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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1912
Page
3
A vintage medical ad extols Syrup of Pigs as a gentle cleanse for children with feverish, cross, or fussy behavior and stomach upset. It claims to remove undigested waste and sour matter from the bowels, promising rapid restoration to a healthy, cheerful child. It notes the product is made from figs and aromatic ingredients and includes directions on the package.
New York dispatch details a child abduction linked to Vienna heiress Mrs Pach. Charles Schmidt says his brother Adolph spirited his daughter Charlotte from a New York room to a luxury ship Kronprinzessin Cecilie en route to Vienna. The distraught father vows to recover her.
A cartoon caption shows a plumber charging a homeowner twelve dollars for fixing a hydrant. The homeowner balks at the quick job, and the plumber replies that plumbers are paid by the hour, not by the time taken.
Tacoma reports two girls Gladys Glaskett and Hazel Holmes escaped drowning after a canoe accident at Manzanita beach. J Clyde Gateley, visiting Oakland youth, pursued in a skiff and acted quickly when waves capsized their craft. Both girls could not swim and owe their survival to his prompt rescue efforts.
Judge John F. Main’s life sentence for Peter Feilen ex-marshal of King County is upheld by the Supreme Court. Feilen was convicted of assaulting a severely underage girl. The court also upholds a law allowing surgical operation on such convicts.
The document lists current buying and ceiling prices for first grade produce and meats. Items include potatoes, watermelons, carrots, beets, turnips, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, grapes, apples, oranges, and various cuts of beef and pork. Also noted are poultry and hay prices from regional sellers and buyers.
Olga Cecilia, a trainer of wild animals, speaks of fear of a mouse while recalling a lifetime with lions leopards and circus life. She describes rising with animals from age 16 after running away with a circus and notes she loves leopards best though mice scare her.
In New York a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Robbies sparks debate as doctors claim many women are knock-kneed and dress styles are to blame. Teachers Susie Rennick and Anna Kephart-Wilson urge dress reform to the WT U. Helen Taylor notes most customers are knock-kneed or bow-legged, while cites Venus de Milo as proof of harmony despite flaws.
Testimony from J H McLafferty of Tenino secretary of Southwestern Lumber Manufacturers association and F A Martin of H M Martin Co Centralia marked the closing day of a retail lumber trust hearing in Seattle. Central figures discussed bypass of Idaho territory and potential Idaho Montana Washington dealer actions amid pressure to cease selling through a nonowned lumber yard.
Washington report criticizes the Democratic House after its first session calling leadership reactionary under Underwood and noting Speaker Clark as a figurehead. It cites Panama Canal bill, impeachment inquiries, the Lawrence strike probe, tax reform exposure, and the creation of a children’s bureau while noting economists’ salary trimming and temporary halt on abolishing the commerce court.
The September jury panel includes 17 women among those reporting for duty. Names and addresses listed include Edith Woempner, Hattie Walk, Gertie Stanwick, Pauline Barnold, Irene Nonen, Minnie Woodhouse, Corda McCandieas, Laura Halverson, Louisa Gibbs, Alice Sutler, Mary Herrick, Susan Wright, Lillian Reynolda, Josephine Weir, Grace Betts, Elizabeth Stevens, and Fanny Coates with their respective streets and numbers.
Milbury Mass September 4 President Taft sent a $200 check to a small Lutheran church here. The gift honors the church due to the president’s mother Delia Torrey Taft, a former member, and reflects the family connection to the church.
A luncheon at Tate's celebrated the signing of the terminal lease with Ad club and Commerce leaders in attendance. News of the joyous occasion spread across the local business community as attendees concluded the event.
Small floats showing ships, warehouses, docks and factories were paraded, highlighting industrial and maritime facilities in a local exhibit. The display emphasized scale models and urban commerce.
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