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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1917

Page

6

Free Saturday Suit Sale with Free Hats at Great Emporium

Advertising blitz promises suits from Great Emporium at 5.75 with free $2.50 hats for each suit, plus discounted full dress and tuxedo options from 9.85 to 12.85, and overcoats at 5.75 or 9.85. Sale valid Saturday only as wool suits and Griffon Collegian brands are moved quickly.

Emporium Red Front Clothing Company First Avenue Pike Street Liberty Theatre First Ave South Bend Washington Cooper’s Griffon Collegian 1508 Public Market

Liberals Form Southern League of Liberals

Boston organizer Matthew Hale leads a meeting in Atlanta where about a hundred Southern representatives back a cross party Liberal league. Hale says the South wants a second white man’s party and warns against top down plans to control the Progressive movement.

Gilson Gardner Washington League Matthew Hale Boston Atlanta South Hale Progressive Party Perkine Wilcox Hemenway Murray Crane Massachusetts League of Liberals Walsh Byrd Wilson Hiram Johnson Samuel Gompers Prohibitionists

WETS FIGHT TO SAVE CAPITAL

Washington reports a last stand by wets to block a dry capital after November 1. At 1 p m the house rules committee began hearings on a special rule for quick action on the Shephard bill ousting the capital city from the wet column. After hearings the committee will enter executive session to decide when the bill, already passed by the senate, goes to final vote.

Washington District of Columbia House Rules Committee Senate House

Onion prices climb as Boston buyers seek Seattle quotes

The market shows onions rising daily with California dealers selling at 1244 cents per pound while potatoes hold at 80 to 85 dollars per ton. The East reports a historic rush from Boston buyers wired to Seattle for onion quotations, signaling a regional shortage.

California Boston Seattle East

Readers Ask About Grafting Propositions and Dividends

A shareholder asks if a proposed investment is grafting or a money maker and notes no dividends yet. The column cautions that without reliable advice it is unsafe to judge from clip pings and suggests seeking solid guidance before investing.

Living Fashion Show at Coliseum and New York Pictures

A bustling lineup features The World and the Woman drawing crowds at the Rex while The Deserter and The Millionaire Hate Lake headline at Strand and nearby. Ethel Barrymore stars in The White Raven at Clemmer. Enid Bennett headlines Princess of the Dark at Liberty. A fashion show on living models opens Coliseum program with gowns and dances.

Lemmer-Pibel Bareymere Sesane Hayakawa Aoki Hank Mann Tik Jieanne Kingwele Mutt Jett Comte Valeska Surate The New York Peacock Loutee Darenda Charlie Murray Strandcharies Tar Clemmer Jim Clemmer Ethel D Barrymore Yukon Philippa Chambers Anita Stewart Valeska Valeska Suratt At the Mission Fox Broadway Delmonico Miss Suratt Second Ave Lasky Coliseum Bach Sessue Hayakawa Hank Mann Enid Bennett the Liberty

Burglars Loot Churchgoers Home on 17th Avenue

Thieves entered the home of C. Blair at 1591 17th Ave North while the Blairs attended church. A pass key unlocked the premises and valuables including an Elgin watch silverware and a $5 gold piece were stolen, totaling $75 in loss. A milk substitute made from peanuts soybeans sugar water and minerals was reported in England.

C. Blair 17Th Ave. N Blairs England

Free Doctor Examination At Right Drug Co

An offer from Go to the Right Drug Co at 169 Washington 8 advertises a free doctor examination and prescription service. It pledges careful treatment and cost savings, claiming you cannot do better than to take advantage of the offer.

Go To the Right Drug Co Washington

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