Red Front Clothing Ad Promises Walk-Over Shoes Sale
An ad from The Red Front Clothing Co announces Walk-Over Shoes and other menswear at deep sale prices. The copy touts stock bought from South Bend and the Emporium, with items including Florsheim, Red Cross, and Walk-Over shoes, suits, shirts, and undergarments priced well below cost. The sale begins Wednesday at 9 am at 1508-10 First Avenue opposite the Public Market. The piece ends noting the naval training ship Goldsborough moves to Portland and Mount Rainier’s name change proposal to Mount Lincoln.
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Red Cross
Griffon
Collegian
Cluett
Rogers
Black Bear
Boss of
Red Front Clothing Company
First Avenue
Pike Street
Moviegoers flock to wide slate of 1918 era shorts and features
Six year old George Stone stars as Jim Bludso’s son in Lib erty screening to applause while Wilfred Lucas returns as Jim Blud with The Trey of Hearts fame. Milind Justice at Clemmer, The Sins of Her Parent in rain at the Coliseum, The Libertine with John Mason at Rex. Al St John and Alice Lake in A Grab Rag Bride at the Mission. The Vixen starring Theda Bara at Strand. Charlotte Walker shifts from stage to screen in Pardners at Strand. Gertrude Selby in The Double Room Mystery at the Colonial. Harry Carey heads Love’s Lariat at Class A. Slavery themed plot threads noted in passing.
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Georgie
George Stone
Jim Bludso
the Liberty
Bludso
Wilfred Lucas
Jim Blud
al St. John
Keystone
Roscoe Arbuckle
Alice Lake
The
Mission
Theda Bara
Vixen
Blunders Lead Germany Into Serious Trouble
Washington February 6. Allied diplomats declare that a chain of German diplomatic blunders pushed Germany toward war. They cite Belgium expecting to fight, England joining France and Russia, and Germany assuming the United States would merely protest. They warn Germany now risks war by pursuing unrestricted U boat warfare that endangers American life and property.
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America
Germany
Belgium
England
France
Russia
United States
Wilson
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
A vintage drugstore pitch promotes Pape's Cold Compound to end grippe and severe cold by taking a dose every two hours for three doses. It claims to open nasal passages, stop discharge, relieve headache and feverishness, with quick relief and a 26 cent price.
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Pape
Simple Coconut Oil Hair Shampoo Advice
A advertisement advises using plain refined coconut oil as a shampoo to avoid alkali in soaps. It claims coconut oil cleanses scalp with minimal drying, produces rich lather with little oil, and leaves hair silky and easy to manage. inexpensive and available at most drug stores.
Pinex Cough Syrup Promises Fast Relief at Home
A home remedy touts Pinex cough syrup as fast relief for throat chest and bronchial irritation. It claims to ease coughing loosen phlegm and improve sleep within 24 hours, with a sugar syrup mix and guaranteed refund offered by The Pinex Co Wayne Ind.
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Pinex Co.rt
Wayne, Ind
Letters on love, marriage, and family duty examined
Readers ask about kissing before marriage, responsibilities at home, and risk in remarriage. Advice emphasizes reserving kisses for the husband, avoiding supporting burdens beyond means, and respecting marriage as binding until dissolution.
Lawmakers push name changes for mountains and sounds
On February 6 in Olympia representatives introduced multiple resolutions to rename geographic landmarks. proposals include renaming Puget Sound to Seattle Sound and Mount Rainier to Mount Tacoma among others. The Mount Rainier effort may pass the senate after house approval.
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Olympia
Mount Rainier
Glass
King County
Puget Sound
Seattle Sound
Whalge
Bishop
Jefferson County
Hood Canal
Port Gamble Canal
Renick
Chinacum
Senate
House
Freezone promises painless corn removal by finger application
A Cincinnati authority endorses Freezone as a cheap painless remedy for corns and calluses. A few drops on the horn lift the corn without pain, with the compound drying instantly and not irritating surrounding tissue. The note notes high heel footwear harms women's feet and coins the claim.
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Cincinnati
Dean's Kidney Pills Promised Aid for Kidney Troubles
Seattle readers endorse Dean's Kidney Pills to ease back and hip pains blamed on weak kidneys. Mrs. Albert Fisher of 3042 Fourteenth Ave West reports steady backache from a cold settling in kidneys, solved after using Dean's Kidney Pills.
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Dean
Seattle
Albert Fisher
Fourteenth Ave. W
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Red Front Clothing Co
Goldsborough
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Portland
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Mount Lincoln
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New England
Pike
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Livia
Lucas
Seneca Trine
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Milind
John
Herachell Mayall
Wm Clifford
Coliseum
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Charlotte Walker
Lasky
American Mutual
Gertrude Selby
Colonial
Jack-Of
Harry Carey
Universals
Fle
Love
Slavey
Irene Howley and
Ralph Herz
the Purple Lady
the Clemmer
John Hay
Mark Twain
Allace Urlitzer
Usical
Newport
Washington
Justice
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M. Guterson
Foot
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Alice
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Corns
Rankinco
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Stevens
Fourth Ave
Lundberg
Lundberg Co
Third Ave
Price Co
Foster Milburn Co
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