Lauder to Sing Tonight and New Shows Prove Popular
Seattle crowds await Harry Lauder’s farewell two day engagement at the Metropolitan, while the Moore presents Gertrude Hoffmann in Sumurun with a 37 member cast. Wilkes theatre offers The Dawn of a Tomorrow with Grace Huff and Henry Hall. Palace Hip Vaudeville features Marcelle and The Mayor and the Manteure. Orpheum stacks vaudeville and The Fugitive film. Gaiety showcases burlesque with Will Armstrong and cast.
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Lauder
Metropolitan
Harry Lauder
Moore Gertrude Hoffman
Sumurun
Orpheum
Palace
Pourleague
Seattle
United States
Scotland
Gertrude Hoffmann
Moore
Miss Hoffman
Seatle
Hoffmann
Ruth &J. Denis
Princess Rajah
Spain
Wilkes Theatre
Frances Hodgson Burnettt
London
Grace Huff
Glad
Henry Hall
Palace Hip
Marcelle
Billy Hibbitt
Waddie Malice
Manteure
George Ade
Charles J. Harrin
Hodge
Lowell
Paul Kells
Hall
Gibson
Oliver Severn Trio
William 8. Mart
Orpheum Theatre
Third and
Madison
Armstrong Follies Company
Gaietys
First Ave
Will Armstrong
West
Henry Sherr
Billie” Bingham
Perqueta
Buck Dunn
Dick Fraser
National War Garden Commission Leads 1918 Drive
Washington report on the National War Garden Commission led by Charles Lathrop Pack. The drive promotes home gardens and vacant lots to boost food production for the war effort, citing 3,000,000 gardens last year with $300,000,000 in value and aiming to double.
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National War Garden Board
Washington, D. C
National War Garden Commission
Uncle Sam
United States
Charles Lathrop Pack
Lakewood
N. J
American Forestry Association
Commission
Ridsdale
Nationwide War Gardens Yield Valued at 250 Million
A national food survey counted almost 3,000,000 gardens covering 1,150,000 acres. Tilled intensely, their output was valued at 250 million dollars, about 17.50 per family. Canning jars sales topped 119 million, while households used primarily old jars, leading to about 500 million quarts of vegetables and fruit jarred—three times previous records.
Movie Fans See New Films On Seattle Screens
Seattle readers learn about current film offerings and star appearances at local theatres. Constance Talmadge stars in Intolerance style drama at Coliseum while Redhead Titian hair figures in Empty Pockets at Liberty. other features include The Divorcee at Colonial and Baby Mine at Class A with Madge Kennedy.
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Seattle
Constance
Linkkty
Clemmer
Dolien Eitinge
Kreth Clifford
Coliseum
Constance Talmadge
Beatrix Vanderdyke
Liberty
Margaret Mayo
Madge Kennedy
Dentists Firm Ad Claims Misleading Signage By Founder
Dr P L Austin disavows ongoing ties to Painless Austin Inc and United Painless Dentist Company. He states he has sold all stock and interests and denies remaining business at Third Ave and Pike, noting a misleading street sign exhibition implying continued operation.
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Painless Austin, Inc
Third Ave
Pike, At
United Painless Dentista Company
James
Pike St
Austin
Rz Ieee Raa Ge
Plot to kidnap the Bolshevik premier thwarted
London February dispatches report a failed plot to kidnap the Bolshevik premier two weeks earlier. Arrests included M Spiridonoff and many St George Cross cavaliers, with plotters mostly social revolutionaries aiming to hold Lenin as hostage to secure the revolution and protest the constituent assembly.
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London
Permier
M. Spiridonoff
St. George Cross
Petrograd
Lenine
Lewlera
Constituent Assembly
Boy Shot in Heart Improves at Swedish Hospital
Willie Thompson 15 of Arlington Washington is recovering after a heart wound from a .22 rifle accident. Doctors removed the bullet and report he is improving rapidly.
