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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1916
Page
9
A first person account from Margie, a booth hat girl at a Bohemian restaurant, recalls tipping norms at the College Inn, the clash of class, and the need to endure brash remarks without answering back to succeed in her job. The narrative highlights early experiences with customers, flirtation, and learning to follow unspoken social rules.
A robber tried to rob Mr and Mrs Wellington at 519 Broadway N near Howellet and Belmont, fled after a woman's scream. Earlier another thief, matching the same description, took $3 from J T Schwab near Summit and Olive, returned his watch and said he didn't want it. Separately, 1 500 Civil War veterans attended the Woodland Park annual outing.
Alice Mae Brown a Pavlova trained chase dancer joins Casper Fisher's Hip podigo staff as juvenile instructor in Seattle. She has toured globally and graduated from the French School of Operations Ballet in Paris. Ads drew hundreds of applications and photos.
Oscar Dixon and his wife were arrested and charged with first degree assault at police headquarters Thursday after Dixon was fined 110 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail for liquor law violations. Patrolman Peterson of the dry squad led the assault complaint. The Dixons resisted officers during a liquor seizure at 2417 Fifth Ave on Wednesday night and the woman handed Dixon a revolver to fend off the raid. Dixon is a former bartender.
Nearly 20 elderly men at the Brotherhood League club on King Street face cold rooms and scarce underclothes and shoes. They cannot work and seek donations of any old garments sent to the club or picked up by calling Main 2496.
Springfield reports Henry M. Church 78 of Girard Til eloped to Chicago with Mary Lee 30 widow of Girard. They wed after Church’s children objected. Church’s first wife died a year ago.
Health officials report eighty known paralysis cases this month in Chicago, with the disease not declared epidemic. At the county hospital sixty one cases are quarantined and preparations are under way to handle more as cases rise.
The city plans to condemn and buy parcels on the west side of 12th Ave to prevent slides. A new re grade ordinance is planned, with the Streets and Sewers Committee to make a recommendation after Thursday's action.
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