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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1916
Page
2
The store advertises low prices on a variety of items including 10c stationery, gift folders, room goods, and toy sets spread across multiple floors. It highlights camp fire girl and boy scout series books, children's wear, and tin tea sets with 10c pricing and department placements.
A scanned newspaper items list 15c items across departments including Poinsettias 15c 2 for 25c, toy trains 15c a set, Kewpie Tea Sets 15c, tennis rackets 15c, and other gift china and writing paper. Indicates multi floor sections with discounts on housewares and toys.
A 25c sale list items across floors from Chinaware on Fourth to Toy sections in the Basement. Hand painted china plates to infants’ rattles and knitted sacques appear alongside 25c jewelry cases and tie clips. Shopping sections include apparel, stationery, and novelty toy sets with many 25c price tags.
A long list of 50c items across departments includes doilies, shoe horn and button hook cases, cushions, whipped cream and mayonnaise sets, sugar creamer sets, bluebird cups, men's silk and cashmere socks, scarves, kids aprons and knits, infant booties, card cases, combs, purses, cuff links, various slippers, French ivory and manicure sets, tools, dolls, games, trains, planchette fortune game, and satin collars.
A column offers traditional Christmas table decorations using greenery pine holly and cranberries plus a playful ivy basket suspended from the ceiling. It also answers reader questions on gossip slander and appropriate social conduct for young women and for hosting young men with chaperone concerns.
Seth Mann lawyer manager of the transportation bureau at the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce told a Seattle luncheon that Alaska home rule would develop the territory quickly and fully. He noted three years ago he served as President Wilson's representative on a tour of Alaska and predicted railroads would unlock coal fields soon.
Judge Ronald sustained the hip ordinance banning carrying liquor on the person. Tom John was fined $50 in police court for hip liquor carrying. John appeals, arguing a right to carry liquor within legal limits, posting a $200 appeal bond.
During this week shoppers are urged to buy early in the day when aisles are quieter and salespeople can offer careful guidance. Frederick & Nelson advertises glove bonds silk hosiery bonds and gift certificates redeemable for any amount.
Basement salesroom item describes a nickel plated casserole with hand decorated vitrified china inset in a pierced design frame. Promoted as a handsome gift piece and priced at 3.45 dollars in the Housewares Section of the Basement.
A long list of items including blankets blouses Bibles candlesticks and brightwares. It mentions basements with storage items and a variety of delicate goods such as jewelry cameras lace curtains and porcelain wares. The inventory covers fashion items silk stockings kimonos and scarves along with sporting goods skating boots and tableware.
A catalog of infant must haves and nursery basics includes bassinets bath robes bootees bread and milk sets brush and comb sets celluloid toys crib blankets and comforters crocheted garments decorated rattles dolls dresses go carts hand embroidered bibs high chairs leggings linen picture books mugs rubber toys silk hoods and toques teething rings and toilet sets.
Practical gift sets include Bath Towel, Hand-Towel, and Face Cloth in pink or blue borders on white. Also available are sets with Bath Towel and two Face Cloths in pink or rose for 39c. Haseement Salesroom.
Women’s all-wool sweaters priced at 5.75 dollars feature jumbo knit, roll collar and patch pockets in maroon, Oxford and cardinal. Practical gift idea promoted by Basement Salesroom.
Affordable satin lined neckpieces imitate seal mole and ermine. Designed to be worn with a suit or coat, they can lay flat or form a high close fitting collar. Finely finished with satin ties and attractively priced at 3.95. Hasement Salesroom.
Lace edged turn back caps crafted from decorative ribbons offered in multiple shades. Basement Salesroom advertises these dainty headpieces priced at 50 cents.
Phoenix Silk Stockings, a well known Phoenix make, feature thread satin boot in black white and twenty four color options. Price listed as 80 cents per pair and 50 cents for the OMEN'S variant.
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