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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1917

Page

7

The Alhambra and Oak Theatres Offer Week of Vaudeville Variety

At the Alhambra and Oak venues in Seattle this week, a mixed vaudeville bill features acts from Irene Farber to Foster Ball, plus the Monte Carter company and Dancing Chicks. The Palace Hip offers Pepple and Greenwalds Juvenelle Six with supporting sketches and the fifth The Purple Mask episode. The Orpheum presents Fifty Miles From Boston with George M. Cohan style rural comedy and a strong chorus, aided by Louis Newman and a host of supporting players.

Ryen Orpheum Alhambra m@tance Irene Farber Constance Fe Nash and Company Hoffman Foster Ball Mme Chilson-Ohrmet Seattle Harry Laster Mason Howard OAK Monte Carter Oak Theatre Carter George Weiss Schulta Blanche Gilmore Mia Schultz Walter Spencer Phyllis Gordon Jessie Reed Ira Robertson Pathe Ace Hip Pepple Greenwald Maggie le Clair May Kilduff Reuben Gilde Wm. Wilson and Company George Martha Hicks and Hart Purple Mask Grace Cunard Francis Ford Boston George M. Cohan Orpheun Wilkes Players Charlie Lombard The Lou Newman John Nickerson Dora Sullivan Gladys Eyman George Rand William Walsh John Sheehan Gerald Griffis Florence Spencer Daisy Vernon

First of Wooden Fleet Is Launched

The first of a proposed fleet of vessels to be built near Harbor Island was safely launched into the Waterway. The Takoma power schooner, intended for lumber work, is christened and presented by prominent shipping and building figures including Mr and Mrs Bert Farrar and Mr and Mrs Sam Hedges. Three other vessels of similar construction follow in the project.

Harbor Island Washing Shipping Corporation Bert Farrar Mildred Tako Sam Hedges Building Company Takoma

Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Remedy Ad

An old time recipe promises to darken gray hair naturally with sage and sulphur. The ad claims a large bottle, improved formula, for about 50 cents, offering quick, even darkening and a youthful look, with a disclaimer of disease cure.

Money and Morals in a Beauchamp Dinner Scene

Paula Newton recites a life lesson on money as a central vice, contrasting American greed with personal loyalty. She recalls failed friendships over debt, the sting of unpaid bills, and the social rift caused by wealth while hinting at a dramatic confrontation with Lord Beauchamp.

Lord Beauchamp Paula

Ford Tractor Firm Distinct From Ford Motor Co

The Ford Tractor Company of Minneapolis Minnesota manufactures the Ford Farm Tractor only and has no relation to the Ford Motor Company of Detroit or to any other automobile or tractor concern.

Ford Tractor Company Minneapolis, Minn FORD Ford Motor Company of Detroit Ford Tractor Company, Inc Minneapolis Minn Great Northwest Agricultural District America W. Baer Ewing Charles B. Elliott Supreme Court Justice of The Philippines Taft Supreme Court of State of Minnesota M. RB. Johnston Diamond Iron Works Paul B. Ford Jas. H. Meier Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Bank John L. Smith John L. Smith Land Company A. Jacobson

The Ford Tractor Promises Low-Cost Farm Power

An industrial note extols THE FORD TRACTOR as a durable versatile farm machine priced at 495 dollars fob factory. It lists compatible equipment and asserts strong demand across 37 states and foreign markets, with a new Minneapolis plant and significant dealer network.

Ford Tractor Factory Expands in Minneapolis Facility

About a month ago the company moved into a new two story building at Madison St and 17th Ave N E in Minneapolis. Output is twenty tractors per day with plans to add facilities. The Ford sells for 495 dollars, claims 33 1/3 percent earnings on stock, and targets 25 000 tractors annually. The Wall Street Journal notes 2 700 000 U S farms could use these tractors and Europe shows growing demand after the war.

FORD America Ford Tractor Company United States Ford Tractor Agency Ford Tractor Company, Inc Minneapolis Minnesota Madison St 17Th Ave. N. E Minn The Wall Street Journal Europe Canada England Porto Rico

Ford Tractor Company stock touted as ground floor Europe peace bet

An agent of the French government places an initial order for fifty Ford tractors to till soil after peace is declared. The ad argues the stock offers a major money making opportunity, urging investors to buy now before price advances and promising full scrutiny of the company and management.

Ford Tractor Ford Tractor Company Minneapolis Minn Stem Stern FORD Europe America United States New York City Automobile Row 59Th Street Circle Broadway

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Palace Hip Rational Medical Occidental Ave Tute Mere Scott Scott's Beott & Bowne Lioombeid, N. J J. Ray Blockton, al Aken A. Lundheng Co Third Ave Rachel Miss Newton Gertrude Jerry Margie F. O.B Messhes Robert Watches & Company New Vonn Delaware Seattle Star Ford Farm Tractor Messrs Robert P. Matches & Co New York, N.Y Great Northwest W. Baerewing Treasury Robert P. Matches & Company Messhs, Robert Matches & Company York City LT Determ Seqattle Wasserman Diood Donaway Liberty Office
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