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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1912
Page
6
Furred tongue bad taste indigestion and foul breath signal torpid liver and clogged bowels. A Cascaret tonight cleanses bowels and straightens you by morning, a 110 cent box from the druggist lasts months. Millions use Cascaret to keep stomach liver and bowels regulated including children.
Edwin J. Brown outlines Socialist Party principles opposing crime and violence and emphasizes political action through a structured National Committee. The article explains membership rules, representation, and the goal of keeping party power in the rank and file to preserve integrity and prevent betrayal.
Italy marks one year of war with Turkey with nationwide holiday plans and enthusiastic patriotism. Critics say the year established bases of operation for two offensive lines aimed at securing sovereignty over Tripoli and Cyrenaica, built on thorough and secure groundwork.
Dr. Scurry Terrell orders Col. Roosevelt to cut all speeches and avoid rear platform addresses due to a husky throat. He arrived in Montgomery and planned stops include Opelika, Columbias and Macon with an Atlanta address before leaving for Chattanooga.
In San Francisco on September 28 Alex Ots, vice president and general manager of Storage Battery & Motor, was lured to a shed at McAllister and Larkin by moaning sounds and a call for help. He was held at gunpoint by three men, who took $2000 in hundred dollar bills, $550 in smaller bills, his watch and chain, a fountain pen, and five dollars in change, then fled. Police recovered Ots’ wallet and business cards near the shed.
F. T. Bradley, secretary of the Building Owners Association, urged the council yesterday to reduce the 1913 tax levy. Councilman Erickson noted the levy would fall if property were assessed on true valuation.
Judge R B Albertson yesterday dismissed contempt proceedings brought by Dr Holcomb's ex wife Eva Holcomb from whom he was divorced in 1907. Holcomb showed he could not pay alimony and Mrs Holcomb testified he had contributed only one dollar and a dog to support.
The navy yard at Bremerton will host an examination for the second class assistant draftsman position in November. Applicants must apply to the commandant at the yard before November 1. The job pays $2.80 a day.
Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound offered a free dock for the fireboat Snoqualmie and the city council accepted. The boat will stay in service and be stationed temporarily at Forest Street until permanent quarters are ready at Massachusetts Street. Dreamland hosts a dance tonight.
A fragmentary editorial excerpt argues against destroying checks and balances and threatens liberty by mob rule, warning readers about eroding the sacred palladium of liberty and the temple raised by the fathers.
Holsum Baking Company introduces Holsum bread wrapped in waxed paper for cleanliness. The 32 ounce loaves sell for 10 cents, claimed to offer more bread for the money and produced by top bakers with premier materials. The company hopes Seattle housewives will be drawn to the sanitary packaging and quality.
An advertisement urges readers to write Lee K Chin of San Francisco for a free proof treatment of his Chinese Roots Roots and Herbs. It promises a long history of cures and guarantees the reader will be convinced the remedies work. Readers are told to send details of their symptoms and will receive a mailed plain wrapper package at no cost.
The Seattle Engineering School enables employed men to study theoretical and practical steam gas and electrical engineering in spare time, day or night, aiming to boost earning power and independence. Catalog and particulars on request. Tel Q A 254 First Ave West and Roy Street.
Dr RE P Pierce Clark of New York argued at the International Congress of Hygiene and Demography that Caesar Nero and Napoleon should not have married due to epilepsy. The Sept 28 remarks linked epilepsy to marriage suitability among famed historical leaders.
In Altoona Pennsylvania on September 24 a wandering brass band from Mooresville, Huntingdon county, traveling by hay wagon to a McMleviefort concert, encountered a three foot black snake. H. Lightner grabbed the snake which hid in Hullers Isenberg’s horn until scalding water forced its removal.
Sunday afternoon sessions of the Y W C A at Fourth and Benefi will resume tomorrow at 4 o clock after summer at Yeo malt park. Rally day features a discussion class led by Miss E Sprinner, a social hour, and refreshments. All friends and young women are invited to attend this open meeting.
The notice urges readers to call the circulation manager at Main 9400 if the paper is not delivered regularly or in good condition. It asserts Star subscribers deserve perfect service with early and regular delivery and asks reporting of boys who mutilate the paper.
The North West breeze from August Hengsgen's fish fertilizer plant carried odors into School District No. 86 prompting the board to seek a superior court injunction. The school, closed until Hengsgen moves his plant, cites persistent smells despite the plant being three quarters of a mile away.
In Amarillo on September 28, J B Snead millionaire banker was refused habeas corpus release and remanded. He faces a second trial in early November for the murder of Captain A G Boyce and may be tried on the first charge if freed. Relatives allege a vendetta linked to the Boyce killings.
Rev. Frank E. Herthum of the First Christian church said Everett is not dry and urged returning to the saloon licensing system. He called the city a laughing stock to neighbors as he spoke this morning in Everett.
W. W. Sylvester a banker from Issaquah narrowly escaped death when his auto was struck by a freight engine near Covington south of Seattle. The collision overturned the car and torn glass cut him, then he was taken to Auburn for medical care. A separate Seattle death notes an unidentified man killed at a dinner party with Sam Cortesco and Michael Macchiaroli fatally wounded in a quarrel over wine.
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