And Now The News...

I believe I have made reference to the 1905 waterfront home that Donna and I are beginning to remodel here on the island.  During the past two weeks our team has gutted it on the inside; removing all of appliances, most of the utilities and nearly all the interior walls too.

It was inside one of those walls that we found a partial Seattle Daily Times newspaper dated 14 November, 1926. By happy coincidence, 14 November is my birthday and I believe I was just thirteen the year this paper came out.   

As excited as I was to read what President Coolidge was up to that week, the only two sections we found were the Automotive and Society pages. 

"Channel Conquerer Rides In Olds

During her stay in Seattle last week, Gertrude Ederle, famous Channel swimmer, took in all of the swimming pools here. On the trip she was the guest of Charley Tyson of the Oldsmobile Motor Company, who drove her about in an Oldsmobile Landau Sedan. The photograph shows 'Trudie' and a few of her little friends who accompanied her, with the Oldsmobile in the background."

(Ed: How's that for product placement?  Was that news or advertising, I wonder?)

"Autos Now Built For Women. Friend Wife Causes Change. Easier Control Demanded by Increasing Number of Feminine Drivers; Hupmobile First to Meet New Order of Things

The male sex has plenty to thank the fairer sex for now-a-days, especially when it comes to improvements in motor cars. It is not because she took an active part in devising the improved car that gratitude is due her, but the equally important fact that she demonstrated the need and thereby mothered the inventions which brought the better car that we have today.

'When formerly masculine drivers were in the majority the car maker did not need to extend himself to the limit to eliminate the labor of gear shifting, difficult steering and the like, for the ordinary male had the strength necessary  to cope with any inconveniences,' says Martin Saboe, Hupmobile dealer. 'If the engine gives satisfaction and service the man was content, so engineers directed their attention to the perfection of that mechanism.'"

(Ed:  Great, now chicks will want to vote too.)

"Keep Thin To Keep Young

Fight excess fat, whatever else you do, for youth, beauty and vitality. Fat is not popular today.

Some fight fat by strenuous exercise,  some by starvation diet. But the fight is hard and never-ending.

Millions have learned to fight it with Marmola Prescription Tablets. They correct the cause. This is the easy, pleasant way. It is the enduring way.

Marmola has been used for 19 years. The use has grown, through proved results, until people are using some 100,000 boxes monthly. You see the results wherever you look. You can learn them by inquiring of your friends.  Excess fat is not one-tenth so common as it was."

(Ed note:  We beat obesity in 1926? How come that wasn't bigger news?)   

I'll save some more for another post. When all the news is online one day I guess we won't have newspapers for insulation and birdcages anymore. Sigh.

 

 

Comments

[Raul]

That is awesome. I love reading old newspapers that we use to wrap Christmas decorations. Sure they might be only a year old but it is still fun reading. I can only imagine how you got when you found that paper.

13 in 1926 huh? haha. You are the youngest looking 95 year old ever!

[Geo]

When you say Donna and I, you really mean Donna is remodeling the home. She represents the "team" of one!

[db]

Seattle in 1926 w/ a Woman mayor during prohibition...good times good times

[Stacey]

Wow, that's awesome. Kind of makes me wonder what's in those Marmola tablets, since they cure obesity and all. Pre-cursor to Ex-Lax???

Oh, and Bean, your history's a little off - by the time this newspaper came out, women had already had the vote nationwide for six years.

[EditThis]

That's really cool...I love finding old newspapers.

Is Tater helping you with the demo on the house?

[Melika]

that's cool bean.
i was intrigued by the ad for Marmola and googled it, here's an excerpt from an article in TIME from 1935:

"Dr. Hayes's latest nostrum is Marmola, a tablet containing thyroid substance, which he markets over drugstore patent medicine counters as a cure for obesity. Like all thyroid preparations, Marmola may cause a user to drop dead, or cripple control his heart, unless a physician stands by to control the dosage and reduction in weight."

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,883413,00.html

i also saw this ad for Marmola:
http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/men.gif

ps i liked today's post! write more about the newspaper!

[dana]

i googled Marmola tablets and your blog was the second result. you've hit the bigtime!
first result was informative and scary:
http://www.quackwatch.com/search/webglimpse.cgi?ID=1&query=marmola

love "Man Medicine".....catchy. marketable.

[Jennifer Thomas]

How on earth were you twelve when this paper came out? haha wow you have aged with timeless grace...

[Michael Soto]

yes. we share the same birthday.

[Lori]

Wait, you're 96?? That explains a lot...

[cathy g.]

95--- and you don't look a day over 94!!

that is really a fantastic find. how weird is it that it was dated on the same day as your birthday?? that to me would be a good sign, like you and that house are just meant to be.

[Kari]

That is so awesome. I would love to find an old paper to share with my students. Great find!

[brother john]

This might be a good time to point out that I'm the younger brother. I was no more than twelve when that paper came out, maybe even eleven.

[DeeJay]

Are there any ads for healthful cigarettes,the kind athletes smoked before the big race?

[Janet]

Bean,
Please document and post pics of your remodel,us design freaks would love to see the before and afters. I am sure with Donna's professional background it will be awesome.

[Matt]

Marmola did indeed contain thyroid extract, as well as laxatives. In fact, it was the subject of a landmark court case in 1929, which set limits on the FTC's power to regulate false advertising.

http://www.quackwatch.org/13Hx/MM/06.html

has interesting information.