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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1919
Page
3
The Mely Writ circus brings Big George, a hippo valued at $17,000, to Seattle for two performances on August 21 and 22. George joins clowns, acrobats, and the only girl aerialist in the show, with cage arrivals and menagerie tent openings at 1 and 7 o'clock.
McCabe creates an alternate tune for America so it need not be sung to God Save the King. He is also noted as a President Wilson lookalike and serves as district superintendent of schools in New York.
A catalog page lists Middies for School, athletic and knit suits for boys ages 2 to 15, girls mualin suits, union suits, and coats. Includes prices from 25 cents to 5 dollars, with items such as Crompton cloth suits, velvet hats, black rubber coats, rubber hoods, and outing flannel pajamas. Located at MacDougall-Southwick on the third floor.
Plain white handkerchiefs with narrow hems offered for school use. Prices: three for 25 cents. White handkerchiefs with white and colored embroidered corners or novelty borders priced two for 25 cents or three for 35 cents. All white with embroidered corners priced three for 50 cents. Color options include pink blue and lavender. First Fleet.
An enormous unloading crane costing 217600 sank at the Puget Sound navy yard in Bremerton on Thursday afternoon. The operator Charles H. Randall was badly injured and a tug under construction was dragged to the bottom of the sound, damaging the tug by about 15000. Naval officials cannot explain the accident as the crane malfunction halted during a tug engine lowering.
Salem August 15 Chester Clark 21 an inmate at the state prison farm escaped Thursday from berry fields where he worked with other prisoners He had been recently sent up from Washington county for the robbery of the Bank of Beaverton at noon vaulting the cashier and a customer and making off with 3800 dollars
Col James Como U S Army quartermaster will be guest of honor at the Chamber of Commerce industrial bureau luncheon at Butler hotel next Tuesday at 12 15 pm Reservations are limited to 700 and due by Saturday noon Invitations have been sent to city business interests William HM Parsons chairs the entertainment committee and will preside After lunch Col Como will tour the Bracy Street headquarters with attendees
A compact promotional line urging readers to associate advertising with The Star newspaper. It emphasizes The Star as the go to source for advertising needs and brand visibility. The note frames The Star as authoritative and reliable for campaigns.
Dr. G. H. T. warns that without action by the public and city and county officials, sewers emptying into Lake Washington will make the lake dangerous for swimming.
An advertisement for Huteson-Donahoy Optical Company invites readers to compare eye care like shopping for clothes. It promises transparent dollars and cents on optical services, urging customers to visit to learn about the work, staff, and prices.
Nightly apply a small amount of liquid silmerine with a clean toothbrush to hair from root to tip. In the morning curls appear natural and lasting, with a non greasy finish. Available at drug stores, the product also acts as a hair dressing for softness and shine.
Sailors and officers of the Pacific fleet arriving in Seattle will receive free rides on municipal lines courtesy of an ordinance by Councilman John K Carroll. The $10000 general fund appropriation will be paid to the street railway to cover transport costs. The utilities committee also approved replacing a rotted wooden water main on 24th Ave North with cast iron pipe, as explained by L B Youngs.
The War Department opened an inquiry into conditions at Alcatraz Island Army prison. Col. BE Lips, Western Department inspector, was assigned to lead the investigation and met with Col. Garrard, the island commandant, on the opening day.
Eight alleged general strike leaders were denied freedom on bail in Winnipeg. Adam the Cameron charged they had broken faith with the government after previous bail release.
Cleveland residents along the Cleveland Chicago aerial mail route voice worries over plane noise upsetting livestock. Housewives report planes showering their weekly wash with spray, prompting fresh complaints as the service proceeds.
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