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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1915
Page
2
On Saturday the Westlake Public Market will display large Sunkist oranges at every fruit stand. All fruit stalls will sell Sunkist oranges at cost tomorrow, giving shoppers a chance to buy the fruit cheaply.
Educational director Hal Woodcock urges young men to enroll early as spring term of Y M C A night schools begins March 29. Ten week program offers practical courses from bookkeeping to telegraphy and public speaking with limited class size for personalized attention.
Washington reports that wartime naval experts abroad study new weapon systems and tactics. Emphasis on armor, big guns, armored ships, and the rise of submarines with longer range and higher speeds. Predictions consider explosive shells and future submarine designs to counter battleships.
A remarkable event in Urbana Va features two newborn chicks hatching from a single egg. One chick is missing its left leg while the other lacks the right, yet both appear well formed and vigorous as they grow.
The article notes stoneage comedies with hide garb and feather costumes and mentions Charlie Chaplin in a recent film. Juanita Spensler stars in Wooed by a Wild Man and The Clam Shell Suffragers is listed as upcoming. Mrs Carter and Mrs Leslie Carter are linked to The Heart of Maryland as earlier film debuts, with a local dream anecdote about Benny Caspar after a movie night.
Gentlemen and ladies face pimples and skin eruptions with a free trial offer for Stuart's Calcium Wafers. Claims cleanse blood and restore natural beauty, promising visible changes in a week and a lasting complexion improvement. A coupon and free sample package are available through the mail.
Old advertisement extols a fruit laxative for children and adults, claiming a teaspoonful clears foul waste from bowels within hours. Warns against counterfeit syrups and urges buyers to confirm the product is made by the California Fig Syrup Company and to fetch a 60 cent bottle.
Report notes Robert Ederson top earner in motion pictures to open next in As Caesars Wife. Anita Stewart to star in a serial The Goddess while Alice Joyce and Mary Fuller gain visibility. A magazine critic warns films influence women’s taste by lavish interiors. Kathryn Williams and company return from Panama filming Rex Beach’s The Neer Do Well.
A Colonial era program listing multiple pieces including For the Good of the Cause Nellie the Pride of the Fire House and Fools and Pajamas The lineup features dramas two part plays a comedy and a topical sketch presented by Ye College Play House running through Sunday at Animated Weekly theater.
Redding residents report the List eruption of Mt Lassen began before dawn and, by 9:30, the eruption remained moderately active.
In New York on March 19 May Miller, aged 28, lived as a girl for years but was revealed as a boy upon arrest. The detainee reportedly requested a razor to shave, drawing attention to the gender disclosure during custody.
An old advice ad promotes using plain diluted coconut oil as a hair cleanser. It warns detergents and alkali in soaps dry the scalp and Brit hair, claiming coconut oil lather cleanses well, rinses clean, and leaves hair soft, fluffy, and free of dirt and dandruff.
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