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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1919
Page
19
Mr and Mrs A 8 Taylor host a Fourth of July picnic with swimming boating and beach meals for 12 guests as part of a busy social stretch including class recitals house parties weddings and gatherings across the community.
A Sunset club business meeting will occur after a luncheon next Wednesday July 9. The committee urges attendance and asks members to reserve lunch seats at 12 30 promptly. July August programs are suspended. Engagement announced Edna Marian Sperry to Charles William Seefield pending wedding date.
General Pershing announced the third army has been discontinued and its units re designated as American forces in Germany. Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen assumes command, relieving Lieut. Gen. Hunter Liggett who returns to the United States.
Butte Montana July 4 the State and local employers associations said workers who join the Mooney strike will be laid off an extra day for each day out The plan will extend to Billings Bozeman Helena and Great Falls with similar action announced by the State Employers association
Roy Jolley sustained a dislocated shoulder after being struck by a car driven by D. T. Ballinger of 406 Galor Street in front of Todd Drydock Co at Railroad Ave and 16th Ave SW at 12 30 a m Friday. Injuries were dressed at the city hospital.
A lengthy social column notes Mr. Thomas Merrill’s departure for the East, families spending weekends at country clubs and in Tacoma, Bremerton, Port Madison, and Lake Crescent, multiple visits from Atlanta and Chicago, war work returnees, and trips to New York and Victoria. Notables include Mrs. J F Terry, Capt Stephen Gibbs, Mr and Mrs H C Ristine, Miss Elizabeth Daulton, and the Fisher family visiting Seattle and the East Coast.
A home made scrubmobile helps keep floors clean with less effort. A small wooden tray on wheels carries a pail and cleaning tools, reducing bending and scrubbing strain. Built from basic wood, it uses casters and simple dimensions to keep mops and brushes handy.
The narrator and Mary chart a dawn rescue of pearls from a U boat treasure, aided by the Lorimer name. They plot a late night launch from the Lorimer dock to reach the U-boats chest, while German agents scheme to coerce Tiny Goff into betraying secrets. Thrift promotes War Savings Stamps.
Portland July 4 The state board of conciliation has made no progress in ending the telephone strike and wired an appeal to Postmaster General Burleson asking him to intercede. The board argues that the San Francisco investigation of Coast strike conditions is not extensive enough. The Argentine Woman's Party has issued a plank demanding equality with men in national and provincial offices and voting. Mr and Mrs Fisher attended Smith College graduation where Miss Juanita Fisher completed her course. Mr and Mrs F J George moved to Cedarhurst Vashon Island for the summer.
The article notes Kansas leading with numerous women officials including 62 county school superintendents and 30 district clerks, Wyoming and Colorado showing high female representation in superintendent roles, and Finland's diet with 24 women members. It reports Mabel Costigan and the National League of Women Voters investigating meat prices, Swift Packing profits rising from 8.6 to 63 percent from 1912 to 1917, and proposed bills to cut food costs. Governors’ ratification efforts and early state actions on the federal suffrage amendment are outlined, along with a surge in women joining unions in 1918 and eight hour laws taking effect in Utah and ...
A 12 year old recovering from a long illness returns to school after taking Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The advertisement claims the remedy clears catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract reducing stomach liver and intestinal ailments. It promises a money back guarantee and notes Bartell's Five Drug Stores.
A public letter column shows readers seeking guidance on child discipline marriage and social norms. Topics include training two misbehaving daughters, informal luncheon menus, engagement heartbreak and advice to move on, wedding gifts, interracial marriage views, and a London case recap.
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