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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1917
Page
12
United Press Leased Wire reports the week ending November 9 shows a non effective rate of 38.9 per thousand for the National Guard and 25.2 for the national army. The text links the rate to minor illnesses or conditions that would not require civil workers to quit work.
Barnes reports a burglary at 2233 W. 59th during Thanksgiving night November 28. A 14 pound turkey prepared for the feast and a Winchester shotgun were taken from the residence through a rear window.
The Red Cross tuberculosis stamp campaign will launch December 1 with Seattle sales in the downtown business district to fund study and stamping out of the disease.
The article portrays Gen Kaledines and Gen Korniloff as leaders of a counter revolution in troubled Russia. It notes Kaledines dislikes photos, faces public scrutiny, and is feared by Petrograd socialists as a possible dictator. It also mentions a proposed constituent assembly to meet in Moscow.
MART features youthful coats in Egyptian Velours wool Velours zibelines and carguroys in green navy black and brown. Empire and belted cuts with fur cloth velvet and self trimming. Sizes 4 to 14 priced 5 6 50 7 50 10 and 12 50 at Casement Salesroom.
Angora finish sweaters shown in Copenhagen Emerald Corn and Rose shades with large sailor collar and striped cuffs. Sizes 36 to 46. Price five dollars. Rasement Salesroom.
Thorgen fashions praise hip draperies and straight lines that suit Latin styles. The article notes soft supple folds as a desirable quality offered at 1.50 dollars per yard with features highlighted.
A sale offers new crepe gowns priced at 1.25 dollars in white crepe with pink or blue trim and lace edging. Additional gowns at 1.50 dollars feature pink crepe with daisy or butterfly patterns. Basement Salesroom.
The new vaudeville show at the Palace Hip features the Kaptain Kidder Co in one act operatic comedy praised for harmony singing. Eastman and Moore charm crowds, Dan Ahern headlines with impressions and whistling, while De Lang and Burrell present Mary's Day Out. Byrd and Harvey entertain with song and recitations, and Fisher's Society Circus delights children with trained animals.
Lonnie Ruthford of coca faced draft trouble for not registering due to a sore finger. Investigations found he signed a marriage license and claimed he was 34, not 24, explaining the age error as a miswritten figure caused by a finger injury.
A period article outlines weekly menus emphasizing meatless Tuesdays and wheatless Wednesdays. It lists breakfast lunch and dinner options including stewed chicken tuna fish mutton pie and pot roast with seasonal fruits vegetables and desserts, highlighting restraint during wartime meals.
Futurist Leo Ornstein, noted for futurism and modernism, will perform Thursday evening December 6 at the Metropolitan theatre with the Philharmonic orchestra conducted by John Spargur. Critics say he blends classic and modern thunder, with some laughter and tears in the audience. The program will include familiar music alongside futuristic works.
A French American veterinarian offers to Philadelphia Red Star Animal Relief artificial legs for horses, mules, and dogs. He says disabled animals can do light farm work with the devices, claiming 21 wartime trips to Europe with horses for France support the concept though his name is not disclosed.
In Seattle union services at multiple churches pastors praised the nation for drawing the sword in a righteous cause. Speeches titled The National Purpose and Thankful for the Strength and Spirit to Fight for the Right urged duty, religious ideals, and national resolve. Over 20 000 women have found work in Wallast since the war began.
Fred T. King, 29, of Mt. Vernon, has been missing since noon November 21 after being seen leaving Wellingham by boat at 9 p.m. He weighs 212 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. His middle finger on the right hand is missing a second joint. No trace has been found.
Five 13 inch dolls with toughened composition heads and hands, two girls two boys and a baby, dressed attractively with jointed hips and shoulders. Priced at 50¢ each in the Toy Section Basement Salesroom.
480 of these 8 and 10 inch Doilies with linen centers and linen Cluny-pattern lace edges offered at 15 cents each. A set would make a welcome housekeeper gift.
Linen napkins offered in all white or with red fringe described as pure linen and durable for laundering. Sale note indicates price of 10 cents per napkin from Basement Selesroom.
Serviceable curtaining materials priced at 25 cents per yard. Includes durable bungalow net in square mesh in ecru and cream, 36 inches wide. Marquisoettes and votles in ecru cream and white with plain weaves or 2 inch band edge, 36 inches wide, 25 cents per yard.
A narrator confesses happiness after a night of dancing and a return to life beyond worry. She reflects on youth, recovery, and the power to restart, comparing memories with a hopeful resolve to embrace life despite past fears. The entry ends with a wish to live fully again, acknowledging personal growth and gratitude.
Aberdeen will launch the first wooden ship contracted by the United States Shipping Corporation. The vessel, likely christened the Aberdeen, had its keel laid last June and was delayed by a lumber strike. Three similar ships are under construction by the Grays Harbor Motor Ship Corporation.
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