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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1915
Page
3
Thomas A Edison spent years perfecting his Diamond Point Reproducer. Ellers Talking Machine Co offers the hornless phonograph with Edison Diamond Point and 4 minute records. Complete outfit with 12 records priced at 36 dollars, delivered home for a dollar weekly with a deposit.
An advertisement touts Mercolized wax and Zeettee as skin remedies that allegedly remove the outer skin layer and wrinkles. The copy promotes nightly application and a wash-off routine with Saxolite solution and witch hazel, claiming dramatic, affordable facial effects.
The young Broadway star Irene Fenwick signs a multi year movie deal while continuing stage work. Known for The Song of Songs and Hawthorne of the U S A she roles include The Family Cupboard Peggy Frow Paris and The Brass Bottle. Her first film will be The Commuters.
Cincinnati unveils a three-cent movie house opened by Dave Onland and two newsboys, with five reels per show and a two-cent savings nudge toward penny banks. Riverside Chicago builds a municipal picture theater, Billy Sunday debuts in motion pictures, and top vaude and star titles play at local venues.
A mixed schedule lists reel drama The House Breakers, The Unwelcome Mrs Hatch with Henrietta Crosman, Grand and Liberty showings The Black Hox and A Gentleman of Leisure, plus comedies The Truth Wagon and Hubby's Cure. Other titles include The Master Key two parts and Three Times and Out.
A Kentucky resident testifies to Swamp Root curing back pain and weak kidneys. He bought a dollar bottle, felt relief, then a 60 cent bottle, gaining 15 pounds and daily driving without trouble. He recommends the remedy for kidney ailments. The sworn statement was given in Glasgow, Kentucky.
A station agent for the West Shore railroad at Highland Falls, A Hotaling, was murdered by bandits who looted the safe of $40. The crime was found when a train halted for orders and the conductor located Hotaling’s body. Also, former Oakland mayor William R. Davis died of heart disease.
Explosion in the residence of R. B. Paradise in Salt Lake injures eight people. Fire department and emergency responders arrive as residents are evacuated and treated for possible burns and inhalation. Investigators examine the scene for gas source and cause.
In San Francisco on March 18 Captain J A Saletche of the steam schooner Defiance sent wireless calls for aid to quell six mutinous Japanese sailors but resolved the trouble before assistance reached the ship.
A first person diary entry reveals Margie’s fear of dying from illness while awaiting twins. She laments dizziness and exhaustion, contemplates love for her unborn child, and notes gifts and support from friends including Eliene, Molly, Annie, and Dick. Luna Park pool opens Saturday March 20.
Gov. Lister vetoed three bills and one section of a fourth in Olympia. Vetoed H. R. 158 expands police justices jurisdiction, H. B. 186 adds clerical help in justice courts, and H. B. 204 repeals convict labor on state roads. Also vetoed Section 6 of Senate Bill 129 penalizing officials for late budget filings.
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