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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1912
Page
3
An advertisement touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a blood purifier that clears pimples and eruptions by cleansing the blood. It claims harmless action, quick results in a few days, and urges readers to try one package.
Dr. Albert Abrama of San Francisco announces a spine based cure for tuberculosis in its early stages and for appendicitis. He says a concussion on the eleventh dorsal spine stimulates the spleen nerve to raise leukocyte count, cleansing the intestines to avoid surgery.
In St Louis Joseph H Penniella an actor and former female impersonator died three hours after collapsing on stage. Doctors said his severe lacing to achieve a woman's figure damaged his kidneys and caused the fatal collapse at a vaudeville theatre.
Rev. Hugh Elmer Brown, installed as the new pastor of the Pilgrim Congregational Church, was hosted at a luncheon by church trustees and deacons of the Arctic club yesterday. He arrived Tuesday night from Hartford Connecticut to succeed Rev Edward Lincoln Smith.
Nov 14 Bellingham reports the Paget Sound Methodist conference Women’s Home Missionary society begins its session with an Indian marriage. John George, a Nooksack Indian, wed a young Alaskan Indian maid as the gathering opens, officers to be elected tonight.
When the army transport Dix returns from the Orient she will be altered at a cost of 170000. The ship is described as unaeaworthy with insanitary galley inadequate hospital facilities and cramped forecastle quarters.
The item lists average prices paid by local commission merchants to producers and prices paid by retailers to commissioners. Prices shown cover first grade cash-purging rice and various fruits and meats with terms indicating delivery and grade. Figures include oranges, apples, pears, loins, rib, and beef categories with price notes.
Unconfirmed news from Aberdeen Washington claimed the schooner Wasp sank off Point Arenas with about 20 crew aboard while en route from San Francisco to Puget Sound. Seattle exchanges and Wasp agent Dawson doubted the report as unverified and implausible given the vessel’s likely location.
A fragmented OCR excerpt shows a speaker mockingly noting a child clinging to a sprinting cart and a nonsensical reply about a wet or saving someone, with unclear speakers and garbled punctuation indicating a stray regional remark.
Dr Joseph J Kaveney won a verdict against the executors of John B Herrell estate for his medical services rendered to Herrell over the years The judge awarded him 27476 dollars The case dates back to Herrell death in 1909 and notes Kaveneys role as physician to the financier and his subsequent marriage to Herrells cousin and housekeeper
Lena Wesshey files for divorce after a humdrum marriage with Wesshey described as lacking speed and temper flare ups. They wed June 11 1910 and the suit was filed Wednesday.
Harriman lines vice president Kruttechnitz announces business is big throughout the territory after a six weeks inspection tour of New York and Pacific coast properties.
Mrs. Dora Lalley of Brooklyn who fell downstairs in the Bijou theatre on October 20, 1911, injuring her eyes and keeping her in tears was awarded $1400 against Corse Payton Stock Company. The case was heard by Supreme Court Justice Van Sielen.
William Peach, 38, a bridge carpenter from Seattle, walked into deep mud in Hatchs Gulch Willamette Heights to end his life and was dragged out by five patrolmen. He was pronounced insane at the county jail. Courts surely are waking up with a murder case verdict completed in three minutes in Brooklyn.
A country store advertises a large January clearance selling parlor and dining room furniture, beds, chests, glassware, and more at reduced prices. The note urges early shopping, price tags, and daily new additions across multiple floors, promising substantial savings and furniture suitable as Christmas gifts.
A lively rummage sale features iron beds from 50c to $2 with some marked at $1.00 to $2.00. Mattresses and springs are steeply discounted. Chairs rockers and dining seats start at 50c rising to $7.50 with many items described as genuine leather. Library tables range from $5 to $10, touted as strong value with worth doubled in resale.
Rochester dispatch reports the A F of L moves toward industrial unionism by admitting the Glass Workers union and refusing the Steam Fitters. A proposal from the International Printing Pressmen's union seeks conferences to foster federations across industries. The piece notes unions expanding through mergers amid pressure from corporations and the I W W influence.
Advice on hair care stresses cleanliness and scalp condition for shampooing. A remedy suggests dissolving canthrax in hot water for cleansing lather and scalp relief. A home beautifier recipe with witch hazel glycerine and spurmax promises a white youthful complexion for oily or sallow skin.
United States officials threaten to sue United Fruit Co for violating the Sherman act by building a countrywide distributing operation and using unfair practices. The firm has a $36 million authorized capital and controls Tropical Fruit Co, with 18 steamers serving the West Indies, South America, and the United States.
Dr. Richard Cole Newton aged 62, member of the state board of health, completed a 67 mile trek from Lakewood to Atlantic City in 22 hours arriving at 3:30 a.m. He was in good shape at the finish.
Successful experiments by the Army Signal Corps at College Park Maryland are yielding a nearly silent aircraft flight. Preparations are under way to test a new color scheme that could render planes practically invisible at an altitude of 250 feet.
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