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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
8
A home remedy claims to cleanse eyes by dissolving a powder in water and applying four times daily. The ad asserts benefits for inflamed watery or dull glassy eyes, granulated eyelids, and headaches from tired eyes and promises a booklet with eye disorder information. It urges readers to visit a drug store for a box of tablets.
William Sears charged with first degree murder for the April Ta coma interurban hold up that killed passenger Charles Schwartz. Sears and accomplice Trew attempted the robbery. Trew died from injuries as trainmen and passengers resisted.
In Bath Maine on May 28 Glenn Curtiss successfully flew the late Prof Langley’s machine, long seen as correct in theory but once deemed a failure by many. Langley, pioneer of heavier than air research, died disappointed at his project. A Houston Methodist minister who invited the Chicago White Sox to his church did not study their batting order.
In Washington a mass meeting backed the Bryan plan to seize and operate Colorado's Rockefeller coal mines as the only fix for strike troubles. Two thousand attendees heard Ludlow horror tales from women and Judge Ben Lindsey, with Bryan speaking for ten minutes after their testimonies.
A series of readers seek guidance on romance and social proprieties. Topics include approaching a bashful suitor and parental counsel, a dance partner's intentions, and the ethics of stage life versus respectability. Answers stress self-reliance, clear spelling, and proper names in family matters.
The MacDougall Southwick Co took two babies to Resthaven sanatorium for observation after poisoning but both children recovered. The notice lists numerous stalls with daily groceries and prices including coffee, cheese, olives, vegetables, fruit, and fresh seafood offerings across stalls 8 to 114.
All hats from regular stock offered at final day of G Profit Sharing Sale. White black and white options in sailors Watteaus poke bonnets and bandeau hats in popular braids. Also Panamas. Exceptional values at 5.95. About 35 hats up to 10.00 value priced at 3.95 on second floor.
Gust Apostle contributed $10 to the city today after selling strawberries at the Pike Place Market using yellow journal tactics. A sign reading "2 Ibs. 16c." was displayed with penciled "boxes" under Ibs, but the effort led nowhere in police court.
A dense catalog of stalls at the Public Markets South End features Italia 88-42 and various meats, hams, lard compounds, lamb shoulder, and bacon. It lists prices for butter, ice cream, peanut butter, fresh creamery products, tea, coffee, sardines, sugar, mustard, peas, roses, and blood head cheese. Special stalls include gooseberr tea, grapefruit, and free tickets with coffee or tea purchases.
Readable shopper listing shows Pike Place stalls with granulated sugar potatoes rhubarb butter cheese lettuce spinach lemons and anchovies among others. Prices noted include 10 cents per pound for anchovies and 4 pounds costing 260.
A list of bargain prices from stalls 10 through 37 including sugar at 20 pounds, lard per pound, rice 25c per dozen, Easy M laundry soap 26c, jelly, fresh mackerel, trout, shad at various prices, tenderloin, Alaska black cod, bread at 25c, meal bread 10c, English muffins 10c, and pork pies 3 for 25c. Authorities note multiple stalls and varied goods with prices.
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