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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1909
Page
10
Mother care tips for preventing and treating common childhood illnesses. Notice symptoms, use ipecac for vomiting, keep air moist, give warm water with peppermint, apply warm abdomen, and seek a physician. Admonitions on infant care include talc for chafing and general home remedies. Also notes on summer fashion including sequins, military straps, and pongee hats for late summer brides.
Instructions describe green corn fritters with corn, yolks, flour, milk, and fat fry. Also details a pasta Entradas sauce with olive oil butter onions celery peppers and stock, then spaghetti with grated cheese. Then notes on prunes benefits and a prune pudding with paste crust baked brown and served cold with cream.
In New York Gertrude Barnum heads a Municipal League Tenements drive to aid wage earners in fading homes. She hosts weekly Thursday gatherings for house hunters and notes key suffrage clubs including clubs opened by Mrs Belmont and Mr Mackay and the Equal Franchise Society with Mrs Mackay as president.
A Seattle controversy unfolds as a permit to lay a spur track on East 66th St across Fourth Ave is challenged. Delegation led by C A Tucker demands reconsideration claiming the project clashes with streetcar franchise and lowers nearby property values. Officials refer the matter to utility and street superintendents for review.
Dispatches from Henday and Barcelona indicate grave conditions with rebels resisting troops. In Spokane a railway collision near Coeur d’Alene results in 12 deaths and 108 injuries due to crew miscommunications on Saturday.
The Seattle, Renton & Southern railway received ERC public works approval to lay tracks on King Street from Rattleray to Fifth Avenue, with construction about three weeks and a later tie-in with Fourth Avenue. An agreement with the Electric company is expected to be reached soon as work progresses. Haimer Valley residents anticipate new cars once counter weight adjustments are completed.
New fall tailored suits described for women in medium or dark gray. Coats measure 42 inches with satin lining and tailored stitching on cuffs and pockets. Skirts feature a new plaited style and price listed at 12.75 dollars.
Exceptional low prices on cotton voiles lawns batiste mercerized crepes and other cool fabrics offered in three lots. Lawns voiles scotch cloth and batiste 27 inches wide. 12 cent yard mercerized crepe crossbar swiss madras waisting and fancy voiles. yard mercerized gingham cotton suiting flowered mall and bordered linette siting in varied designs.
Advertises moderately priced neckwear including embroidered jabots, lace trim, plaited styles, tailored stocks, Dutch collars, linen collars and Windsor ties in varied designs. Prices range from 19c to 25c with multiple widths and lengths offered.
Arabian Nottingham Lace Curtains offered at 75 cents per pair in a serviceable quality with plain center and floral border, plus all over floral and stripe effects with a large repeat border. Includes price and shop notes as a classified advertisement.
C B a la Spirite Corsets advertises short comfortable corsets for school girls and slender figures. Styles range from high bust with short hip to medium high bust with longer hip in coutil or batiste, rust proof ironing, no hose supporters, exceptional value at 39.
Advertises women's knit vests in white cotton ribbed style with low neck and sleeveless design. Features include crochet edge finish mercerized tape and sizes from small to extra large. Priced at 13 to 17 cents each with offers of multiples like two for 25 cents.
Classified ad listing pure white cotton vests with high neck long sleeves priced at 12 cents each plus matching drawers with lace trimmed umbrella knee. Basement Balesroom.
Infants' cotton vests in sizes 1 2 and 3 finished with ribbon priced 25e. Infants' long slips of soft nainsook with hemstitched neck and sleeves priced 39c. Infants' long slips of good nainsook with embroidery beading priced 50c. Have mest salesroom.
Basement Salesroom advertises washable rompers in dark gray pink or oxblood chambray with white piping belts and collars. Sizes 1 to 66 years priced at 39 and 49 cents. blue chambray-gingham rompers for 1 to 6 years with round neck and white piping priced at 49 cents.
Advertises children's wash dresses in plaid, check, dot and ring patterns made in French style. Describes button down back to bottom of skirt, good fit, and becoming appearance for girls aged 2 to 6.
Cretonne available in pieces from 4 to 10 yards with diverse colors and patterns suitable for curtains pillow covers and bed sets. Will be cut to desired length. Yard price is 7 cents. MASement Sajearoom
Womens waists in white and ecru net lined with China silk feature yoke trim with narrow silk piping and tucked front clusters. Long sleeves end in lace trimmed cuffs. Attractive value at 95 cents. Basement Ralearoom sale announcement.
Advertises outing flannel gowns in pink and white or blue and white stripes with long full skirts and close-fitting necks suitable for camp wear. Also lists short outing flannel petticoats with a bottom ruffle, priced at 50 cents. Both items described as base ment salesroom offerings.
Long kimonos of lawn priced at 75c and 1.50 show at Gc. House dresses and wrappers in dark colors including black and white checks and blue or gray stripes are offered at 1.00.
A catalog listing common goods highlights affordable items such as Clark's spool silk, Primrose Horn Hair Pins, Sorosis Hair Pins, flexible collar supports, Carmen Invisible Hair Nets, Fit-form Hose Supporters, Featherstitch Braid, Mignonette Dress Shields, Royal Coach Stationery, and Hiawatha Lawn Stationery with prices ranging from 1c to 15c. Multiple brands and everyday supplies indicate a general store sale.
Hat advertisement describes women's trimmed hats in black white and burnt braid with flowers and ribbon. Priced at 1.50 each, claiming good quality and value.
A fragmented ad lists Black Wings 35c 65c and 7S, White and blue Wings 50c, Uncurled Ostrich in coral pink and blue 75e¢, and Fancy Hat Pins with blue pink or white settings at 10¢.
Granite Art Squares priced from 1.90 to 3.90 with sizes 6x9 9x9 9x106 9x12. Axminster Rugs listed at 1.65 and 2.85 for 27x54 and 36x72. Inlaid Linoleum 1.00 1.15 and 1.25 per square yard Printed Linoleum 0.35 0.40 square yard. Basement Salesroom.
Dark colored oriental stripe couch covers three yards long and sixty inches wide with tapestry fringe all around. Price one dollar fifty cents.
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