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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1916

Page

8

Divine Sarah Returns with One Leg in Grand Tour

Madame Sarah Bernhardt announced a New World tour starting in Montreal October 9 with a full repertoire despite her leg amputation. She plans performances in New York at the Knickerbocker Theatre and in Eastern Canada, featuring a mix of one acts and scenes from her career.

Paris Mme Sarah Bernhardt Sarah the Eternal New York United States Canada Sarah America Montreal Knickerbocker Theatre

Gets-IT Corn Remedy Ad Declares Quick Relief

An old advertisement touts Gets-It as the simplest corn and callus remedy. It claims fast, painless loosening of corns with a few drops, avoiding harsh bandages and salves. The product, 15 cents a bottle, is sold by KB. Lawrence & Co. Chicago and distributed in Seattle by Ow! Drug Co.

KB. Lawrence & Co Chicago Seattle Ow! Drug Co

If Too Fat Get More Fresh Air And Exercise

Public health ad urges weight loss through outdoor activity and a diet, praising all of keratin capsules from Bartell Drug Co as harmless and effective. It recommends weighing every few days and continuing treatment until reaching normal weight.

Bartell Drug Co Olof Kerein

McBride Opposes Booze Bills In Aberdeen Speech

Gov Henry McBride Republican candidate denounces hotel and brewery Initiatives as backward steps. A Young Men's Republican club banquet honored McBride, who pledged independence from political interference and merit-based appointments, blasting the Democratic administration over the public service commission.

Aberdeen Henry Mebride Young Men's Republican Club McBride MccBride State Public Service Commission

Miners Set to Return to Work After Pact Signing

Formal signing of a two year wage and condition agreement between coal operators and miners occurred Friday. Miners will return to work Monday after suspending duties during negotiations.

Boy in Wild West Outfit Arrested for Golf Club Theft

Carl Book, 15, is held in juvenile quarters on charges of stealing $50 from women golfers at Sarlington Country Club Wednesday. He wore a complete cowboy outfit and carried an expensive gun in a case at the time of arrest.

Carl Book Sarlington Pook

Aid Varsity Guards at UW Enter Fee Waiver

All University of Washington students in the National Guard will be relieved of the $10 entrance fee upon muster out of service. Dean Priest and Comptroller Condon will not charge the fee due to students at Calexico who could not work during the summer and are in poor financial condition.

University of Washington National Guard Priest Condon Calexico

Piano Contest Prize Benefits at Eilers Music House

Contest notices state patrons can redeem credit letters at Eilers Music House for full face value plus 10 percent, up to $125, with examples of $100 becoming $110 and $110 becoming $121 toward new pianos. The sale continues as Montelius Piano House bids in Vancouver buys Eilers Seattle stake and closes out the business.

Eilers Music House Eilers Altho Montelius Piano House, Ltd Vancouver B. C Seattle

Czar Nicholas Devotes Long Hours to War Effort at Headquarters

United Press reports from Imperial Russia that Czar Nicholas II maintains grueling daylight and midnight work routines at the staff headquarters. He rises at five, orders maps and reports, meets generals, dines, walks five miles with the crown prince, and returns to study ministerial dispatches well past midnight.

United Press Imperial Czar Nicholas Russia Michel Alexieff Nicholas II Gen. Alex. Jeff Crear Petrograd

Bible Pageant Set for October Metropole Showing

The Seattle centennial Bible pageant by the American Bible Society is nearly ready under an advisory committee led by Gov. Ernest Laster with Henry Suzzallo as vice chairman. The production, set for October 14 at the Metropolitan Theatre, features a cast of over 500 and is being developed by author Marie Moore Forrest of Washington, D. C.

Seattle American Bible Society Ernest Laster Henry Suzzallo University of Washington Metropolitan Theatre Marie Moore Forrest Washington, D. C

Grand Duke Nicholas Recalled to Lead Balkan Campaign

London dispatch reports Grand Duke Nicholas, former Russian army commander, recalled to command Russo Romanian operations in Dobrudja and along the Danube against Bulgaria. He may advise Romanian leaders in Transylvania as heavy fighting resumes on the Balkan front.

London Nicholas Caucasus Bulgaria Dobrudja Danube Transylvaniia Stockholm Petrograd Balkans Macedonia Constantinople

Court To Decide Moral Question In Ibsen Play

A lawsuit in superior court raises whether A Doll's House by Henrick Ibsen is moral or immoral. Attorney March Litchman represents Young People's Socialist league seeking 1575 damages from Wilkes Stock Co for canceling next week’s performances over the play. The league contends the work offers a high useful lesson despite ministers calling it unfit.

Henrick Ibsen March Litchman Young People’s Socialist League Wilkes Stock C Wilkes Socialist League

Mount Baker Clubs Elect Officers

The Mount Baker Park Improvement club elected W. G. Gilbreath as president and C. P. Dose as vice president with T. L. Monson as secretary and G. W. Johnson as treasurer. The Mount Baker Park Social club named A. E. O'Reilly as president J. A. Hyde as vice president R. R. Upton as secretary and A. H. Brant as treasurer. The Mount Baker Park Club Inc named C. Allen Dale and J. L. Strong as two year trustees and W. M. Livengood as one year trustee George W. Johnson.

Mount Baker Park Mount Baker Park Improvement Club W. G. Gilbreath C. P. Dose T. Ll. Monson G. W. Johnson Mount Baker Park Social Club A. E. O'Reilly J. A. Hyde R. R. Upton A. H. Brant Mount Baker Park Club, Inc

Will of Michael Shaughnessy Probate After Death in Seattle

The will of Michael Shaughnessy vice president of the Scandinavian American Bank of Seattle who died last July was admitted to probate Thursday. The estate is valued at 26000 dollars.

Michael Shaughnessy Scandinavian American Bank of Seattle

Danish Aviator Plans Transatlantic Flight in Gasoline Laden Craft

Lieut. Posner, a young Danish military aviator, aims to fly from Faroe Islands to New York in a 350 horsepower machine carrying over a ton of gasoline. He targets a 3550 mile route with a 48 hour window at 74 miles per hour, no stop for fuel. The craft will include wireless equipment and fly at 8000 to 10000 feet, as expert pilots note wartime aircraft have carried heavy loads before.

Lieut Polner Faroe Island New York Posner Poiner St. Johns N. F

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