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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1917
Page
3
In a prison graveyard known as Six Wing the Restitutional band honors Kanaka a Hawaiian inmate who loved his ukulele and the air Alohae. The ceremony recalls his memory and the haunting tune fills the corridors as the coffin is lowered.
An advertisement claims Stuart's Calcium Wafers purify the blood to cure pimples blackheads and other blemishes. It touts quick results a free trial offer and a 50 cent box urging readers to reclaim a flawless complexion and self respect. It asserts thousands prove the remedy and invites mail coupons for a free trial package.
The Seattle Society for Furthering Education presents a second special motion picture event at Moore theatre next Saturday. Shows run 11 am to 5 pm and 7 pm to 11 pm with "Alice in Wonderland" a scenic film and a comedy. Endorsed by parent teacher associations Mothers' congress and civic groups.
Australian women enter jobs once reserved for men in banks offices and shops with girls filling junior clerk roles and women running elevators. Police posts open to women and hand spinning becomes a new occupation due to wool shortages as the NSW department of labor lines up women for farming to care for wounded soldiers.
A 3000 acre government farm at Pitt Town near Sydney is converted to educate women in farm work. Fifty students will live in a new dormitory and learn milk cows butter cheese poultry vegetables and field crops while wearing practical attire. A NSW bill allowing women to wear men’s clothing for work was withdrawn as no law barred such dress.
The Marmola Prescription Tableta is touted as a harmless effective weight reduction remedy. It claims easy options to obtain at drug stores or by mail from Marmola Co. Detroit Michigan, with a large case priced at 75 cents, promising no dieting or violent exercise needed.
King County sportsmen join to demand an efficient county game warden with full-time duties. They protest the appointment of F L Wilkins to succeed A J Reach and urge improved reporting, elimination of private poultry farms, and possible removal of current commissioners, with a second protest meeting planned at the Press club Tuesday night.
On September 1, 1917, Orpheum vaudeville will be shown in the Moore theatre. J. B. Henderson announced the move to the public Friday.
The Western manager of the Orpheum circuit reported after finalizing a 10 year lease on the big Second avenue theater that vaudeville demand has been so strong this season that the Alhambra venue showing Orpheum acts has become too small.
A new fountain pen designed for late hours includes a small electric lamp and a dry battery. The device illuminates the writing point, aiding visibility in dim conditions and offering a compact light source for night work.
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a painless, quick cure for neuralgia and general pain. Readers are urged to try a trial bottle from a druggist and rub it on the affected area to instantly banish pain without skin burning or discoloration. The claim asserts lasting relief after a momentary application.
In Indianapolis on January 26 the main issue centers on Mrs. Anna and a push to legalize corset wearing. The political debate highlights constitutional conversion and prohibition as possible sidelines to this unusual proposal.
A Maine cobbler faced a mob outside his shop after substituting ice casings for leather. Local authorities monitored the scene as tensions rose and no injuries were reported.
Dyspeptics are urged to avoid drugs and medicines as they do not remove excess stomach acid. A simple remedy is pure bisurited magnesia in water after meals to neutralize acid, stop fermentation, and prevent pain after eating. This advice reflects physician guidance for relief from indigestion and digestive troubles.
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