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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1914
Page
3
A clash erupts between University of Washington fraternities over sleeping porches and observed behavior. The pink pajamas group and another fraternity challenge each other about visibility and modesty, with both sides arguing the other should hide their own porch lamps. The dispute threatens to spread through the Greek district.
The steamer Explorer of the U S coast and geodetic survey moored at West Seattle after six months cruising in the North charting rocks and waters. It aided the Alaska federal railway commission in surveying possible terminals for the road.
An old style advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe gentle laxative for children. It emphasizes no opiate, pleasant taste, and reliable relief from fretfulness due to digestive upset. Includes price points fifty cents and one dollar and a free trial offer with address in Monticello Iowa.
The comic Snakeville feature opens at Colonial theatre with Slippery Slim and Mustang Pete dueling for heiress Sophie Cluus. A blonde claimant and Indian squaw scheme fail, leaving Slim as victor amid Desert Island drama and a slate of Essanay and Selig titles on the bill.
A Pleasant Hour lineup features two parts: The Heart's Highway a two act drama, Plain Mary a second act drama, and The Boob's Nemesis a comedy. Local theater notes encourage audience to attend midweek performances.
Mothers praise California Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting laxative that cleanses the stomach liver and bowels without griping. The ad urges fevers irritability and stomach trouble in children be treated with a teaspoonful for gentle relief and promotes buying a 50 cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company while warning against counterfeit copies.
A venting notice warns against consulting druggists for medical cures and patent medicines. The writer claims to diagnose cases and offer free prescriptions, reflecting distrust of self styled medical experts and urging readers to seek rational advice elsewhere.
The article urges American readers to beware kidney trouble from overindulgence in rich foods. It promotes Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive remedy to flush and stimulate kidneys and relieve bladder issues. It claims Jad Salts neutralizes urine acids and offers a pleasant lithia-water drink.
Harper's Weekly cites Seattle as the cleanest city in the nation after mayor Hiram Gill remains in office following a recall attempt. George Creel notes Gill's vow to run a clean town and his 1914 bid urging public reelection, declaring abolition of vice the sane solution.
Two hundred insurgent members of the First Methodist church prayed in drizzle before the locked doors of their former church while the main body held services at the new Grace Methodist church uptown. The split followed a vote to consolidate with Grace.
The registration office in the Prefontaine building stays open until 10 tonight and from 8 am to midnight tomorrow due to special dispensation by Comptroller Harry Carroll. About 87 790 voters are registered by Saturday night, a city record, with high vigilance for fraudulent registrations on election day.
London dispatch notes the official press bureau stating French troops wearing blue coats and red trousers suffer heavy casualties as German sharpshooters target their distinctive attire.
An old newspaper ad touts Dr James Headache Powder as a fast cure for headache neuralgia and pain. It claims a dime package provides near magical relief within moments and urges readers to obtain it at a drug store.
In a domestic vignette, Margie recalls her father’s wish for a grandson and urges care for Mollie. Dad reflects on ambition, travel, and the clash of parental values as Margie considers how well she understands Dick. The piece ends with a teaser for tomorrow.
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