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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1913
Page
11
An old style advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle laxative for children and adults. It claims to cleanse stomach liver and bowels of waste matter, relieve feverish or upset stomachs, and restore happiness and health with a tasty fig flavor.
An interview with Don Luis Terrazzas, governor of Chihuahua, claims the United States will recognize Huerta’s government, condemns Madero and Diaz, and asserts Huerta will grant land to Don Luis and supporters. The piece portrays Terrazzas as a scheming elder statesman and criticizes land reform.
A police court orders a man to leave Tacoma within an hour to curb crime. He exits, heads to Fourth Avenue, and spends the time drinking at Hill y the Mugs before officers catch up. The piece probes whether this expulsion actually relieves a troubled city.
Benjamin Heasley Hardin, 62, of Washington Georgia, known as the king of cotton, walks the streets with his cane embedded with $20 gold pieces and diamonds. The belt and watch add to valuables totaling over $4,000. He says he trusts people and boxing strength.
Lorey Harper 28, seriously injured on his Blooming Valley farm when a felled tree trunk toppled. He and companion Zenas Morna were nearby. Harper climbed the trunk to free a limb, slipped, and a heavy limb crushed him, jamming his spine with a kinked cord. He faces a long recovery and a relearned ability to walk.
In Aquila Italy Count Roberto di Torrencuso returns with his fourth wife Signorina Roberto Marescialle of Genoa after marrying in Scotland. He is said to be the only man in Italy to have four marriages in a lifetime with two dissolved by state and church and a divorce suit pending for his third wife in Budapest.
At a Paris banquet President Poincare tried to give a waiter a banknote as thanks. The waiter refused the tip and a light struggle followed before Poincare slid the note into the man’s pocket and explained they had once shared a meal.
Reports from Cordova dated March 14 state Chas L Bowdery a 50 year old mail carrier and a French Canadian was killed by Indians at Cold Bay He was the only white man in the district and delivered mail from Cold Bay to Nushmak.
A dialogue frames a science demonstration as Comrade Fitzger ald of Australia speaks at the Labor Temple. Admission is free with a Sunday gathering at 8 p.m. focusing on a bright star overhead identified as Deneb three quadrillions of miles away.
The theft occurred at the Northern Pacific depot in Arlington Washington as safe blowers stole a freight truck and moved a strong box near railroad tracks. They secured about 600 dollars before escaping.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast remedy for sour stomach gas and dyspepsia. It claims five million sales yearly and urges readers to obtain a large fifty cent case for immediate relief.
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