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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1917
Page
2
A Seattle physician plans a pioneering operation to separate conjoined twins. Funds are being raised nationwide to cover surgery costs, with hopes the procedure will mark a historic medical achievement.
A local Crystal Pool carnival drew attendees who toured the ladies gymnasium and natatorium building. The event marked the start of nightly swimming as winter season opens, with Lonnie Austin and G. E. Sherwood overseeing the smoke fund check.
A partial ledger shows miscellaneous payments and names tied to a tobacco fund. Individuals such as Katherine McKeever, A Danser, G Prebles, W J Evans, Keiter and Kernbaum Cigar Stores, Theresa Anna Leewy, and others are recorded with modest sums at various addresses and establishments, including Imperial Motel and Cascade Fixture Co.
Albert Nelson, 38, a laborer, was found dead Tuesday afternoon in a shack near 15th Ave and Boston. Police forced entry after neighbors reported his absence. A brother, Gunray, in Seattle, remains unfound.
Miss Myrtle Hayward, sought by police since Tuesday, arrived back at 1612 Charles Street on Wednesday. She had left Saturday to visit a coworker in the Colman building and criticized the publicity, while her mother and family traced her with police and a road trip from Snquah to Seattle.
Mrs. R. Hill of Sterling at 1412 Third Ave reported a young man who assisted her with her trunk then fled with an alligator bag containing $600 worth of cut glass, diamonds, and items of value preparatory to her departure. Police are searching for the suspect.
Local readers are invited to explore Star want ads for house rentals. Ads highlight available homes, prices, and contact details for prospective tenants seeking immediate occupancy.
Police Chief Beckingham said authorities would check all hospitals for reports of attacks by the woman slugger, aiming to quash rumors causing fear among women. No confirmed attacks found. a man named Hartford remains at large as a cocaine felon with a police record.
Joseph Mercedes of the Pantages theatre will stage a free street performance at Second Ave and Union on Friday noon. He plans to transfer thoughts to partner Nellie Stantone as she plays selections he mentally suggests, while he remains silent.
Bargain basement sale offers dresses in plaid materials in brown blue and red sizes 6 14. Coats in cheviot tibeline and mixtures for ages 6 to 17 with styles shown. Dresses in black and white check with contrasting serge trim and ribbon belt. Wide-ware Corduroy and Serge skirts with belts and pockets. Tub Silk Blouses 1.95. Women's Union Suits 1.00. Women's Sweaters 5.25 in multiple colors and styles. Coats in beaver cloth and cheviot with large collars and plush trim.
Hosiery ad promotes Munsing Wear union suits for fall in multiple fits. It claims styles suit tall or stout slender or short and emphasizes a wide selection available to customers.
Listings describe medium weight worsted plated fabric union suits in four styles with sizes 34 38 and 39, priced at 2.75 with extra sizes at 3.25. Silk and wool weight offers three styles in sizes 34 36 38 with prices 3.25 and extra sizes 3.75.
On Main Floor at the Bon Marche, a range of vests and pants in cotton wool and silk blends offered in multiple weights and styles. Sizes include 34 36 38 with extra sizes available. prices range from 1.35 to 2.25 dollars.
Munsing garments for children range from 60 to 95 cents for wool and mixtures with sizes listed from 1 to 18 years. Upper floor offers fleece cotton union suits in multiple weights and colors with prices from 85 cents to 3145. Silk and wool options and drop seat union suits also priced by age group.
A short fabric listing describes 36 inch crepe in pink and blue for kimonos and covers, lengths to 10 yards, and 30 inch chambray gingham in blue, lengths to 10 yards. Also available printed chalice fabric 24 inches wide with Persian patterns, sold by the yard on the lower main floor.
The ad highlights Perfection Brand Coffee two pounds for 5e and Lima Beans three pounds for 5e. Lux Soap Flakes two packs for 25c. Asparagus Tips Happy Home brand in a can 28e or 3.25 per dozen. Booth’s Crescent Sardines No 1 oval cans 20c each. Buckwheat Flour 414 pounds for 500c or nine pounds for 9c. Maple and Cane Sugar Syrup Uncle John’s Golden Tree pint 2Be qt 45e. Jiffy Jell dessert mix 9. Kellogg’s Corn Flakes 12 0 27 packages 15c. Fourth Floor.
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