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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1912
Page
3
A fragment discusses attitudes toward baldness and aging in young people, noting discomfort with gray or faded hair. It hints at social judgments and suggests hair restoration ideas. The text promotes Hays Hair Health as a solution.
A fragmentary OCR note warns about a wrong dentist using a sign for The Doctor Brown on First Avenue. It references 1901 events and a claimed dental office, noting misdirected patients toward a dubious practice and advising caution amid unclear details.
Senter, long time King County resident and businessman, promotes rural development through road improvements and county auditing of finances. He pledges to inspect finances, push county road projects section by section, and ensure profits reach farmers while lowering consumer prices. Prices for markets and farming payments are listed by local merchants.
City Prosecutor Guy Eddie faces a statutory offense charge and seeks a jury trial to clear his name. A preliminary hearing today aims to set a trial date as defense pushes to dismiss the case, Judge Wilbur denying that move.
Hob Morgan, jailed in Condon Oregon after a chase, confronted the father and brother of Rosas Crane whom he shot during an attempted protection of the girl. He showed no remorse for killing Hart and Crane and no mob gathered despite feverish local sentiment.
Moore Joseph Sheehan Opera Co presents Martha while Metropolitan Dark and Seattle Stock Co perform Brewster's Millions at their venues. Alhambra features photoplays and vaudeville. Orpheum and Pantages show vaudeville. Grand offers vaudeville, Clemmer photoplays and vaudeville. Melbourne presents photoplays and vaudeville.
Clarence S Darrow appeared in Los Angeles before Judge Dinsmore in department 10 on charges of jury bribing. Attorney H J Gelsier requested a continuance to November 25, granted with no opposition. The district attorney indicated readiness for trial on November 25.
A blaze in Holy Row near the old depot in Centralia causes one fatality as George Cameron, a logger, perishes from smoke in the Olympia house before escaping. A kerosene-soaked Excelsior bottle is found in a saloon, with incendiarism suspected.
The Capitol Hill Improvement club will hold a special meeting at o'clock this evening in the Congregational church at East Prospect and 20th. Prominent speakers will discuss the merits of the Bogue civic center versus the county downtown site for the new courthouse location.
An advertisement claims fear of pain can be eliminated with a system that removes nerves or teeth without discomfort. It touts prices 1-3 dollars below competitors, offering a $19 crown for $4 and a neverslip plate for $5. The ad guarantees receipts signed by the operator manager Dr. L. A. Clark at 1405 Third Ave NW near Union, urging readers to bring this act.
Coast workers moved a 180 by 40 foot four story frame office building from its foundations onto a freighter barge and towed it eight miles to Hunter's Point. The structure was rolled ashore onto a new foundation while nearby debris and equipment cluttered the yard, and iron works later jacked the old building nine feet to clear space for a new powerhouse.
Claiming to end headaches biliousness dizziness and nervousness Cascarets are advertised as cleansing the liver and bowels removing sour bile and foul gases. A 10 cent box is promoted to settle the stomach and restore cheerfulness by morning.
William Berry of Alabama ended a 40 years search for his father’s murderer by arresting Freeman Long in Atlanta. Berry, nine when Long escaped during his murder trial, tracked him down after Long filed a civil war pension application.
William Henry Fox of Waterdown aged 47 died after a fall from a tramway cut he used to reach John Callaghan's brickyard. He hung by a foot in a tree for the night, screaming for help until workers found him in the morning. He remained conscious with paralyzed arms and died shortly after.
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