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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1913
Page
4
An old advertising pamphlet promotes Syrup of Figs as a gentle bowel cleanser for children with coated tongues, droopy behavior, stomach issues, and feverish symptoms. It claims a teaspoon clears waste quickly and stresses a delicious taste and adult use. The product is tied to the California Fig Syrup Co and urges asking for the genuine old reputable formula.
Chicago January 20. Dr O A Toffteen argues Adam and Eve were a man woman pair split in a divine operation. He claims Eve, Cain’s wife, and pre Adamic peoples imply humans once existed in duplex form with androgynous ancestors and that Adam protected Eden. He cites biblical translation errors and ancient records to support his view.
The column answers letters from teens and young adults about kissing games dancing attending parties and courtship. It warns 13 and 14 year olds against night dances urges delaying romance and emphasizes focusing on mature friendships and proper behavior.
A letter from a 16 year old asks why girls end relations after initial dates. Miss Grey advises at a turning point on how to stay a gentleman, lead one’s life, and avoid being led astray. The reply urges self respect and steady conduct over fleeting attention.
A varied set of instructions and facts covers dye colorants, dress advice for a girl, Titanic’s voyage and wreck near Newfoundland, footwear choices, remedies for chilblains, dining etiquette in a restaurant, locating an American in Sydney through the U S consul, and details on a women’s auxiliary group. It also mentions a theater outline and a tan shoe polish recipe with specific ingredients.
There is no finer winter pastime than roller skating at Broadway Rink 711 EB Pine St near Broadway High School. Under manager H G Roller, the rink offers a superb surface and up to date skates with courteous attendants and orderly supervision.
Timings show Seattle to Everett trains with several daily departures and limited services. Extra trains run Saturdays and Sundays at reduced fare, with ticket offices listed in Seattle and Everett.
Norman W. Harris of N W Harris Co retires after fifty years in banking and offers rules for young men. He stresses saving, wise money handling, and that success rests on more than money. He advises laying out a safe policy and letting a wife manage the pay envelope, and compares saving to studying.
Archduchess Eleanore aged 26, eldest daughter of Archduke Charles Stephan, married Lieutenant von Kloss, a Austrian naval officer, renouncing all titles. The ceremony at Labusch Galicia was intimate with only two families present after consent from Emperor Francis Joseph and her parents.
An Australian inventor creates a violin with colored guide grooves on the fingerboard. Wide deep guides for low notes and narrow shallow guides for high notes let players see each note at a glance. Instruction books with diagrammed music accompany the instrument to teach rapid mastery.
Readable items include sewing needles in all sizes, aluminum thimbles, swastika pins, steel safety pins, dress shields, collar supporters, canvas coat bust forms, tape measures, folding garment hangers and various laces. Prices range from 1¢ to 25¢ with bulk discounts. Notation emphasizes value in hardware and notions for makers and seamstresses.
In St Louis on January 20 probate court Judge Holtcamp upheld a woman's right to speak freely. He refused to compel Minnie Wagner to answer categorically, noting that the court cannot silence a witness before she is ready and allowing full responses.
In Los Angeles on January 20, officials require all kitchen staff including potato peelers cleaners of fish and meringue makers to pass medical examinations before they may hold jobs in Venice seaside restaurants. The May birthstone Emerald is noted in a separate line.
A promotional note extols Pape s Diapepsin as a safe fast remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims rapid relief from sour stomach, gas, and discomfort, urging readers to keep a fifty cent case on hand for any meal causing distress.
Editor Mrs. Norton argues meat economy by choosing cheaper cuts. She notes rib roasts waste more than rump and warns forequarter lamb can cost more per usable portion. Compare price and waste, then judge each case for value.
Representative from Cincinnati introduced a bill in Columbus to prohibit marriages between whites and negroes or Chinese, citing disgust with recent conduct by Jack Johnson. The measure targets interracial unions and would affect same locale.
The article notes David Wilson of Madison Indiana as a renowned long deceased father with 47 children from several marriages. It references Feodor Wassiliev a Russian peasant as holding the world record, detailing his first wife bearing 16 pairs of twins seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets for 69 children and a second wife adding two triplets and six twins for a total of 87 children.
A ten cent box of Cascarets promises thorough cleansing of the intestines and bowels, removing undigested food and foul gases. The ad claims Cascarets work during sleep, prevent headaches and indigestion, and suit both men and women and even children in every household.
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