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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1913
Page
3
Buckwheat cakes need skill and light batter, with KC Baking Powder producing tender results. The article describes mixing buckwheat flour with water or milk, adding sugar and baking powder, then frying on a well oiled griddle. It promotes The Cook's Book by Jacques Mi Send for within a promotional can offer.
A disjointed reminiscence traces personal remorse and the wish for healing. The speaker recalls past actions, expresses desire to aid others, and contemplates future steps while referencing hospital, kinship, and a hope for gentler relations. The piece hints at accountability and a promise to do right.
Miles Helen Miller Gould and Finley J Shepard marry in Tarrytown New York with 1000 bread liners served at Bowery Mission. Rev Daniel Russell to officiate as Duchess Anna Gould and Duc de Tallerand attend with their son Howard. Duchess optimistic, Duke silent.
Lillian Nordica, renowned dramatic soprano, will perform at the Moore on Monday February 7 with William Morse Rummel and Ro Mayne Simmons. Tickets priced from 75 cents to 1.50, a unprecedented concession to Seattle as she nears a world tour after a three year Seattle hiatus.
Governor Blease announced he would not permit South Carolina troops to attend President-elect Woodrow Wilson's inauguration. He criticized editor Wm. Gonzales of the Columbia States, calling him a boor and saying troops should remain in South Carolina to avoid an embarrassing situation.
Hailey Idaho reports the Wood River district hit by the worst blizzard in three decades. Cattle die, trains delayed, towns cut off as heavy snow and winds persist for two weeks. A passenger train bound for Ketchum remains stalled near Miseries with passengers cared for. Locomotives and a rotary plow sent to relieve the line are snowed in.
A mob of about 1,000 men shouted lynching demands as James Wallace, detained for accosting white girls, was seized from a policeman. Wallace was hidden in a drug store by Officer Leon until reinforcements arrived and dispersed the crowd. The article ends with an advertisement for rooms at Hotel Virginius on Eighth and Virginia.
The report lists average prices paid by commission merchants to producers and prices retailers pay to merchants. It notes variation by freshness and grade, with first grades emphasized. Buying and selling prices are provided for fruit and produce categories, including apples and related commodities, under a brief market snapshot.
Police search today for a bold robber who held up Arthur Palmer, a grocery clerk on Fuhrman Ave, and stole $6 from the till. Palmer was too rattled to recall much beyond the robber had a big mouth.
The Odd Fellows of Seattle held a meeting of grand officers in Odd Fellows hall Monday night with about four hundred members from fourteen local lodges present. Praise was given to the Odd Fellows home in Walla Walla which cares for nearly fifty aged residents.
A San Francisco romance begun on an Atlantic liner ends in tragedy when 20 year old Mrs. Jadwin and her 21 year old husband kill each other after a separation. Donald Jadwin shot his wife in the dining room of her grandmother with a revolver then killed himself, ten days after their separation following dissipation rumors.
In a trench newspaper interview from Trenton New Jersey dated January 21 1913 President elect Woodrow Wilson says he requires nine hours of uninterrupted sleep in a 24 hour period. He notes that without this rest his mental efficiency falters and he would rule out insufficient sleep in the White House.
The steamer George W. Elder, en route from Portland to San Diego, was hit by a monster wave at San Francisco. The wave flooded the dining room and 30 lower deck state rooms while a passenger was ashore, with the vessel moving on after repairs.
The Seattle office will open a new parcel post station at First Ave and Cherry St as soon as new mailing scales arrive, raising the total to 19 stations to handle rising business.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for headache biliousness and constipation. It promises to cleanse the liver stomach and bowels overnight, ending sour bile and gases. A ten cent box will leave you with a clear head and regular bowels by morning.
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