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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1914
Page
11
The Seattle Star runs a shadow portrait contest offering cash prizes for correctly identifying prominent Seattle business and professional people from silhouettes. Prizes range from 20 dollars to 1 dollar, with responses due by 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 11. Employees and relatives are barred.
The notice describes a new upstairs clothes shop The Day light Shop on Second Ave near Madison. It claims a second floor rental with minimal fixtures and emphasizes practical clothes service. It asks readers to name the proprietor who runs the shop and keeps clothes pressed.
A cheeky local ad promises a new and modern shoe repair shop on First Ave near Seneca St. It invites visitors and threatens fines for those who do not comply. The playful note hints at a curious, attention grabbing storefront gambit.
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