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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
10
Residents along the Madison line went to work Friday expecting early streetcars. A cable trouble delayed service until 7 a.m. delaying morning trips and prompting riders to walk downhill or wait, giving thanks for the easier trek.
An advertisement touts mercorized wax to peel away soiled skin at bedtime and wash off in the morning. It claims the wax brightens the complexion, reduces grease, and leaves skin white and satiny. A skin tightener made from powdered saxolite and hazel water is also recommended with no harmful effects.
Capt. David C. Hall of the University of Washington ambulance company is appointed assistant instructor in charge of all ambulance drill at Allentown. The units from Leland Stanford and Brown universities join under his command to form a battalion of 216 men. The Seattle company, under one inspection, is viewed as a leader in the camp.
Seattle grows to 324,627 people per the 1917 Polk directory, an increase of 10,464 from the 1916 estimate, and the city announces the public release.
The piece follows Hattie Barlow and other laundry workers as a strike unfolds over wage gaps and job promotions. It tracks Barlow from apprentice to a $6 worker, the shift of Frances to a $9 position, and how the strike exposes dependence on laundry labor for urban cleanliness.
A scanned grocery or drugstore price sheet lists various toiletries and cosmetics with prices. Items include Euthymos and Kolynos toothpaste 25c size each 19c, Stillman's Freckle Cream 6c, Ingram's Milk Weed Cream 50c, Hind's Honey-Almond Cream 50c, Java Rice Face Powder 50c and 1.50, Oriental Cream 1.00, Lambert's Listerine 50c, Mentholatum 25c and 18c, Colgate's Dental Cream 20c, Lavoris Mouth Wash 50c, Pompeian Night Cream, Koster Glove, nail brushes, rubber bathing caps at various cents, and assorted brushes and caps with multiple small prices.
An advertisement promises removal of freckles using ethine double strength. It claims application twice daily will fade dark spots and clear the skin with money back guarantee if it fails. Light freckles may disappear completely.
The narrator recalls Hattie Barlow 17 is working in an office and earning more as the Enter prise laundry shifts adopt union scale, rising to 12.50 from 6. The piece notes two sides to the laundry strike, but the narrator admits only seeing one side.
The members council of the Chamber of Commerce, delegates elected by business groups, was scheduled to meet Friday at noon in the Hotel Washington Annex.
An assortment of about 200 coats from regular stock in plain serges and checks for children sizes 2 to 14 years. Coats priced as specials from 2.50 to 7.50, with various original prices and sale tags.
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