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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1913
Page
3
Advertised beauty remedy touts saxolite powder dissolved in witch hazel as a facial toner to firm skin, remove lines, and restore a youthful look. Promoted for use nightly like cold cream, with claimed results in a week to ten days. Manufactured as a popular U S and European craze through druggists.
The Colonial Theatre shows Panama canal footage this week highlighting a three ton earth moving dredger at 40 to 50 feet depth. The film displays locks and operation with grand scale and expert engineering. Jack Richardson is billed as handsome in motion pictures though critics label him a villain.
A feature on child stars Baby Lillian Wade and twins Fred and Allan Turner. Lillian stars in Selig Polyscope animal films in Los Angeles, while Fred and Allan headline vaudeville and early film work in New York with Rex, Republic, and Famous Players. Their father Joseph Allan Turner is the Famous Players technical director. They are six years old and have appeared in The Red Mill and The Charity Girl among others.
A busy program lists Vitagraph Kalem Lubin and Essanay offerings at multiple venues. Features include dramas The Lion's Bride Mrs Hilton's Jewels and The Atheist, comedies Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist and The Hellos of Biskyou, plus two reel and three reel prints and an Amateur night program featuring The Lady and the Glove The Sheriff of Cochise and Tobias Turns the Tables.
Chicago housewives learned broom prices will rise by a nickel to ten cents this winter due to a short crop of broom corn caused by hot weather and low rainfall.
Albert Hoffman, a former San Francisco resident scarred by the San Francisco fire, travels endlessly across the United States. He wanders from New York toward the West and then plans to roam eastward again, compelled to walk by injury and continued need for hoop-supported hips.
A narrative describes a patient unable to rest on trains or in vehicles due to vibration. Four hours of sleep are followed by needlelike thrusts that wake him, forcing immediate rising and walking to cope with numb limbs and chronic discomfort.
Paris records reveal 7000 divorces in three years, 2000 more than the prior year, signaling a rising trend. Esther Raymond plans a Cleveland to San Francisco walk, claiming to stride flatfooted with a hip swing as she proceeds.
Relief from rheumatic pains promised by Croxon a medicine that claims to neutralize uric acid and cleanse kidneys. It asserts quick results after a few doses and offers a money back guarantee with three doses daily for a few days to overcome backache and urinary disorders.
Seven bills introduced by Councilman Erickson at Monday’s meeting seek to accept the Beattle Renton Southern line for 1.4 million dollars for the entire road, 250 thousand cash, and the balance in 30 year bonds at five percent. One bill calls for selling 500 thousand in municipal railway bonds. Another bill authorizes city takeover inside and outside the city limits. Remaining bills propose extensions to the current line. All measures were referred to the utilities and finance committees.
Taft, former US president, reportedly shed eighty pounds by diet and outdoor work since leaving office. He tips the scales at 240 pounds, with a regimen including cold showers and simple meals like dry toast and unsweetened coffee.
The ad argues that people past fifty need Cascarets for regular bowel movements. It claims aging slows activity and emphasizes a natural, gentle tonic that can be used daily without harm. It states Cascarets cost ten cents per box at drug stores and work while you sleep.
Market reports show winter apples at high quotations likely to hold, with fresh shipments of huckleberries and the first Florida grapefruit due soon. Local prices for butter eggs poultry veal and pork listed, with corrected daily figures. Lost articles hint in the Lost and Found column.
A telegram from Urga reports that the first British venture in the new Mongolian state will be the introduction and trade in opium with permission granted to English promoters. A Kansas City WCTU resolution jokes about clothing and eye health. A funeral on the Swiss Bavarian frontier saw saccharin found in a coffin and mourners arrested for possessing contraband.
An advertisement claims soap damages hair causing dandruff and dryness and promotes Danderine as a solution. It describes applying Danderine to the scalp with a cloth, offering quick cleansing, improved texture, and hair growth, urging purchase of a 25 cent bottle from drug stores.
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