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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1916
Page
5
Over 500 people will depart Saturday at 1 15 p m from King street depot for the Puyallup fair where Seattle announces its first Northwest Land Products exposition. Badges read Land Show Seattle Oct 4 to 14 and attendees will wear them to promote the event. Exhibits at the fair will be displayed in Seattle locations and the Arena and a tent annex at Puyallup.
Several successful candidates for nomination filed expense affidavits. Judge Mackintosh spent $274.75, A Hull candidate for representative 46th district $124.75, J B Rawson 41st district $26.43, and James McCabe $186.40 for a superior court judgeship nomination.
Next week at the Grand Palace Hip Pantages and Orpheum vaudeville houses in Seattle showcase diverse acts. Grand features Gillette Hendler and "Liberty" while Orpheum opens at Fifth and Pine with Monte Carter’s company and a new stage overhaul. Pantages highlights Long Tack Sam Co and Eva Shirley among others, plus the second chapter of The Crime on Stain.
The narrator describes a circus make up session and performance as a clown, detailing makeup, attire, and stunts. He joins fellow clowns near the entrance curtain while spectators, including police officials, watch but fail to recognize him behind the makeup. The piece emphasizes the joy of making children laugh and the pride of performers.
In Buenos Aires August shivers clash with warmth as locals ignore cold months while a visiting troupe endures unheated rooms and scarce coal. Boss clown John Albion asks for a wife in a lighthearted aside, revealing life on tour through the performers and their families.
Prices paid to producers for alfalfa and timothy mixed with other grains show varied bids across regions. Eastern Washington compressed timothy and Puget Sound markets reflect fluctuations with several price lines around 34.00 to 46.00 and notable declines in some lots, while vegetables and fruit dealers advertise through the Star for acreage bargains.
An honorary parade for mayors from Seattle Tacoma Spokane Walla Walla Centralia Mount Vernon and North Yakima is set for Sunday at the American Lake encampment. Col Inglis chairs the schedule with Maj Llewellyn leading the first battalion in close order drill Maj Carroll directing the second in an exhibition drill, and the third battalion performing army calisthenics with the rifle.
Italian forces push along the Isonzo from Goritz to the sea and breach Austrian lines in several sectors. Austrian losses over ten thousand in two days of combat, according to reports from Rome.
Mme. Eugenie Fonarlova, famed Russian beauty and concert singer, will wear a black costume in mourning until Russia triumphs over Germany. She arrived in New York in a black dress similar to that worn by Grand Duchess Tatiana who vowed to wear only black until victory.
A reader asks how to control jealousy in a marriage and is advised to become equally attractive to others, while preserving trust. Other questions cover marriage decisions with a Greek suitor, century definitions, rural credits loans, visiting etiquette, streetcar tracks, bridal flowers, dyeing a blue suit, and managing on modest income.
Swollen feet and hands with aching joints signal potential kidney trouble. Urgent care advised as uric acid buildup can lead to serious conditions. Gold Medal Haarlem O11 Capsules marketed as a natural, centuries old remedy are promoted as safe and effective. The Owl Drug Co. claims to guarantee authentic packaging.
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