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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1913
Page
8
London Aug 26 The Rev A M Mitchell vicar of Horton Wood urges that modern decline in female beauty is inherited from prior generations. He argues harsh factory and mining work ruin women’s physical and intellectual development and calls for reform to restore beauty and unlock women’s potential.
Friederich Wassenhof, a young clerk, seeks a bold marriage plan after a barber jokes about his upcoming wedding. He reveals Helga Blum, only 16, promised to wed, and plans a registrar ceremony. Father arrives as Helga faints in Friederichs arms. the couple remains unmarried.
In Fort Smith Arkansas on August 6 a dramatic case unfolds as Omer Davis once slated for hanging for the killing of Nellie Moneyhon faces a reprieve. Sheriff Caudle abandons scaffold plans after a message from Little Rock. the governor’s prior denial of a respite is clarified.
Evelyn Quick, a 15 year old actress, petitions a Los Angeles court for 60000 dollars against Watt Moreland, president of a local automobile firm, alleging assault. The case drew recent publicity as Quick became a public complainant.
The council adopted a resolution directing the corporation counsel to sue seven contractors for 74,241.97 dollars in accrued interest on local improvement bonds, a sum deemed not owed by the supreme court. An ordinance was passed to appropriate 250 dollars to employ the.
Berlin reports allege that women from the underworld in Frankfurt were seized and treated with Prof. Ehrlichs salvation in a city hospital. The claims say 15 deaths occurred and many women were blinded or maimed by the treatment, according to Hern Wassman, editor of a local paper.
A brief notice describes fabrics in white cream and ecru tones with mesh details marked as Firat Floor.
Silk gloves on clearance priced at 75 cents a pair. Includes sixteen-button length varieties in black with white embroidery, pongee with black embroidery, pink tan gray champagne white mesh and navy with self color stitching. Limited stock across multiple colors.
The listing highlights a Senco folding camera at 8.75 and Buster Brown cameras ranging 2.00 to 10.00. No 1 Ansco fixed focus amateur camera priced at 5.00 and Ansco West Pocket camera priced at 7.50 requires no focusing.
Basement sale items include manicure sets at 10c with nail file Orangewood stick and six Emery boards, fringed hair nets six in a package priced 10c, and toilet soap ten cakes in a box for 25c.
A New Dress Trimmings display shows fall costume accents favoring rich Oriental effects. Heavily beaded novelties, metallic mosaics, and iridescent finishes appear on bands edges allovers and full flouncings. Elegant net gowns feature floral sequin beadwork and Oriental embroidery with gold and silver threads.
An advertisement for house furnishings lists Couch Hammocks at 12.50 and 7.50 and a Crib Hammock in heavy khaki duck measuring 24 by 48 inches with two wind shields a removable cotton mattress and folding legs. The Housefurnishings Sectles promotes the sale.
Fashion notes highlight broad girdles and sashes as key elements of the upcoming season. The article emphasizes the distinctive Oriental influence in their soft draping and wide silhouettes.
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