Rural drama praised for husking bee scene
The piece contrasts with prior rural dramas and notes the husking bee scene in the third act has drawn favorable comment wherever the play has been shown.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1913
Page
2
The piece contrasts with prior rural dramas and notes the husking bee scene in the third act has drawn favorable comment wherever the play has been shown.
John Bushell corrects yesterday’s Open Door report noting six churches funded the Thursday winner and denying Baker’s sole responsibility for the Chamber of Commerce charities action. He praises Christian volunteers aiding homeless men and urges unified church backing.
The council will let two mayor vetoed ordinances die in committee. One is the milk collector ordinance Cotterill claimed targeted civil service, and the other is a $25 000 bridge fund measure.
A coroner’s jury in Portland finds Mrs. Josephine Loveland not guilty of any blame for the shooting of her husband W. A. Loveland, an engraver, last Wednesday, ruling the fatal wound accidental. The case follows the incident near TAPT where Moneset oil lands were withdrawn for classification.
EB Van the comedian headlines a travesty titled Prope at the Orpheum theatre next week aided by the Beaumont Sisters. Local movies will also be shown.
The Em theatre will host a headline show A Night In a Police Station next week. A company of 12 will perform with Merian's dog pantomime added as an attraction.
Seattle social workers and club women unite to petition Governor Simeon Baldwin of Connecticut to spare Mrs Beesie Wakefield a condemned mother of two. They oppose capital punishment under any circumstances and condemn the jury verdict prompting the protest.
Fragmented OCR text references fare readings and times for a transportation service in Everett Washington. The legible fragment mentions ticket pricing and times, with likely headings for a transit company and route details. The readable entity is the Pacific Northwest Traction Co in Everett.
Meamers MH Kennedy and Tourist and Athion depart Colman Dock Seattle with listed times. Fares are 60 cents round trip and timetable notes indicate changes possible.
A home made remedy is praised for prompt relief from coughing in this reader tip. The article highlights simple ingredients and quick results and urges readers to try the mixture at home.
The Daughters of St George plan a card party at Mrs Palmauist's home 119 28th N on Thursday at 1 o clock. Proceeds support their charitable activities and the event invites community participation in an afternoon of games and fellowship.
The White House billiard parlor at Joshua Green Hide, 4th and Pike, opens this evening with a 200 point match between Chic Kent and Mike Netzel at 8:30. The venue features 31 Jefferson tables and an advanced lighting system, promising a fine game in a roomy setup. ladies and gentlemen are invited.
A classic home remedy blends one pint sugar with four pints warm water and two ounces of Pinex in a pint bottle to create cough syrup. A teaspoon every one to three hours is advised. claimed to ease coughs within 24 hours and assist whooping cough, croup, and bronchitis. The mix reportedly depends on Norway pine extract and guaiacol, with a money back guarantee.
Citizens nationwide urged clemency for Mrs. Bessie Wakefield the 24 year old mother slated for execution March 4 1914 in Connecticut for gallows offense. Letters should be sent to Gov Simeon E Baldwin Hartford Conn who sits on the pardons board meeting December 8.
Mrs. Austin Griffiths of the Mothers Congress, Mrs. Thomas Murphine of the Equal Suffrage League, and Mrs. BE. P. Fick of the Mothers' Training School denounce capital punishment. They urge abolition and argue no authority rests with the state to shed life, especially for a mother of two babies.
The Seattle post office will keep the postal savings bank open at night following AFL convention recommendations. Officials expect possible lifting of the $100 monthly and $500 total limits soon.
Washington and San Francisco dispatches describe the 45th annual National Woman Suffrage Association convention in Washington with about two hundred delegates expected. In San Francisco the 1915 fair directors approved an inside inn offering 1,800 rooms at 1 to 3 dollars daily on exposition grounds to curb high costs.
Vancouver Nov 29 Justice William H P Clement of British Columbia Supreme Court was found guilty of padding expense accounts by Justice Cassels exchequer court. He had submitted bills from Grand Forks to Vancouver totaling 4299 for daily court travel while residing near the Vancouver courthouse.
Ballard citizens met at a mass meeting in an assembly hall Friday and endorsed Cecil B. Fitzgerald an estate man as Ballard council candidate for next spring. Winsor an outspoken owner was defeated Wit sor withdrew Holton sent a representative stating he would not consider the action binding on him.
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