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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1919
Page
7
Warsaw residents seek American songs and comforts amid wartime shortages as refugees crowd hotels. Restaurants feature lavish buffets and self serve vodka. Americans try the meals and find the pace and offerings unfamiliar and taxing their stomachs.
New York officials report a local custom of smashing straw hats after mid September. Magistrate Sweetser ruled that each offender must pay a $5 fine, dampening pranksters and allowing wearers to keep straw hats even in winter.
From a 400 million population estimate it is calculated that 16 million people die annually in China.
A rugged Western themed spectacle titled Slippery Gulch played at the Arena drawing in a crowd of roisters, veterans, and lawmen. The production featured garbed Spanish War veterans, rough conduct, and a mock town with saloons and hotels where betting and arrests occurred. The event released a weekly rival paper the Slippery Gulch Howler and named United Spanish War Veterans members among organizers.
Richard Spillane argues cotton prices rise due to Lancashire profits and dividend yields. He cites Lancashire dividends reaching 120 and 80 percent with many smaller percentages, noting higher earnings before dividends. He compares British mills to a New England company reporting 45 percent net profit on common stock and $34 million profit, calling the earnings sensational yet causing public hardship.
The Torch of Liberty, the fourth annual extravaganza by Franklin high school clubs, will be repeated Wednesday evening after two sold out shows. More than 100 cast members, elaborate lighting and scenery, and proceeds benefit charitable purposes.
London November 25. Wedding gifts shift from tea sets and silver to checks and trinkets set with real stones as housing shortages curb storage needs. Parents also give a mortgage on historic family furniture for future use when the couple settles into a home.
London November 25. The Master of Dulwich college bans soft collars for students saying they hinder decorum. Several other institutions weigh similar actions though Harrow and Eaton still permit them.
The American Red Cross ordered the Prince of Wales to be toned down before departing. Miss Dorothy Brown of Walter Reed hospital pinned the Red Cross emblem on him upon arrival in Washington Tuesday, and she was voted the hospital’s most popular worker.
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