Unclear fragment hints at Peary debate in Congress
Fragmentary text references Peary and a debate in Congress. No clear events, dates, or named organizations are established.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1909
Page
6
Fragmentary text references Peary and a debate in Congress. No clear events, dates, or named organizations are established.
Fragmentary text lists prices and product terms including meats and dairy, with garbled phrases and incomplete figures. The passage mentions prices per ton and percentage figures, plus stray product notes such as hair care items and dandruff cures.
A group of people stare at an air-fixed advertisement as the artist hints at a missing detail. The puzzle invites readers to guess the missing element, promising the completed version will appear Monday.
Paris reports publish a detailed retelling by M Ruthenberg a former Russian nihilist spy of the 1906 lynching of Father Gapon leader of Russia s downtrodden. The narrative describes how Gapon lured to a meeting with prefect Ratchkowsky was killed by workmen after a betrayal plot and flogged to death by a rope bound to a wall the crowd then dispersed to a terrace where Ruthenberg awaited updates.
A new ekin discovery named possum offers a ready remedy for skin spots. It requires an experimental sample from Emergency Laboratories at 32 West Twenty fifth Street New York City and application to the affected skin area. It claims to clear the spot within twenty four hours and is promoted for eczema itching pimples blotches acne and other minor skin troubles with overnight results. A special fifty cent package of possum is on sale at Quaker Drug Co and other leading stores in Seattle and nationwide.
The advert notes Purcell Safe Co at 312 Occidental Ave as agents for Merring Hall Marvin Safe Co. and claims their safes and vaults are in daily use and superior to all others.
A protest meeting is called for tomorrow night at Arcade Hall to condemn the deportation of De Lara linked to the Ferrer execution. Organizers claim deportation risks torture and argue it violates liberty ideals, framing the issue as a betrayal of refugees and US sanctuary principles.
Miss Bertha Dougherty, a Chicago school teacher, recalls mysterious floor rappings she believes warned of her brother Jay Dougherty his wife and three children perishing in the Mojave desert. She had heard rapping nearly all night and fears his party is lost crossing the desert toward the Yuma Indian Reservation.
Coroner Harburger ruled that worry over a letter from her fiancé drove Leah Oppenheimer, heiress of a Montana family and sister of Mrs. George L. Simons, to kill herself in New York. She burned the letter after reading it and had previously threatened suicide, relatives had stopped her before.
An old medical claim states that Seventy Seven cures stubborn colds that linger despite standard treatments. The note presents no clinical evidence or details on composition, usage, or dosage.
A cryptic sentence fragment suggests a discussion of artistry and gender, implying a girl’s skill or cleverness in artful deception or expression. The text appears as a misread or partial OCR fragment without clear events or sources.
William Stanley, renowned contractor, reports the Bake Oven treatment cured his lumbago permanently with no recurrence. He praises Loughney & Loughney and says he is a new man, active in business again. Their offices at 220 to 225 People's Savings Bank building offer free consultations daily 9 am to 6 pm and Sundays 9 am to 12 noon with nurses on site.
A dentist recounts arrests for practicing without a license and accuses a dental combine of driving dentists from Washington state. He cites multiple clinics closing or moving, claims constitutional rights are violated, and pledges future writings on the combine’s influence and court decisions. He notes local address and extended hours for public readership.
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