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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1912
Page
6
Ancient medical advertisement promises relief from piles without surgery. It claims one or two applications stop pain and fire, reduce congested veins, and urge sending for a free trial package to prove effectiveness, with a regular 80 cent price at drug stores.
A customer requests a free trial by mail of Pyramid Pile Remedy from Pyramid Drug Company at 452 Pyramid Building Marshall Michigan. The note asks for plain wrapper mailing and includes lines for name street city state.
A vintage advertisement touts Electra-Vita as a cure for pains back and shoulders and general weakness. It claims electricity can restore vitality while you sleep, build strength, and increase joint mobility for a renewed sense of vigor.
Public notice invites readers to request a free booklet titled Electra Vita detailing its cures and costs. The offer promises facts for men and urges readers to cut out and mail or call to arrange a discussion of their case. Hours listed include 9 am to 6 pm and Sunday 16 to.
Bulgarian troops press toward Adrianople as Turkish fortifications resist. Observers foresee Bulgarian disaster with the Turkish defense deemed strong. Government proclaims protection for loyal Christians. In Athens, Greek forces push into Turkey, reporting captures of stores and ammunition. Greek losses at Elassona listed as 20 killed and 75 wounded.
An ordinance to appropriate $300 000 from the railway bond fund for constructing part of the municipal street car line was introduced at yesterday's council meeting and referred to the finance committee.
A reinforced concrete viaduct on Fremont between the Lake Washington canal and Ewing is authorized. The city council and the board of public works may allocate a $20,000 appropriation for the work, according to a bill introduced yesterday.
Portland, Oct 22 Mrs Abigail Scott Duniway known as the mother of woman suffrage marks her 78th birthday with messages from across the country and a final meeting in a local auditorium where she will speak on her four decade effort for the cause in Oregon and the Union.
Sidney G Hoover and Olive Hoover sue Clifford Turpin and others for 21000 damages after an aeroplane driven by Turpin crashed into the Meadows grand stand on May 20. The plaintiffs allege negligence in crowd policing.
The steamer Northwestern of the Alaska Steamship line departed Nome Saturday for Seattle carrying 548 passengers along with heavy shipments of gold and furs. Few voyages to Nome remain this year as the Victoria heads toward Nome for what will be its last voyage of the year.
A break in a 10 inch steel main floods the west waterway halting supply to two districts. Repairs will take at least 36 hours and about 30 000 gallons remain available. Water wagons will be dispatched to prevent shortages as crews work to restore service. In Portland the Daisy Freeman steam schooner arrives waterlogged after a stop at the Willamette mouth and towing to Astoria.
Council approves changes to the auto speed bill. Cars must stop before passing street cars and observe eight miles per hour at intersections and around corners or near schools from 8 a m to 4 30 p m. The amendments were introduced by Councilman Griffiths last July and approved after an hour of discussion.
Rob Morgan, accused of fatally shooting Virgie Hart after she spurned him, is jailed in Condon Oregon after a tense pursuit by sheriff's posses. The girl's aged Kentucky mountaineer father threatened vengeance, but Morgan sobbed upon capture ending four days of terror.
A council meeting heard a new garage bill for Fourth Ave and Terrace St. It was introduced by title alone without a stated amount and is estimated to cost about some unknown total.
A digest of tonight’s events shows campaign meetings at various sites including Fireball at 14th and Massa chusette P D Hughes Hra vender and Sorenson with county officers. Attendees include Ward headquarters Queen Anne and Galer Rick Harrows Otto Case Emily Peters BE G Mille Stringer Garrison Cushing Baxter. Other venues include Vashong Island and Third and Seventh Ward Headquarters with multiple named participants and legislative candidates.
Three affluent Pasadena investors formed a $10,000 pool and placed it with a broker to bet on Woodrow Wilson carrying California. The odds are not stated, but the broker hints that better than 2 to 1 may be required.
In a Bowery tenement a candle flame set fire to a coffin after the death of three year old Eugene Grant. The mother rescued the child from the blaze, the father helped extinguish the flames, and the family prepared for the funeral as smoke alarmed neighbors.
Carl R. Gray president of the Great Northern railroad missed the Oregon Electric railway opening due to business and sent word he could not attend. A week later his tiny granddaughter arrived and he traveled to Portland to meet her, putting family first despite duties.
The Scandinavian clubs of the city host an entertainment at the university auditorium next Friday night to honor Prof. J. Bickner newly added to the faculty from Wisconsin. Rev M L Larson will deliver the welcome address and President Kane will be a speaker.
Gen. C. A. Woodruff and pioneer dentist Dr. S. J. Barber met in Portland for the first time since the Civil War. Woodruff, visiting from San Francisco, sought Barber on hearing he was in the city, and the two veterans spent the day reminiscing about wartime memories.
The article examines the intentions behind the $1,000 gifts left by the late Mrs. Caroline Kline Galland to Seattle Catholic institutions. It analyzes donor stipulations and potential beneficiaries among parish groups and diocesan programs, noting questions raised about proper interpretation and execution of her will.
An advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a modern hair grower and dandruff remedy for women. It claims to prevent falling hair grayness and baldness, improves shine, and keeps the scalp clean. Sold for fifty cents at drug stores department stores and cosmetic counters with Bartell's guarantee.
The Seattle Trust Co trustee sues several charitable institutions over a will leaving money for an orphan asylum. The complaint states funds are ready to be paid when the intended institution is clearly identified, noting no asylum bears the named titles.
New York reporters recount Mrs. George Lauder paying $33 000 duty after jewelry valued at 90000 was found during a customs search. The Lauders and Andrew Carnegie with Pittsburgh friends were delayed by officials yesterday.
An ordinance allocating 1500 dollars to city utilities for data collection on a municipal phone system was approved. Superintendent Valentine will start immediately to draft plans for a city phone system to be put to a March election for voters.
William Lorimer, recently ousted from the United States senate, is named head of the La Salle Street Trust and Savings bank. The bank shows a capital of $1,000,000 and a surplus of $200,000. A council resolution asks Mayor Cotterill and Police Chief Bannick to investigate abuses of police powers and to call in special badges misused for other purposes.
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