Kick In for Inatance Opens Metropolis in Seattle
Tom Wilkes head of the Wilkes circuit announces dramatic stock ventures in a new town. Opening night of Kick In reveals stage enlargements and heavy counterweights causing accidents. Crew pranks and missed meals disrupt act two while Charley Lombard entertains the audience. Lead Phoebe Hunt threatens to quit over a camera date, and Wilkes rents Tacoma’s largest theatre amid a smooth run toward Bought and Paid For.
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Tom Wilkes
Wilkes Circuit
Seattle
Charley Lombard
Wilkes
Tmitner
Inspector Garvey
Ista
Guy
Phoebe Hunt
Dean Worley
Wilkes’ Tacoma
Empresa
Tacoma
Roosevelt Resists Presidential Nomination At Primaries
New York March 9 Col Roosevelt says he does not want the presidential nomination and will not consent to the use of his name at any primaries. The cablegram reports Roosevelt arrived on a vacation trip and spoke to Henry Stoddard of the New York Post.
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New York
Col
Roosevelt
British West Indies
Roosevelt Hase
Henry Stoddard
New York Mall
Belgians Live on Meager Rations
New York report says 5000 Belgians survive on one meal daily three slices of bread and a pint of soup per person. Investigator F C Wolcott for the Rockefeller foundation details Belgian conditions.
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New York
F. C. Wolcott
Rockefeller Foundation
Remarkable Rheumatism Cure Offered by Syracuse Man
Mark H. Jackson of Syracuse New York claims a simple remedy cured his muscular inflammatory rheumatism after three years of failure with doctors and remedies. He offers free samples by mail request refusing payment unless fully satisfied then asks one dollar to cover postage. He urges sufferers to write No 604n Gerney Ride Syracuse NY for trial details.
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Mark MH. Jackson
Syracuse
New York
Graep
Jack
N.Y
Sage Tea and Sulphur for Darker Hair Restorations
A vintage ad touts Sage Tea and Sulphur Compound as a home remedy to darken gray hair, claiming natural, even color restoration after one or two applications. It promotes a ready-made 60 cent product and instructs using a sponge to apply strand by strand.
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Mara
Wreth
Wryeth
Washington Wheat Crop Mired by Shipping Shortfall
Tacoma dispatch reports 30 percent of Washingtons 1916 wheat remains in elevators due to no shipping facilities. The state yielded 48 million bushels last year, with no ships available to send the grain.
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Washington
Tacoma
Police Chief to Publish Names of Drunkards in Aberdeen
Aberdeen Chief of Police Schmidt announces every arrest for drunkenness and the location of the liquor purchase will be published. He cites excessive alcohol being bought for medicinal use as the reason.
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Aberdeen
Schmidt
Bathing Suit Parade Abandoned in Ocean Park Event
Santa Monica report notes the Ocean Park Faster Sunday parade will drop its bathing suit girls after ministerial opposition. The decision ends a long standing feature of the event and shifts the planned street spectacle in Santa Monica.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Ocean Park
Portland Locals Aid 1919 Imperial Council Meeting
Seattle Shriners will assist Portland in hosting the 1919 imperial council meeting. The 1916 council is to be held in Buffalo in July. Nhle temple decided Wednesday night not to send it a band and patrol.
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Seattle Shriners
Portland
Buffalo
Nhle Temple
Washington official in Seattle to study boys farms clubs
George B. Farrell of Washington D C heads government effort to keep boys on farms by improving conditions and education. He arrives in Seattle to inspect boys agricultural and stock raising clubs organized under T J Newbill of Pullman. Rodman Wanamaker cited as most heavily insured man with life insurance of 4 000 000 and annual premium around 126 000.
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George B. Farrell
Washington, D. C
Seattle
T. J. Newbill
Pullman
Rodman Wanamaker
Why gasoline price goes up report to Congress
Secretary Lane reports no real competition in fuel oil. pipe line monopoly controls price. Independent refiners remain tied to trusts for transport. Profits from Standard Oil cited, with huge dividends and stock gains. Government manufacture of gasoline from lands owned by the government urged, bill by Representative Randall proposed.
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Gilson Gardner
Washington
Interior
Franklin K. Lane
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Burroughs
Lane
Standard Trust
Herbert 8. Bigelow
Cincinnati
Standard
Randall
California
Free Optona Eye Remedy Offer Promises Vision Help
An advertisement touts a simple eye cure using Optona tablets dissolved in warm water. It claims rapid relief from eyestrain and improved vision with regular eye baths two to four times daily. Endorsing personal testimonies, the copy urges readers to act now to avoid permanent damage.
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Optona
Pinex cough remedy promoted with home preparation tips
An old advertisement extols a Pinex based cough remedy made by mixing 2½ ounces of Pinex with sugar syrup to make a pint. It claims to heal inflamed membranes and stop coughing, promising pleasant taste, low cost, and a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co of Ft. Wayne Indiana.
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Alec
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Inside Bathing for Health Promises Quick Skin and Digestion Benefits
A promotional piece urges daily morning hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate for seven days to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims improved complexion appetite and relief from constipation bilious attacks acid stomach rheumatic twinges and headaches, costing little and offering noticeable health boosts.
Confessions of a Wife Continues in Domestic Tensions
A woman narrates a heated encounter with Harvey's father who accuses her of winning his son away and threatens to cut off funds. She rejects interference and asserts she will live independently, while Harvey remains torn between love and family pressure.
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Harvey
Mrs. Waverly
Altho
Trading stamps to be free until April
Prosecutor Lundin announced there will be no prosecutions for violations of the Washington trading stamp act until after April 8. The law requires a $6,000 annual license for each county.
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United States Supreme Court
Lundin
Queen Liliuokalani Found Sane by Court in Trust Deed
Honolulu March 9 Former Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii was sane when she executed a deed of trust conveying all her property to three trustees according to the Hawaiian supreme court today.
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Honoluluu
Liliuokalani
Hawaii
Hawaiiian Supreme Court
Hands of Women By Beauty Standards Across Nations
A Russian writer ranks women by hand beauty noting Chinese women first for beauty hands, followed by Spanish and Italian women. He describes American women's hands as attractive in looks but with a hard texture.
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Reason
Wilson
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National Register
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