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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1916
Page
6
A Saturday sale at Red Front Clothing Company 1010 First Avenue offers free hats with every suit and overcoat sold. Men’s suits drop to 5.75 and 9.85 with lightweight accessories, overcoats at those prices, shoes to 1.89, shirts to 48c, socks and underwear extremely low as the store clears stock before closing.
Lillian Gish wears a lavender chiffon gown with pink velvet bodice and matching accessories in the Triangle production Diane of the Follies as she performs in scenes across the Liberty. The cast includes Louise Glaum in The Wolf Woman and Lionel Barrymore in The Upheaval at Clemmer.
An advertisement advises indoor life causes obesity and promotes Korete capsules from Bartell Drug Co. or a drugstore. It claims open air, deep breathing, and regular weighing aid weight loss, with a few days of treatment showing noticeable results.
In Pittsburg on September 22 a maid at the William Penn hotel found stolen gems worth 5000 dollars hidden in a bed used by Mrs. Lee Meriwether of St Louis. The gems were returned, and Miss Margaret Casey of Bloomfield received a $500 reward, boosting her bank account.
Rex theatre manager Hamrick announces a complete Universal Film Co package including Blue Bird Red Feather L Ku Nestor Joker and Animated Weekly. The opening Sunday features The Grasp of Greed headlined by Louise Lovely with Lon Chaney Jay Belasco Gretchen Lederer and other Blue Bird stars. The drama adapts Rider Haggard’s John Meeson’s Will, promising heart interest adventure and sensational moments.
Four hundred red heads from Indiana Ohio Kentucky Michigan and Iowa gathered in Indianapolis for the first annual reunion and organized the Red Head League of America Leon Louise of Anderson Indiana was chosen supreme president Membership requires only red hair The next reunion is planned for August 1917 in Indianapolis.
A historical health advisory explains indigestion causes from excess stomach acid and endorses brewsear magnesia in red form after meals. It warns that improper remedies fail to relieve symptoms and links chronic dyspepsia to gastritis and possible stomach cancer.
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