Gill wins Seattle mayoral race sparks political rebirth
Collier's on Gill remarks that Hiram C. Gill's Seattle victory by 14 000 votes signals a political rebirth. The piece credits his 1910 11 12 campaigns and notes support from former opponents while urging capable leaders over untested enthusiasts. Nora White quips follow.
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Seattle
Hiram C. Gill
Gill
The
Star
Collier's Weekly
Wash
M Iiram C. Gill
I O Brien on criminals and police leadership
A collection of remarks from TFOHN J. O Brien on criminals, humanity, and policing. He contrasts sympathy with authority, cites Goethals as a potential New York police head, and critiques a senate immigration amendment targeting those deemed insane under stress.
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Tfohn J. O'Brien
New York
You
Sam Jones
Toledo
Col. Goethals
Goethals
Panama
Longan
The Secret of Long Life
Philadelphia celebrated Aunt Mary Bender’s 102nd birthday with advice to stay active and eat wisely. She cites a long family line, urges keeping busy and avoiding idleness, fretting, or overwork, as the key to health and longevity.
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Philadelphia
Mary Bender
Mary
Dandeline Hair Cure Promises New Growth
An old advert promotes Knowlton's Dandeline a 25 cent bottle to save hair from dandruff and fall. It claims after first use hair gains luster gloss and becomes wavy with new fine hair growth appearing after weeks.
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Knowlton
Army life promises false hopes and harsh realities
An editorial condemns Army recruiting fraud and widespread desertion. It cites 60 000 desertions in 15 years and argues promises of easy work good pay world travel and education are false. It details actual duties pay limits and lack of schooling, noting reforms are needed.
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Leutenant
Reading
Day's statistics and local notices echo community life
Births outnumber deaths two to one while Bishop Waterhouse visits. Commercial Club commends Mayor Gill for strike action. Fire destroys a home owned by Fred Royen. Various social events, dances, card parties, and lectures appear alongside divorce cases, marriage licenses, and plans to remodel the post office.
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R. G. Waterhouse
Pacific Coast
M. BE. Church
Gill
Fred Royen
Harmony Drill Team
RA. V. A
Isaac Brown
V. & H. Shoe
McKinley Circle
Armory Hall
Alice B
Thomas R. Ellis
Bethany Presbyterian Church
W. A
Franklin High School
Chas Karvonen
Alma Siltanes
C. E. Weaver
Washington of Fields
Pagley Hall
H. B Scott
M. P White
B. G. Kingsley
Ford
J. G Robinson
Kirkland
Millard R Calhoun
Mary M. Buchanan
Ole Hanson
Woodland Park
M. FE
Brotherhood
Carl Granvest
Butterworth
Consumers’ League
Furniture Plant
Fort Lawton
Carrie
Frank Perkins
A. H. Holcomb
Florence E. Holcomb
E. H. Haines
W. T. Merry
Washington, D. C
State University
Mary Gyger
A. Edwin Gyger
Taste of the Daily
Gysbert Woogs
Nellie Stevens
Puyallup
Lcense
Deportation risk looms for Hindu philosophy lecturer
Judge Dayton West Virginia reports that former Stanford lecturer Har Dyal faces arrest by immigration officers and possible deportation over alleged seditious speech as unrest grows among striking workers and families banished from homes.
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Dayton
West Virginia
Har Dyal
Stanford University
Practical Training and Humorous Banter in a School Scene
A street conversation unfolds with teachers and locals. A schoolmaster boasts about a curriculum including geography physiology arithmetic algebra trig onometry. A bystander jokes about triggernometry and bad music while a nurse teases a mistress about her baby.
Cascarets promise quick relief for ill health
A vintage advertisement claims Cascarets cure headaches biliousness and digestive misery by purifying a torpid liver and clogged bowels. It asserts a Cascaret tonight will cleanse the liver bowels and stomach by morning and keep you well for months, urging care for children.
Tender hushes and jokes in a jailhouse humor column
A dialogue uses wit and irony as a Seattle pastor parries a convict and a prosecutor, while a boastful detective notes a new kitchen maid. The item ends with a quirky weather note and three East St. Louis girls tying for first in a long spelling bee after tackling 3,500 words.
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Seattle
Prosecutor van Roff
East St. Louis
Pinex and Sugar Syrup Cough Remedy Ad
A home remedy claims full pints of cough syrup can be made for $2.50 and ease coughing within a day. The recipe mixes granulated sugar with warm water then adds Pinex and sugar syrup, to be taken by teaspoonfuls. warnings claim it soothes inflamed membranes and stimulates appetite. The ad promises a money back guarantee and directs readers to The Pinex Co in Wayne, Indiana.
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Pinex Co
Wu Wayne
Ind
Your Nerves Stay Young 50-Cent Box Free to Men and Women
An advertisement promises a 50 cent box free to both men and women claiming to keep nerves young. It markets a health product with a simple claim of vitality and wellness aimed at a broad audience.
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Kellomm
F.J. Kellogg Co
Hoffmaster Block
Battle Creek
Michigan
Kellore
Aine
Seattle
Owl Drug Co
Pike
How to Darken Gray Hair at Home Care Routine
A inexpensive home preparation darkens gray hair and helps dandruff. Dissolve Barbo Compound in 7 ounces water, add 1 ounce bay rum and ¼ ounce glycerine. Apply weekly until color darkens, then biweekly for softness. can also darken beard and improve scalp health.
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Seattle Star BR
Scarrers Northwest League
Telegraph News Service
United Press Association
Beattie, Wach
Postoffice
Elty
Carrier
Clty
Bette
Star Publishing Co
Edward L. Thorndike
Collier’s
Nora White
Nora
Hubby
Senate
A. J
Miller
Disston London Steel
Vaughn & Pushnell
SAP Peewee
Spinning’s Cash Store
United States Regular Army
Washington
United States
Billa
Mobile Army of the
Army
Seattle Star’s Laugh Department
Everett True
India
Maui
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
John
Johnny
Andy Cathartic
Henpeck
Cornelison
Mr. Borden-Lodge
Illinois
Florida
States
Weil
Mee
Kellowas
Boston Dentists
Second Avenue
Bon Marche
Cheasty
Benjamin Cheasty
Cheasty’s Haberdashery
Spring Street
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