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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1916
Page
4
Reader letters discuss English capital in American firms and a war loan claim, followed by reminiscences from a former marine about service and pay. The piece shifts to theatre gossip with Paula and Earnest Lawton, plus reviews of Petrova performances and actors like Burton L. King praising Extravagance and The Velvet Paw.
Mary Pickford greeted by large Coliseum crowds in Seattle after a long absence. The seven act drama Lows Than the Dust, set in England and India, features scenic beauty and a castaway English birth reared among Indians. The Rex presents The Unwritten Law a seven part photodrama by California Motion Picture Corp with a suspenseful climax.
A Seattle reporter notes average Monday sleep, with Conductor One Forty-Three blaming cold on Ravenna line delays. He cites crowds boarding the 7 am and 7:10 am cars as evidence, while a warmer blanket theory and lack of heat in another car are mentioned.
A humorous exchange where a mother questions a young wife about her husband’s affection. The wife confirms devotion, noting he “kisses me after he has brought up the coal,” implying steady care and affection in domestic life.
Mme. Petrova acts as cameo cutter and goes temporarily blind while modeling a wealthy man's daughter. He brings her to his home to recover and falls in love, staging a drama of virtue and vice. Mary Fuller headlines the Bluebird Photoplays presentation at the Colonial, with her telling remark on morals.
The Commerce Department announced nationwide exams for 150 applicants seeking spots on a U S commission to tour Europe after the war and study lumber markets. Only three of the first group qualified. five more are needed. The tour aims to expand foreign lumber trade with large lumber dealers.
An old advert explains that sick children, if constipated, become cross and feverish and that a teaspoon of California Syrup of Figs will cleanse the bowels in hours. It stresses inside cleansing as essential, warns against counterfeit syrups, and urges asking for a 50 cent bottle made by the California Fig Syrup Company with clear directions for all ages.
Market report summarizes prices paid to producers for kass poultry veal and pork across categories. Highlights include price ranges, reference consignments and market signals from regional trading desks.
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