JiMi sees show but Phil eats
James W. Egan recounts a Seattle merchants exposition outing with Jim and Phil Burt exploring edible wonders, coffee and desserts, and curious exhibits. The pair sample flapjacks, waffles, jams, cheeses, and a kitchen machine while pausing to admire tea, ice cream, and even a toy phone exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JiMi
Phil
James W. Egan
Pacific Northwest
Manufacturers’ Exposition
Seattle
Bell St. Terminal
Asia
Australia
Phil Burt
Jim
Central
Beattie
Marvel
Indy
Radium health claims touting relief for numerous ailments
A promotional notice for a Radio-Active Solar appliance claims continuous emission of rays cures constipation rheumatism gout neuritis and other ailments. It invites readers to request literature and promises risk free trial from Reditem Appliance Co at 379 Bradbury Bldg Los Angeles California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Degne
New Tong
Reditem Appliance Co
Bradbury Bid
Los Angeles
Calif
Turks Making Bank of England Notes
A gang of Turkish counterfeiters produced bogus Bank of England notes circulating in Balkan states. Nine arrests have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of England
Constantinople
Balkan States
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad for Mothers Hope
The advertisement links the 1914 war to global restoration and asserts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eases motherhood. It claims fifty years of use in non surgical women's disease cases and promotes a healthy start for babies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ex Gov Physician Sponsors Free Conference on Nonsurgical Treatments
An ex governor and physician argues people accept dangerous gland transplant operations when newer nonoperative methods prove effective. He offers a free conference for interested individuals at 1827 Third Ave from 10 to 12 and 3 to 6, inviting immediate calls for advertisement.
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Third Ave
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Prottas Levitt Bros, Abl Home Furnishings
Decond Ave
PINE
Brighton
Eng
The
Guardians
Bert Lytell
Clark Camp Co
Wash
Ave
Egan
the Nut
Merchants’ Convention
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Farasier-Paterson Co
VY T
Paige
Merly
Devonshire
Children’s Union
Kodak
Mad Kodak
ELKS
Elks’ National Memorial
Chicago
Vancouver
Balmon Creek
Robert Phelan
Portland
Ore
Yakima
Henrietta Gants
New York
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