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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1902
Page
4
Wagner's Orchestra Tonight and Saturday Evening feature extended after six discounts. Readable items include Women's wrappers, Jersey ribbed cottons, heavy toweling, shirts, handkerchiefs, cosmetics, and home goods all marked down after six with prices per item and package deals detailed for the sale event.
Olympia May 16 Gov McBride outlines measures for the next Republican convention urging the appointment of a railroad commission. He condemns a history of a corrupt railway lobby and free pass system and argues state and county officials are drawn into the graft.
The Frank Cooley company presented The Mouth of the Cannon at the Seattle theater last night. The Western life drama features Robert Maxwell as a rough New Mexico mine owner and includes romance and humor with several strong performances by Miss ee ae and George Graves. Morrison's Faust and Two Married Rogues are also slated, with Lewis Morrison returning to stage in a lavish Faust at the Grand.
A note on umbrellas titled Umbrellas and Umbrellas documents a series of one thousand sample items related to umbrella products and related materials. No further context or dates are provided.
The Sheriff of King County announces a public auction on June 7 1902 at 10 am at the courthouse to sell defendants rights in two thirds of specified land in King County Washington to satisfy a judgment of $21 599 and 99/100 plus costs for Chase National Bank of New York et al. against John L Rus K Edmiston Hastings receiver. Peters & Powell represent the plaintiff.
Mise Shir ley in Kathe Putnam style lacks the star appeal of A Young Wife but the company shows strong talent led by F Ralston as Vasco de Gama Biles and Jessie Shirley delivering natural performances. Harold Gilbert Tom Loftus and Frank McQuarrie contribute solid sketches. The Shirley troupe will close with Attie Ackerstrom’s Altan's Daughter and For Fair Virginia as the final bill. PAVING FIRST AVENUE plan moves forward with asphalt and granite curbs at an estimated 40 000 cost.
The piece condemns trusts and combinations inflating medicine costs and pressuring suppliers. It lists inflated price examples for alcohol, benzine, glycerine, and patent remedies, then praises Bartell Drug Co for fair treatment and reasonable prices while urging readers to read on for more details.
Mazleton Pennsylvania May 14 The anthracite miners convention decided to make the strike permanent despite protests from President Mitchell and officials They consider calling out engineers firemen and pump runners raising the risk of massive losses if vacancies cannot be filled and violence may follow If the strike prolongs other mining branches could join in a general strike across industries The outcome hinges on whether pump contingents are called out and operators prepare to defend their positions
Spokane held the lead for five innings before Seattle rallied with a three inning burst and won the game. Hogg started for Seattle and Beattie struggled for Spokane as Burcell pitched for the home team.
Tutte led a high scoring Tacoma win 4 to 4 against Spokane while multiple fielding errors aided the visitors. Umpire Mullane drew sharp criticism as he left the grounds to a hostile crowd. Portland and Helena had a rain postponed match in the same note.
The water department extends the shutoff time to morning on Sixth Avenue for installing a new main. In the interim, water will be off on Fifth Avenue from two to remove the old line.
Nelehert Bros lists pianos at 110 Union as part of a routing note from Madison to Bernece Street along Fifth Avenue to Sixth Avenue and Pine Street vicinity. The fragment mentions Benece Street and Benece on Street with numbers and a business name.
We offer upright pianos and new organs at low prices with full warranties and easy terms. Instruments priced at 279, 226, 275, and as low as 191 dollars, with brands advertised as cele makes and bert makes. Orders by mail receive careful handling and accurate representation.
The advertisement touts Griffon razors of English steel, Hamburg-ground and tempered to prevent brittleness. Each razor comes ready for use and is guaranteed to satisfy, with replacements for any deemed unsatisfactory. Offered all day Saturday and evening at 69 with a price concession.
Advertises wire hair pins in assorted sizes sold by box with regular and sale prices per box. Mentions ivory bone color pins and jet heads with multiple prices. Feathers stitch braids offered in patterns, six yards per piece, with regular and sale prices per piece.
Drapery Room offers Mish Net in white and ecru with small patterns at twenty cents a yard. New Panel Drapery in striped patterns, 40 inches wide, regularly two dollars per yard, Saturday price not specified. Rich Cable Net Curtains four inches wide with a border, normally five dollars, Saturday price four dollars seventy five cents.
Travel samples of fine Swiss embroidered handkerchiefs with lace edges. Prices previously 2c 33e 89e and 50c each, sale price 12o. Early morning shopping advised to choose best styles among scarce, hardly two alike.
Pacific coast drug store giant Bon Marche offers numerous savings on health remedies and tonics. Selections include Extract of Beef 24c, Senna Leaves 10c, Hair Tonic 60c, Cod Liver Oil 60c, Malted Milk 4c, Nursing Bottles 7c, and Bromo Vichy 1c, among others.
Fancy gilt trimming braids in straight and irregular weaves offered in Persian designs. Available in all widths with latest color combinations. Regularly 26c per yard, sale price per yard.
Balance of stock now on sale and must be closed out by Saturday night. Finest qualities with fine medium and wide tucks in clusters plain and lace effects. Prices range up to 1.50 per yard during the sale.
Sale offers on yarns in every color with full edge skeins and regular price details. Applique Bureau items feature new full size pillows and shams with designs, sale prices listed for pillow shams and yarn bundles.
A Saturday sale advertises 2608 yards of seersucker in various patterns at 6 to 10 cents per yard and 1000 yards of French goods at 11 cents per yard. Aberfoyles Suitings and extra heavy damask fringe are offered, along with white crochet fabric, silkolene and colored zephyr pieces priced per yard or piece, with discounts for bulk purchases.
The Bond presented ten evenings of music featuring Wagner's Orchestra performing from 7:30 to 10. The program included March Dreamy, Waltzes Rilke, Overture The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast, Morceau Charac Pan americana, Selection Say Toy, March X N Tric aka Ve 7 Air Souls XITL, Royal ers as Welle, and a Quartette from 10.
Voters in Beattie will decide on a $100,000 bond issue to finance the purchase of Lot 19 in Boren's Addition for the Seattle Public Library site. Ballots will read in favor or against the proposition with designated polling places across wards and precincts.
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