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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1917
Page
2
Separate linings for babies priced at 19 cents each with silk and silk China silk options. Wool bootees offered in pink blue and combos at 19 cents and 25 cents per pair, with a special purchase in a dozen more styles available.
Bargain Tuesday offers list seven pound Pure Cane Sugar for 57c and 5lb Extra Fancy Head Rice at 29c. Del Monte tomato cans 12c, California Yellow Peaches 20c, Del Monte Apricots 25c, Crystal White Soap five bars 20c. Bon Special Coffee 1 1/2 pounds 50c. Walnuts 20c per pound, Santa Clara Prunes in 5-pound box.
In a Seattle court, William R. Bell, Hodge's law partner, secured a directed verdict of not guilty after the government rested. Bell, praised as the state’s youngest superior court judge, argued that campaign contributions from bootleggers do not align with American political spirit. The firm, formed by Bell and Bob Hodge, just cleared its first major case, leading to Hodge's dismissal from the serious charges.
Petrograd reports that full citizenship rights for Jews and the abolition of the pale are decreed. Russians celebrate as public utilities function normally and newspapers publish freely with editorial liberty. Grand Duke Nicholas orders release of political prisoners at Baku and urges soldiers to stay loyal to command.
Timely sale offers Taffeta and Messaline silks suited for spring dressmaking with stripe and plaid novelties in Black and White Brown and Blue Green and Burgundy Navy and Green and a. Also plain Messaline silks in turquoise plum pink wine brown red and begonia. Fabrics measure 24 and 27 inches wide reduced to B¢ per yard.
HE Basement Salesroom offers children's stockings in sturdy, low price styles and a lower priced range of women’s fiber and silk stockings. Women’s fiber plated in multiple colors. children’s fine ribbed black cotton stockings in sizes 6 to 9½. women’s lisle stockings from Phoenix with double sole, toe and hemmed top. women’s cotton stockings with double heel and toe in black and white sizes 8½ to 10, 13½ cents per pair, three for 50 cents.
At basement sale a variety of shapes offers at least 16 styles with many colors including Bird Effects in black white taupe navy and gray priced $1.15. Narrow Ostrich Bands for brim edging cost $3.95.
Albert J. Rhodes signals speedy selection for secretary post. Gordon C. Corbaley of Spokane, former Spokane Chamber official and early advocate of commission government, is favored at a $10,000 annual salary, well above his Spokane $6,000 pay. Corbaley started as a reporter at 17 and later wrote for Seattle papers before 1901.
Scene from Moore cinema Moore presents The Daughter of the Gods starring Annette Keller to a sizable audience. The film blends fairies mermaids and humans in a fantasy tale with Keller slipping through danger from sea to sultan’s harem before finding happiness among mortals.
Petti coats in rose blue and lavender on white and black grounds feature wide tucked flounce and accordion plaited ruffle over an underlay with adjustable top. Lengths 36 to 40 inches priced at 1.25 dollars in the Basement Salesroom.
A stylish 8 inch boot for spring comes in sizes 2:4 to 8 with widths A to D. Comfortable narrow-toe last, turned leather Louis heel and a price of $5.00 per pair from Vasement Salesroom.
Dainty window draperies may be made from these scrims with borders in yellow pink blue or lavender and hemstitched edges. Thirty six inches wide priced at 12 1/2 cents per yard. Suitable for home or camp.
Four gallon container holds about twelve dozen eggs and sells with cover for 9.00 dollars or 7.00 dollars without cover. Five gallon size holds about fifteen dozen eggs and sells with cover for 11.00 dollars or 9.00 dollars without cover. Basement Salesroom.
Basem ent Salesroom offers women and children knit underwear in many low prices. Typical items include women silk-top union suits at 1.00, Poros-Mesh union suits 0.50, cotton union suits 0.35, band-top and pink union suits 0.50 to 0.65, vests and pants 0.15, misses union suits 0.25 to 0.35, and 2 for 0.25 waists.
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