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Willie Thompson
Everett Jones
Swedish Hospital
Willie
C. Thompson
Arlington
Wash
Arrests in Oregon Kidnapping Case Involving Two Women
MADRAS Oregon Feb 18 Charges of kidnapping led to the arrest today of Mrs Lulu Stuart of Gateway and Mrs Erma Hanson of Portland who, it is alleged by Joe Stuart husband of Mrs Stuart, forced entry beat him with umbrellas and spirited away the two young Stuart children from his home
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Madras
Ore
Lulu Stuart
Gateway
Erma Hanson
Portland
Joe Stuart
Stuart
Elliott Bay Yacht Co to Build 60 Small Boats
The Elliott Bay Yacht and Engine Co of Seattle has become a leading center for small fishing boat construction. The firm recently received an order for 60 small boats, signaling a surge in local marine manufacturing.
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Elliott Bay Yacht and Engine Co
Seattle
Twen- Anema Oegf
Frederick 2 Nelson Shoe Dressings Advertised
A vintage advertisement lists various shoe dressings and cleaners with prices from 15c to 50c. Brands include Easy Cleaning Fluid, Big 4 Dressing, Elite Polish, Pee-chee White Cleaner, Liberty White Leather Cleaner, Victory Cream, Two-in-One Polish, Eagle Shoe Cream, Vel Vetta powder, Whittemore's Dressings, and Eagle Dressing. First Floor.
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Liberty
Victory
The Home Book of Fashions Spring Number on Sale
The Spring Number is on sale in the Pattern Section on the First Floor. It features an Spring fashions forecast by Elena Mae Hawe plus sections on Spring Hats and Accessories The Easter Bride and Her Attendants Styles for Elderly Figures Wraps for Rainy Weather and Official Red Cross Patterns.
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Elena Mae Hawe
Ivory Enamel Dresser on Fourth Floor Display
Pictured dresser in ivory enamel finish described as well built with a 24 by 26 inch mirror. Price listed at $22.50 with similar enamel dressers shown at several prices. Beds chiffoniers and toilet tables matched in design. children's nursery furniture including cribs chairs and rockers also featured on the fourth floor.
Angora Finish Wool Cap and Scarf Sets Discounted
Angora finish wool cap and scarf sets reduced to 1.50 dollars. The sets come in tan emerald Copenhagen gray and heather mixtures. An attractive bargain for skating school and sports use. First Ficos.
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Copenhagen
Marabou and Plush Muffs Reduced to $3.50
Listing offers good quality marabou in melon, round and canteen shapes in natural color black and black and white combined and black plush muffs reduced to 3.50. First Flees.
New Arrivals for Little Girls 2 to 6 Featured
Sketch showcases Little Tots' Tub Dresses priced at 50c WO with fresh arrivals for young girls aged two to six.
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Wilkes
Witth
Pine
Sun
Washington
C. J. Harrie & Co
Ethel Clayton
Eves. & Sun
Aes Q
Roscoe
Royal Camouflage
Russia
Gaiety Theatre
Armstrong
Werld
Guterson
Cavalleria Rusti
Ivan Miller
Panchon Everhart
George Rand
George Barnes
Himseclf
Harris and
Francia
Pelmars
Frank Caggan
Hagans
Irving
Haines and Renton
Gaitety
E. C. Rodgers
Eugene Levy
Hart
Bray Mat Att Arty Atlas
Io Cryzy
Usl
Soand So Co
U. S
Roosevelt
Tuscian Orchestra
Julian Eltinge
Eltinge
Pathe News
Tascania
U. S. Service Insurance Pictures
McAdoo
California
Mission Theatre
Dago Sam
Sam
Loowe
Monroe Salisbury
Ruth Clifford
Strand
Ufe
Colonial
Ieno
the Colonial
Mary Anderson
Bert Lytell
Barbara Cauthton
the Liberty
My Name Is
Dr. P. L. Austin
Frederick
Nelson
Whittemore
the Home Book of Fashions
Red Cross
Jersey
Gove
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