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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1912
Page
3
An advertisement touts Pape’s Pills as a universal stomach regulator that cures indigestion, gas, and sour stomachs in minutes. It claims dramatic relief with a harmless formula and promises large value from a small fifty cent case.
Readable advice warns homeowners that fall brings more burglaries and offers simple, practical, nonlethal methods to deter intruders. Tips include securing windows with screws, wedging doors, piling pans to rattle a door, and using a bucket to drench an entering burglar.
New York reports fresh eggs at 55 cents a dozen while butter remains costly. Health officials admit state warehouses hold 4,000,000 pounds of butter and 120,000 cases of eggs, higher than last year. Housewives leader Julian Heath urges a boycott if prices rise further, citing a letter from a shipper.
In Haverhill on October 10 Joseph Naymalis, a barber, leaves a client half shaved after learning he inherited $30,000 from an uncle. Naymalis tosses his razor, packs his bag for Indiana, and departs without a word. Jerry Waite must finish the shave at another shop as Naymalis heads to state university prospects.
Tommy Gaffney alias Fred McKay and F S Edwards sought by American Bankers Association detectives on a $500 forgery charge. Edwards arrested in Victoria British Columbia by local and Burns detective, Gaffney traced to Tacoma and Olympia and held for Ada County sheriff. Gaffney, a noted light heavyweight, trained in BC during arrest, with plans for a match against Bailey.
Frank Reed, nine years after a jail release error at Camden County jail, confessed to stealing 496 dollars from a milk dealer, explaining a jailer confused him with another prisoner named Reed and released the wrong man. He voluntarily turned himself in to police.
A humorous exchange centers on why a judge is not running for Congress again this year. He replies it is an off year in politics, prompting a student to ask since when. The judge quips that the reason is he wasn’t renominated.
The excerpt lists average prices paid by local commission merchants to producers and prices paid by retailers to commissioners. Items include eggs, apples, pears, meat, poultry, vegetables, and feeds with varying prices, highlighting first grade quality and notes on price variation by freshness and excellence. The table shows buying prices for farmers and selling prices for retailers across foods, livestock, and supplies.
Philadelphia police officer George W. Freeman, 44, was electrocuted after inserting his key at a patrol box on Second Street and Harvard Street. The wire carried a heavy charge from a feed line. J. F. McCurry was knocked unconscious and House Sergeant Fox was struck as the call came in. Other West Philadelphia patrolmen avoided serious injury by wearing rubber boots.
New York murder rate stands at seven per 100000, per an insurance journal. Other cities show Washington 9.2, Chicago 9.1, San Francisco 104, St. Louis 15.5, Nashville 35.3, Savannah 87.8, Charleston 42.4, Memphis 63.4. In England and Wales in 1909 with 25.8 million people, homicide rate was 0.8.
Oct. 10 Pather Bon tempt a monk teaching physics at St. Anthony Convent invented an automatic rifle capable of 260 shots per minute. He sought a patent but superiors ordered destruction of the model. He then entered negotiations with the minister of war as those talks near closure.
Elegant rooms offered at the Hotel Vir nus located at Eighth and Virginia near Estrake Elliott 803. Guests are promised modern furnishings and the lowest rates in town.
Persuasive ad touts Parisian Sage hair dressing promising lustrous hair and compliments. Claims banish dandruff stop falling hair and seal p itch in two weeks with money back guarantee. Promotes large 60 cent bottles at Bartell stores and other dealers.
Kansas suffragists led by Mrs. Lilla Day Monroe plan to win the vote by promising hair growth. They test various tonics and will promote the best while conducting meetings in the Monroe home cellar, with even Judge Monroe kept out of the project.
Mary Stevens a top General Electric supervisor and trusted aide to the general manager in Harrison New Jersey explains why she is quitting what is believed to be the state’s largest female salary. She plans to join the Sisters of Charity at Madison to devote her life to church work and aiding the poor and afflicted. She says years of charitable giving and a growing call to serve the needy compelled the change.
A mother urges readers to warn parents about poisonous sulfur and phosphorus matches after losing a 33 month old son and noting danger to twins in a nearby case. She calls for doctors to advise prompt action and criticizes match manufacturers for poisoning children.
Chicago reports at the joint convention of merchant tailors and the society and custom cutters league, fashion leans to form-fitting coats and vests with tight trousers. Peg-top stage trousers and knee-length coats are banned. double-breasted top coats with velvet collars return. Prince Albert jacket revival noted.
Cartoon caption noting a doctor responding to an injured patient with a quip about whether the injury came from a football game or a railroad incident. The line reflects humor on sports and travel mishaps in a New York Sun item.
Notice to electors announces a referendum on Ordinance 30039 to reorganize Seattle Fire Department into two day and night platoons with defined hours. It sets conditions for emergencies and requires suitable housing, with a November 1912 special election to ratify or reject the ordinance.
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