Fraser-Paterson Co Khaki Yarns on Daily Display
Fraser-Paterson Co shows khaki yarns on daily display over several weeks with only four days off. Art Department on the Second Floor notes the ongoing stock and availability.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1917
Page
10
Third and Last Day of Sale of Women's Suits
Fraser-Paterson Co offers a third and last day sale on high grade women’s suits priced at 25.75, down from 37.50 to 50.00. Plain tailored and smartly trimmed styles in fashionable fabrics and colors available now on the third floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Praser-Paterson Co
Fraser-Paterson Co
SMALL TOLL BY SUBS PROBED
London reports a cautious view of England on Germany’s submarine warfare. The official count shows few sinkings this week, with only one merchant ship over 1600 tons and five smaller vessels lost. A theory notes Germany may be recalling U boats to adjust plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Germany
Berlin
No Labor Draft Without Also Property Draft
Washington discusses wartime labor policy amid scarce workers. Government rejects conscription of labor in private profit industries and warns that if industry cannot operate, forests and mills may be taken over with labor drafted and owners not paid profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Annet
Louis Post
Wm. Rf. Wilson
Sproule Directs Major Troop Train Movement
William Sproule, chairman of the Western department of the railroads war board and president of the Southern Pacific Railway, directed a landmark transport feat. In five days up to 50 special troop trains moved through eight states and Alaska toward Camp Lewis without disrupting passenger service, with the Southern Pacific handling half of the Liberty contingent over routes exceeding 1,600 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sproule
Western Department
Railroads’ War Board
Southern Pacific Hailway Company
Alaska
Camp Lewis
Southern Pacific
Drug peddler at Camp Lewis gets five years
Frank Hassett of Sacramento faces five years at a disciplinary barracks after smuggling morphine into the Camp Lewis cantonment and supplying two other men. Arthur Moore and Jack Gillis, also of Sacramento, receive three months at one-quarter pay after being convicted of trafficking in drugs. Gillis and Moore claimed they acted to ease suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Frank Hassett
Sacramento
Cal
Bassett
Arthur Moore
Jack Gillis
Seattle
Gilles
Moore
Greene deflates Camp Lewis rumors with praise of morale
Maj. Gen. H. A. Greene rejected reports of discontent at Camp Lewis stating such tales are pro German tommyrot. He praised the troops at Stadium high school noting 40 000 men, good food, adequate work, and high zeal despite a few unhappy cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
Tacoma
Camp Lewis
France
H. A. Greene
Stadium High School
Sailor-collar Crepe de Chine Blouse Finds $5 Sale
A catalog snippet shows a Sailor-collar Crepe de Chine blouse with hem stitching priced at $5.00. The item is described alongside a hemstitched blouse in the same price range, highlighting a modest fashion sale.
Rialto Silk Stockings Sell At One Dollar Pair
Pure silk full fashioned stockings feature reinforced top heel sole and toe for strength. Available in black and white at one dollar per pair on the first floor of the store.
Serviceable Curtain Fabrics at Modest Yard Prices
Durable window fabrics offered at 36 inch width in cream white and ecru. Marquisette or Scrim recommended for curtains with attractive appearance. Basement Salesroom features plain weaves with tape borders drawn-thread and hem stitched effects at 20 and 25 cents a yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecru
ROKEN
Basinent
The Hoover Vacuum Cleaner Advances Domestic Cleaning
The Hoover Vacuum Cleaner offers a step beyond ordinary electric vacuums with a nozzle that uses electrically driven brushes to lift hair thread and lint while dust passes into a dust proof bag. This design concentrates suction at the pickup point for efficient cleaning.
Floor Level Boot and Jacket Ad Sale
Advertisement listing a dark gray cloth top for kids and a new eight inch boot with a 1 percent heel and welted sole. Price seven dollars fifty cents. First floor display notes likely from a department store catalog.
Marshall Charged With Profiteering Over Paid Address Plan
In Butte Montana on November 1 opposition grows to Vice President Thomas Marshall charging admission for a patriotic address on November 22. The Butte Miner condemns the move as profiteering during war days and humiliating to loyal citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Marshall
Northwest
Lyceum Bureau
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
Butte Miner
Democratic
United States
Pies A Day At Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Sailors at the Great Lakes naval training station wheel through 4,000 pies in a single meal as student bakers in Chicago and Minneapolis schools churn out cakes and puddings by the ton. Rumor links German navy mutiny rumors to U S navy menus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Ill
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Minneapolis
U. S. Navy
Brigadier General Hartigan Visits Seattle on Guard Duty
Brig. Gen. T. L. Hartigan commander of the First Brigade National Guard in the Philippines is in Seattle en route to Washington to report on the guard force. He praises Filipino troops as having the best soldiers, noting his schoolmate ties with Gen. Pershing and Gen. Siebert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Hartigan
National Guard
Philippines
Seattle
Washington
Toland Guards
Hartigan
Pershing
Siebert
Confessions of a Wife Perfect Happiness
A woman's letter to Margie recounts a late night Thanksgiving dinner and a whimsical romance. The narrator and a mysterious man share a playful, dreamlike bond, later facing debt and speculation about leaving with him for a simpler, happier life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie
Altho
Red Cross Mobilizes Christmas Gifts for U.S. Soldiers
The Red Cross organizes 13 divisional warehouses to supply Christmas trees and $1.60 gift packages for every soldier and sailor both at home and abroad. Each kit includes gum tobacco writing supplies games dried fruit candies and small tools, wrapped in khaki and red ribbon. Donations fund the gifts with no War Fund money used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Red Cross
America
American Red Cross
Red Cross War Fund
Man Wanted to Feed Animals at Woodland Park
An opening for a keeper to feed lions tigers and other wild animals at Woodland Park offered by A H Grout secretary of the civil service commission. Salary from 90 to 105 dollars a month with a munificent total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anya
Jena
Woodland Park
A. H. Grout
Civil Service Commission
Russian embassy party leaves for Puget Sound
The Russian embassy delegation led by Maj. Stanley Washburn heads toward Puget Sound after a Seattle stop. Crowds could not be accommodated during talks in Minneapolis, where Washburn described conditions in Russia. The party will be hosted at lunch by the Chamber of Commerce Commercial Club and a public meeting is set for Monday at the First Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Minneapolis
Seattle
Puget Sound
Maj
Stanley Washburn
Russia
Root Party
Comm
Chamber of Commerce Commercial Club
First Presbyterian Church
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Proctor
First Ave
Pike ST
Brotherhood OF Railway
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Sproule
Greene
Wild
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Tan
Marshall
Buttk
Mont
Mia
U. S
Santa Claus
Russ
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