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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1917
Page
6
Local listings note tomato catsup from Snider on sale in large bottles for 20 cents each on the fourth floor. The brief item highlights a promotional display and daily shopper notes for weekend bargain hunters.
Miss Antin of Toledo, 22, a graduate of Ohio Northern university, becomes the first woman prosecuting attorney in Ohio and perhaps the nation. She will try Evelyn Marleau, charged with shooting a man said to have insulted her, marking a historic case.
British consul Barnard Pell says Sidney W. Stevenson, a British subject injured with a fractured skull at the Minor hospital, is not a British government purchasing agent. Stevenson, found unconscious at the Frye hotel on March 15 with $25,000 in traveler’s checks, claims to be a British secret service agent. detectives pursue the baffling case as police question his home in Bristol and movements from New York to Chicago and Seattle.
Shoe sale listing various boys and misses footwear with prices from 1.45 to 4.11, describing materials such as calfskin, Neolin soles, broad-toe lasts, and patent button styles. Includes infant and children's shoe options and basements sale room location.
Arthur Sydney arrives as producing director of the Northern Film Co. in Seattle asserting Northwest cinema can flourish. Former Basanay assistant feature director and Universal staff writer cites no charges for participants, seeking local supporters to back future leads and imports.
Choice of at least ten colors in hair-bow and sash ribbons patterned with self-color satin stripes on taffeta grounds. Five inches wide, 20 cents per yard.
The Palace hosts a new week opening featuring Sunset Stix six pretty girls in A Musical Interlude with violin piano harp and cello. Coleman Goetz America's Youngest Song Writer performs his own works. The Dare Brothers Jere Sanford Sullivan and Meyers provide comedy and novelty. Brooks and Lorella offer acrobatic comedy. Thurlow Bergen stars in The Change of Heart.
A brief retail listing notes stationery priced at 25 cents per item, describing twenty four sheets of letter paper or twenty four correspondence cards with envelopes, sold as a single box for 25 cents.
Edison pursues a smoke screen development for naval use amid regret over past tobacco declarations. The note reflects his ongoing scientific push and personal reflection on earlier stances.
Genevieve states they have not heard that Caruso is entering films. No official confirmation or direct statements are provided.
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