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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1913
Page
10
An advertisement touts Diapepsin as a quick cure for dyspepsia gas and indigestion. It claims immediate stomach relief and highlights its value to women and general stomach comfort with dramatic testimonials and health claims.
Mrs Mary E Vaughn a member of the Woman s Political league white slavery committee faces an indictment for grand larceny linked to the Arthur B Widney case. Judge R M Widney testified that he gave a $500 note to entrap her and later accused her of seeking $6000 to dismiss the case.
Detectives say Hans Schmidt, confessed killer of Miss Anna Aumuller, would have matched Dr. H. H. Holmes in victims if undetected. They found blank death and burial certificates to forge after murders. A photograph of Robert Smith’s death certificate and entries show Schmidt’s funeral involvement.
Claire Simpson, visiting Tucson, was arrested for wearing an X ray gown and blocking traffic. She was released on condition not to wear the gown again and warned of a potential $300 fine and three months in jail for future offenses. The incident sparks debate as hotter weather prompts skirt and waist fashion changes.
A speaker requests removing makeup to reveal a partner's true face and heart. He scorns artificial cosmetics and false hair while praising genuine affection and the partner's true nature beneath the surface. The poem contrasts cosmetic masks with inner honesty and trust.
In St Clairsville Ohio W N Miller claims to have produced an odorless cucumber by mixing seeds to remove stomach ache. The idea of a painless cucumber is described as Miller's long effort to tame the great colic producer. In Washington a senator reads a relavant period couplet as a sign of legislative strain.
Beers, a Yale graduate, describes his three years as an inmate in asylums and his rise to national scientific respect. His memoir A Mind That Found Itself portrays the insane as humane beings whose survival of self remains, influenced by kindness and care, while brutality worsens their condition.
Ed Davis 18 hanged in Fayetteville for the murder of Miss Nellie Moneyhan a Springdale Holiness minister’s daughter. Davis shouted Meet me in heaven and helped officers adjust the noose before the execution.
In Avalon a glass-bottom boat party watched 16 year old Russell Fisher of 1026 Hudson Avenue Hollywood drown after swimming with neighbor Elmer Mueller. Diver Frank McGrath recovered the body from 60 feet. Resuscitation failed. Fisher was son of J. W. Fisher a Hollywood resident.
A reception for University of Washington students is set for this evening at University Presbyterian Church located at 47th Ave and 15th St N E. A special unique program has been arranged and all students are urged to attend for a general good time.
In San Francisco on September 19 women conducted a ritual burning of supposed improper literature. Brieux's Maternity Damaged Goods The Three Daughters and Richard Pryce's Elementary Jane were destroyed as part of a controlled inquisition cited as advancing women’s progress.
Seattle police join relatives in a search for Michael Nelson 17 wireless operator of the fishing schooner Flint from Bristol Bay arriving September 2 He sent word he would return home to 6446 South Jeanette Tacoma but did not appear His family fears foul play due to his money on hand.
The department of commerce reports women show greater bravery and sacrifice than men during peril at sea after examining conditions on the Great Lakes shores. An unrelated ad note lists best modern outside rooms at Stewart House, 86 West Stewart, 25 to 50 cents.
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