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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
11
Three suffragette bombs found in various London locations as authorities brace for broader militant action. Police guard public buildings and Cabinet officers' homes as fears of a serious outbreak grow and preparations double.
An advertisement warns that backache signals kidney danger with risks of Bright's Disease and diabetes. It touts Croxone as a new scientific remedy that cleans kidneys and joints, dissolves uric acid, and relieves pain after three daily doses. claims druggists will refund purchase if it fails.
A fashion feature highlights Miss Edna Hunter in a navy satin and brocaded chiffon gown with a cutaway coat and white waistcoat. It notes feminine touches, Greek-inspired evening wear, Miss Anna Wilks in pale blue chiffon with silver accents, and Miss Constance Hunt in black satin with brocaded faille coat and lace revers.
Mrs Rose Solomon faced a 2 fine for leaving a garbage can uncovered at 4017 Twelfth Ave in Borough Park. She could not pay, facing possible jail. magistrate Geismar offered to reduce the fine to 1, accepting 6 cents for carfare plus 10 cents as the fine.
Leopold Rosen, Seattle’s 17 year old violin prodigy and four year member of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, will depart Sunday for Europe to study with renowned masters. Born in Warsaw, he trained under his father Prof Moritz Rosen and has honored performances in Seattle musical events.
N. F. Thorne of Ashland becomes the first Northwest resident to receive Dr. Friedmann's turtle serum as a precautionary measure against tuberculosis. The May 16 event marks the local medical milestone.
In Winsted Conn a cat nursing four kittens took a sick kitten to a nearby veterinary office and left it in a chair. The doctor treated the eye then the mother returned and carried the kitten back home.
At the next meeting of Mayor Cotterill's advisory board on Thursday May 22 the Bremerton cities parka boulevards and playgrounds will be discussed. A Bremerton Lodge of Elks concert Thursday night filled the hall to capacity.
The Queen Anne Methodist Episcopal church celebrates the seventh anniversary of its dedication on May 18. The church, successor to Battery Street Methodist, grew from a small membership to about 400 with 350 in Sunday school. Pastors McGill Elliott Franklin Jeffers oversaw steady expansion during recent years.
An advertisement claims ethine double strength from Bartell Drug Co can remove freckles with nightly applications. It asserts most users need no more than an ounce to clear the skin, and offers a money back guarantee if freckles remain after use.
A partial price list shows instruments and cases with varied prices. Violins range from five to seven dollars, violin bows from seventy five cents to a dollar, cornet ranges include twenty dollars, a pianola player piano is listed around 950 dollars, deluxe player pianos named De Luxe appear, banjo and mandolin cases priced around one to two dollars, clarinets ten dollars, and kazoos about fifty cents. The text is a catalog-like snapshot with several product prices and model notes.
A Kansas City Journal anecdote recounts Governor Hodges meeting prisoners in Leavenworth when he was a state senator. The warden staged a show for 700 to 800 inmates as Hodges awkwardly addressed them, starting with My fellow convicts before settling into a more relaxed greeting. A family scene follows a wise ten year old who asks his father if mamma is the most beautiful person he has ever seen, prompting a tender reply.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reminiscence recalls a curate explaining why brides choose white. The Sunday school scene features a child’s quick, humorous rebuttal about a father and the meaning of white in a wedding.
Eight year old Ralph Bishop dies at his father’s home after a chase for a rabbit. doctors cite exhaustion and heart failure as the fatal cause. Japanese colony guest Y Yoshino, secretary of Captain Nomura, recently led a 22 month exploration in South America and Antarctica.
An old age health note urges keeping bowels regular through a mild laxative rather than harsh purgatives. It praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as natural acting and sustaining bowel tone, citing a testimonial from O P Miller of Baroda Michigan. A free sample offer is advertised by mail from B Caldwell at 417 Washington Monticello Ill.
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