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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1909
Page
9
Mary Anderson 19 files suit for 50000 dollars and 176 dollars claimed to be taken for safe keeping by Dr S P Griggs. She alleges improper treatment in September 1908 led to an operation and a harassment dispute at the Irving hotel.
In Trenton New Jersey a 16 year old tried to gain admission by showing a Bible birth record at the box office. Theater policy barred underage patrons unless they appear old enough. The boy carried the Bible to prove his age but was asked to wait until after the show.
James B. Smith, manager of Western Fuel, rejects Seattle reports that the Guggenheims control the company. Western Fuel owns 42,000 acres of coal land on Vancouver Island plus other properties valued around 2.25 million dollars. The piece notes a stray editor’s aside about townsfolk criticizing a stranger’s clothing.
President Taft arrives aboard the steamer Oleander to mark the opening of the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway Association convention in New Orleans. Delegates include 150 congressmen and 20,000 visitors. Gifford Pinchot is slated for a joint meeting with the conservation commission.
A compact early 20th century fitness note extols rolling as an easy all round exercise. It claims rolling stimulates the abdomen liver and intestines, strengthens waist back and abdominal muscles, and provides whole body benefit with minimal mental effort. It urges readers to try rolling immediately for all ages from infants to octogenarians.
Emanuel Goodhart and Melville Kline, city directory swindlers, were convicted in Chicago after being arrested in Seattle. They and associates posed as publishers, selling contracts that hid promissory notes to extract funds. The gang, long active nationwide, allegedly defrauded firms of over 500000 dollars.
Marie Tiernan and Virginia Owen died from burns suffered when a jack o lantern toppled at a Sisters of Loretto academy Halloween event. Ruth Mahoney and Mary Marty reportedly gravely burned. The girls wore cotton covered suits during a North Pole dress scene and flames spread rapidly before help could reach them. Pacific Fleet Nearing Manila.
A midlife sickness pitch touts Doan’s Kidney Pills as the fix for rheumatic pain fatigue and urinary disorders caused by kidney trouble. Mrs. F H Morell of Seattle testifies kidney pains backache dizziness headaches and night spells improved after using the pills.
Sebree, commanding the United States Pacific fleet, today sent a wireless message that he expected to anchor his ships in Manila Bay at 6 o'clock this afternoon. Meanwhile in St John New Brunswick, two schooners ran ashore in a heavy gale, one of them a large vessel, leaving them in a dangerous position.
Patton of 212 First Avenue credits Loughney & Loughney Bake Oven with restoring his health after six years of rheumatic pain. He reports renewed vitality, improved digestion, and reduced nervousness after a full course of treatment at 220 to 225 People's Savings Bank Building. The firm offers free consultations and hours from 8 am to 6 pm daily and 9 am to noon Sundays.
A Seattle firm offers Yakima orchard plots east of Kiowa by the Yakima river with North Coast Railway nearby. Buyers receive dividends on full purchase during maturation, and a horticulturist will tend the orchard for six years. Red Mountain tracts cost about one third of typical prices, with annual dividends lowering cost further.
Seattle real estate reporters find fewer vacant apartments and houses after the exposition. Demand from summer campers travelers and Alaskans boosts occupancy as Jackson Street corridor plans and Cedar River water promises spur development. R. C. Erskine & Co. notes rapid sales in Runner’s addition. land platted into lots attracts buyers amid a wave of West Seattle interest.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diuretic as a simple, harmless cure for backache and kidney problems. It claims rapid purification of the kidneys and urinary system, with relief from headaches, nervousness, and sleeplessness after a few doses, urging readers to buy the fifty cent treatment from any drug store.
Property listing offering five acres with cultivation pasture four room cottage barn and orchard. Includes water and fruit trees with price 67180 dollars and 680 dollars cash down. Financing at four percent interest. Contact Nouent Mastery at 919-926-021 for details.
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