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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1920
Page
5
A mother witnesses David and Peggy staging a rambling home play based on a medicine man and pioneer settler. They improvise costumes with shoe polish chalk and parastine while an elderly stranger recalls boyhood orchestras and a self made violin from cedar, horse tail and hornets.
Olive Roberts Barton presents a tale where Markie Muskrat hides a penny in a fish bank and sneaks gum to school. The Scribble Scratch and the school board, led by Mr Owl, scrutinize his gum antics and classroom behavior in Meadow Grove.
Peter Rabbit’s curiosity leads him to investigate a carrot in a hidden box and into danger. He escapes a trap with Farmer Brown’s cow and later learns caution from encounters with Granny Fox and Reddy Fox. The tale ends with Peter’s appetite for questions and a nod to Mistah Buzzard’s red head.
The American Sunday School Union Upper Coast district holds its annual efficiency and fellowship conference at University Presbyterian Church. Delegates from Washington Oregon and Idaho attend the second day with a sightseeing trip planned and a 7 30 p m song service followed by Professor Mc Conaughey’s address on The Gospel of the Promised Messiah.
In Chicago on October 13, registered voters total 892,441 with 556,903 men and 236,938 women. The latest registration set a record and included over 400,000 new voters, about 200,000 of whom were women.
Post master general Burleson ordered to restore the New York Call to the mail service. The order came from Justice Hitze of the District of Columbia supreme court. The remark questions whether some people are ever at their best.
New York barber A. B. O'Brien describes an at home hair dye using Orlex powder. Dissolve in two ounces of water and comb through hair, with directions and a gold bond guarantee in each box. One box reportedly lasts months and leaves hair fluffy without rubbing off.
Among the passengers on the liner Fushima Maru arriving in port Tuesday were two members of the Japanese delegation to the League of Nations congress in Geneva on November 15. They were Viscount Mushakoji and Mr Matsuda, accompanied by Viscountess Mushakoji and Mrs Takeda, wife of a Japanese legation member in Washington.
In a burglary at 3903 Eighth Ave the Eckhart residence reports no catch of fish as $50 worth of fishing tackle was stolen from the garage. The story notes the missing gear was found when a planned fishing trip began, while a neighbor’s hens were kept safe by a prudent fix.
A promotional note extols Warner's Safe Diabetes Cure as a safe herbal remedy that aids diabetics. It quotes testimonials praising relief, notes a 40 year tested formula, and claims availability from leading druggists with samples for ten cents.
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