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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1913
Page
5
The author extols 1913 Easter fashions with vivid Parisian designs by Collet Scours and Mme Cherub, noting bare throats for morning wear and high necklines at the back. Descriptions include a mustard voile afternoon dress with brown fringe, a blue satin sash gown, and a pink blue hat ensemble, praising feminine elegance amid a critique of fashion’s playful nature.
Visitors flock to the third floor display as Panton & Landon Co presents an Easter millinery exhibit with styles inspired by top modistes and global markets. Hats range from 2.25 to 5.98 dollars with models at 3.50 7.50 13.50 and 15.00 and many affordable options drawing steady sales.
In Chicago Mrs Marjorie Burns Love, recently divorced from Sidney Love, is heir to her mother Francia B Burns estate valued at 632000, filed in probate court. In Pittsburg opera singer Grace Van Studdiford is hospitalised with acute laryngitis. In Harrisburg advocates and opponents of votes for women clash before the senate judiciary committee in a major demonstration. In Topeka Rev WW Beers testifies about a quarrel over their children's religious education and his wife's alleged death by forced teeth. In Olympia a widow is deemed eligible for exemption benefits under state law. The national Boy Scouts headquarters are in New York. Electric rowboat price listed at 1.95.
A town sale advertises wash boilers at 3.75 and copper boilers at 3.25, with a sturdy serviceable boiler at 2.25. Also listed are carpet beaters, glass butter churns for butter making at 2.50, 1.75, and 1.76, clothespins at 0.06, and a note that Thursday offers are among the best bargains.
A catalog note describes brass curtain rings of a specified size, two dozen units, plus De Long Patent fittings. It lists metal pants buttons, a needle, and related sewing notions available in the sale.
A 15 year old eighth grader writes to Miss Grey asking for her view on a poem. He says he will watch for an answer and wishes it printed soon before leaving the city. The plea mentions a large group and long exclusion from office.
A promotional piece extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe effective remedy for indigestion and related ailments. It cites chemical tests, endorsements by a John R. Brooke, and claims of universal usefulness for adults and children. It also includes reader letters about taxes, education, and social life without a single clear news event.
A high school boy recounts two years of rumors started by a person who told a few friends he was immoral, causing ongoing social harm among his peers and raising concerns about reputational damage.
An old advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative to cleanse the liver and bowels. It claims quick relief from sour stomach and headache, touts a fig and senna formula, and warns to ask for California Fig Company label to avoid substitutes.
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