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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
4
A Seattle ad promotes daily pie as wholesome and urges readers with digestive issues to take a spoonful of a compound called Adherika mixed with buckthorn bark glycerine to flush the bowels and relieve stomach problems. The notice lists Swift's Pharmacies at Second Ave and Pike End and 235 N Broadway as sources.
West Seattle ferry Robert Bridge is idle in Salmon Bay after engine trouble since operation began. At a Wednesday port commission meeting, the boat was taken off the run following a recent mishap. A new engine type will be installed and bids may be called. The commission announced completion of the launch Mercer.
An advertisement touts a 90 page book about a treatment, inviting readers to call or write for details. It promises comprehensive information and highlights the beauty and care involved in the program. The copy emphasizes accessibility and call to action.
The Metropolitan theatre opens its opera season with 125 artists from major companies led by Berry and Behymer. Debut line is Verdi’s Rigoletto with Gilda sung by Nina Morgana and Pelade Sinagra as the Duke. Schedule runs through Il Trovatore with Carmen and La Boheme among offerings.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a cure for dandruff and itchy scalp. It claims rapid improvement within ten minutes and visible new hair growth after two weeks, urging purchase and regular use for glossy, soft, abundant hair.
Dear Misa Grey explains how April 1 came to be called April Fools Day. The best guess links the name to France, which led Christen dom to start the new year on January 1 rather than March 25. Before the reform the feast’s octave on April 1 saw visits and gifts, and after the 1564 calendar change New Year’s moved to January 1 while foolish gifts persisted.
A fragmentary market note shows garbled words and unclear entities. It mentions names like Mackberries Draper and Lee with stray docket-like snippets and odd percentages, but city, date, or concrete items are unreadable. The readable content conveys little actionable data.
The text explains that mother country refers to the land of ancestors and origin, as England is linked to colonization of America. Fatherland denotes the land of birth or origin, noting Isaac Imeraieli as an early introducer of the word from Dutch, later popularized by Byron and Southey, gaining wide usage.
A woman asks if a three year courtship yields love and if absence could reveal true feelings. Vida suggests absence tests worth trying, noting a long friendship can still be solid and that stepping back may show whether passion exists or if affection lies elsewhere.
An old advertisement claims Dr Edwards Olive Tablets cleanse the blood bowels and liver to reduce pimples. The product is described as a vegetable compound with olive oil, offering a gentler alternative to calomel, and marketed with prices of 10c and 25c per box.
Fragmentary OCR text presents unclear references to a terreno or real estate item with erased words and possible dates. No coherent event or identities emerge to identify a valid news item.
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