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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1915
Page
5
A brief notice from Pyramid Drug Company Marshall invites readers to request a free sample of Pyramid Pile Remedy. The ad mentions a postal address at 327 Pyramid Building and offers a pill wrapper presentation.
Mrs McDonald at IS11 38th Ave says she finally found painless dentistry after painful experiences elsewhere. She received nine teeth extracted without pain and urges others in need of dental work to try the method offered, claiming the practice provides painless work with quality materials and low prices.
Amended by the senate to enlarge Seattle’s port commission instead of abolishing it. The bill adds four members July 4 including Mayor Gill and officials Denton Phelps Lundin while preserving the current trio. Senators Landon and Wray supported the measure, praising the less drastic compromise amid civic backing and Star’s defense.
The Seattle police department announces transfers including Lieut Charles Dolphin to West Seattle sub station and Sergt Tom Nash to central station. Sergt Clarence Carr fills Dolphin’s vacancy, Sergt J L Zimmerman takes charge of the traffic squad with Carr supervising a new training school and planned attorney lectures.
Mrs Amelia Peterson files for divorce from Capt A Henry Peterson of the steamer Chas T Moody alleging years of boasting about other women and public infatuation. Married 12 years with no children she seeks $60 a month alimony and cites threats of divorce.
Kaichlehtl wooed a sunny Japan imagined wealth and country life near Seattle. The marriage began after a sea voyage but wealth proved only on paper. He behaved badly, beating and locking her in their home. After five years she seeks divorce and $15 monthly alimony.
Thomas A. Edison via Eilers Talking Machine Company offers a genuine Edison Diamond Point talking machine with records for 26 dollars and payments of one dollar per week. Edison aims to place a talking machine in every American home and expects a strong impact from this sale.
Jitneys, after a month of service, vanished from main streets and drifted into thickly populated suburbs where streetcar service is limited. Operators cite poor business as the cause of the sudden drop in activity.
The navy department reported that the crews of the French bark Jean and the British steam ship Kinaldon, sunk January 1, were landed on Easter Island. It is believed a German raider in the South Atlantic caused their loss.
Fire department officials in Chico claim sunlight through a glass on a table caused a blaze at the home of Frank M. Moore a prominent local merchant. Loss estimated around six thousand dollars.
The Home Consumers League will visit the Kristoferson dairy at First and Walker streets Friday afternoon. The party departs the Henry Building at 2 p.m.
Readers ask about tipping hats to office girls, the proper respect due to working women, and how to handle modern relationships. The column replies that business manners matter, advises polite distance from conceit, and notes that common law marriage has no recognition in the state for unsettled couples.
Readout lists large discounts on dress forms, bust forms, and a vast array of sewing notions. Prices include Hall Borchert dress forms, spur items like spools, needles, snaps, fasteners, and shields. The ad emphasizes substantial savings with dozen price breaks and proportional discounts for smaller quantities.
Stockton March 4 ten incorrigible boy inmates at the Preston reform school in Alameda county escaped last night after a vicious beating of guard Dan Griffin who may die. Four youths were captured this morning.
Paris reports Rheims bombarded again with shells at three minute intervals and many buildings wrecked. The war office confirms Germans captured advanced trenches for a considerable distance north of Arras in the Lorette hills.
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