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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1919

Page

18

Miss Sally Blake's Seattle Wedding to Lieut Brophy

A long awaited May 1 wedding in Seattle unites Miss Sally Blake and Lieut Frank Cullen Brophy of Bisbee with vows at St James. The ceremony, delayed from June, will be followed by a morning arrival of guests from Washington D C and New Haven. The couple will reside in Bisbee after the ceremony.

Bally Henry F. Blake Frank Cullen Brophy St. James Bishop O'Dea Alice Blake Henry New Haven Conn Sally Blake Seattle Iris Blake Brophy Bisbee Mr. Brophy Gueatsington Hotel Sally St. Frank Brophy and Neck Miller

Birthday party for Jack Moore Jr draws 24 children

Mrs. Jack Moore hosted a pretty birthday party at Laurel Huret to mark her son Jack Jr s first birthday. Twenty four children aged 2 to 7 enjoyed a merriful afternoon with various amusements planned for the youngsters.

Jack Moore Jack Jr Laurel Huret Youns Asters

Local society notes and upcoming events fill Seattle page

Personal notices report Dr Henry Suscalo returning from San Francisco and moves within Seattle. Several social events listed include White Elephant Shop, Chi Omega Formal, Skinner Eddy Dance, Victory Club Dances, Pastor's Aid Society meeting, Overseas Club dances for war relief, and upcoming Maytime informal and new members dance at Mt. Baker Park. Also updates on residents traveling, hospital stays, and guests at local homes.

Green and Black Mt. Baker Park

Meditations on Bolshevism and a Federal Visit

The narrator returns to his hotel room and recollects Bolshevik leaflets as dangerous lies aimed at stirring unrest. He recalls conversations with Tommy about Dr. Certeis and agrees to meet federal investigators to share findings. Police surveillance begins, with Certeis kept under watch while the narrator hopes for the besieged man’s recovery.

Jane Lorimer Tommy Dr. Certeis Sinter Rosie Certeias Mape Certeis Hamilton Certers

Cafeteria for hogs shown successful at university

Tucson experiment by the University of Arizona agricultural extension service proves cafeteria feeding for hogs very effective. W E Scheider notes the system delivers food gradually, reduces pen fighting, and allows continuous feeding over a 24 hour period.

Tucson Ariz Agricultural Extension Service University of Arizona W. E. Scheider

Linen salvage sale lists vast wartime fabric reserve

London reports the salvage department of munitions selling enough linen to fashion over 10 million women's skirts. Much of the stock is unsuitable for fine use, and customers may buy only 80 to 100 yards at a time, not skirt patterns direct from the government.

London Salvage Department of Munitions

English Gains Lead in Tokyo Foreign Language Classes

In Tokyo the School of Foreign Languages reports English as the most taught foreign language. Enrollment in English has risen rapidly since the armistice was signed, reflecting strong student interest in improving language skills.

Tokio Tokio School of

California Syrup of Figs caution on bottle label

Public notice warns buyers to seek genuine California Syrup of Figs from the druggist. The label lists full directions and dosing for babies and children, noting the product aids constipation and feverish colds. It cautions to look for the California name and reject imitators.

California

Ravenna P T A Friday meeting at Schoolhouse

Chuby clubs for Friday at Ravenna Schoolhouse at 2 20 p m with a program by teachers and pupils. Ballard W C T U hosts a juvenile social and friendship table at 2 at Mrs W Manney 6507 10th Ave NW. All ladies over 15 to dress as children and all children under 15 as old ladies with fines if not. Fancywork sale and home cooked delicacies at the table. Program and refreshments promised.

Ballard W. C. T. U Ballard W. C. T. A

Community clubs host meetings across Seattle

Multiple local club events span the day including the Child Study department at 432 Madden Ave with speaker Mrs Keer, the Adele Fielde breakfast at Hotel Washington Annex, and social service discussions at Bird's Café. Other gatherings include Leach Heights Club, Coterie luncheon at Hotel Sorrento with Dr Seagrave, and Seattle lodge I O G T discussions on housing for wage earners.

Woman's Century Club Mra. R. FB Lotineberry Madden Ave Mra T. H. Keer

Women Wage Earners and Morality Meeting Announces Programs

Mrs Wiswell Wilson will address the gathering on the relation between women's wages and morality. Mrs Alva Deering of War Camp Community Service will discuss practical assistance to women wage earners. A 20 minute musical program is planned. The Women’s Century club hosts a playday at Alma Royer Lorra ine studio with various hostesses guiding the event. Transportation details include ferry and Alki car options. The program titled Gy Celtic of Life features Landan Mrs Perry, violin selections by Claude Madden, and talks by Capt. Raymond W. Oxnard and Lieut. Frank Newkirk in support of the Victory Joan war effort.

Adele Fieklde Adele M. Fielde Hotel Washington Annex Mme Mary Laurie Clary Franklin Lewis Ella D. Cudihee Mies Fielde Capitol Queen Anne Mra Wiswell Wilson Alva Deering War Camp Community Service Women’s Century Club Alma Royer Lorraine California Ave Mre Royer Frederick W. Graham W. Hf. Pittwood L. Vincent Cole Weert Seattle Gyele H. Perry Josephine Claude Madden Pird Dwisht Fiske Frederick Adama Daisey Wood Hildreth Raymond W. Oxnard Frank Newkirk Joan

Dust and dusting dangers in the home

The article warns dust carries irritants and disease risk, noting most bacteria die in air but dust harms throat and lungs. It stresses daily removal of settled dust and modern cleaning methods like damp cloths, vacuuming, and spring decluttering to reduce contamination.

