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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1915

Page

8

Photoplay Lineup at Colonial Draws Crowds and Stars

Colonial shows Tolstoj's Kreutzer Sonata and Return Engagements starring Nance O Neill Theda Bara and William Shay. The Great Leap features a horse cliff stunt while The Fairy and the Waif with Mary Miles Minter plays to kiddies. Caprice with Mary Pickford appears at Alaska and The Black Box serial at Grand. Prize contest offers 50 dollars for best name for a new Picture.

Tolstoj Kreutzer Sonata the Colonial Nance O'Neill Theda Bara William Shay Tillium

What’s On Bills At Film Houses

Cremmer runs The Fairy and the Wall a world feature film. Colonia offers The Kreutzer Sonata with Theda Bara and others, Grand shows The Black Box first in stallment. Liberty features David Harum with W H Crane. Odeon presents On the Ledge and The Old Match two reel dramas. Alhambra screens The Champion a Keystone comedy.

Liberty William H. Crane David Harum Odeon Ambrose Keystone

Sells Given a Life Sentence in San Quentin

Alfred Bella confessed murderer jailed for life after pleading guilty to a Los Angeles holdup of Fred Harlow. He chose life term over facing trial in Oakland for the murder of Jacob Vorel and his wife. He spoke in San Francisco about the expected hardship and a death in prison.

San Francisco San Quentin Alfred Bella Fred Harlow Los Angeles Oakland Jacob Vorel

Horse Prisonerkept by Indiana Farmer At 8 Years

The local Humane Society in Muncie reports uncertainty in Yorktown area over a farmer who for eight years has confined a horse in a stall The horse, age five at the time of its escape, ran away with the farmer and seriously injured him.

Muncif Ind Humane Society Yorktown

Singer Beatrice Gjersten Bensesen Receives Ovation

Beatrice Gjersten Bensesen was met with an ovation after singing Minneéliede's Fare well from Pfitzner's From the Rose of Love's Garden at a Metropolitan Philharmonic concert Thursday night.

Beatrice Gjersten Bensesen Minneéliede Pfitzner Philharmonic The Metropolitan

Stuart's Calcium Wafers Promise Clear Complexion

An advertisement claims Stuart's Calcium Wafers rapidly remove skin blemishes by cleansing the blood. It asserts pimples, boils, and liver spots disappear in days, with improved overall health and a rosy, clear face, selling at 50 cents a box.

Stuart

Dancing with Danger in Margie's Social Night

Margie describes a dance with Dick and Eleanor Fairlow where flirtation and jealousy mix as she and Jim watch others from a corner. Eleanor presses for attention and Margie questions Dick's feelings while a blackout ends the scene with Dick swooping to check on her.

Symones Mr. Hatton Mollie Pat Sullivan Jim Edie Eleanor Fairlow Jim Pat Moble Margie Moble Hecatee Eleanor Fairiow Book Eleanor Jim Sa Dick Ko Eliene

St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief

A vintage advert touts St Jacobs Oil as a safe off topical remedy for rheumatism and joint pain. It claims instant relief without internal treatment and urges readers to try a trial bottle from any drug store for relief from rheumatic pain stiffness and sciatica.

St. Jacobs St. Jacobse

Unfinished Scene Leaves Cliffhanger in Serial

Dick warns of danger after awakening a companion, noting the other character has been unconscious for about half an hour. The page ends with a promise to continue the story tomorrow.

Tanner declares error won't hurt Olympia

March 12. Attorney General Tanner states a title error in H. R. 120 amending initiative and referendum methods will not invalidate the law. The mistake misnames the constitutional section but may require court resolution.

Olympia Tanner

Three Ships Load Wheat for England from Seattle

Three ships laden with wheat for Great Britain will depart Seattle within ten days. The French bark Laennec the British steamer Alice A Leigh and the Swedish ship Svithrod carry cargoes under charter to M H Houser, who previously chartered the Frye.

Great Britain Seattle Laennec Alice A. Leigh Svithrod M. H. Houser Frye

Gill to Speak at Yachting Banquet Seattle Club

An address will be given by Gill at the Seattle Yacht Club annual banquet at Butler Hotel Cafe Saturday night. The dinner marks the club 21st anniversary with Commodore Perkins of the Tacoma Yacht Club also speaking.

Gill Seattle Yacht Club Butler Hotel Commodore Perkins Tacoma Yacht Club

J B Robinson Ad Dominates Page Li

A large display advertising feature by J B Robinson fills page Li with bold calls to sale items and promotions. The page showcases pricing, product highlights, and weekend specials designed to drive shopper interest and store traffic.

Eddie Foy Held Over In Case On Stage Work With Kids

Edwin Fitzgerald known as Eddie Foy will delay his hearing on charges of hardship by staging his seven children with him. Magistrate Barlow postponed the hearing for one week. Foy says his children are not neglected and receive proper education. The report notes large Japanese warships now use wireless phones functioning up to 100 miles.

New York Edwin Fitzgerald Eddie Foy Barlow Foy Children’s Society

Cures Grip with BromO Quinine Claim at Grove Sign

A fragment notes a claim that a laxative labeled BromO Quinine cures grip or prevents it, with a signature line of kW and Grove. The text is fragmentary and lacks verifiable context or date.

Kw. Grove

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