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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1914

Page

5

Change Baptismal Quiz Dunks Off For Home

The 6000 Church of the Brethren members at the University of Washington conference will return home tonight. Business ends this afternoon and trains tonight carry delegates. Many will tour Yakima Valley before departure as they are invited to visit the town. A radical change in baptismal questions and a constitutional revision to widen work among foreigners and Negroes was adopted by the conference yesterday.

Church of the Brethren University of Washington Northern Pacific Yakima Valley General Mission Board United States Conference Yeasteray St. Louis Warren George W. Warren Samuel Warren Joseph Warren Bunker Hill Columnia Washington, D.C

Achille’s Story Clears in Waste-Chicken Case

Dominic Achille, described as a wild eyed man, faced police court charged with collecting diseased chickens from garbage cans. He claimed he fed them to his dog and denied selling them. An officer suspected peddling to tamale men, but the judge released him without punishment.

Dominic Achille Achilles River Styx Dominic Hut Achille

When Knighthood Was in Flower Draws Big Metro Audiences

Two large Metro Theatre crowds witnessed matinee and evening shows of When Knighthood Was in Flower. The run shows growing business daily as stars Florence Malone Dwight Meade James Guy Usher Anda Due and Will T. Lloyd gain popularity with each performance.

Metropolitan Theatre Florence Malone Dwight Meade James Guy Usher Anda Due Will T. Lloyd

Singh Sings New Tune in Court Fight After Guilty Verdict

Chenan Singh a Hindu convicted of a felony by a jury in Judge Gilliam's court last night believed his $1,000 bond guaranteed freedom. Detectives Bianchi and Majewski found him in a saloon and asked him to return for the verdict. He objected and began a fight, was overpowered and hauled into court. After the verdict of guilty his bond was canceled and Singh was jailed to await sentence.

Chenan Singh Gilliam Bianchi Majewski Singh

L G Miles Dead in San Diego Auto Incident

L C Miles 58, organizer of Goodyear Rubber Co and longtime Ohio Republican central committee chair, died of apoplexy at the wheel on the National City dyke and died at Agnew hospital. The item mentions his civic roles and sudden death, with unrelated ad text following about a Hood Canal steamship trip and a local advertisement.

San Diego L. C. Miles Goodyear Rubber Company Ohio Republican Central Committee

Reader Questions on Fortune Tellers and Mail Etiquette

A reader asks if sending $2 to a European fortune teller is worthwhile and seeks opinion. The column warns against fortune telling and notes Edison is alive in West Orange New Jersey. mail to traveling detectives can be forwarded, with stamped envelopes often missing.

Europe Edison Weat Orange N. J

Advice Column Clippings on Fashion Hair and Home Care

Readers seek guidance on fashion details and home care. The column covers dainty collars and cuffs, skirt width, hair styling, Panama hat cleaning, removing tar from clothes, genealogy questions, advice on marriage and love, wedding kiss customs, and coin value inquiries from readers like Mable H and J M L.

Fat shedding claim Samose diet supplement ad

The item promotes Samose as a guaranteed flesh forming food to increase weight for thin readers. Bartell Drug Co Seattle agency backs the product with a money back guarantee if weight does not rise, urging immediate use for health and plumpness.

Star Bartell Drug Co Seattle

Regal Den tists advertise superior service and modern facilities

The Regal Den tists promote their practice as superior due to high grade work, guaranteed results, painless methods, popular prices, modern facilities, and latest scientific appliances. They advertise Regular Extra Heavy ten dollar Gold Crowns and Regular ten dollar Never Slip Plate.

Dentist Ad Notice at 1405 Third Ave NW Corner Union

Classified ad from Dr. L. R. Clark D D S. invites readers to bring this notice. Location listed as 1405 Third Avenue with NW corner Union. Ad emphasizes presenting the notice for some service or appointment.

L. R. Clark Third Av N. W. Corner Union

Limited Silk Half Hose and Union Suits Sale

Limited quantity silk half hose in black size ranges 9 to 11 with slight irregularities priced at 55 cents. Men’s fine union suits in sizes 36 to 42 offered at exceptional prices, located Just Inside the Pike St Entrance on the First Floor.

Nainsock Pike St

Speeders Pay Fines Under New 5a Mile Scale

Police Court notes show no jail sentences as Judge Gordon applies a new five dollars per mile schedule. James Widing faced an eighty dollar fine after claiming a faulty speedometer while arrested for speeding. Hayden Rex and Paul Cotel also incurred fines of fifty and twenty five dollars respectively as others had cases continued.

John B. Gordon James Widing van Ruff Lee Dagner Hayden Rex

Advice to Beauty Seekers Ad for Skin Care

An advertisement recommends mercorized wax applied nightly to remove grease and reveal younger skin with healthy color. It claims freckles can vanish over night and suggests a four part wash lotion from saxolite and a white bases mix to tighten skin and reduce wrinkles around mouth corners.

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