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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1917
Page
8
An executive board of the Four Minute Men national publicity campaign was appointed Monday night. Charles Pierce is chairman of the subcommittee, Hugh C. Ross serves as secretary, James Q Clemmer heads the theatre service, and Frank M. Radford is the advertising manager.
Seattle’s Caroline Vaughn, once a Seattle phone operator, rises to comedy leads with Universal Nestor company after two years in films. Her rapid ascent follows early trials with Vitagraph and Northwest travelogues, with fans watching her progress from The Star column.
Curby Linton, arrested Monday and arraigned for loitering near a hotel at 118 Washington, explained to Judge Gordon that he is a prominent Los Angeles businessman and head of the C. B. Linton Investment Co. The judge took the case under advisement.
A paper bag device designed to store clothing may be infused with killing gases. The claim suggests a new method for fabric preservation or disposal, noting the bag could contain hazardous gases during use. Further details are not clarified.
Stuart Acheson, representative of the Fox Film Co., visits Seattle on his way to Los Angeles from New York. In the East he worked with the publicity department and will take an active part in Los Angeles. He says Seattle motion picture theatres are among the best in the country.
The body of Dorothy Haskell of Tacoma was found deep in a crevasse on Cowlitz glacier Mount Rainier. He fell Sunday and was recovered last night 71 feet below the surface.
Two Bellingham girls Miss Nell Gurtner and Miss Myra Thompson completed a 106 mile walk to Seattle. They reached downtown yesterday and rode a street car into the city center. They plan to return by auto on Tuesday.
Turish weave face towels with border in pink blue gold or lavender plus Jacquard novelty weaves. Linen section on First Floor. Children's shoes pictured and laced high cut pattern over nature shape last with patent leather vamp and white cloth top. plain toe hand turned sole. Sizes 5 1/4 to 8 1/2 $2.50. 8 1/2 to 11 $3.00. 11 1/2 to 2 $3.50. 2 1/2 to 6 growing girls $5.00. Forty six pairs Acrobat white canvas high shoes reduced to $2.45. First Floor.
Unusual value in hemstitched luncheon cloths of full bleached Irish linen in round thread art weave. Measures 30x30 inches. Special price each. Linen Section First Floor.
Ready-made overdrapes labeled as IESE with valance and side drapes of cretonne and braid edge offer an artistic inexpensive window finish. Valance depth 16 inches and overdrape length 84 inches. Multiple patterns in light and dark colorings. Complete as pictured, price 1.75 dollars. Basement Salesroom.
The Wonder Merger is shown twice daily in the Housewares Section basement demonstrations at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. It converts one pound of creamery butter into two pounds of merged butter with milk and salt, staying firm and sweet. It also whips cream and eggs and mixes mayonnaise and cake batter.
Pearson's English Hair Brushes come from London using pure Calcutta bear bristles set in a rubber air cushion. They claim to invigorate the scalp and promote healthy hair growth with backs finished in fox or cocobolo. Prices range from $1.00 to $3.75 depending on bristle length and stiffness.
The narrator reflects on money as a comfort enabler and compares a California honeymoon with past travels. She notes money heals pain, favors comfort, and questions the effects of travel on marital closeness, concluding that true love often diverges from ideal expectations. She laments barbarous customs of newlyweds touring together and ponders dependence and happiness in love.
Two plans for advancing salaries of county employees were presented to the commissioners on Tuesday. Employees seek a universal increase of ten dollars per month, while the citizens' advisory committee proposed a two tier approach: all non-creased salaries would rise twenty five dollars for August pending a survey of all salaries before September 1, 1917.
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