapers.
In Troy New York on January 4 Mrs Margery Hoxey died after applying court plaster to a minor thumb cut. The item notes an advertising contest by Merchants' A B C and directs readers to page 4 for conditions and prizes.
Basement Salesro advertises women’s undergarments priced from 30¢ to $1.45. Gowns slips chemises petticoats corset covers and two piece combinations feature nainsook batiste crepe and lawn fabrics with lace embroidery tucks and ribbon beading across multiple styles and necklines.
Miss Edna Willis shot and killed a large cougar two miles outside Hamilton Montana. The animal weighed 166 pounds.
A collection of lingerie waists described in lawn and batiste fabrics with high necks and long sleeves. Distinctive trims include embroideries and laces, presented as attractive options in the assortment.
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