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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1917
Page
7
A narrator recounts Bert’s career from New York cartooning to vaudeville at the Alhambra. The piece describes a backstage chat with Bert and plans to accompany him to a federal court for sketches of city leaders, noting Bert’s shift from ink to makeup.
Two accidents reported to police evening of injuries to three men. Garland Rose age 17 and Samuel Monroe age 21 were hurt when their speeding motorcycle wrecked at a ferry entrance near Madison Park while delivering medicine. Carl Murray proprietor of Queen Anne Dye Works sustained serious injuries after a car driven by James Dahlen struck his lamp-lit vehicle on Queen Anne Ave near Hart St. Poor rear light visibility cited as factor.
A review page highlights Mary Charleson in Seaten's Petivate Deer at Liberty and Marguerite Clark in Threads of Fate at Clemmer, with Lily Dana in various roles. Douglas Fairbanks stars in Flirting With Fate at Strand, and The Patriot with William S. Hart screens at Mission. Pauline Frederick headlines Sapho at Coliseum, Pavlova in The Dumb Girl of Portlet at Colonial.
A vintage advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a penetrating solution for sprains strains swelling and pains. It claims quick relief within moments without skin discoloration and notes 60 years of use with gold medal awards.
Sigmund Schwabacher, 76, Seattle merchant and founder of Schwabacher Hardware Co. and Schwabacher Bros. & Co., died in San Francisco Tuesday afternoon. He led the family firms for years though resided in California. He leaves a widow and six children, with two sons and daughters-in-law living in Seattle.
The Metropolitan concert Tuesday night featured Madame Julia Clauasen and Madame Lisussen, praised as a major artistic success of the season. The audience demanded two encores, signaling strong reception for the performance.
Physicians expect Helen Guyer age 1 and her sister Irene age 3 to recover from ingesting antiseptic tablets. The children are in the city hospital and likely to be moved to Mrs Thomas Lawson’s baby home at 5111 Brandon Avenue today.
Juneau, Alaska March 21 Charlies A Sulzer a democrat will receive the certificate of election as delegate to congress from Alaska a decision by U S district court judge Robert W Jennings. The court ruled the canvassing board counted defective ballots for James Wickersham the republican incumbent and found Sulzer ahead by 19 votes the ruling described as one of the most exhaustive in Alaska and crowded courtroom reflected anticipation of the decision.
Former President William Howard Taft arrived in Richmond Virginia for his initial Paul Revere tour speech to spur patriotism and preparedness. He will head to Greensboro North Carolina then Oklahoma City, ending the tour late this month before returning East on April 1.
The W Rose Co promotes Zemo as an effective antiseptic liquid for eczema. Greasy salves should be avoided for clear skin, and druggists offer 25¢ to 1-dollar sizes. Zemo allegedly removes eczema, soothes itching, heals sores burns and chafing with penetrative cleansing. Cleveland, Ohio company backing the product.
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