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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1917
Page
8
Seattle draft boards announce strict packing rules for Camp Lewis entrants. Only essential items allowed: toothbrush, soap, collapsible cup, towel, handkerchiefs, extra shirt and collar, underwear, socks. Bundles must be neat and small. suitcases and bags discouraged. Aides will inspect at headquarters and return any surplus.
Residents of Rainier Beach will meet at Emerson school at p m Thursday to complete the organization of an improvement club, according to C W Bovee who announced the plan on Wednesday.
A $35,000 replica Dutch village with canals windmills and tiled houses was erected in California for the Triangle play Wooden Shoes starring Bessie Barriscale. The set used 75 workers over 15 weeks and employed 120,000 feet of Oregon pine and 25,000 feet of California redwood.
Owners of mills warehouses and similar properties urged to provide protection and guards for their property at their own expense in a state council of defense bulletin issued Tuesday. It is understood Gov Lister will furnish adequate protection in cases of imminent violence.
Basil Manly reports Admiral William S. Sims credits teamwork for the American Navy’s spirit. The article lists twelve principles to build loyalty initiative and discipline, including clear missions, open conferences, competitions, knowledgeable instruction, mutual respect, and avoidance of hostile criticism.
The Orpheum at Third and Madison opens Wednesday through Saturday with five vaudeville acts and Valeska Suratt in H Gard’s She. The program features the Five Fords in song and dance, the Orpheum Players in a new farce, Marto the Spanish dancer, the Baileys with songs and talk, and Lewitt and Ashmore in impersonations and character songs.
New shipments of soft-finished open-mesh nets are sold in the Basement Salesroom. Woven in square figures, some with edge insertion so no hemming is needed. Forty inches wide priced at 25 30 and 35 cents per yard.
Knitted from good quality worsted yarn the one-piece bathing suits allow freedom of movement in the water. Available in emerald or gold with rose trimming, purple with gold, or Copenhagen blue. Sizes 36 to 44, price $4.50. Casement Salesroom promotes these $4.50 suits.
Aluminum tea kettle described as seamless cast aluminum with a slide back cover and ebonized wood handle. Noted as an unusual value at four dollars.
Describes a well-built light-weight carpet sweeper with a thin design suited for cleaning under dressers and other tight spaces. Mentions price around 95 cents.
An advertisement notes a four quart Windsor kettle described as extra heavy aluminum with bail and cover. Price listed at 1.65 dollars. Housewares section, basement display.
A handy household appliance quickly makes two pounds of merged butter from one pint of milk and one pound of creamery butter. Demonstrated twice daily at 11 and 3 in the Basement Salesroom. Price 95 cents.
Advertising copy describes an autumn model hat in black mole or navy velvet with light shirring and a slight side roll. Shown in the Basement Salesroom Millinery Section with a price of $4.25.
The Basement Salesroom features boys shoes built for active wear with Goodyear welted fiber soles. Gunmetal laced English last models priced at 4.00 for most sizes, with 3.50 pairs in small lots. Tan calf button shoes and additional gunmetal calf laced options priced from 3.50 to 4.50 per pair depending on size and style.
A new shipment of knitting yarn offers shades in pink blue green purple brown gray red yellow white cream and black. Price per skein is 20¢ for 120 yards.
Advertises children's union suits in white or gray with sizes 2 to 8 priced at 1.25 and 10 to 14 at 1.50. Merino union suits and pants in white or gray listed with multiple sizes and prices, including 50c to 75c for pants, and fleece-lined union suits for boys in gray at 75c to 85c depending on size.
Stockings for boys priced at 25 cents a pair. Black ribbed cotton, good weight, sizes 6 to 914, offered in basement salesroom.
Fabric sale notice highlights plaid and striped woolens and school dresses in soft-finished serge weaves. Forty inches wide and priced at $1.00 per yard with coordinating plain-color fabrics for versatile combinations. Located in the Sasement Salesroom.
Attractive models with large circular and square collars feature long sleeves and delicate embroidery. Available sizes 36 to 44, price $2.95, basement salesroom.
In this installment a husband blames the desert for his wife’s froideur while she quietly observes his nerves. The narrator reflects that marriage equals friendship and partnership, not constant courtship, and notes a temptation to gamble threatens a honeymoon and their future. The husband loses over a thousand dollars. (To be continued)
Deputy sheriffs Frank Brewer and Scott Malone investigated the bones found by Cornelius Ossewarde's children along Greenwood avenue. A hatband stamped with H. D. B and a gold ring with a large stone were unearthed. The coroner said the skeleton had been buried for at least two years.
Julius Von Gerst, deputy sheriff, claims in a dream he visited his old home in Germany and heard that the Kaiser was defeated but officials would not admit it to the Allies.
A brief note signals the start of a campaign moment titled Persuasive Peg gy on Monday. The line hints at a political or rhetorical event with no further details in the readable text.
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