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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
5
A historic photo from 1865 shows wounded soldiers under a tree after a major battle that toppled the Confederate capital. The piece reflects on Memorial Day meaning for veterans and families, with long list of local church events and sermons honoring fallen heroes.
HMUSEMENTS reports Wm ENy successes with Frohman presented works. The past fifteen reports note Mr Drewte as stage center and Billie Borke as a winsome wife. The Sext Moodar engagement features Offenbach pieces and Lichter in a lead role. Cast includes Robert Lett Eugene Russell Powell Daphne Amy Leicester Georgia and Frank Bertrand. Also announced Canton Coliseum acts Okito family Elton Polo troupe Harry Pileer Lilien Hale and more with The Phantom Rival and new film.
The Yara Route steamer will depart Flyer dock at 6 30 am and again at 1 30 pm and 4 pm with departures listed for today.
Beginning Monday afternoon the Star theatre offers the Charles L Young musical comedy company of twenty six on the farewell bill Me and Him. Also on the bill John Gleeson Hertha Gleeson dancer Fred Howlihan pianist Georgie O Ramey song imitations. The motion pictures will be comic. Rattling Nelson closes tomorrow night.
Al Wood's thriller Tracked Around the World will be presented in Seattle next week on Sunday afternoon by a company titled The Princess of Patches, delayed by ongoing fees owed to Mise Emma Bunting. The Shadow Behind the Throne will close a busy week with a performance this evening.
The Pantages troupe will stage The Girl of the Golden West at Lois next week with Aileen May in the title role. Blanche Bates previously starred in the play under David Belasco’s management, directed here by T Daniel Frawley. Soldiers of Fortune ends its run tonight.
After losing his parachute last Sunday night, Prof. Davidson keeps ascending in the air near Lana Park without the chute until the balloon returns to earth. The amusement park across the bay saw about 25 000 visitors Tuesday afternoon and evening.
The Young Ladies Mesteal Art elab with the Young Men's Choral club presents its first public concert June 18 at the Unitarian church Olive and Hoyleton. Mixed chorus rehearsed by Prof Karl Schwerdtieger will perform Genardes Ave Maria with violin obligato and officers hope for enrollment doubling by September as the club grows from thirty five members.
Notices for the church column of the Saturday Star must be mailed early to arrive by the deadline. Sub jects of sermons are required and delays in mail delivery may affect publication timing.
Firet Seventh and Spring area hosts Rev. M A Matthews and Rev B H Kroese with morning and evening sermons. Westminster Broadway and Columbia venue features Rev J M Wilson with 11 am and 7 45 pm addresses. Ballard Market and 17th Ave NW hosts Rev Geo H Lee with 4 30 am, 6 30 pm talks. Lake Ave and Firet Ave NW presents Rev T T Barnums from Alberta with 1 pm sermon and an evening hymn service.
A parade of sixteen vessels lies at the navy yard with ships including Kearsarge in dry dock, Nebraska Wisconsin Oregon Illinola Kentucky Georgia cruisers St Louis Milwaukee torpedo destroyers Rowan Goldsborough training ship Philadelphia prison ship psie sun boats Princeton Wheeling. Oats depart pier 2 ten times daily for round trips at 60 cents.
St Marks Madison Bread Wey and Trinity right gather for morning and evening services led by Rev J P Llwyd Rev HM Gowen Rev Sidney H Morgan and others with sermons on ascension blessings and exaltation of humanity at 11 am and 6 pm at various streets and intersections including St James N 28th and Stone led by Richard Mansfield White with themes Fear Not and Be Glad and creat things.
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The snippet lists mass times for St James Cathedral Church of Immaculate Conception St Joseph St Alphonsus and Ballard churches on weekdays and Sundays with high mass hours weepers and benedictions noted for a downtown area.
First Church of Christ, Scientiat Kristensen's hall at Broadway and Madison holds services at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. with the topic Ancient and Modern Necromancy Mesmerism and Hypnotism. reading room at 9238 Alaska building. Second Church of Christ, Scientiet at 011 W. 68th av Ballard has 11 a.m. service on the same topic with a reading room in the church. Plymouth Third and University lists Rev Francis J Van Horn D D as pastor.
The Fremont Christian church will dedicate its new building at Thirty eight Street and Stone Avenue with morning sermon by Rev. A L Crim of Ballard Christian church and an evening service. A 3 0 p.m. fellowship meeting follows and Rev Crim also preaches at night. The Elk Convention at Everett details include sailings of the City of Everett from Col man dock at 7 am 12 pm and 6 pm with committee meeting at Everett wharf.
Possum based ointment marketed as a cure for eczema and skin flaws draws crowds at Quaker Raven and other stores. A 50 cent sample option joins a $2 jar, with claims of itching relief after one night and healing in two weeks for chronic eczema. Emergency Laboratories in New York offers free samples.
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