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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
24
Fraser-Paterson Co advertises an extraordinary clearance in the Special Price Basement offering 129 capes and dolman coats and 35 other items at deep reductions. Garments are described as unusually valuable at former prices but very extraordinary values at the sale price, urging quick sale tomorrow.
Mothers can outfit daughters with school dresses at a low price. Chambray fabric in new styles includes stripes checks and broken plaids with white trimmings bow ties tassel cords and white piping. Available in medium and dark colorings.
The Scarborough fish market runs full with large catches from local fishermen. They say the North Sea yields more fish now than during wartime shortages due to reduced German U boat activity and increased fishing effort.
London Aug 22 reports that carefully burned condensed milk cans and Bovril bottles served as currency for troops in Portuguese East Africa. Empty milk cans were valued by native belles as necklaces and tokens of exchange.
A recipe advises squeezing the juice of two lemons into three ounces of Orchard White to create a quarter pint lotion for freckles sunburn tan and clear skin. The tonic is claimed to be inexpensive harmless and available at grocers and drug stores.
In a Federal Reporter piece, Garrett W. O’Neil, acting custodian at the federal building on Third Ave and Union, details the city’s most claimed lost items chiefly umbrellas. He notes 75-plus umbrellas awaiting owners, describes procedures with blue and red ink, and recalls anecdotes of coted finds including money, bonds, and a dog returned to a grateful owner.
Following publishers failure to grant a 35 percent salary increase and better conditions, the Omaha Daily Bee reportorial staff went on strike. They formed a branch of the news writers union and pledged to help other papers scoop the Bee, while editor Victor Rosewater said he would deal with the men individually and not as a group.
London Aug 22 Judge McCardie explained that the term Taking French leave arose not from desertion but from nouveaux riches leaving without saying goodbye to their hosts in France. The remark ties the expression to social etiquette rather than military escape or desertion.
London officials propose renaming German named streets to curb anti German sentiment Haig street becomes Munster avenue Beatty street becomes Osnaburg street Cavell square replaces Mecklenburg square Fryatt street changes to Hanover arc. The effort targets German associations in the city and follows August 22 reporting.
An inland sea of 30 000 acres is to be formed by damming the Murray Darling and Mitta Mitta junctions. The project estimated at 40 000 000 dollars will employ mostly ex soldiers.
The girls’ department features new fall coats in velour silvertone cheviot broadcloth and blends with long loose-back lines and fur trim for warmth. Also shown are serge school dresses in blue and brown, high waists, pique trimming, and sizes 6 to 18 priced from 11.50 to 45.00. Hosiery offerings include black silk full fashion stockings and silk lisle options in several colors.
Tomorrow a broad showing features sixteen wool plaids 40 inches wide in bright and subdued colors red brown copen navy green priced at 1.75 per yard Heavy all wool Cheviot Serge 52 inches wide in navy taupe gray brown priced at 2.00 Middy uniforms in red blue flannel and blue serge for girls school wear highlighted in the Third Floor Girls Section Popular French Serge 42 inches wide 2.50 Storm Serge 52 inches wide in tailor blue navy priced at 2.00 Dress Goods First Floor for Girls 6 to 16 years.
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