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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1911
Page
2
Mrs. George Gammons of Portland Oregon retained attorney Gilbert Montague to sue to annul the marriage of her son Nelson to Miss Giuffre former wife of Rufus Gaynor son of Mayor Gaynor after failed efforts to stop the union.
United Press reports from Reno that actor Herman Cripps charges his wife secured a divorce in San Francisco while he prepared a similar suit. Cripps had completed most of the six months required residence before filing. Also noted is a mass meeting of Women voters in the Eighth ward at Mrs Emily M Peters residence 2437 First North to discuss councilmanic candidates. A.L. Hall seeks a good second hand bicycle at 1111 First Avenue.
Moore presents The Beauty Spot while Grand shows The Man of the Hour and Seattie features Browns in Town. Alhambra runs Pretty Miss No heute wees. Orpheum Majestic and Pantages stage Vaudeville acts with Star Burlesque and Lois on motion pictures.
A note directs readers to the Orpheum cinema where an advertisement titled Good Things to Eat and Drink explains how to obtain free admission. The snippet suggests a promotional scheme tied to food and drink offers at the theater.
W. D. Marke, gas expert and retired businessman, helped New York City recover $12,000,000 from a gas company and cut gas prices from $1.00 to 80 cents. He also aided Minneapolis and Cleveland in uncovering gas industry practices and plans to devote his life to challenging public service corporations.
Mrs. Lacie Owens, living near Fort Worth, claims to be 136 and the only survivor who saw George Washington. She dies at her daughter’s home in Long View after a long life spanning the 18th century to the present.
Keeps clean hair brushes offered at 50 cents special. Linen finished stationery in pound packages at 25 cents. Envelopes to match 10 cents per package. Oakleigh Notes fine linen finished correspondence paper 50 sheets and 50 envelopes in a box for 35 cents. Basement Saleroom.
New plain and fancy ribbons offered in brocaded taffeta silk 5 7 8 inch wide for sashes bows and millinery. Special 25 cent per yard pure silk taffeta ribbons 7 inches wide in white black and assorted colors. First floor.
ARGE presents a curated selection of spring neckwear including Jabots Tabs Cascades and Collars in tailored, hand embroidered and lace trimmed styles. New jabots from 25c to 10.00, new tabs 25c to 2.50, stocks 25c to 2.50, round collars 75c to 10.00, ascots 50c to 1.75 with Bulgarian embroidered options on display.
On the first floor a range of women's and children's hosiery is offered. items include black silk lisle with spliced heel double sole and linen toe at 3 for 1.25 and cashmere with merino heel at 35 cents per pair. Also silk lisle thread hosiery at 50 cents pair and children’s black cotton ribbed hosiery at 25 cents. Three pairs of children's cashmere hose at 35 cents with merino heel.
An advertisement lists numerous personal care items with sale prices including Dr Graves tooth powder 8 ounce cans La Blache powder flesh color white benzoin almond lotion 18¢ Cuticura soap 18¢ Hazeline Snow 25¢ tooth brushes Hind s Honey almond cream 30¢ Gem tooth powder 16¢ Pears glycerine and unscented soaps Ingram milkweed cream Sempre Giovine Lyon s tooth powder 17¢ toilet chamois 10¢ 15¢ peroxide hydrogen 8¢ 136 and 18¢ Mennen s talcum 15¢ Pinaud s eau de quinine hair tonic 39¢ 65¢ Lambert s listerine 16¢ 64e nail brushes 15¢ peroxide zinc soap 22¢ absorbent cotton 25¢ palmolive 4 cakes 25¢ Prophylactic toothbrushes 25¢ Firet Fieor
A display features a new line of French mesh veils including Hairline Tuxedo Brussels and Spider meshes in black white magpie brown blue and other colors. Also shown are strong hair and wire thread veils with prices from 25 cents to 2 dollars per yard and lace veils and drapes priced from 50 cents to 3 dollars.
An advertisement notes new hand bags priced at $5.00 made of seal walrus and goat seal with 7 and 8 inch gilt and silver-gray frames. Leather goods include traveling sets, collar bags, frames, mirrors, traveling clocks, tie holders in new styles. First floor.
An advertisement promotes high quality children's footwear built on shapely lasts for spring needs. It lists Misses Patent Colt Button Shoes and Blucher Shoes in various tops, leathers, lasts, and welt soles with price ranges from $2.00 to $3.75 per pair and multiple size options.
Catalog of children’s undergarments including cotton vests with high necks and long or short sleeves, matching tights knee to ankle length at 50c, medium-weight cotton unions with ankle length and high neck, 50c to 75c, and boys’ fleece-lined union suits in ankle length with high neck on long sleeves priced at 85c. First Flo s.
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