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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1916
Page
6
English women in Milville ask Mayor Gill for assistance to find two exceptional men to begin them on a path toward domestic peace and happiness. The request arrived by mail and is described as part of a broader effort.
An old newspaper ad touts Pyramid Pile Treatment offering a 60 cent box with claimed relief and possible cure after a single use. A free trial mail package is advertised with a coupon offer. Also included is a satirical letter to a mayor seeking husbands for two English widows in America.
Arrangements at the Masonic carnival aim for a record crowd Thursday night as Shriners take over the event. Officials expect about 2,000 Shriners to descend, following large midweek attendance and continued attractions that encouraged generous donations. Names listed include Helen Maginnis Ethel Wadleigh Anna Sheridan James Blair H E Knoff Mme Louise Lepper Charles Roth Alya Mae Brown who contributed to Wednesday’s program.
About 50 members of the Stanford Club of Puget Sound entertained David Starr Jordan at a banquet in the Butler hotel presided over by H. M. Street. Afterward Jordan spoke at the YMCA outlining the causes of the war and proposing paths to lasting peace.
Bad weather delayed actions on the Somme front again overnight. Near Mirval French forces captured nine machine guns, official reports state.
Thursday morning apple growers from the Northwest inspected judges and displays of grasses fruits vegetables and grains. The event drew about 4000 attendees to the opening ceremony as Ferullo’s Italian band played. Judge Burke praised the region’s soil streams minerals and growth potential while noting a population boom forecast for the next 50 years. Friday highlights include King County Public School Clarke Jefferson and Vashon Day, with Daily Day on Saturday. The Star’s Baby Page cone test set for Friday afternoon. No names appear on the war ballot for troops.
New York state troops on border duty will cast the first war ballots since the Spanish American War. The eight foot four inch ballot will not list candidates or parties, leaving blanks under each office for voters to fill. The image shows Francis M. Hugo, secretary of state, with the war ballot.
In Portland on October 5, scores of student nurses at Good Samaritan hospital go on strike to protest an order forcing them to start 30 minutes earlier for prayer. Spokeswoman says most are cutting chapel duties. 100 plus are in training.
A coal oil stove exploded at 7 30 a m Thursday at 1011 Brooklyn Avenue causing 300 in damage to the borns of R Sherman. About 100 in furniture was destroyed and the frame structure owned by Amy Case sustained the rest of the damage.
A dense listing of cheap items including clothespins aprons soap mops baskets pitchers washboards and shirts with prices and special offers. Also notes selections from dresses and a batch of accessories such as gloves belts purses umbrellas and stationery.
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