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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1919
Page
22
Cartoonist Erfield invites boys and girls to compete for the Fifth Victory Bond loan helmet prize by creating original posters. He offers practical steps from idea to sketch, emphasizes few figures, and suggests materials and colors, urging submissions to The Star’s Victory Loan Editor.
A letter from James Liter of North Berwick Maine humorously mocks Maine summer boarders and a proposed law to destroy dogfish eggs to muzzle the fish and protect waters. He describes moving a house to Bath to attract boarders and jokes about taxes and scenery in Maine.
The shipping board’s West Seattle station seeks 250 merchant marine recruits immediately. W J Grambe, head of the local recruiting service, says Washington has advised resume of merchant marine recruiting with preference to returned soldiers. Navigation and engineering classes at the University of Washington will resume.
W. D. Lane acting mayor will speak to the King County Democratic Club at noon Saturday in the Good Fata cafeteria on Making the World Safe for Democracy. The event aims to discuss national security and civic duty.
Frances Alda the renowned soprano arrives in Seattle praising West Coast warmth toward mosaic and music. She will perform Friday evening under the Ladies' Musical choir at the Metropolitan theatre and plans a Coast tour next October. The New Zealand born star is married to Gatti Camm, director of the New York Metropolitan Opera.
Tacoma reports a future whaling method using airplanes to harpoon whales. Victor Street, former manager of the Bay City Walsh, predicts airplanes will play a significant role in this new pursuit.
Bids for paving the Pacific highway will be opened in June at Olympia. The project covers fourteen miles between Seattle and Auburn with an estimated cost of 1 975 000 dollars.
Plans for the 100th anniversary of Odd Fellowship in the United States are under way with Seattle lodges organizing events from June 9 to 12. A grand ball and entertainment at the Odd Fellows temple on 10th and Pike will raise funds to defray centennial expenses, with dance, card parties, and tickets available at local lodges and shops.
Vallejo April 4 Admiral W Parks chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks inspected Mare Island Navy Yard and authorized $2 500 000 for improvements including slips pliers buildings storage tanks and a railroad.
William Carnes Harper, a San Francisco agent of the Maritime Navigation Company, will depart for Australia soon to represent the firm there.
The schooner Inca, two days out of Puget Sound, has arrived at Sydney with a cargo of 1,200,000 feet of lumber, latest advices said in Seattle.
Special report from Paris notes influenza not a one time disease. Matin statistics indicate recurring waves and ongoing risk. Noted in Paris on April 4 by The Star’s N E A dispatch.
Coal from the Lorraine valley is now being shipped into Paris. The first consignments went to Paris. The report notes supply from the Lorraine district fuels the Paris market amid ongoing wartime transport and demand dynamics.
The description notes a jacket over an under jacket effect in tuxedo style with patch pockets. It highlights the garment’s layered look and functional pocket design as a key feature.
Colorful yard veiling offered in black navy brown and purple with clear ceilings and with diamond and round mesh. Price five and twenty cents per yard. The Basement Store advertises these fashion trims for shoppers.
Advertises American made extracts with refined fragrances priced at 40 cents per ounce and 580 cents per ounce. Mentions Orange Jockey Club Cashmere Bouquet Dardylis La France Rose Alba Violet Alba Rose Locust Pods Lily of the Valley.
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