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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1920
Page
3
A fragmented diary style piece traces Chrys abandoning Ouija and jewelry for Taoist ideas from the 16th century. She discusses nonaction, humility, and love with Mrs Best while Jordan Spence once loved her, a romance that faltered over Chrys’s newfound beliefs.
Mrs Kataeatne Backer of Manhattan Avenue credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with her recovery from serious illness and two lost pregnancies. She reports taking eight to ten bottles and gives her baby girl the name Lydia Elizabeth, urging other women to seek the remedy.
Elseworth Boyle convicted of forgery six times was given a life sentence by Judge A. W. Frater. The latest conviction followed alleged check forging to support a lady friend, with an habitual criminal information filed by Prosecutor Fred C. Brown.
The Star offers two tickets to the Moore vaudeville show for the woman pictured Friday in Friday's Fashion. The photo features Miss Lee Seastron of 442 First Ave. 8.
The old gardener notes the Dimorphotheca also called South African daisy as a bright easy annual. He lists nasturtiums marigolds zinnias and petunias as other varieties worth a place in any garden plot.
An 19th century style health ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for spring ailments caused by impure blood. It claims to purify and enrich the blood and increase disease resistance, recommending Hood's Pills as a laxative.
An item notes a method to reduce costs and save cash for other uses. It mentions Cherry's Style Shop at 207 Mualto Ridge near Pig n Whistle between Madison and Spring as a reference location.
In Johannesburg a Kaffir man popularizes a toothbrush with amber handle as an ear ornament, provoking envy among the Kaffir youth and showcasing evolving African fashion. Native elders stretch ear holes, while ornament trends shift rapidly from safety-pins to buttons in cycles.
Mayor Caldwell vetoed the city council ordinance fixing weights and measures because it lacked a cord wood measure standard. The mayor said the bill will be approved once the cordwood provision is incorporated.
The Stage Bothwell Browne headlining a pretentious touring revue at the Moore features Browne and the Browne sisters with a chorus fashion show in bathing costumes. Levy's Orpheum presents Up in Eleano r's Room with Lew White as Kabibble and a cabaret scene staged by Walter Creaza and Marjorie Vay. Palace Slip showcases Frank and Mazie Hughes in A Dance Romance with The Dream Cheater photoplay at Wilkes theatre.
Seats are placed on file at the Metropolitan theatre for four performances by the Sonora Italian Grand Opera company. The run lasts three nights starting Thursday May 27 with a Saturday matinee. Repertory includes Rigoletto Il Trovatore Lucia di Lammermoor Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci.
A Seattle listing advertises Army surplus items including Kepac mattresses officers shoes blankets pillows and wool garments. Items priced from 1.25 to 10 with shipping and mail orders offered.
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