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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1915

Page

5

Memorial day auto parade urged for veterans observance

The Star urges readers to lend cars to transport veterans to memorial day ceremonies. The Tillkumes organize car donations and parade plans include a 10 am start, assembly backstage near the New Washington hotel, and a procession down Third Avenue to the Hippodrome for 11 am speeches.

Star Tillkums Tilikume Hert Lt. Swesen Bert Butterworth New Washington Hotel G. W. Lincoln Sexton Post Coast Artillery Fort Lawton National Guard University Cadets Tailkumes Yukon Pioneers Hippodrome Good Fats

Seattle remedy promises instant relief for stomach and bowels

Seattle readers are told a spoonful of Adlertia mixed with buckthorn bark glycerine and similar ingredients relieves sour stomach and constipation at once. The ad claims Alderika acts on both upper and lower bowels, cleans the tongue and alleviates fatigue, with swift, instant action. Swift's Pharmacies in Seattle advertise the product.

Swift Second Ave Pike N. Broadway

White Wife of Japanese Man Stands Trial for Grasty Shooting

Court crowd gathers as Martha Kawata, a white woman, is tried for shooting George Grasty on April 22. Testimony includes a note of suicide, alleged drugging and robbery with diamonds, and claims of a Bathhouse meeting with Lou Beattie and Grasty.

Martha Kawata George Cgrasty Lundin Lou Beattie Grasty

Letters on hair, dresses, and a crush from a 16 year old

Cynthia Grey advises on girlish hair styles for a 16 year old, affordable graduation dress ideas, and fabric suggestions. She also answers a teen’s query about attracting a street car conductor, emphasizing modest, practical styling and approachable fashion.

Meeting Him Requires An Introduction And Mothers Wisdom

The note advises that without an introduction you cannot meet him and warns not to disobey one's mother, suggesting future gratitude for her strict guidance. The writer recalls being invited to a small dancing party while in Tacoma.

Tacoma

Soap harms hair and coconut oil is preferred

The text warns against washing hair with soap as it damages hair and scalp. It promotes using ordinary coconut oil a few tablespoonfuls to cleanse and condition, describing its lather and rinsing, leaving hair bright and manageable. It notes coconut oil is available at pharmacies for family use.

Dancing in White Slippers and Striped Suit Concern

A dramatic club member asks if white tennis slippers and white socks are appropriate for a school dance. Advice notes such footwear are fashionable this season for younger students, with decades of social norms referenced.

Playfield Arthur

Union Label Clothing Co sale signals big May 29 sale

The Union Label Clothing Co known as the Men s and Boys Store at Fifth Avenue and Pike Street was sold yesterday by creditors. Readjustment of stock precedes a large sale opening Saturday May 29 led by A Bridge agent.

Union Label Clothing Co Men's and Boys Fifth Avenue Pike Street Ths A. Bridge Agt

Uncertain Threats Hover Over Revealed Identity Risk

A cryptic note expresses fear that revealing a person’s identity could endanger him, leaving an unsettled question about potential harm if the true name is exposed. The remark implies protective concerns and possible pursuit or coercion.

France Mothers and Daughters Share Youthful Looks

A vintage advertisement touts mercorized wax as a skin polish to remove dead cuticle and reveal younger skin. It claims one ounce of mercoll wax can clear complexion within two weeks when applied as cold cream nightly. It also promotes saxolite and hazel as a wrinkle reducing astringent solution to daily use.

France

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