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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1905
Page
5
A Charleston pastor signs a worldliness remedy with most members resigning, likely women. A man buys Dutch roses for a poker party lunch. Miss Upperton at Thornbury misdelivers a package. Hash supper praised at a Congregational church with talk of a March 23 supper. Light exchanges span assignments, embezzlement delays, and a quip about a Chicago woman to feed a man on 9 cents a day.
A jumble of vignettes shows a women's club speaker on minding facial care, a Robinson Crusoe aside, a Seattle Nipper joke, a gambler boasting of horse bets, a Chicago streetcar demand for clean cars and seats, a playful quip about a poet, Freddy’s breakfast powder, a family quarrel over breakfast, and a graveyard scene hinting at one member’s demise.
Contracts awarded for mail carriage from Seattle to Nome and San Francisco to Nome and St Michaels with several companies named. White Star to Nome at 4 cents per pound for up to 17 trips, Northern Commercial to run 1 cent round trips, Northwestern to run 10 trips, Frank Waterhouse to run four trips. actions taken last week.
Cheap plots offered two blocks east of the Wat Queen Anne car line and south of Rom. Easy terms available. Inquire of the owner. Homes Bothwell Transaise Wynns Insurance Rents.
At Bremerton practice yesterday the Paul Jones misplaced a torpedo and searches continue to locate the death-dealing instrument. No live weapon is involved and two men near the discharge tube dropped to their hands in the incident.
Bremerton March 25 The Ranger gunboat crew is being drafted for the receiving ship Philadelphia and will be ready by March 30 when the Ranger goes into commission. About 60 sailors are involved.
The Philadelphia already has drafted crewmen on board. Thirty men from Pensacola and four from Ohio join, with twenty more to be added. Rangers officers arrive Wednesday evening. A detachment of thirteen troops came from St. Paul on Sunday at the barracks, and a further detachment of fifteen is expected Saturday night.
The codfish industry on the Pacific coast expects a record year due to a Atlantic slump boosting prices from 4 to 6 cents a pound. Local fleets double in numbers and tonnage with seven schooners being outfitted to sail for the Slang Banks off Sanak Island. The San Francisco fleet also grows amid hopes of a golden harvest and attracting capital to the region.
In Silverton Oregon a loaded dynamite shell left by G B Wenger while stump blasting killed his cow bossy when the animal fed on the shell. Wenger fears removing the carcass may detonate the charge and endanger him and neighbors.
Ladies tug of war drew over five hundred spectators last Friday at Germania Hall. The Georgetown team beat Tacoma by a foot at the time limit, but rules left the result undecided.
A Buffalo physician endorses Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges for gas in the stomach and bowels, improved complexion, purer blood, and sweeter breath. The lozenges, made from willow charcoal and honey, cost twenty five cents a box at drug stores and are described as safe with beneficial daily use.
In a mirrored bout Seattle moved from a 17 minute 30 second deficit to lead Georgetown by pulling them three feet for a decisive win. The rematch is set for Saturday night with a fresh batch of 100 extra chairs to accommodate spectators.
In Fort Wayne Indiana a society women’s club of 20 leaders vows not to marry men who smoke. Members will demand evidence of tobacco use at courtship and refuse suitors who fail. Men plan a boycott in response and tighten rules on women’s conduct.
John McBride lies at the point of death after a falling stone at a quarry four miles south of Bellingham. The incident occurred March 26 as workers toiled at the site. Authorities are investigating the accident and the quarry’s safety practices.
An advertisement promotes a weight loss remedy promising rapid, harmless results with claims of inches lost. It also references a contact in Oregon City for the program and directs readers to page 6 for rental listings, noting new spring shirt styles at a local store and price.
The Friday evening roller skating race in the Auditorium drew its hottest crowd this year. Sidney Dall won the final heat after a fierce stretch with Riggs and Blilips, finishing the mile in 3:37. Higgs won the first heat with a late sprint, Brown could have won if not surprised. Dail took the second heat in 3:40 and Louis Billips the third in 2:43. Dail, a near beginner, is seen as a potential city amateur champion.
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