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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
3
Readers ask about the weight of a gallon of water and how to store white moire silk to avoid yellowing. The National Guard daily pay for certain roles is given as $2.50. A 17 year old seeks guidance on returning an expensive gift from a boy, wondering if she acted properly.
A convalescent writer explains sickness and a heavy debt, asking readers to find a piano to borrow or store. She cannot pay rent but hopes to render music again, offering to care for a piano in a private home. Readers may contact The Star exchange operator to obtain her name and address.
A reader notes approval of returning a costly gift and urges young women to study etiquette regarding accepting expensive presents from men not engaged to them. The letter also contains a proverb about a mouse boring through a board.
Two well dressed young men entered the Standard Of gasoline service station at Fourth Ave and Lencra St on Wednesday evening. One drew a revolver and threatened Manager F. J. Fisher then demanded money. They fled with about $45 from the cash drawer.
An inventor developed ear clamp buttons to mark cattle, receiving a patent for a device designed to clamp through the ear. The mechanism aims to provide quick, permanent identification while reducing handling.
A bustling cinema page lists Sixteen features and stars. Olga Petrova leads a 40-actor fire escape scene as Victoria in a Popular Plays studio blaze. Lillian Gish teased as Bluebird star in The House Built Upon Sand at Liberty. Clara Kimball Young stars in The Foolish Virgin at Clemmer. Marguerite Clark shines in Snow White at Coliseum with Creighton Hale. Robert Warwick and Mollie King lead All Man at Coliseum. John Mason and Alma Hanlon headline The Libertine at Rex. Mae Marsh appears in The Wharf Rat at Mission. Colonial runs Round-up bull riding scenes and more, with lingering notes of studio buzz and star power.
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