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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1921
Page
11
Smart new wrap and coat styles offered in long, short and medium lengths. Suede and silvertone materials in caravan Hindustan ostrich Ming navy and reindeer colors. Full lining with quality novelty silks in various patterns. Correction note appears garbled.
Arthur and Virgil Decker are held in Kosciusko county jail in Warsaw Indiana for questioning in the murder of Leroy Lovett. Arthur was arrested after not answering a coroner's subpoena and Virgil was brought from Marion. Investigators hit a wall seeking a mastermind believed to be behind the slaying and the $24 000 insurance payout. A man known as Guy is sought but not found.
A special purchase offers high-grade navy suits in tricotine twill cord and gaberdine fabrics. Styles include box blouse belted and semi-tailored designs with many embroidered coats and trims of novelty braidings stitchings and tailor's braid priced at 35.00.
All tables in the Dress Goods Section are given over to this sale Friday. $4.50 Tweed Suitings $2.50 for suits separate skirts boys' pants suits coats crane gray blue made and mixtures 56 inches wide.
A special purchase offers taffeta and Canton crepe frocks in many new styles with pointed basques, straight-line models, tunics, frilly overskirts and embroidered effects. Colors include navy, brown, black, gray, taupe. Apperel Sectiona Third Vicor.
Joe Alexander known as the potato king of Oklahoma died from spinal meningitis after a long life built from a $0-acre government grant. The kidnapping ordeal in St Louis exposed his fortune and led to public fame, though torture and a forged draft reportedly contributed to his decline. He never travelled except for business, yet his name became widely known in Oklahoma and beyond.
In Poughkeepsie New York on March 17 Helen Osborne defies dress rules by attending in riding breeches, claiming wet skirts hinder her. School authorities demand she wear a skirt while her father vows she will wear what she wants, escalating the dispute.
PORTLAND Me March 17 Hooted hunting is Maine s dangerous outdoor sport Allen Ward special liquor officer reported to a sheriff he had been waylaid bound and chloroformed and then taken to a basement kept all night released with injunction to let the host of John Barleycorn prowl if it saw fit
Grantville Maryland reports that twenty two saloswomen employed by the Wright Betzlers Company Uniontown store have married in the last year.
A special sale offers new Georgette and Mig nonette over blouses in smart styles with novelty braids and embroidered designs. Colors include naty Copenhagen honeydew bisque Nile tomato and flesh. On sales tables in Center Aisle First Floor.
Novelty cotton serge skirts offered in blue brown and green with broken plaids and checks. waist sizes 27 to 31 inches and lengths 85 to 37 inches. durable for everyday wear at a favorable price of 2.75 each.
Large order of 200 black sateen office aprons sold at 1.00 each. Aprons are good quality with full skirt coverage and one large pocket. Available in waist sizes 26 to 34 inches.
Advertisement notes 100 Petticoats priced at 75 cents each in black only. Describes well made garments with elastic waistband and deep flounces. Sizes range from 86 to 42 inch lengths.
Durable quality sateen in black only with elastic knee and waistbands. Available in sizes 2 4 and 6 at basement discount pricing.
In Boston on March 17 Dr. Eugene C. Howe of Wellesley College presented that New England Yankee twang stems from failing to drop the lower jaw when speaking. He offered no further explanation beyond attributing it to laziness.
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a beauty tonic that revitalizes lifeless hair. It claims the product thickens, adds fullness, and prevents dandruff while restoring shine after a massage. A 46 cent bottle is advertised for scalp refreshment.
Reports indicate four absinthe brands have entered the market and are said to be more potent than the traditional drink. Observers warn of stronger effects and possible health risks as producers tout higher alcohol content and distinctive flavors.
An advertisement quotes President J E Brown praising Adlerika as a preventive for appendicitis and a complete intestinal cleanser. It cites physicians’ endorsements and claims rapid relief from gas, constipation, and stomach trouble, with Seattle druggists selling the product.
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