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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1909
Page
8
The notice promotes a large sale of women s underwear including drawers gowns corset covers skirts and chemises made of cambric and muslin. It highlights Valenciennes lace embroidery hemstitched details and Torchon lace trim as key features. Buyers are urged to purchase a large supply of these sanitary refined garments.
A description of waists featuring embroidery lace and piping in deer white lawn. Includes new long gowns open front or back with trims and matching collars. Prices noted at 81.25 and 81.50 with various decorative details and sheer lingerie quality.
A White Fair promotion highlights machine made Torchon and imitation Maltese laces offered at 7 cents per yard, instead of 12 to 20 cents. Laces range from 1 to 254 inches wide in many new designs, suitable for women and children's underwear and tub dresses, with a single Wednesday sale of the discounted stock.
A Seattle business leader heads a committee urging a $1,000,000 federal appropriation to fund extensive wagon road construction in Alaska. Petitions printed for mailing Saturday push the effort, insisting clear conclusions and broad projects regardless of engineer routes.
Announcement by J B Brace of Brace Gert Mill Co says the Northern Pacific will apply for permits to lay tracks around Lake Union's shores to serve existing and planned businesses. Brace believes the move covers spur lines to the lakefront and is not tied to Canadian Pacific land purchases or Terry Avenue activity. Passenger steamers depart from Colman docks to Puget Sound Navy Yards.
The first annual dance of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Division 299 will be tomorrow night at Eagles hall. Elaborate decorations with railroad style head lights and colored lanterns will adorn the venue as engineers and friends are invited.
The Oxbow Improvement Club will be formed tonight at a meeting of local property owners in the Oxbow District near Pioneer Square. James Wilson will lead the club which aims to aid development of the South End area and align with the city’s improvement efforts.
In Chicago on Wednesday a lakefront blaze claimed many lives as searchers recovered three additional workers from the burning water. Officials fear the death toll could exceed sixty as rescue efforts continue.
Steamers Jim Butler and Falcon departed Everett yesterday bound for San Francisco. The two vessels carried cargo and crew as part of a scheduled trade voyage.
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