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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1910
Page
4
A fragmentary report describes Cahill and others arguing over tights in a Grand stage production. The article mentions dancing girls in tights, chorus roles, and debate over wardrobe amid broader theater changes and personnel notes.
The text presents a fragmented, garbled recount of a historical show with names like Waylon and Carmen and references to performances and reactions. It reads as a disjointed diary or notebook excerpt with many garbled words and inconsistent phrases.
A mixed program at the Majestic features Lora the Human Hird performing a mystery packed routine while Augustus Nevile presents a political playlet. Johnny Bannon and John E. Matthews offer an Irish travesty The Battle of Too Soon with laughs. Winifred Stewart impresses with a baritone performance and Herbert the Frog Man showcases contortion.
The Six Cornelian bring catapult acrobatics to the Pantages stage. Torcat and Fior d'Alien present trained roosters in eye catching tricks. Herland and Kollieen perform a musical turn. Mar land with Als concertina wows. Pike and Calame offer no dancing while Pankey and I sing. Helen Lowe and the pictures complete the show.
Edward Armstrong Musical Comedy company began a long run at the Star with a matinee and two evening shows presenting A Scotch Highball. Comedians Armstrong Leonard Armstrong Matthews, with Ethel Davin in new songs, backed by a singing dancing chorus and the Armstrong Baby Dolls, drew strong applause.
Heinrich Hergerell, head of the international scientific air navigation commission, plans a summer after next attempt to reach the North Pole by Zeppelin. He will use one main airship with a second on standby at Spitzbergen for relief, crews of 12, and a projected cost of about 1.5 million dollars funded by the Scandinavian American Bank to Mrs. John Nvana of Beaton.
Lexington January 1 1914 Thomas W Lawson famed for his finance activity is planning a large tobacco enterprise to own Kentucky Burley tobacco from growing to finished product. He says selling this season's crop to the tobacco trust is useless and backs a Burney Tobacco Growers organization with fifty million dollars capital.
The Seattle Coal Dealers association endorsed J. W. Bullock for the Republican nomination for council at large. At a meeting last night they voted to urge members to vote for him and campaign on his behalf during the primary.
A dense listing of farm commodities and market prices. Includes poultry items like broilers and turkeys, apples from Wenatchee, Timothy hay, oats, potatoes, onions, and regional price ranges for Yakima and Eastern Washington. Also notes Vernon market figures and ton pricing for various grains.
An old newspaper promo declares Pape's Diuretic cures kidney and bladder troubles quickly. It claims backache, nervousness, and urinary symptoms vanish after a fifty cent treatment, touts the Cincinnati firm Pape Thompson & Pape as trustworthy, and urges buying only their product.
The International Institute of Wireless Telegraphy in Seattle offers the first public wireless institute in America with social post graduate courses in wireless construction, amateur building, and wireless telephony. Evening classes and tuition accessible to all, located at 28 P.1 Building, Seattle. Main 7816.
The article reports A V Houlston, Republican mayoral candidate, urging wide publicity of city finances at a St Clement’s church Men’s Club meeting. It notes claims that open management prevents corruption and incompetence and mentions a 5 year old injury incident and a railway post office robbery case with police actions.
A reader laments unlicensed dentists in Washington state and accuses a Dental Combine of oppressing small towns. The letter urges reform, criticizes law enforcement as bias, and calls for honest public service over private gain. Writer signatories include HEMIN J. DHOWN and others, with a local address on Cherry Street.
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