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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1904
Page
4
Official notice indicating the document is entered at the Seattle post office as second class matter for mailing and distribution.
A skeptical column mocks Olympia journalists lamenting a hotel fire as the legislature nears. It urges swift, bold rebuilding, cites Kansas City’s post fire recovery as a model, and argues citizens should welcome lawmakers with better facilities than the burned hotel.
The Gar rettsville Journal notes frothy items from politics to theater and cemetery fundraisers. Headlines touch on Port Arthur and Sebastopol, include a digression about Theodore Roosevelt and Tillman Williams, and mention John D. Rockefeller’s Santa Fe stake.
A Philadelphia woman testifies that Pyramid Pile Cure cured eight years of bleeding piles during a later pregnancy and postpartum period. She praises a nurse and doctor, notes wide drugstore availability, and urges trials with fifty cent and one dollar packages. The firm offers a free book on the cure by mail from Marshall Michigan.
A Brooklyn police officer reportedly ate 16 pineapple pies in one sitting marking a local food record. The scene shifts to satire about mince pies and election bets with playful, era style verse describing colorful local characters and election humor.
The fragment names unusual participants in a verse scene with a barefoot figure a man in disguise and a doll carrier. It hints at a playful carnival or theatrical gathering as “fools” linger and a section bet is being settled in the background.
A vaudeville gag features Prof Sleighto-Now questioning a boy about a rabbit claimed to be in his pocket. The boy affirms it is empty, insisting the rabbit was placed there before the act and subsequently escaped during the show.
The Neill company performs Because She Loved Him Ho at the Seattle this week. Shenandoah, a patriotic war drama, will open next week starting Sunday. Mason and Mason stage Frits and nits, ending Saturday night, followed by Darkest Rue ela beginning Sunday afternoon. His Wayward Son by the Wiedemanns at the Alcacar ends Sunday night. Next week opens Monday evening.
A wealthy Ohio businessman linked to numerous incendiary fires was arraigned on a district attorney’s motion. The complaint against Letcher was dismissed, but he was immediately seized on a San Francisco warrant charging him as a fugitive from justice.
Indianapolis Nov 17 National Democratic Chairman Taggart arrived from New York. He said permanent Democratic headquarters would be maintained in the Sentinel building. Several important conferences are planned. attendees to be announced.
Georgetown voters see a warm campaign with Citizens and Independent parties nominating mayor and council candidates. City attorney clerk and health officer are agreed between parties, while later rallies and a heated fight for other posts are anticipated.
A chamber committee was formed to study RB Sherrock’s plan to exempt city bonds from taxation. current 2 percent tax is deemed unjust. The chamber also supports increasing county commissioners from three to five and dividing the county with Seattle under a county and city board similar to other large cities.
Patient testimonials claim Hyomei cures stubborn catarrh, including an 82 year old man from Redmond Hills who says he is fully cured after using Hyomei for a short time. The complete outfit costs $1, with extra bottles at 50 cents, and The Quaker Drug Co. offers a money back guarantee if no help is seen.
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