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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1914
Page
3
A Chicago style report outlines the Elks Big Brothers program in Seattle. 1700 Elks seek to mentor Little Brothers guiding youths away from crime and into trades, railroading, and steady work. The effort envisions personal tutors and job placement through local principals and Elk connections.
A letter from A K Matthews of the First Presbyterian Church explaining why he did not attend a meeting at Dreamland hall Friday night triggered hissing and hooting from about 4000 in attendance. The gathering discussed open and closed shop issues with speakers for the closed shop and Matthews criticized the meeting method.
A Metropolitan screening of Quo Vadis features lions among actors and mangled bodies though no one is harmed. Invisible wire netting keeps lions at a safe distance while concealed sharp shooters stand ready beneath the Royal Box of Nero to quell any uprising during rehearsals.
The article lists drivers De Palma Mulford Burman Disbrow Cooper and Tower as potential Indianapolis contenders for Memorial Day. A Cole four cylinder touring car traveled Indianapolis to Terre Haute last week in under three hours without shifting gears. Henry Ford earns significant goodwill and advertising value from his 26 000 workers, estimated at 10 million dollars.
The Seattle Star offers a free parcel post map set with a six month subscription renewal. The maps include a state map of Washington with population figures, a United States map, and a world map, highlighting post zones and shipping rates.
Fashion notes urge girls to borrow from men with hats ranging from broad brimmed sombreros to sailor caps. Panamas shrink this year, athletic girls may prefer wide floppy styles, and alllure grows for bridal continental honeymoon caps like the checkerboard English design. A Newcastle operator left 2,000,000 in legacy, prompting curiosity about calls.
A readable fragment notes a boy linked to early engineering training at Seattle Engineering School located at West Key Street in Vhone Queen Annee. The text mentions a practice to nurture skill and porting at a young age, but details are incomplete and uncertain.
Advertises Resinol as a trusted skin remedy used for over eighteen years by physicians and the public. Warns that cheap imitations deceive customers, urging insistence on genuine jars in blue cartons with the name blown in and priced 60 cents and 1 dollar.
A short exhortation urges buying Seattle made goods to boost local manufacturers and raise weekly payrolls, implying more employment and economic growth through local production.
Two popular stars Mary Pickford and Ethel Barrymore arrive at Clemmer next week with a slate of films. Pickford appears Sunday in In the Bishop's Carriage directed by Daniel Frohman, while Barrymore visits Monday with Kinemacolor views from her home.
At the Home Tonight the program features two reel dramas The Gander's Oath and An Evil of the Slums along with A Fool and His Money a comedy. The Manhattan offers The Romance of Erin a two reel drama The Flirt Reliance presents Love and Rubbish and the Peddler a split reel Keystone comedy. Town listings note vaudeville at Villep.
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