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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1919

Page

2

Red Cross to Offer First Aid Classes in Seattle

Seattle Red Cross chapter announces enrollment for first aid courses at Red Cross headquarters 315 University. Dr H L Moon to lecture with Mrs Linna Fleming as enrollment clerk. Fee 1.25 dollars plus 35 cents for book. 75 cents subsidized by the chapter. First class on Monday September 1.

Red Cross Seattle Universityet Linna Fleming H. L. Moon Aeet United States Europe Frank

Weary Wilkins Kicks Off State Thrift Stamp Tour

W. A. Weary Wilkins will launch his campaign for thrift stamps in Chehalis on Sunday addressing a mass gathering. He plans a state tour with stops and will return to Seattle in late October to continue urging support.

W. A Weary” Wilkins Chehalis Seattle

Millers Obtain TRO Against New Feed Law Enforcement

Judge Mitchell Gillam granted a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of the commercial feed staff act that caps cattle feed fiber at ten percent. The millers of the state sought the order and may appeal the ruling.

State Agricultural Commissioner Commercial Feed Staff Act Mitchell Gillam

Alice M Winans Seeks Divorce From Wandering Spouse

Alice M Winans says she married a rover she met on Kansas plains years ago and now seeks divorce. She claims Daniel C had a roving disposition, constantly selling furniture and moving elsewhere, preventing settlement.

Alice M. Winans Dirka Plains of Kansas Daniel C

Seattle Fleet Augmented by Oran Assignment

United States Shipping Board announces the steamship Oran is assigned to the Seattle European run, marking the second vessel added to the new steamship service.

Seattle United States Shipping Board Oran Wessel United States Public Health Service

Doughboy Eats Twelve Big Flapjacks In Kirkville

A returned doughboy in Kirksville Missouri orders twelve wheat cakes and coffee at a local restaurant. The proprietor warns he will bust if he eats out front but the soldier finishes his dozen flapjacks, pays, and departs.

Kirksville

TAHAN'S DAUGHTER ON INDIAN GIRLS CLOTHING AND BEADWORK

The text describes native girls learning to make garments, tanning deer skin, and sewing with bone needles and sinew. Bead patterns carried prayers for the four directions and the sun. Hair, face paint, and forehead bead circles signified marriage status and cultural identity, preserved before white influences.

Terial

Peter Plays Doctor

A child named Peter visits Uncle Mack who is sick in bed at Mrs. Bell’s house. He tells a rambling story about many neighbors and chores, then Uncle Mack falls asleep smiling. Mrs. Bell notes the doctor wanted him to sleep, and Peter is praised as a good doctor.

Peter Mamma Weill Ida May Flannigan Lada Delphine Patty Archibal Mike Uncle Mack Mrs. Bell Helen Carpenter Moor

Love and Ambition in a Beachside Memoir

Dorothy confesses a stormy emotional moment at a camp near the beach after discovering a notebook with character notes for Captain Wallis's novel The Purple Flame. She wrestles with love versus professional role, praises Jimmie Rona, and notes Wallis’s distance as a writer. A special delivery brings money and more questions as she ends worn and unsettled.

Dorothy. Prp Wallis Joanie

Peter Rabbit Watches Chewink the Ground Robin

Peter Rabbit hides in a thicket as Chewink the Towhee forages nearby. Reddy Fox stalks in, Peter signals danger with a thump, Chewink flies to safety, and Fox vows to catch Peter another day.

Peter Chewink Reddy Fox Reddy Heddy Fox Peter Rabbit Che

Peter and Chewink Tale Ends With Grateful Chewink

Peter saves a friend then Reddy wanders off pretending the idea of catching Chewink never occurred. The next story notes Chewink is grateful for the rescue in this short sequence.

Chewink

Florence Upstairg Spoke Fall Fashion Sale

The notice touts savings on fall suits coats hats and related wear at Florence Upstairg Spoke near Second and Union. It highlights government impost tax reductions and improved bookkeeping as benefits of the new system.

Florence Upstairg

Circus arrives in Seattle for two day show

The circus man announced Carl Hagenbeck and Great Wallace Shows Combined would come to Seattle on August 21 for two days aboard three trains. Two performances are set for 2 and 8 pm with zoological exhibits opening an hour earlier and a two mile street parade leaving the grounds at 10 o’clock.

Carl Hagenbeck Seattle

Soldier Corresponds With 150 U S Girls

Private Lewis C. Lewis, cited by his wife in a Peoria divorce case, maintained 150 women on his Camp Pike letter list. She testified he wrote constantly and received sweets, tobacco, cigars, candies, and even small financial help from many correspondents. He said he spent full passes writing to the girls.

Lewis C. Lewis

A Woman Arrested for Bootlegging in Kirksville

Mrs. James Peruna was arrested on Fourth Street last Tuesday by local police for bootlegging. The Kirksville Journal notes the incident as part of ongoing enforcement efforts in the area.

James Peruna Kirksville

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