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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1913
Page
3
A collage of celebrity anecdotes from early show business culture. Descriptions of a famous performer with a cane and possible monocle, jokes about Irish portrayals in film, and news of Captain Wald’s near miss in New York Bay. Also mentions a rising stage figure who jumped to fame and a London-accented actor returning to New York.
Reports to the state education department show thousands of Washington boys and girls earning top marks in farm home and shop work. At Puyallup Western Washington fair Pierce county led with about 3000 exhibitors, Snohomish at the Educational building also strong, with fairs across the Cascades adding to the statewide turnout. The first state wide contest will be held in Spokane October 28 to 30, with premiums totaling 4194.80 including a Shetland pony special donated by Portland Union Stock Yards Co.
Florence Roberts stars as Sapho in a six reel screen version praised for high quality. The notice highlights major attractions at Moore, Alhambra, Melbourne, Grand, Colonial, and Yester theaters with selections from Paris and Seattle stages, urging better pictures and wider booking.
Seven teen year old Rosie Halleck arrived at Ellis Island and, with papers, was sent by parcel post to the farm of Thomas Adama in New Durham. A parcel post tag and a fragile treatment card were attached to her coat. Rural Carrier Kempson delivered her to the farm in three hours.
Bremerton based All Navy squad predicts an overwhelming defeat for Washington when facing the Pullman boys in the upcoming conference season. A dance at Dreamland is scheduled for tonight.
Three cameramen from the KesaWay company start filming a great American historical picture at Pine Ridge South Dakota. Gertrude Price of the Scrippa newspapers is on the ground to cover the stories.
A paper elephant is built at the Ensanay studio in Chicago for a forthcoming two reel production titled The Hand of Fate.
Supt Townsley of the military academy reports that 75 percent of the students needing a surgeon last year were football victims.
They claim Foley Kidney Pills are natural remedies for kidney and bladder troubles and urinary irregularities. The ad asserts quick action and no harmful drugs, noting Bartell's Drug Stores as the seller.
A Newark style admonition condemns piano sales commissions as graft and urges customers to buy directly from National Piano Manufacturers at the Seattle direct salesroom 823 Third Avenue near Marion Street. The piece warns against doorstep canvassers and retail markups, urging buyers to select from the factory showroom to save profits siphoned by commission men.
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