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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1910
Page
2
Marion Lowe notes the Finny sisters perform mermaid swimming stunts at the Orpheum this week. The sisters, real name Finny, captivate audiences both on and off stage with their beauty and stage presence.
Maud Finny and the Flony girls discuss swimming as a healthful sport, noting their aristocratic roots, training habits, and views on attire. Maud recalls early immersion, while the family highlights stroke preferences, learning confidence, and swimming’s broad benefits for body and health.
In a vivid account Mrs. Curtiss recalls the flight over water with pontoons and safety concerns. She describes the journey from Kingston to Spuyten Duyvil and reports Governor's Island status while expressing pride and caution about future aviation feats. She notes she accompanies him on travels and prefers him to stay grounded near safe routes. She opposes a Chicago to New York flight due to danger but supports his early experiments and first successful flights.
A stage manager explains how stage food is imitated using everyday items like roast chicken dyed for color, butter replaced by soap, drinks with ginger ale substitutes, and weather and weapon effects created with sandpaper tins and shaker devices. The talk covers thunder and lightning, rain, and a cavalry charge using household tools. Audience humor closes the piece.
An advertisement by Joan H. White Co lists multiple land options around Ninth and California and near Fauntleroy Park. Properties include tracts 150 and 180, four blocks to car access and beach, with soil quality noted and cash or installment terms. Prices range from 1250 dollars with monthly payments and down payments, and separate offerings describe one acre to 40 acres with terms and contact details.
Fragmentary listing of farm goods and prices with incomplete items and misspellings. Mentions butter, beef, poultry, onions, potatoes, artichokes and other produce with dubious figures and unclear units. No clear events or outcomes are present.
Classified notices list multiple flats cottages and modern apartments for rent with varying rooms and prices. Listings include locations such as Roy 8t AlOha 8st Madison St and 83rd N with firms like F M Jordan Co at 41 American Bank Blog.
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