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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1913

Page

6

Make Your Own Simple Barometer From Framed Frame

A boy crafts a barometer from an old picture frame three darning needles and three tin strips. A twisted tube supports three loose ends each with a card marked WET on one side and DRY on the other. Set in dry weather and watch humidity tilt the card to show WET when rain approaches.

Freed From Vault By Phone Message In Ottawa Kansas

County Clerk Fred Baldwin was locked inside a steel vault in the courthouse and could not be heard. After an hour with guards shouting through the door, a call to Salina provided the combination and Baldwin was freed.

Fice Fred Baldwin G. Preahan

Melodrama of a Persecuted Maiden and a Vain Villain

A dramatic exchange unfolds with Hildegarde Marah mailow pleading for mercy as Chauncey Cheesing ton confronts a plotting villain. The hero remains the lone option amid taunts and threats.

Chauncey Cheesington Hildegarde Marah Mailow

Lazy Husband Bill Signed in Washington

Gov. Lister signed the lazy husband act and a fake advertising prohibition in Olympia. The 90 day clock begins from yesterday, delaying immediate effects while allowing potential referendum. The act requires willfully nonsupporting husbands to work for the county with earnings paid to their dependents.

Olympia Wash Washington Lister

Act of God claimed in Turpin plane crash case

Attorney Herbert Myers argues the Meadows grandstand crash that killed one and injured 207 on May 17 was an act of God. Turpin's trial began in Judge Dykeman's court with the defense noting the incident followed a camera encounter. In other notes Hearst interests shift toward literature as Gould funds $200,000 in bonds for International Magazine.

J. Clifford Turpin Meadows Grandstand Herbert Myers Turpin Sidney C. Hoover Olive Hoover Hearst New York Gould Wm. R. Hearst Geo. BE Bonda International Magazine Company

Modern Education And The Craft Of Business Letters

An applicant explains limited schooling but cites practical skills in beadwork and clay modeling. The dialogue suggests adaptability in job seeking and a preference for hands on craft work over formal study. The tone mirrors a bygone educational column.

Danderine Promises Hair Growth from Dandruff Solution

Advertisement extols Knowlton's Danderine 25 to 26 cents as a cure for falling hair and dandruff. Claims scalp relief, revived luster, and new hair growth after several weeks, urging purchase from drug stores or toilet counters.

Knowlton

Oregon Will Not Be Sold Amid Navy Shuffle

Bremerton March 7 The battleship Oregon now in a new drydock is out of commission and her crew will be reassigned to reserve fleet ships. The Oregon will stay inactive until repairs for Panama Canal work are completed. Officials deny plans to sell the vessel.

Bremerton Oregon Panama Canal

Slavery Claims Prompt Call for Women Police

Mrs O H P Kelmont a society matron tells the Wager committee white slavers lurk near night courts to prey on released girls including factory strikers She urges appointing women officers She describes attending a night court where girls facing dismissal were observed surrounded by suspected white slave traffic agents The report notes a controversial remark about electing officers and a quip about repeating violence in Mexico

New York O. H. P. Kelmont Wager Legislative Committee Belmont

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