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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1913
Page
3
In Ife a film theatre hosts the arrival of live fairies from story book land. They help produce familiar tales like Snow White and Snow Drop. The queen dies leaving a princess under a king’s care while at sea a new arrival is brought home.
Warrants issued in Seattle allege George J. Buach married Dorothy Meyers while another wife waits in San Francisco, and the family pursues claim to Busch millions. The rest of the passage retells Snow White in a child performer context, crediting H Matthews of Powers Universal for bringing fairies to life.
A dense list of early cinema reels and showings runs through Monday to Wednesday, detailing diverse titles from Edison, Vitagraph, Biograph, Kalem and others. Entries include dramas, comedies, adventures, and two reel splits with studios such as Selig, Lubin, Pathe, and Colonial.
This week's program at the Colonial theatre features Kinemacolor in The Scarlet Letter, a four reel War Corespondents, and a Ivanhoe release at the Alhambra. Also showing Cornwall and a farce A Comedian's Downfall with vivid English coast scenes and dramatic battle imagery.
A survey contrasts bedding habits across cultures. The Japanese rest on a rush mat with a wooden headblock, the English rely on blankets and open windows, the Russian prefers a stove top, and Laplanders sleep in reindeer bags while Kaat Indians use mosquito excluding bags.
The large temple bells produce a mellow tone due to superior material quality and fixed-frame suspension, which causes them to be struck with wooden hammers rather than iron clappers.
A heavy hail storm on Sunday postponed the Class B title clash between the Ma cellon of Ballard and the Rainier teach after three and two thirds innings at Dog's old park. No score yet, Bugmert pitched for Majestica against Beem of Beach nine with two wild pitches charged. The final game will be rescheduled.
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a gentle, effective laxative for children and adults. It contrasts it with harsher prior remedies and urges mothers to buy the 50 cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company, warning against counterfeits.
The Seattle Star markets two premium offers for new or renewing subscribers. One is a parcel post chart with data on rates and usage plus state and national maps. The other is a Burnham shaving outfit with razor seven blades brush soap and leatherette case. Free map or razor with a year’s subscription at 93.25 in advance.
A brief notice states guaranteed ironing service offered at 202 People's Bank Building, with contact at extension 4436. The snippet presents a business ad promising reliable wire ironing.
The steamship Northwestern departs October 1 as the season’s final call at St. Michaels Alaska and will return with many Yukon river steamboat men dredge operators and miners who plan to winter in Seattle The steamship Victoria leaves October 29 for the Bearing Sea and will be the last to touch at home on the return trip.
Seattle merchants offer six car tickets for a quarter despite the traction company halting ticket sales on cars. Listed are numerous locations including Panton & London, MacDougall-Southwick Co, New York Outfitting, Bon Marche, Rickford grocery, Olympic cigar store, Green Lake Drug Co, Colonial Theatre box office, and many others.
Corrected daily markets note by J. W. Godwin shows outside rooms offered at 25 to 50 cents. Stewart House at 86 West Stewart advertised as a location.
An advertisement claims Optona dissolved in warm water can restore vision and reduce eye strain. It describes a man once nearly blind now reading without glasses and a woman whose hazy atmosphere clears after 15 days.
Cincinnati launches a rat and mouse farm at a refuge facility run by refuge boys. The city will breed rodents to sample foodstuff deemed unfit for humans and sell surplus rats and mice. Rodents arrive from Philadelphia for the program.
The state of Mysore provides aid to salaried workers to buy motor cars or motorcycles. A loan equal to four months salary or a stated maximum is issued, secured by a mortgage on the vehicle, repayable in 36 monthly installments with no interest. Over 1,000 people may benefit.
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