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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1913
Page
3
Rev James A Dillard of Delman Avenue Baptist Church in St Louis claims animals have musical cries and that even a pig squeal could become a tuning aid for pianos like mules brays and fly buzzes. He cites matching notes between a piano scale and a dog's howl and suggests future tuning methods.
An ad touts Fly's Cream Balm as fast relief for clogged nostrils and head cold. It claims instant breathing, reduced headache, and stopping nasal discharge and catarrh with a small bottle from any drug store.
The Clemmer screens The Last Days of Pompeii with starry storm scenes and Wallace on organ. The program also features Levit and McGinnis Run for Office, Blood Brotherhood, From Mine to Mint, and The Missionary Box among a packed schedule across multiple theaters with comedies, dramas, and educational shorts.
The Association of Game Commissioners and Game Wardens of Washington state was formed in Bellingham. Officers elected to January 1815 include President A. H. Moll Snohomish County, First Vice President J N Hill Pierce County, Second Vice President W H Bullard Pacific County, Third Vice President W M Campbell King County, Secretary Treasurer Charles B Sampley Whatcom County. Next meeting set for Mount Vernon January 14, 1914.
Frra Meeker aged 76, famed pioneervoyager who crossed the Oregon Trail by ox team in 1852, died after a serious operation at Providence Hospital. He was stricken ill Wednesday at Chehalis and rushed to Seattle where he was met by Dr Charles L Templeton his grandson and Mr and Mrs E. E Osborne, his son in law and daughter.
Georges Breitmayer a top French fencer met Lieut Torcum of the Bulgarian army in a duel near Paris. The outcome remained undisclosed as Torcum challenged after satirical remarks about Hulgaria in the Balkan war attributed to Loti.
At the White House it was announced that H. M. Pindell of Peoria Illinois will be sent to the Senate tomorrow as the nomination for ambassador to Russia.
Twenty five members of the automobile club and Chamber of Commerce will leave tonight for North Yakima to attend the Washington Good Roads association convention. Clyde L. Morris heads the delegation. Portland, Nov 19. A fire in the plant of the Pacific Cooperage company did damage today estimated at 49000. Origin unknown.
The widow presented a bronze bust of the late Senator John L. Wilson to the state of Washington. Gov Lister accepted the gift on behalf of the state. It will be placed in the Capitol building.
Brent Latimer of Greenville North Carolina lost sight in one eye after a quill in a hat struck the eye during a tango. In Rochester New York a fire damaged the wing of the main building at the state hospital but all patients were moved to safety.
Ad claims Pape's Diapepsin instantly relieves indigestion dyspesia gas heartburn and sourness within five minutes. It advertises a money back guarantee and positions the product as the world's leading stomach regulator for home use and on the go.
The Market column notes Thanksgiving dressed turkey prices in Seattle, with 27 cents per pound for strictly fancy fat dry picked hens or young turkeys, 24 cents for fat fancy old toms, plus assorted vegetable and fruit prices corrected daily by J. W Godwin & Co and Perry Bros. Also lists meat prices for butter, poultry, veal, pork, and live stock factors, including ducks, geese, and various vegetables with fluctuating figures.
Cambridge Massachusetts November 19 1920 for the first time in history a woman Miss Helen Todd of California was yesterday allowed to make a speech within Harvard precincts her subject Woman Suffrage and the event marks a milestone in campus politics and public advocacy for women's rights.
Court officials admitted today that the czarovitch was injured in an automobile accident in St Petersburg. They said his injuries were slight after a collision between two cars, in which the prince was thrown out and struck on the head.
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