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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1912
Page
9
An old advertisment touts Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative and regulator for children. It claims to cleanse stomach and bowels without harm, using figs and senna, and urges mothers to keep it on hand with full package directions.
A New Jersey college professor is known as Jessie Wilsons father rather than for academic feats. In Trenton a crowd heard Woodrow Wilson say he is proud of being Miss Jessies dad, a remark that highlights his daughters social settlement work with The Lighthouse in Philadelphia where she assists workers and visits women three days a week.
The article reports that Allied demands force Turkey to withdraw from European affairs and cede control of Constantinople and Salonika to an international commission, plus a large indemnity. Armistice terms would see Bulgaria seize Constantinople, Servia occupy Monastir, Greece Janine, and Montenegro Scutari, with Czar Ferdinand delaying peace.
New York on November 15 Harry Horrowitz known as Gyp the Blood testifies in his own defense during the Rosenthal murder case saying he never used a pistol before and contradicting fellow gunmen as the trial proceeds with cross examination.
Vivian Kennedy nine year old son of Mr and Mrs James Kennedy of Baker Oregon suffers the loss of an eye and part of a hand from handling a dynamite cap given by a playmate. The accident occurred on November 15.
Reports from Los Angeles say Clarence Darrow will be freed as the second bribery indictment is to be dismissed after talks with Assistant District Attorney W. J. Ford. Both men denied negotiations to drop the Bain charge.
Apple growers of the Northwest at the Oregon Horticultural society annual gathering report a huge crop but a poor market and no profits this year. Berlin seeks an airship mail link with Denmark as a potential strategic aerial warfare move.
Haskell Oklahoma November 15 Joseph Turby 75 assisted in digging a grave for a woman who had died. After the grave was completed Turby tumbled into it and died of heart failure. He was buried in the grave.
John B Hudson alias J B Ringling, famed swindler, awaits hearing in Portland. He allegedly attempted to obtain 900 from Lumbermen’s National Bank after ingratiating himself with local hotel and social elites. Pinkerton agent William Pinkerton helped capture him.
The readable text fragment mentions hardware stock and items tied to a stock listing. It references possible product lines and vendors but lacks complete details on quantities or dates. Further context would be needed to produce a precise itemized summary.
Rochester readers note James Seddon, British labor member, says home rule for Ireland faces defeat as Lords resist reform. He accuses big business of cloaking religious and racial fears to protect rents and profits, linking liberal MPs to industrial interests. He warns of industrial magnates influencing politics and labor tensions amid A F L convention debates.
A mass meeting of Kitties valley landholders discussed forming a 600000 irrigation district to embrace 17000 acres under the Cascade canal. The plan calls for widening and extending the canal to serve the region.
The ad cites success in dentistry achieved by reducing pain and improving outcomes. It invites patients to visit Regal Dental Offices run by Dr. L. R. Clark at 1405 Third Ave. NW and offers free explanations of methods and prices. A note asks readers to bring the act with them.
A band of Seattle Tilikumes will ride a Northern Pacific sleeper to Spokane for the annual Enakopa pow wow. They will meet Eastern Washington tribe in the morning and be led through the village trails to the tepee of the Doges for venison and plungk. They return Sunday morning.
Postmaster Russell says parcels post will be handled by private concerns until the department can manage the higher workload. Washington advices note the short lead time before the change. FP W Vaille, railway mail superintendent for the Northwest, left for Washington to attend a conference on private company plans.
Commerce on Puget Sound for October 1912 shows growth with imports valued at 5 200 700 and exports at 6 169 977. Ships visiting sound ports total 394 with 222 American and imports from Japan at 3 575 115 and shipments to British Columbia at 2 160 200.
Judge John R. Mitchell rules a wife reading the bible invalidates her husband’s grounds for divorce, setting aside Thomas Bower’s divorce decree in Olympia. The decision focuses on the wife’s Bible reading as a factor in the case, allowing peace for reading wives everywhere.
Mormon missionaries in Zurich, now a headquarters after expulsion from many European states, continue to recruit Swiss and other girls for emigration to Utah. Estimates place about 1,000 girls of various nationalities sent across the Atlantic yearly, with at least 100 being Swiss.
An advertisement extols Danderine as the remedy for falling hair and dandruff. It claims untreated scalp problems lead to hair loss and poor shine, and promises hair gains in one application. The piece urges readers to buy a two cent? bottle and apply tonight for best results.
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