Tillie and Harriet Deliberate on Life’s Crossroads
In a New York dresshouse setting, Tillie the waitress shares her plan to marry for security, while Harriet, drawn to love and home, weighs happiness against social disgrace. The two women discuss age, loneliness, and the lure of a safer life as Harriet listens intently.
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House
New York
Harriet
Thia
Tillie
Har
Hart
Thiu
Mrs. McKee
Marriet
Hansia
Till
Rone
Buster Bear Fumes Over Peppery Pail Snack Escape
Thornton W Burgess recounts Buster Bear’s fear of a shiny tin pail in the Green Forest. A sniff for maple sugar triggers sneezing from black pepper left by Farmer Brown’s boy, pushing Buster away from the tree and toward home.
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Brown
Ian
Buster
Buster Bear
Green Forest
Palmer Brown
Thirsty flock to California on dry season voyage
Thirsty Seattleites plan trips to California as Pacific Steamship officials note breweries saloons and clubs will be decorated with black crepe in 63 days. A minority remains undeterred by drought and heads south aboard San Francisco boats each year in search of drink despite restrictions.
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California
Pacific Steamship Company
Southern Commonwealth
Drycat Désert
San Francisco
Seattle Grocer Boy Returns After 15 Months Abroad
Private P. R. Dunn a former Beattie grocer boy now back in Seattle after 15 months on French soil. He served in Company B 61st infantry before transfer to the 26th Infantry First division, saw over the top many times and was wounded gassed and lost an eye. He also guarded the Versailles peace conference and plans to resume delivering groceries.
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P. R. Dunn
Beattie Grocer
61St Infantry
Seattle
Durnin
26Th Infantry
France
Versailles
Dunn
Modern Bridge Work For Twenty Five Years by Edwin J Brown
Edwin J Brown of Besttle’s Leading Centres at 106 Columbia Street promotes sanitary bridgework crafted over a quarter century. He claims his method emphasizes cleanliness and utility, offering free consultations and a guarantee while rejecting high charges.
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Edwin J. Brown
Besttle
Columbia Street
Eare
Sanitary Aid S&tie
Edwin J
Columbia
Freezone corn remover claims painless lifting
An advertisement touts Freezone as a miracle corn remover that drops on the corn to stop pain and allows easy lifting with fingers. It promises quick relief for hard and soft corns and toe calluses with no soreness, calling Freezone a sensational Cincinnati discovery.
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Cincinnati
Robber Holds Up Cafe In Overnight Heist
R Masuda proprietor of the Victory cafe at 206 Occidental Ave reports a tall gunman with a short mustache robbed the till at 12 5 a m Monday taking 45 dollars. Masuda, mopping behind the counter, did not hear the intruder enter before the theft.
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R. Masuda
Victory Page
Occidental Ave
Masuda
Girl Departs With Coin and Clothes After Arrest
Florence Vandeventer Smith a 16 year old, described as amiable, dark and good looking, left Judge King Dykeman’s home at 6217 Meridisan Ave with a watch a coin bank four small coins and some of Mrs Dykeman’s clothing. She was under Mrs Dykeman’s care since being arrested with another girl on March 23 for stealing clothes from a trunk in a downtown hotel.
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Florence Vandeventer Smith
King Dykeman
Meridisan Ave
Bold footpad robbery near 700 Boren Avenue
Police hunt for two unmasked robbers who held up Benjamin Benson near his home at 11:25 p.m. Sunday. They stole Benson's watch and chain as witnesses described two men in long dark coats, one armed with a revolver.
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Boren Are. N
Benjamin Benson
Benson
Bengon
Search Continues for Lloyd Harrison Missing Youth
Police across the northwest probe the disappearance of 12 year old Lloyd Harrison from Hamilton Wayne. Reported last seen April 20 near Clear Lake after an April 18 school dispute. Father and mother await news as searches persist.
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Lloyd Harrison
Hamsltton
Waneh
Clear Lake
Beattle
Sedro- Woolley
Lloyd
Simplifying Streetcar Employes Induction Policy
City civil service rules for streetcar workers clarified by the commission. Superintendent Tom Murphy reports a simple requirement: provide the workers experience and job nature.
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City Civil Service
Tom Murphine
McBride and Stith Open Private Practices Here
Dr. J. B. McBride former health commissioner and Dr. Robert M Ruth recently returned from overseas service with the 69th artillery have opened offices in the Stu Pernice building. McBride refused a second health commissioner post and planned to join the navy medical service when the armistice was signed. Stith ran Firlands tuberculosis sanatorium under McBride.
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J. BA McBride
Robert M Ruth
Overmtas
69Th Artillery
McBride
Navy
Stith
Firlands Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Commissioner McBride
Burglars Break In Through Rear Window at Kelly Home
Burglars gained entry by the rear window Sunday afternoon to Capt. Fred Kelly's residence at 130 84th I.N. while the family was away on a fishing trip. They stole about $790 in currency hidden inside the house.
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Fred Kelly
I. N
Eight-Hour Act Voted by Alaskans in Territorial Senate
JUNEAU Alaska April 26 The Frawley and Heckman eight hour bill passed the territorial senate after bitter debate. The senate will confer with the house and enactment is not expected until Thursday night. Also approved were bills creating a territorial shipping board and a fish hatchery commission.
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Frawley and Heckman
Territorial Senate
Senate
House
Territorial Shipping Board
Fish Hatchery Commission
County Jail Condemned and Reform Committee Appointed
The present county jail was condemned and a five member committee was appointed to work with the superior judges to improve jail conditions. The action followed a meeting of the Washington State Prison Association held Saturday noon at the Good Eats cafeteria.
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Washington State Prison Association
Good Eats
Counterfeiter Caught Leads to Federal Penitentiary
New York health authorities report a Brook manufacturer sent billions of counterfeit Talcum powder tablets nationwide labeled as Aspirin Tablets. The case involves widespread distribution and criminal charges, with a conviction and prison term expected.
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New York
Brook“manufacturer
United States
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T. W. Burgess
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Stig
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Right Drug CO
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