Youngest Leading Lady Captivates Seattle Audiences
The article profiles Miss St. Leon, a circus performer who became the leading lady in Polly of the Circus at age under 17. Her rise followed a sudden firing of the prior star and a quick, decisive dress rehearsal. Her early backstage inspiration and rapid adaptation propelled her to national prominence.
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Doughnuts from Mary’s Cook Book
A fragment from Mary’s Cook Book lists doughnut making steps with sugar and shortening, plus notes on batter handling and frying technique. It also includes recipes and tips for Cherry Salad, Cherry Dessert, Cream of Celery Soup, Beet Salad, Ice Cream, seed Cherries, Banana and Nut Salad, and Frozen Strawberry Cream with basic ingredients and methods. Many lines mix typos and archaic phrasing, reflecting an old kitchen manuscript.
Frugal Household Tips From A Tidy Kitchen
A dated home guidance snippet covers lining a fruit cupboard with newspaper to prevent freezing, wrapping canned fruit for protection, and sewing lace trim through paper. It also describes skinning fruit with a silver knife and cleaning a gas range with a gasoline cloth while warning against fire danger.
Belt Buckles Signify Luck and Longevity in Silver Motifs
The article notes belt buckles crafted in silver bearing Japanese characters for good luck and long life as part of late nineteenth century novelty pieces.
Footwear prices and features list in early catalog
The list records various styles including White Buck Two-eyelet Gibson Ties with diamond tip street-weight sole and Cuban heel priced at 2.15, Fine Vici Kid Lace Oxfords, Black Kid Blucher Oxfords with Goodyear welt, and multiple other oxford and blucher models each noted with lasts soles heels and prices around 2.15.
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New Jabots in Variety at 25c
Plaited Jabots of fine lawn edged with filet lace with embroidered motifs priced at 25c. Jabots in batiste with Venise lace. Maltese lace edging. embroidered Swiss options. Valenciennes and Cluny trims, all around 25c. Additional jabots feature fine lawn with embroidery and lace, plus lace-edged bows.
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Long Kimonos for Sale in Various Fabrics and Colors
Long kimonos priced at 75 cents and one dollar in white lawn with light blue dot patterns and swastika-pattern borders. Descriptions include bias back fronts and tucked fronts with loose sleeves. Also offered are fine lawn kimonos in pink blue and lavender with floral designs and Grecian border trimming. Basement rare price listed.
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New One Piece Cloth Dresses Arrive In Fall Palettes
New arrivals in one piece dresses for fall feature panama prunella cloth and novelty serge in gray tan old rose Copenhagen brown navy and invisible plaid effects. Waists are tucked or braided with broad Gibson plait over shoulder and cream net yoke. Skirts show new plaited styles. Price 12.75.
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Womens Sweaters Priced 2 45 and 2 95 In Plain Weave
Catalog note lists women's sweaters in red gray and white with wool blends. Features include plain weave, patch pockets and coat sleeves on some styles and pearl buttons. Prices 2.45 and 2.95.
Women’s House Dresses and Wrappers Offered at $1 Each
One piece house dresses in washable percale with black and white stripes and small white dots and gray and white stripes and checks. Features include a full front waist, turn over collar, shirt-sleeve buttons, and a skirt plaited at the back. Also available are quality percale wrappers finished with a ruffle at the bottom. Prices: dresses and wrappers both at $1.00.
Belts and Notions Basement Sale List
Vintage sale items including White Washable Belts with pearl buckle 15¢ and 25¢ Co-Ed Belts black elastic leather front patent fastener 25¢ Wash Belting 8¢ per yard Shears various sizes 10¢ Invisible Silk Hair Nets large 10c Indian Tape multiple widths dozen rolls 10c Mignonette Dress Shields 10c Primrose Horn Hair-pins 3 for 10c Hazel Cream Oatmeal Clover Blossom Toilet Soaps 7 bars 25c Royal Violet Talcum Powder 1c Witch-Hazel Toilet Cream 15c Poudre de Riz Face Powder 15c One-piece Cuff Links mother-of-pearl 25c Shirt-waist Sets Indestructible pearl links studs 50c Basement Salesroom.
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Columbia
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Aldouat
Madison Or
Spring Street
Second Ave
Stewart Hartshorn
Titemont
Prince
Hanoment Salesroom
Frederick & Nelson
Bissell
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