THINGS FOR LITTLE SISTER STOCKING AND TOYS
A catalog like display lists items for children across floors: baby walkers 1.75 2.50 dolls 0.25 15 rubbers toys 0.10 1.00 play aprons 0.15 0.70 silk mittens 0.25 0.50 navel oranges 0.15 0.85 per dozen blackboards 0.35 3.50 popguns tops go carts 1.95 25.00 sweater sets 1.50 5.00 knitted caps slippers 0.35 0.95 red felt Juliets 0.95 1.00 ice skates 2.50 shoes and skating gear listed for girls and boys across floors.
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Anita
Holiday sale of boy and gift goods advertised
A crowded department store circular lists items on multiple floors including boys sweaters priced 1.00 to 5.00, suspenders 0.50 to 1.00, gloves 0.50, scarves 0.50 to 1.25, skates 2.50, cedar chests 12.95, middy suits 1.25, gowns 0.49 to 4.95, aprons 0.25 to 2.50, linens 2.75 to 7.00, blanket robes 1.78 to 10.00, book titles 0.50, and various robes and jackets with prices across floors.
Gifts for Elder Comfort Slippers and Skates Sale
A sale listing at the store highlights padded slippers priced at 1.50 and 82.00 on the Upper Main Floor and 82.63 for crepe material in white and color options. Half Hockey Skates for Women with welded steel ribs priced at 2.50 on the Sporting Goods Fourth Floor. Women's skating shoes in black vic kid with reinforced inside and straps priced at 3.50 on the Upper Main Floor.
Odds and Ends for Home Goods and Apparel
A list of sale items with floor locations and prices including Automobile Robes heavy weight from $2.00 to $10.00 on the Second Floor. Leather Pillow Covers 3.98 to 6.00 on the Third Floor. Cuff and Collar Basket with satin top at 1.75 on the Third Floor. Bath Robes heavy weight from 2.75 to 15.00 on the Second Floor. Canadian Hockey Skates all sizes 5.00 per pair on the Fourth Floor. Men's Skating Shoes black and tan soft calf skin 4.00 per pair on the Upper Main Floor.
Hungary Ready to Back Open Dardanelles for Russia Peace
Budapest leader Count Albert Apponyi says Hungary would pledge Russia that the Dardanelles stay open for Russian commerce as a peace condition. He argues Russia blocks early peace, warns against Balkan gains, and criticizes the Ancona note tone in the American reply.
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Carl W. Ackerman
Berlin
Hungary
Russia
Dardanelles
Count Albert Apponyi
United Press
Budapest
Balkans
Appony
von Hethmann Holl
America
Ancona
State Department
Snow closes Cascades traffic delaying Great Northern trains
Ten feet of snow blankets the Cascades causing widespread washouts and detours on the Great Northern line. Seattle reports a rain respite with more forecast, but rivers rise and sawmills shut as trains face slides and blockages across Washington and the Northwest.
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Washington
Northwest
Seattle
Salisbury
Great Northern
Leavenworth
Cascades
Tye
Scenic
G. N
Bky Komish
Oregon Washington
Chehalla
Castle Rock
Centralia
North Hank Railroad
Vancouver
Austrian Consuls Set to Depart If Two Nations Break
A list of Austrian consuls and consular officers in American cities is given, naming many officials and postings. The article notes a sharp shift in consular assignments contingent on a hypothetical breakdown between two nations, highlighting the breadth of postings from Charleston to San Juan and Manila. In a separate item from Angeles, Dr W S Shartle faces arrest on opium possession with detectives uncovering an explosive device and a letter to the German war minister signaling a sale to the Kaiser. he is free on $2,000 bond.
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Angeles
Dr. W
Shartie
Shartle
What is Col House's mission
Washington reports on Col House New York errand to Europe for President Wilson aims to explain policies but speculation grows of a peace mission as both sides resist overtures. The note questions whether House acts as a diplomat or a potential peace envoy amid cautious official statements.
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Washington
Col. House of New York
Europe
Wilson
House
Col. House
New York
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Ormsby Mclarg
Bull Moose
McHarg
Henry D. Estabrook
Gift items or men of taste select for themselves
Advertises choosing quality gifts by appealing to men who shop for their own tastes, promising safety and a genuine welcome with selections.
Basement Salesroom Handkerchiefs and Boudoir Caps Sale
Basement Salesroom offers women handkerchiefs in sets of three with embroidered corners at 45c and 50c for sheer linen designs, gift boxed. Children initials handkerchiefs in boxes are 15c. Also featured are Boudoir Caps in various materials with lace and ribbon bows, priced unusually low at 25c.
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Everal
Corset Covers Special 29c at Basement Salesroom
Advertising copy describes a muslin corset cover with embroidery lace beading and ribbon edging offered at 29 cents. The item is marketed as a dainty gift garment with special value and quality materials in a basement salesroom.
Scalloped Linen Scarfs Cut to Half Price in Basement Sale
Linen scarfs in basement salesroom advertised with scalloped edges and embroidered designs. 18 by 27 inch scarfs priced at 50 cents, finer embroidered T5e scarfs with 5n00e lace trim offered at reduced prices.
Erector Set Promises Hours of Miniature Construction
A feature touts Erector Sets as engaging gifts for boys, offering models including bridges derricks and railroads in miniature. Sets range from 500e to 15 dollars and highlight the variety of up to 264 models in larger kits.
Umakem Toymaker Lets Boy Embody Comic Characters in Wood
The Umakem Toymaker enables a boy to embody his favorite comic supplement and cartoon characters in wood and may create original toys. Priced at 50¢, $1.00 and $2.00. Basement Salesroom.
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Francis A. Collings
Henry van Dyke
Washington Creamery
Olympic
Pike Street
Second Avenue
Union Street
Apponyi Interviewed
Great Northern Line
Cascade Mountains
Josef Gorkar
Nicholaus Manojmte von Bozovics
Johann Baptist Cafiero
Ludwig E. Busch
Herman Paul Frederick Schultze
Hugo Silvestri
Franz Hindermann
G. Louis Hester
Oswald Kunhardt
Edgar Prochnik
Hane Schwengel
Johann von Nyhl
Alexander Nuber von Pereked
Ernest Ludwig
Georg von Grivick
Baron Lothar von Haweer
Ludwig Vaczek
Emil Neumann
Karl Ziegler
Johannes DO. Stubbe
John Reymershoffer
Christophorus L. C. Borchers
Alexander Reutter von Kaltenbrunn
Charleston
W. Va
San Francisco
Cal
Denver
Colo
Pensacola
Fia
Savannah
Honolulu
United States Navy
Naval General Board
Admiral Dewey
Portugal
Simail Lopez Ferreiera
Republic of Portugal
Manuael Teixeira de Freitas
Portland
Southwest Washington
New Washington
Salem
Ore
Oregon Supreme Court
Eircuit
Portland School Board
Maud L. Richards
Teddy
Olympia
Capitol
State Capitol Commission
Lusitania
United States
Rederick &Nelson
Cates
Umakem
the Home Toymaker
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