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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1916
Page
7
The piece touts The Duffs comic strip created by Allman now titled A Married Man's Troubles. It praises everyday humor from Tom and Helen and Wilbur in a Seattle home, noting broad appeal for women and men and the strip’s gentle, relatable comedy.
Solomon Berger arrived in milk route clothes for police court before Judge Bennett who chided him over appearance and dress. A separate incident had Assemblyman Burr complaining about long speeches in the state house labeled kimono speeches. Egg prices rise amid talk of a hidden chicken war.
The text notes a clash over an eight hour bill with Republicans led by Joe Dan backing it, while a dictate enjoys political gains from the German vote. Roosevelt protests, and Venizelos calls to act while Greece is hot.
Rail stocks hit record highs on the New York Exchange as analysts mock a former gloomy predictor. The piece contrasts hoped for stability with critics of eight hour laws and federal measures, noting conjecture on banking panics and clearing house rents.
Fore urging that teachers die of tuberculosis more than any other illness. The speaker notes TB is preventable and questions why trained educators lack prevention knowledge. It argues teachers deserve higher pay beyond subsistence wages and condemns the public for underpaying thousands of teachers.
A Dayton woman reports dramatic improvement after taking Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for chronic constipation. The advertisement touts a safe, non narcotic laxative with pepsin, suitable for all ages, priced at fifty cents. A free trial bottle is available by writing Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
In a tangle of mistaken identity and blackmail, Mrs. De Peyster faces arrest fears and a looming Paris funeral. Pyecroft delays capture by exposing the judge, while Matilda aids a ruse to hide the countess in her own suite as secrets mount. Olivetta returns, revealing a planning escape.
A collage of quips on cocktails, social manners, and small town anecdotes. A diner’s pre dinner cocktails, a milliner job ad written by a child, a granulated gag about grumbling men and a banquet anecdote with a sly judge seating pivot.
A medical promotional piece asserts that nuxated iron dramatically increases strength and endurance in adults over 50. It cites a nearly half century old man who regained vigor after two weeks of tablets and urges readers to test their own endurance and seek iron supplementation through doctors.
Crowds gather as Seattle’s Great Piano House, retiring from business and vacating the Eilers Building at Third Avenue and University Street, slashes prices on pianos player pianos and grand pianos. Everything must go with deep discounts as British Columbia merchants take over the space. sale runs Friday and Saturday with extended evening hours until 10.
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