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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1919
Page
14
Stella Fyfe endures a nightmarish sequence as her son Jack Junior suffers severe burns and doctors struggle for a salvageable outcome. Amid the hospital vigil and mounting bitterness, the strain reveals fractures in Stella and Fyfe’s marriage, leading to a tentative breakup as Stella contemplates life without the couple’s old, settled dynamic.
Stella Fyfe endures a weeks long grief after Jack Junior dies, as rain and wind mirror her sorrow and the changes grief brings to her spirit. The text hints at her loneliness and contemplation of companionship on an unseen journey.
Local residents report thefts during recent days. H F McClure lost jewelry valued at hundreds after returning home to 1474 20th Ave. Inez Weaver found rooms at Pontington Hotel ransacked. BR Goodrich Rubber Co offices on 1110 EB Pike St rifled bag missing. Bartell drug store at Westlake Ave and Pike St broken into. cash register emptied of $10. Mystic Hotel guest Peter Mengeler reported room break in with $20, a gold watch and jewelry taken.
Nearly 20,000 persons crowded Alki Beach near the bandstand for Carabba's Band concert, a city record attendance. G. ik Chichester directed the community singing program. Woodland Park hosted an afternoon show and Wagner's Band played at Volunteer Park in the evening.
Traffic on Third Avenue and Senecast was tied up for about 20 minutes at 6 p m Sunday when an East Union street car caught fire from a blown fuse. Little damage occurred and the fire was extinguished quickly. A later fire on the board sidewalk at First Avenue and Senecast started from rubbish and a lighted stub but was extinguished with minimal loss.
Stella uses two thousand dollars in cash and a brother’s two hundred seventy dollars to seek freedom in Seattle. She pursues singing lessons after a harsh past, hoping to prove herself and earn money for training, aiming for opera and a chance with a photoplay house manager.
A new Boldt's French Pastry shop opens at Uptown 1411 Sd Ave with a downtown branch at 9131 Ave offering pastries, breads, and confections. The openings bring Parisian bakery fare to local shoppers and diners.
Basement Store advertises reduced prices on teapots and dinner plates. Luncheon plates six for two dollars, bread-and-butter six for a dollar twenty-five, dessert six for one dollar fifty. Old fashioned rock teapots large size hold twelve cups and are 45 cents each.
Accordion plaited and gathered Petticoats in Satin and Wash Silk offered in White pink rose emerald purple navy and Yale Blue. Elastic top bands and strong clasps ensure fit under current dresses. Lengths 36 to 40 inches priced 5.95 and 6.50.
The American Girl Corset selling for $1.50 mirrors the American Lady design for women. Made of coutil with lace trim, medium-low bust, medium-long skirt, and flexible boning. Includes four hose supporters and sizes 21 to 25.
Fifteen hundred yards of black laces in medallion and valenciennes patterns. Includes straight and novelty edged insertions in widths up to 3 inches. Special price at 2 yards for 5 cents.
NE shoppers may choose from two Pongee Silk Shirtwaists priced at 3.50 each. A V-neck model with sailor collar and a Blouse with two-in-one collar are available in sizes 36 to 44, described as good-looking and practical for business and travel.
The Basement Store promotes new dressy boys suits priced at 4.25 with gray and brown mixtures and moleskin options. Seventy three models in sizes 6 through 17 years feature two pair trousers and Russian blouse inspired trims with braid stitching and piping.
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