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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1917
Page
8
A Boston Clothing Company sale promotes free extra trousers with every suit or overcoat. Prices are cut on men s suits, overcoats, shoes, shirts, collars, underwear and more, with special Saturday and Monday offers and a list of deep discounts. The event runs from 9 a.m. Saturday at 1117 First Avenue.
Frequent sailings of the McCormick Steamship Co. offer fast liners to all California ports. Every convenience and meals served are unsurpassed. Get full particulars and next sailing date at Milwaukee ticket office, Second and Cherry streets. Phone Elliotts 4812.
The government weighs arming American ships for defense as Secretary Lansing says neutral vessels may take necessary measures to prevent or resist unlawful attacks. Officials of the American line discuss implications for sailings and government control.
An article advertises Bon-Opto eye tablets promising a 50 percent eyesight improvement in seven days. It cites patient testimonials of reading without glasses and reduced eye pain, and urges readers to obtain the product from druggists with a money back guarantee.
Marion Morgan head of classic ballet and trainer of 16 dancers refutes nude performance claims and predicts a Renaissance in art. Her Morgan dancers, from Los Angeles, praised for technique and artistry, plan a Europe tour halted by war and have appeared at the Palace Theatre in New York.
A shipment of Jap onians arrived on Thursday. Azuma Bros, 1113 Western Ave, received them in perfect condition. Oranges, lemons, grapefruit and other produce show strong demand due to scarcity. prices for greens and root vegetables remain healthy. The list includes various fruits and vegetables with per crate, per bag, per case, and per pound pricing, noting regional sources such as Yakima, Takima, and Oregon.
The Red Front Clothing Company announces a one day Saturday sale at 1508 10 First Avenue offering men suits from 5.75 with free hats, Walk Over and Florsheim shoes from 1.98, women and misses footwear, shirts and undergarments at deep discounts. The ad touts Griffon and Collegian suits up to 25 dollars for 9.85 and tuxedos at 12.85, plus free hats with each suit.
A reader asks for Jack London’s last wife name and is told Char man Kittredge in 1800. Ada Jones’s death is noted as suicide from a broken romance with Billy Murray. A letter defends moral double standards and urges equal judgment of men and women. A correspondent seeks Prof Hugo Munsterberg’s address at 7 Ware Street Cambridge MA.
The reader asks where in the Bible to find a Proverbial line about keeping peace and wise silence. The second part features Elizabeth addressing Fritz about social dynamics, eligibility, and opportunities for earnest women within a prosperous church community.
A reader explains why working or office girls face few chances to meet men. She argues that those seeking a good home life are overlooked, while women focused on appearance attract attention, and she questions social venues like churches dances and streets as meeting places. Lonely.
A reader asks how to waterproof muslin for use in flower beds. The answer describes soaking glue and soap in heated water to saturate the fabric, boiling the cloth in the solution, wringing out excess liquid, air drying, then treating with a digester solution of alum and salt in water, rinsing and drying at about 80 degrees.
Miss Julia E. Slack of Oklahoma City schools marries B. Clay Middleton of Lynchburg Tennessee in Bristol. After ten years of teaching she has accumulated a fortune of about 150000 dollars from wire investments and buying central business lots in Oklahoma City during its boom era.
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