Train Your Hair as an Actress Does No Class of People

An advertisement argues actresses invest time in beauty and warns against makeshift shampoos. It promotes a home hair cleanser using canthrax dissolved in hot water, costing about three cents, claiming to wash all hair, dissolve dandruff and dirt, and leave hair fluffy with renewed luster and growth.

Thorelg Big Kind Sergeant

Simple Combination Helps Weak Eyes

Seattle readers report Lavoptik eye wash with witch hazel camphor and hydrastis improves weak and near sighted eyes within days. It reportedly stops eye pain and inflammation in separate cases. A small bottle is guaranteed to help any case of weak strained or inflamed eyes with a free aluminum eye cup offered by Swift Drug Co. and leading druggists.

Seattle Swift Drug Co

Stop Itching Skin With Zemo Cure

An ad promotes Zemo as a safe treatment for itching skin and related conditions. It claims rapid relief from irritations, pimples, eczema, blotches, and ringworm, promising soft smooth healthy skin with regular use. Available in 35 cent and 1 dollar bottles from The E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland Ohio.

E. W. Rose Co Cleveland

Graves of Yankees Marked Along the Marne

Paris May 1 Not all American visitors in the Chateau Thierry area are sightseers Ambulance men photographic squads and Graves Registration workers are gathering scattered dead into neat roadside cemeteries Five hundred here 150 there thousands of bare sodless mounds each with cross and tag some graves marked with a wreath or pansies laid by French friends or on the grave of an unknown American by the Paris highway after death defending the nation

Paris Chateau Thierry

Italian Soldiers Form Trincerista Party

Milan May 1 Italian soldiers organize the Trincerista party to influence government policy. Principals are democratic yet oppose the socialist group backing Bolshevism and oppose bourgeois elements allied with the Allies.

Bolshe Party Milan Italy Trincerista Party Iso

Letters From Readers Make Long Short of Life Lessons

A reader column piece reflects on discipline in childhood, ambition, and romance. It includes letters about obedience, a reader praising the column, and responses to a “Heartbroken Wife” and a sergeant, urging tolerance, self-improvement, and upbeat outlooks for young people and married life. Mary Jane signs off.

Mins Grey

Heartbroken Wife Answer Provokes Mixed Reactions

A 1919 letter exchange stirs debate as a woman’s heartbreak is met with sharp rebuke from a male advisor. The writer argues nerves and faults reflect poorly on the letter writer and hints at personal experience with similar afflictions.

Mies Grey

Dear Miss Grey Letters on dogs and social roles

The letter discusses dog origins and social expectations for women. It contrasts the dog’s descent from wolf, jackal, and dingo with popular myths. It reflects a woman’s shift from shyness to independence in courtship and social life.

Miss Grey Ned Australia

Meaning of Slang Phrase Dear Miss Grey

A reader asks for the meaning of the slang term wangler. The reply states it is used by British soldiers for petty grafters who target other soldiers.

Miss Grey

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Sochethr Miss Blake Dorothy Ewing Miss Sally Blake Carlton Huiscamp George F. Petteno Cc. Wagner Lamson D. Hoge E. T. Verd P Canteen John Ryan D. Butler H. C H. L. Greene A. FE. LeBallister H. Glass White Ant Mary L. Scott William Hoffman A. S. Downey Irs D. W. Bowen P Mond Parsons Anne Miles Genevieve Grant Miss Green Emily Jo Phyllis Blake Oldham Ellen Messer Emery Dorothea Smith Betty Lewis Mildred Geraldine Huston Elford Constance Nellie Hanson Miss Hanson Elizabeth Pond Betty Brainerd Henry Suscalo San Francisco Mra. W. J. Bernard Minor Ave Adrian Court White Elephant Shop Franklin Hackman University Congregationalist Church Ines Morrison Women's University Club Women’s University Club Chi Omega Boulevard Inn Skinner & Eddy Leech! Pavilion Leschi Park Victory Club Leacht Pavilion Pastor's Aid Society First Presbyterian Church L. Reichner Clifford Reid Cabinet Stege Overseas Club Douglas Hall Overseas Card Committee Magic Banquet Winfield Smith France Capt Letterman Hospital Stephen BR. Cook James B.S. Gibson Jasper Compton A. H. Spelberg H. H. Sheets Tacoma Thomas Merrill Duluth Rainier Club Frederick G. Bradbury St. Paul J. S. Durand Mrs. Durand Madrona Places Mrs. Bradbury Dr. Durand E. M Chinn Port Townsend Ballota Arma Tennyson Hamilton Cartels Holeheinem Numaia Belgium Chuby Ravenna P.T.A. Ravenna Parent-Teacher Association Child Study Department International Order OF Good Templars Social Service Department International Order of Good Templars Bird's Cafeteria Scottish Gaelic Society Fourth Ave Pike At Leschi Heights Leach Heights Woman's Improvement Club David Dow Phinney Ear Coterie Club Hotel Sorrento Mabel Seagrave Alice Rollit Coe Mary Greene Korstad Thomas Irving Louise C. Beck Archibald Wilson Jeasie Ellsworth H. A. M. Bonnar H. McDonald Relief Corps Stephen Relief Corps EK. Martin Margaret Nordins Speidel Frank Peterson Social Service Committee of Frederick Caratens Central Baptist Church Blanche Johnson Music — of Women's Century Club BY Jean Broadhurst Mology Columbia University Vicx Vaporuss Gta Grey Cynthia Grey Fanny Hurst New York Dudley Storrs Wight Beattle Talaman J. FB. F Camp Lewis Bayer Associated Press Associated Press Dispatch Joseph M. Turkey Verandah Chemical Company Brooklyn
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