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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1911
Page
3
A surreal captioned sequence features a Mexican soldier at a restaurant who survives a bullet to his hat. A mouse digs a hole in a concrete floor and a cat sits at the door, while a reflective line names the scene as "Carambal" and "OSGAR and ADOLF."
Two pedestrians were slightly hurt in separate car incidents yesterday. Mrs W P Stanley wife of Dr Stanley was not seriously injured after stepping in front of F Archambalt’s car at Firatavy and Pike streets. Archambalt was arrested but released on personal recognition. Floyd Merrill and Eugene Russell were in a car near the Country Club when it skidded off the road. Merrill sustained a cut on the wrist from broken glass.
Marie Banchero, wounded at the city hospital, accused her husband Angelo Banchero of the shooting before lapsing into unconsciousness. Deputies searched the hills near Georgetown for the assailant, but no information on his whereabouts emerged. The motive remains a mystery amid reports of prior trouble.
Citizens pressure in Rainier Valley prompts Superintendent Ross to add a second work gang yesterday. An extra crew will be sent to South Park today as city light applications surge beyond capacity in Ross Office.
Five days to reduce pimples with Stuart's Calcium Wafers promises rapid skin clearance. Ad highlights a free trial sample and easy tablet use, claiming no poison and complete impurity removal. Includes testimonial from a satisfied user and instructions to mail name and address for a trial.
Report from El Paso March 8 describes an improvised insurrecto hospital where Diaz forces treat wounded soldiers. Nurses from prominent Mexican families provide care under Red Cross protection and the provisional government funds the facility. Most of the 16 wounded officers and men plan to rejoin Orozco south of Juarez.
Police pursue identification of a man found 18 miles east of Yuma with his body tied by the whip to a wild horse. Troops from the First United States Cavalry discovered the mummified remains in the desert.
Ballinger will remove belongings from the interior department office and depart for Seattle next week. Mrs Ballinger plans to return to Seattle Sunday. Walter L Fisher, his successor and a Chicago lawyer, is in Washington this afternoon to begin his new post.
An ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a cure for grippe and severe colds taken every two hours with three doses. It claims no quinine, three years of research costing over fifty thousand dollars, and asserts rapid relief of neuralgia, feverishness, and runny nose in a 26 cent package.
Vancouver March 9. Actress Anita Dee chentz aged 22 wed Lew Ting a wealthy Chinese merchant of Hoquiam Washington. The girl is of Spanish descent and her home is in Pittsburg Pennsylvania.
The Ellers Music House promotes its club plan offering significant savings on high grade pianos. With examples like a regular 450 dollar RB piano, paid 1 25 weekly, members save 152 50 upfront. The plan compares to Wanamaker’s clubs and argues co operation lowers costs across goods. Eilers Music House urges readers to invest now for long term home music enjoyment.
The body found floating at the foot of Connecticut Street has been identified as Theodore Ryerson. He came from Canada three weeks ago to visit his mother at 88th Street and Meridian Avenue. Ryerson left the house the morning after the primary election and was last seen downtown. He was 39 and single.
President Taft said he would decide during a planned Southern trip whether to pardon Hawkers Charles W. Morse and John R. Walsh. Attorney General Wickersham has sent clemency petitions to the president and urged mercy.
Grand Jury returned indictments charging George H. Allison with election frauds as a precinct officer in the September primaries and alleging falsified vote totals for Charles B. McAvoy and John A. Whalley. Allison jailed on $2000 bond. Also, R. M. Faulkner was arrested for threatening to kill his former wife after release from county jail.
An old ad copy touts Ayer’s Hair Vigor as giving soft rich hair without changing color. It claims thicker and heavier strands and urges readers to consult a doctor for safety.
Will H Morris for C D Hillman argued the defense case claiming Hillmans methods were not criminal and that the Boston Harbor project collapse stemmed from overconfidence. District Attorney Elmer E Todd prepares to present the government case as Judge Danworth will instruct the jury. The crowded courtroom turned away many spectators.
About 20 000 troops to be stationed along the Mexican coast depart Seattle six hours after orders. A detachment of 210 marines led by Capt W H Low marched to Bremerton with the ship Kennedy ready to sail. Cruisers West Virginia Maryland and others sail to join the Pacific squadron as coal tests are halted and bunkers refilled.
A county committee including the board of county commissioners and interested parties will appraise 110 Meadows acres plus 40 county land near Ballard after a hearing on the proposed trade. The decision follows yesterday's session.
Claiming instant relief and permanent cure Pyramid Pile Cure offers a free trial mail package in plain wrapper. Readers urged to mail the coupon and then buy at 50c per box from their druggist to avoid surgery and doctor bills.
A Seattle man credits the Neal Institute three day cure for his recovery from drink and subsequent success as a butcher shop owner. The letter promotes the institute with promises of a perfect cure or free treatment and provides contact details in Seattle for prospective patients.
A Seattle butcher narrates his struggle as a periodical drinker who lost jobs across several Seattle shops. He describes his financial decline and how a sincere letter sparked a redemptive path away from liquor.
The piece argues that if early symptoms of illness are neglected a period of suffering follows, but relief is possible and permanent with a safe reliable natural remedy from home. It emphasizes universal availability and home use.
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