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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1922
Page
8
Readers submit real wallflower experiences for the Coliseum theater Wallflower contest with $5 top prize, $3 second, and $2 third. Selected letters highlight shyness at dances, awkward moments, and social avoidance, as readers share candid anecdotes from events and dances in the city.
In Spokane on July 19 the sheriff reports poll tax returns arriving so fast the office cannot handle them. About 750 of 25,000 names have paid since notices were sent Saturday and arrests will follow for nonpayment after notice. Arthur Melrose oversees the collection with two clerks assisting.
Lyman Walter Bonney founder of the Bonney Watson Undertaking Co. died suddenly at his home 2603 Boylston Ave N. of heart trouble. Born in Des Moines Iowa in 1843 he came west in 1852 with his father, arriving in Seattle in 1882. He is survived by his widow.
Glenn Hunter writes poetry between acting stints. Valentino becomes a star Aug. 6 with Hood and Sand, while The Young Rajah features a 40 foot window fall. Mayme Kelso joins Clarence with Wallace Reid and May McAvoy. Clara Kimball Young paints. Viola Dana knits. Cecill DeMille’s Nero appears in Man slaughter. Theodore Roosevelt forest speech shown as Timber intro. Bonla becomes The Woman Who Came Back with Clive Brook and Evelyn Trent.
A New York Times-like note says the streets department will be ordered by the city council to remove all traffic obstructions from Pike Place by Aug. 15. The Pike Place Market will be expanded to provide more space for stalls currently blocking traffic on the streets.
Colleen Moore stars in The Wallflower at the Coliseum with a morning alarm routine and a makeup ritual shaping her day. Shirley Mason headlines at the Winter Garden in a romance comedy about a stenographer facing matrimony barriers. Liberty showcases When Romance Rides with Claire Adame, a Canada born horsewoman. Universal City builds a country village for Your Heart’s Friend, Vera Gordon stars at the Warner theater, and Anna Nichols writes a play for Gordon. The Ruling Passion, with J W Johnston opposite George Arliss, runs at the Colonial, while The Face of the World with a strong cast plays at the Oak.
The readable items list actors and show titles with mistaken words and partial names, indicating a damaged page of theater listings including Winter Garden and Colonial venues with fragmented play and performer names.
The Universal attraction Afraid to Fight stars Frank Mayo at the Columbia theater this week, highlighting Mayo as the leading man in a major studio release for local patrons.
Brown asks Jones about what he calls his mother after marriage. Jones explains he first called her Say for a year, then everyone started calling her Grandma. The exchange highlights family nicknames within an old publication voice.
Experiments are under way to substitute clay roofing tiles for the widely used corrugated iron in tropical regions. Researchers test tile durability and cost compared with iron to improve weather resistance and insulation.
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