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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1919
Page
11
A fragmented ad style item notes limited results and a vague guarantee for a small aid from Lavoptik. It references Swit Drug Co and claims assistance for weak strained or inflamed conditions. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear events or dates.
The Gor don homestead, Sayville’s oldest landmark, burned to the ground. Belonging to the estate of James T. Wood, linked to the defaulting banker Robin, the property was placed in the name of a mysterious woman whose whereabouts are unknown. The ghostly dwelling was torn down after repeated prayers against arson.
A fire at Brunton movie studios in Los Angeles yesterday caused about 15000 dollars in damage. A dog named Sceotty and a sow that appeared in films were killed, the sow suffocating after carrying part of her litter from the burning building.
An advertisement praises Danderine as a tonic beautifier that cleans dirt and grease, reduces dandruff, and stops hair from falling. It claims hair becomes soft, glossy, and vibrant with golden highlights after easy use with a cloth through each strand. The product is sold for a few cents at drug or toilet counters.
Bill Hart appears in John Petticoats at the Liberty theatre playing a logger turned fashion shop proprietor in Washington state. The bill blends humor and sentiment with a romantic plot and a Southern belle, plus a Matt and Jeff cartoon, a Burton Holmes travelogue, and a Pathe review. May Allison leads a separate program at the Clemmers.
Priscilla Dean resumes work at Universal Studios following a bout with pneumonia. The actress was reportedly sidelined for several weeks and returns to filming duties with renewed vigor.
In a tale of Chinatown to a seaside village, four dupes and a young girl are drawn by The Miracle Man. The old Patriarch imports order as sin and trickery fade, and the film’s drama unfolds in a sunlit finale during its third Strand week.
D. W. Griffith uses the boy and girl as universal types in The Mother and the Law now showing at the Rex. The plot follows a mill strike, a murder, a son’s descent into crime and prison, and a wife’s fight to keep their baby from charity workers, ending with love and truth restoring the family. Mae Marsh, Robert Marron, Miriam Cooper, Ralph Lewis and Walter Long head the cast.
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