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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1919
Page
4
A wartime letter from Bartle to Roma apologizes for a forgotten birthday and explains sending a birthday check. He mentions tax strain, poor shopping, photos, concern for Roma's health, and plans to finish his work by July 13 while denying details about his finances.
A wife recalls devoting her life to silent film star Earle Williams. She abandoned other work to manage his career, select roles, handle costumes, and supervise scenarios, even writing one film idea that became His Plantation Sweetheart. Her devotion aimed to ease his burden and boost his stardom.
The text argues that capital defines wealth and that accumulation of money, property, or bonds makes one a capitalist. War is costly but can foster savings and economic discipline, turning the nation into capitalists. It urges continued saving, economizing, and consulting bankers before investments to build future wealth.
Private John Savage of the Slat division, on furlough in Seattle from Camp Lewis, recalls learning two French words cheval and homme from wartime experiences in France. Wounded in Audernarde after a long Argonne task, he describes a shell blast that injured his thigh and killed eight fellow runners, with recovery in a Belgian hospital. He hails from Mt. Vernon and is 27.
A Middlesex regiment soldier escaped a prison camp and lived six months disguised as a dead girl in a farmhouse after the true girl he impersonated had died. He tended the home and helped the widow and family until the armistice, camouflaging his identity with care.
Washington dispatch lists ships bound for New York and Newport News carrying U S troops. The cruiser Frederick sails for New York with 83rd division units, the transport Conia for New York with Eastern troops, the Mauterner for New York with four casual officers, the Absecon for New York with Alabama troops and 16 casual officers, and the Susquehannah for Newport News with casual companies plus 660 sick and wounded and 77 naval personnel.
A resident files $493 472 16 claim against Edgewick city over December 1918 floods caused by seepage from the impounding basin on Cedar River officials allegedly sealed banks and dam gates raising water before it burst, wrecking Edgewick. South Bend Lumber Co leads claims at 360 768 22 with 8 385 78 for building and 69 323 10 for main sawmill equipment. Druled Lumber Co seeks 26 705 80 for alleged damage.
The report notes Westphalia and Aix la Chapelle coal reserves lasting 400 to 500 years longer than Britain's. Germany allegedly exhausted British Belgian French beds by coal raids and is blamed for wartime fuel strain. Canada plans Vancouver to Liverpool routes via the Panama Canal with Atlantic ports.
A newspaper ad promotes a 6 piece kitchen set priced at 50c including pudding pan milk pan jelly cake pan shallow pie plate and long handled mixing spoon and cake Turner. Also offered 27 inch fancy white lawns in stripe patterns described as suitable for waists and children's dresses.
An art shop display on the third floor offers broken lines of fabrics and accessories. Items include eight fold Germantown and Shetland floss skeins at 25 cents, stamped dresses for children age 1 and 3 years at 29 cents, leatherette pillow covers with lodge emblems at $2.00, Serim scarfs with hemstitched ends at 49 cents, and Battenberg scarfs 17 by 35 inches priced at 75 cents.
Plain empire style gowns described with Torchon lace yokes and Wallace embroidery trim. Some outfits feature lace yokes and sleeves, others trimmed with embroidery and ribbon run effects.
Fashion notes describe slipover style gowns in fine white nainsook trimmed with Vallace and embroidery, plus pink batiste outfits with lace and Swiss embroidery, and tailored styles.
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