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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1913
Page
2
New York fashion notes describe a return to Marcel waves and flat pompadours. Hair is drawn from the nape to the crown with bangs as a softening adjunct while sticky diesel scents keep the style in place.
The East Side Commercial club hosts a Saturday night banquet at Kirkland to mark three years of progress and the ferry campaign’s success. Invitations go to Senator Jones, Gov. Lister, and others.
Mrs. Frederick K. Burnham plans to penetrate Africa’s wilds with her husband in pursuit of big game never before hunted by a white woman. He notes prior travels in Sumatra, Australia, and Alaska as context for their forthcoming expedition.
Hyomel promises relief within five minutes for catarrh and breathing issues. The ad details an inhaler kit priced at 1.00 with extra bottles 60 cents, and asserts a money back guarantee. It also includes a travel note describing a planned expedition to British East Africa and Lake Victoria with Stewart Edward White.
A Hamburg Iowa rural mail carrier makes daily trips into Iowa Missouri and Nebraska. Hamburg lies near the Missouri line and an island in the Missouri river belongs to Nemaha county Nebraska.
Nov 14 London reports a fashion trend where bedrooms with wholly black appointments gain favor among stylish women. A medical authority claims black fosters sleep and soothes the nerves, driving the craze.
Monticello N Y Nov 14 The deer hunting season in Sullivan county opens with nearly a thousand hunters in forests near Forestburgh and Highland Farmers fear cows may be mistaken for deer as last year some cows were shot for high prices This season farmers have bought extra cows and tagged them with owner names on metal neck tags as decoys.
In Koelsin Germany a lioness escaped her cage and badly clawed a 7 year old boy before keepers captured her. The incident occurred on November 14 and the boy received medical attention for his injuries.
Special photograph shows Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell of Labrador chosen as best man for Francis Sayre at his wedding to Miss Jessie Wilson. Grenfell, a medical missionary to Labrador and Newfoundland fishermen, has long aided Sayre, who served as the doctor’s assistant in the north.
The Seattle Association of Congregational Churches met at Edgewater Congregational Church in Fremont for a two day fall session. Delegates Rev F J Van Horn W W Scudder and C R Gale reported on the Congregational National Council meeting in Kansas City and the action praising Organized Labor as a partner in promoting world peace. The association passed a resolution to extend fraternal greetings to the AFL annual convention.
Samuel Coles, president of the West Seattle North End club, will oppose Bob Bridges for the Port Commission from the second district. Coles’ petition of nomination will be filed by tomorrow. Bridges filed two days ago.
An old advertisement claims Leach's Virgin Olive Pine Cure quickly cures a cold and offers a money back guarantee if it fails. It advises taking a few drops on sugar and hints the product, produced by the Leach Chemical Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, can be mailed for 60 cents if local druggists won't stock it.
In a controversial ruling Justice Samuel Greenbaum declares New York licenses trial marriages for minors. The case of Mildred Rudd, a Bronx runaway, prompted the debate after a marriage to Vincent Day was annulled, highlighting a loophole where a minor can wed on probation and seek annulment later.
The Arctic Brotherhood held its convention with a unanimous vote urging rapid railroad and coal development in Alaska. H. T. Ray of Fairbanks was elected grand Arctic chief and Seattle was selected again as the 1914 convention city. A banquet hosted by the Chamber of Commerce followed.
London reports that Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria may visit England soon at King George's invitation to shoot grouse. The archduke is the son of Archduke Louis and heir presumptive Charles Louis. He last visited England in 1904 as King Edward's guest.
Hampurg reports Dr. Johann Jackh tracing the curve of love in men. He notes that attraction peaks around age 20 and declines thereafter as youth’s delusions fade, with men becoming less active and women making most advances.
Bailey and Mitchell players stage David Helasco's Zaza at the Seattle theatre. Miss Viola Leach shines as Zara in a tale of double life and moral resolve, supported by an strong company. Evening prices 50 cents, matinees 25 cents. a popular Third Avenue playhouse production drawing crowds all week.
A 1913 character study of Vincent Astor, praising his deliberative nature and public-spirited aims while noting his lack of push and stamina. The piece contrasts wealth with health and reflects on traits such as observation over theory, family influence, and future public involvement.
A young girl refuses a lake ride after pointing to a sign offering adults for 60 cents and implying children will be thrown in, prompting her mother to seek the reason behind the odd notice.
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