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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
5
Advertises women’s white underskirts made of cambric with embroidered flounce in attractive patterns. Prices 75 cents and 98 cents, described as excellent values for final clearance. Garment code 24006 referenced with reduced price.
A fragmented ad notes price changes for Regular items: a Regular 49¢ pair and a Regular 25¢ pair, with further references to a 3% or 35c adjustment and a 19c figure, indicating a sale or clearance. The readable text suggests bulk pricing shifts during a cleanup phase.
Trimmed and attractively made items offered as a genuine bargain while supplies last.
Catalog note lists natural color fleece shirts and pants in 39 sizes and 45 to 50 cent price range. Describes knit cuffs and ankles. Indicates clearance by garment category with emphasis on cleanup sale.
An old shoe ad promoting Women’s Belle of Broadway style shoes in two variants, one with button or lace, priced around 4.50, with a whisker sale note of 3.75 for a pair. Emphasizes plain toe, solid sole and value.
Fairbanks stops LA duties for Red Cross recruitment in San Diego reaching 1 000 new members. He opens with a $100 check to buy Red Crow memberships, assisted by 25 Red Cross nurses and 50 Boy Scouts, Mayor Wilde signs on as first member at the U S Grant hotel. The drive continues through city venues and theater sections show films and local entertainment.
A brief note highlights rheumatic sufferers finding relief from twists and aches through a rich oil-food regimen. The paragraph suggests dietary oil remedies as a potential comfort for joint pain.
The Elders Bealtertom in St Joseph Missouri offers a free book claiming to end tobacco use in one to five days at home. The pamphlet reports long term users achieved success and improved health, promising to banish the desire for tobacco including chewing, smoking, or dipping. Requests for a copy are invited.
The Federal Farm Loan Board warns of a grave farm finance situation and urges Treasury Secretary to purchase 100 million dollars of farm loan bonds this year. It also proposes raising the maximum loan limit to 25 thousand dollars, reducing bond denominations, and allowing partial prepayment on any interest date.
The Orpheum on Third Ave and Madison St opens with The Trail of the Shadow starring Emmy Weblen in the lead. The program includes Bessie and Fred Lucier in a comedy singing and dancing act, and Edward Zoeller Trio with an acrobatic routine, plus several other acts and musical turns.
Washington announces the ordnance bureau will be reorganized into a large unit modeled after the British ministry of munitions. Maj. Gen. Crozier remains chief. Col. Samuel McRoberts will head the procurement division. A civilian chief for the production division will be named soon.
Staff Correspondent reports Camp Lewis evolving from cantonment to a city with streets named and electric lights. Brig Gen Folta vows front line readiness as training and censorship shape daily life, while soldiers discuss a New Year vow to claim a front place.
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