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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1913
Page
5
An advertisement touts dentistry performed with skillful operators and methods offering unusually low prices for Gold Crowns and other procedures. It promises a guarantee and declares the cost far less than any dentist has ever charged, urging readers to consider affordable dental care.
Ad lists dental offices at rd Ave N W and Cor Union St with manager details and contact context for visitors seeking dental services. The fragment suggests a local business directory item noting location and leadership.
The article notes a surge in gas power for marine use with 21 plants under construction in San Francisco and Seattle announcing new developments Puget Sound cement plants and efficient engines built by Seattle Construction Co. Training at Seattle’s Vetting School supports practical and theoretical engine work amid growing demand for qualified engineers on the Pacific Coast.
A reader letters column recounts a man who bought a six room cottage with $1,000 down, then faced sickness, debt, taxes, and improvements. He lost the home and furniture and now rents a furnished six room house for $25 a month, arguing renting is cheaper. The piece signs off by inviting reader experience.
Judge French ruled the five year old Henry Barclay Perry must take the Shoemaker name to honor his grandfather Henry Francis Shoemaker who set aside 2 million dollars for the boy via his father Henry W. Shoemaker. The boy will stay with his mother Beatrice Barclay Perry and stepfather Dr. Richard W. Perry.
Thomas Tellefsen, a former sailor, pleaded guilty to assault on the first degree after stabbing Mrs. Anna Simonson on a street near Seventh and Columbia. He told Judge Ronald of 12 years of devoted love, a thwarted marriage, and a plan to marry elsewhere before the attack. The judge took the case under advisement.
Pearl Turner 19, previously convicted for home robberies, violated a suspended sentence. Judge Ronald, citing concern for a young woman, granted a renewed parole to the Lebanon home rather than prison. The article notes reform hopes and a lenient stance.
Secretary Evans asks union members to assemble at Carpenters hall at 7 30 AM to haul in a body to erect Mother Jones residence. Last Sunday volunteers dug the basement and concrete was poured this week. Tomorrow the entire house will rise as carpenters and helpers assemble, with directions to take Renton car to Columbia Street and follow the branch line to the right past the trestle.
In Marigold Mississippi on May 24 Jacob and William MecMuillin were killed as a family feud resumed by a trial. Marion McHenry and his son and two others were injured.
A reader signs as Cynthia Grey and offers to answer a question if the requester sends a self addressed stamped envelope and repeats the inquiry. The note reflects a polite conditional reply typical of community columns.
Mrs. Lena Meffett of Gulfport Mississippi sued Dr. B. Hood for $6,000 after he refused to answer her call when she was ill. A jury awarded her $160 for the alleged violation of medical oath and neglect.
The Paris-born viscountess and aviatrice at the Hotel Ansonia declares Americans are not a nation of aviatrices. She criticizes women's indifference to duty and even to their husbands, identifying American women as cowards in a foreign press interview.
Ladies' tailor shop at 134-240 Lemper Pachance Building offers guaranteed workmanship and suit alterations. Shipping and fittings available.
Morning service at 11:00 features a sermon by Dr W Harrington on The Work of the Ministry. Evening service presents A Temperance Outlook What Next for Washington by Mayor George F Cotterill. Organ recital from 7 30 to 8 00 by Prof Donley at Fifth and Marion street.
Free booklet details a remedy for asthma bronchitis and conditions leading to tuberculosis used by Seattle residents. It is sold on its merits by user recommendation. Names of users available on request and address provided.
Dr. Margaret Vaupel Clark advises mothers to dress infants for comfort over appearance. Use soft fabrics, minimal summer clothing, proper diaper fit, and sun drying. Keep baby outdoors or with open windows. use netting if screens are absent and never expose with dirty clothes or vanity-driven outfits.
In CHAPTER V of Great Clans a cattle driver frees Little Claus from a sack. Little Claus tricks Great Claus with a stump, then the brothers meet at the river where Great Claus believes Little Claus is drowned but discovers he survived. The teasing continues as the tale pauses with a question.
Moore Lyman Howe Travel Festival and Metropolitan Rose Stahl present Maggie Pepper at Seattle The Blue Mouse shows. Orpheum Empresa Pantages grand vaudeville Clemmer Melbourne and Alhambra Photoplays plus vaudeville acts.
The May festival for St. Anthony's church opens May 24 with a dance at Recreation Hall Renton. Sunday afternoon features a musical program under Mrs. J. R. Manning. Tuesday Thursday and Saturday evenings include musicales by leading singers and musicians from Renton and Seattle.
The Canadian Clubb and the newly formed Canadian Women's club held an Empire day progressive high tea at the Bon Marche cafe on Friday night.
Miss Margaret Byles former postmistress of Benny Doon Calif detained by federal authorities in Honolulu custody. Government experts state her accounts were $900 short when she quit and sailed for Hawaii. No disturbance noticed in her demeanor.
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