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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1920
Page
10
London report notes John Daffy, a workhouse master earning 375 dollars yearly, appealing to guardians for a raise. He cites plans to marry after a previous raise, but says his intended partner declined due to his low salary.
London report says William Greegan was fined 19 dollars for stealing 29 pounds of sugar to aid his consumptive wife. The case highlights hardship leading to crime in March.
Gloria Swanson stars in Cecil DeMille's Male and Female at the Rex starting Saturday. She endures a shipwreck on a remote island with family and staff while romance simmers with her butler. The feature runs alongside other shows including The Great Question and The Day She Paid at Colonial and Strand theatres with supporting casts led by Mary Pickford and Noris Talmadge.
Marshall Nofian presents The River's End from James Oliver Curwood arriving at the Liberty Saturday after premiering at the Hotel Miltmore New York. Cast includes Lewis Stone Marjorie Daw Jane Novak Barney Bherry and Charles Weer. Also showing is On With the Dance a $250000 production starring May Murray produced by George Fitzmaurice a romance of a Russian dancer in America with a dramatic tale of love struggle and happiness.
New York report quotes Dorothy Dalton claiming her skin made her leading role in the New York production Aphrodite possible. She promotes a skin care routine and Derwillo cosmetic as a quick beauty solution, praising its lasting tint and safety for sensitive skin.
Dustin Farnum plays dual roles as twin brothers in The Corsican Brothers at the Clemmer opening Saturday. The stage production has had 44 versions in 36 New York theatres and played worldwide, with five generations of actors naming it their greatest role. The story is by Alexander Dumas.
Paris reports an inquiry into a village between Metz and Nancy that attributes the Virgin Mary appearance to natural causes. The churchyard trees form a grand arbor and at dusk a silhouette of a figure appears in the roseate evening light.
London report shows increased drinking by young women. Police counted 8,492 girls aged 17 to 21 in 895 licensed houses last year.
London reports hundreds of former war clerks and women auxiliary service members seek film acting careers. A film company representative says the girls are movie mad and very few applications are accepted.
London report notes Herts county council rat inspector and five catchers killed 200000 rats within a year. Skins sold to recoup the council costs of destruction. Meanwhile wartime injuries abroad indicate about 3800 major amputations among forces.
Klamath Falls March 12. A resolution opposing Japanese immigration and settlement was unanimously passed by Klamath post American Legion members. Copies will be sent to Oregon state officials and Pacific coast congress members. Action follows sale of several thousand acres near the city to the California Vegetable Growers' association, largely Japanese and Chinese.
Burglars built a wooden platform before a window at Benjamin Bischof in Essington, destroyed a large stock, and carried away goods valued at several hundred dollars. The owner suspects revenge after threats weeks earlier.
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