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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1916
Page
4
A new Randolph school completes a single story, eight classrooms and an auditorium. Overhead skylights bathe the interior in daylight, with rounded edges, fireproof construction, and a swimming pool plus showers. Cost reportedly $100,000.
A reader asserts ticket prices climb because sellers exploit demand. He argues price hikes come from shifting crowd capacity and perceived value, not war or crops. He contends two thirds of fans will pay and gate receipts drive policy. The piece frames rising prices as market leverage rather than external crises.
In New York the rate at which street railway green cars are sent to the scrap heap rises amid inexperienced strike-breakers. If street railway men and their employers fail to unite, both sides risk losing out on the strike.
A collage of comic asides and door–to–door gags unfolds with a punch of old time wit. A hammer attack, a den with furniture, and a Maine to Oklahoma travel quip punctuate the chatter as characters trade quips about safety devices and manners.
Matilda and Mrs. De Peyster flee the house after a tense scene exposing Jack and Mary. They rush to escape to Union Square and seek shelter at a boarding house on the West Side, hoping to avoid discovery by William and the household.
Everett True recruits a landlady to house two women posing as Mrs. De Peyster and her companion. A clergyman-turned-conman schemes to exploit the likeness for a jewelry-shop caper, prompting a dramatic midnight escape back home and a tense standoff with a looming police threat.
An old print advertisement promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem O11 capsules as a daily backache cure since 1694. It boasts Holland government charter status, direct import from Haarlem laboratories, and guaranteed relief with a money back offer if ineffective. Available in sealed boxes at 25¢, 59¢, and $1.00 through Ow! Drug Co.
A simple home remedy claims four ounces of Haquid arvon from a drugstore dissolves dandruff by nightly scalp massage. By morning the flakes resist, and three or four applications supposedly destroy all signs. It promises immediate relief from itching and increased hair softness and shine.
A vintage pressure note urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for sick children with signs of sour stomach and constipation. It claims quick relief, labels a 50 cent bottle, warns of counterfeits, and stresses following the bottle directions.
A sweeping going out of business sale at Ellers Piano House in Seattle draws huge crowds and nationwide attention. The store touts drastic price cuts on grand pianos and uprights including a Kimball grand for 206, Steinway for 165, Emerson for 95, and Bush & Lane for 235, with free music rolls and multiple gift packages, highlighting record discounts and massive deals.
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