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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1913
Page
5
Washington on May 14 President Wilson signed a check after noting he cannot give a larger amount. He increased a popular fund to $300 for the emergency hospital, expressing regret over the size of the gift.
Vermin problem ad touts Stearns' Electric Roach Paste as the standard for thirty five years that kills roaches rats and mice in a single night. It promises to remove infestations without mixing preparations and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfactory. Sold direct from Electric Paste Co Chicago with prepaid charges.
Dr Margaret Clark argues mothers and fathers must know how to raise healthier babies. She outlines birth measurements and growth milestones and urges keeping a baby book to track weekly records for early years.
A reader column presents questions about love gossip respect, choosing an occupation, meeting strangers, and early marriage. Advice covers table turning morals, birthday gifts, speaking to unknown men, and gender roles with emphasis on propriety for young readers.
An advertisement showcases Adam Schaaf pianos and player pianos with emphasis on beauty of tone and lasting quality. It notes prices from 325 dollars and promises satisfaction, easy terms, and lifetime value.
Jones Rosquist and Killen operate a piano showroom in Seattle at 1510 Third Ave between Pike and Pine. Main 3121.
A vintage advertisement offers at home beauty tonics and weight loss tips. It promotes a vegetable jelly cream to fade wrinkles, parnotia weight aid, an eye tonic from cryates, and a hair tonic with quingein to improve skin and hair, claiming simple preparation and gentle effects.
A reader argues for mutual respect in marriage and urges both partners to agree and share duties while noting women’s work is equally demanding. A second reader asks who reached the North Pole first, Peary or Cook, requesting an official ruling. The answer confirms Peary as the officially recognized discoverer.
Two men killed when a Santa Fe freight engine derailed off the rails at Los Nietos, twelve miles southeast of Los Angeles. The victims are Engineer J. B. Neil and Fireman B. Reynolds, both of Los Angeles.
The ad touts a policy of absolute painlessness in daily practice. It claims skilled, experienced dentists and a commitment to extra care. Regularly priced $10 Never Slip Plates offered at $5 and heavy crowns at $4 with a guaranteed receipts policy.
An old recruitment style notice lists Regal Dental Offices with Dr L P Clark D D 8 as manager at 1405 Third Ave NW corner Union. It instructs not to bring this act with you.
The dredge Duwamish will be launched next Monday at about 5 o clock from the Drummond Lighterage Co. dock on the West waterway. A civic committee met today to finalize arrangements. The 24 inch suction hydraulic bridge dredge is 136 feet long.
Indications today that the subcommittee on publicity of the exploitation and industrial bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will raise the balance of the $3,600 fund to cover the varsity crew's trip east to the Poughkeepsie regatta. The remaining amount to raise was cut to $1.25 Tuesday.
John Swanson a 50 year old shoemaker lies in critical condition after an argument in a drunken state with a 13 year old newsboy on Washington Street Tuesday night. The boy struck him, Swanson fell and hit his head fracturing his skull. doctors fear permanent mental damage.
News briefs report alimony demands of about 213.60 daily or 13.06 hourly and a motion for 3000 in favor of Julia V. Stover as administratrix after a railway collision death. Other notes include Ramona Borden in Alhambra with grandparents and a London report on suffragist activity and arson.
Anna Gringer, 11, recounted being kidnapped by two older girls who forced her to wear torn clothes and beg door to door while the girls bragged of teaching others to steal. Also notes the Maynete celebration at the university with 100 co-eds, and John Pittard, 2, booked for drunkenness after a fall dislocated his shoulder at police headquarters.
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