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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1913
Page
10
English soprano Maggie Teyte arrived in New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II wearing knickerbockers and a man’s coat. A Hoboken cop blocked her landing, insisting she wear a skirt. Teyte argued trousers are modest while dresses leave much to the imagination.
Deputy Roberts returned from Portland to Seattle with Emma Tamley William Tamley and H E Anderson. Tamley and Anderson face petit larceny charges while Tamley has a suspended sentence from a 1 to 15 year Walla Walla penitentiary term. Barbara is serving 18 months for Mann Act violation.
The article reports the death of the fighter known as Battling Dugan after a brawl in which brass knuckles were involved. No doctor’s bill is mentioned. The piece frames the death as a result of the fight rather than a medical cause.
New York October 17 The minaret gown and similar dinner and ball gowns will not be in Miss Jessie Wilsons trousseau as she becomes the bride of Francia B Sayre at the White House on November 26 Mrs Wilson at her Waldorf apartments confirmed the fashion plan and noted violet as the favored color with a preference for lighter violet shades.
John A. Johnson aged 78, Civil War veteran and Courtland Saunders post, No. 21, G. A. R., began cutting two teeth. He stopped chewing tobacco after 62 years. He woke with gum pains and found two teeth, one upper and one lower, had erupted.
J D Farrell's Maplewood Certified Milk scored 68 to take top honors in the Yakima State Fair milk and cream contests. The entry earned the highest score and secured first place.
The piece traces temperance ideas from ancient China and Buddhist and Hebrew traditions to Carthage and medieval England. It cites rulers ordering vineyards uprooted, abstinence movements, and large gin and beer consumption shifts from the 17th to 18th centuries, ending with lawmakers curbing gin as beer regained prominence.
Advertisement touts Croxone as a fast remedy for backache neck and side pain as well as rheumatic and kidney ailments. It is described as absorbing into kidney walls dissolving uric acid and cleansing the organs. promises renewed kidney function and painless results for all users with a money back guarantee.
A midnight blaze on Thursday damaged a two and a half story frame house at 1418 Jackson Street. Damages totaled 200 dollars, with 75 dollars to the building and 125 dollars to the contents. The occupant, a man named Kessler, survives the incident. Cause of the fire is unknown.
A funeral florist received the order to inscribe Rest in peace on one side and We shall meet in heaven if room. The assistant delivered a wreath inscribed Rest In peace on one side, and if there is room, we will meet in heaven Lipincotts.
In Rochester New York on October 17 Ethel and Margaret Nevin sisters passed through a crowd as Carrie Nevin was struck and killed by an automobile driven by Albert F Sulzer a chemist. The sisters were returning from work and arrived home to be notified by telephone of the accident. They reached the scene in time to see their sister alive. Australia introduces scalloped edge nickel coins to distinguish them from silver money.
A compact advertisement touts Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative for constipation. It claims broad family suitability, gradual action, non griping relief, and guarantees results with refunds. Readers are urged to request a free sample by mail from Dr. W B Caldwell in Monticello Iowa.
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