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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1913
Page
5
An advertising feature touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a blood cleanser to remove impurities causing pimples acne and skin eruptions. It claims quick visible improvement within a week and asserts the product is harmless and widely available at drug stores without specific medical claims.
Miss Josephine Smith, chosen to be married Saturday, received a flood of tinware packages via parcel post in a playful wedding shower stunt. Friends mailed all sorts of tin articles, making the carrier route resemble a belated Santa Claus run.
Prof Frederick K E Bolton of the University of Washington is appointed dean of the new college of education. He was formerly head of the department of education at the University of Iowa. Prof Henry Landes becomes head of the new college of science. Prof Irving M Glen named director of the department of fine arts. he previously headed the music department at the University of Oregon.
In Indiana on January 23, Harry Spense shot Mrs Belle Clark three times while she slept in her apartment, infatuation cited as motive. Clark, an artist, is near death as Spense is captured after an attempted escape. Nearby Zion City clergy faced a snowball response from workers during a tobacco conversion protest. Swiss resorts faced warm weather prompting towns to import snow to sustain winter appeal for visitors.
A New York town tailoring company advertises made to measure skirts from your own material for 62.56 with a guaranteed fit. They also feature sample trade-up outfits in the latest taller style at 575 with alterations free. Located at Eighth and Union, phone Main 5974, open evenings.
Boston January reports state Mary Garden prima donna is engaged to marry baritone Marcoux from the Boston Opera Company. Marcoux confirms the engagement after a Chicago disturbance over Tosca casting. No wedding date set.
Nat Lichtenstein stock broker faces a divorce action in San Francisco after being accused of conspiring to place his wife in a promised position. His brother Samuel and attorney Milton Nathen are named in relation to the defamation trial and the alleged discovery of Mrs. Lichtenstein to a rooming house with H I Josephs, a friend of the brothers.
Robert Erdman quarreled with his sweetheart Mrs Blanche Forsythe and killed her two canaries. Police later arrested him on a charge of threatening her life after manslaughter charges would not apply.
Enrico Caruso loses a defamation suit against Dr. Della Vedova after reports he faced a danger of losing his voice. The Italian case centered on remarks attributed to the throat specialist. A separate Los Angeles note mentions Pacific Electric officials addressing fashion on stove pipe skirts and a stain-removal tip for a tan serge dress.
Two undecided girls seek guidance on meeting strangers downtown and bringing them home. Miss Grey warns against inviting unknown men to one's home and stresses propriety and safety. The column also answers a young woman's request about choosing marriage for luxury versus love, urging true happiness lies in love, not wealth. A playful Paul Bunyan story and notes on aged care and early American industry follow.
In an upbeat tone the ad markets Pape’s Diapepsin as a fast remedy for sour stomach gas indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims relief within five minutes and promotes regular meals without distress, urging a fifty cent bottle from any drug store.
A partial catalog lists shaving soaps, talcum powders, face powders, creams, shampoos, rouge, lipstick, eyebrow pencils, rose water, glycerine, shaving sticks, and toothbrushes with price cuts and bruised or special offers. Names include Williams Carnation, Melorose, Pinaud, Bourjois, and French rose water. Stock features various sizes and discounts.
Editor notes Mrs Norton writes on home economics from the University of Chicago about guiding a child in simple kitchen experiments. A 10 year old combines flour with water kneads dough, washes it to reveal gluten and starch, and bakes bread to learn protein and energy. The piece then suggests Boston brown bread using measured baking soda with sour milk or molasses for flavor balance.
A fragmentary exchange pits Tom Blunt against a brother’s view of imagination. The dialogue centers on beauty and perception within a family, hinting at contrasted personalities and unspoken tensions.
A reader notice explains that not all letters can be answered in the paper and some lack names or addresses. It advises sending a stamped self-addressed envelope for a prompt reply from Cynthia Grey.
A home recipe lists ingredients for a hearty Boston brown bread using graham and rye flours, corn meal, baking powder, soda, salt, brown sugar, molasses, and sour milk. The batter is steamed in tins for four hours or baked slowly with adjusted sour milk and soda amounts.
Miscellaneous notes cover stamp meanings, Rhode Island capitals, snuff from tobacco, James Sherman as Taft vp, T R Marshall under Wilson, jelly in syrup from beet sugar, cane sugar preference, parolee homestead rights, British naval lead, US and German rank, banana flour in tropics, global dependence, Panama Pacific exposition runs Feb 20 to Dec 4, 1915.
Advertisement claims Cascarets stimulate the liver and bowels to remove poison, ease headaches, and refresh mood. It touts rapid relief by morning, suitable for adults and children, with a 10 cent price and pleasant taste.
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