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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
8
A promotional piece extols a daily routine of hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels before breakfast. It claims benefits including relief from constipation bilious spells and rheumatic issues and suggests obtaining a quarter pound of limestone phosphate from a drugstore at low cost.
Advertisement offers cures for asthma rheumatism bronchitis tonstiltia dropsy appendicitis dyspepsia skin diseases ulcers tumors nervousness paralysis and pelvic illnesses. Claims quick cures without unnecessary surgery with prices to suit you at Macy building 811% 204 Av.
Reports from Tokyo and Peking recount two diverging versions of the Chengchiatun clash on August 13. Peking alleges Mongolian bandits and Chinese safety concerns, while Tokyo cites Japanese casualties and a Chinese assault. Japan seeks police stations in Manchuria and Mongolia and Japanese military advisers to Mukden.
The second son of King George of England, Prince Albert, is compelled by illness to retire from naval service once more and travel to London for medical care.
In Oakland California on September 29 a 22 year old white woman named Grace Lamar was arrested during a raid on a Chinese resort on Webster street. Proprietor Lung Chow was held on a charge of possessing opium, with police believing the raid exposes a ring to enslave white women.
The Star publishes letters from Jean M. Barritt and C. B. Merrick opposing nude art on screen, while a third writer, Mrs. Mary M. Wheeler, argues in favor. Readers across Washington State weigh morality, decency, and potential educational value as they set views on art cinema.
The Star quotes a movie editor condemning prudery as the chief cause of misery and moral decline, arguing it drives censorship and social friction beyond other evils. The assertion frames public discourse on morality and culture.
Local seller announces closing out all pianos and player pianos at gift prices with free music rolls. Offers low down and weekly payment plans, grand pianos discounted to 396 while many models promise two and a half years to pay. Major buyers cited include the New Washington Hotel and Cornish School of Music.
Letters from Milan Myers of King Street and O. A. A. argue for and against showing nude bodies in films and art. They defend nudity as beauty and sacred, urge overcoming prudery, and praise a manager for presenting the film Purity to educate rather than offend.
Lady Eglantine of the Eglantine farms in Greensboro Missouri has died. A single comb White Leghorn she laid 315 eggs in her peak year and won every prize at poultry shows for many years, earning world fame as the premier egg layer.
Denver bakers voted to raise prices by about 50 percent after next Monday. The master bakers of Denver met last night and every baker present supported the increase.
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