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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1914
Page
5
The notice urges mothers to wash dresses with Fels-Naptha soap to prevent fading running or damage. It claims the soap is cool-water, requires no hard rubbing or boiling, and helps avoid ruined clothes, endorsing the Red and Green Wrapper instructions.
The request asks on which days January 8 1868 and February 28 1868 fell. It also asks if Christmas being on a Friday would be unlucky. No definitive historical weekday results are provided in the text.
The ad promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as an easy, ready to use tonic to darken gray faded hair, improve gloss and reduce dandruff. It claims natural even dark coloring after brief applications, with a 50 cent price at drug stores.
Vera Cruz dispatch reports Admiral McLean assumed command of the American fleet from Admiral Beatty on October 12. The handover marks a shift in leadership as the fleet resumes active operations in the theater.
The Seattle Players stage Fine Feathers at Eugene Walter's play with strong performances by G. Lester Pant and Will Lloyd as key figures. the Orpheum line features Joseph Jefferson in Poor Old Jim, plus Snor and Mack, Meehan and dogs, Burnham and Irwin, Gascolene, Heodix and four nymphs, and the Alco trio opening the show.
The piece features a long boardwalk extending through the theatre from foyer to stage where chorus ladies scamper to two musical numbers. The overall tone is light and entertaining with lively staging and audience engagement.
Berlin reports say Gen. Von Beselr received the Order of Merit for Antwerp capture. An Italian paper quoted by the Berlin war office accuses French Senegalese troops of revolting atrocities.
Dr M A Matthews led a prohibition themed sermon at First Presbyterian in a two week revival. At St Clement's Rev H H Gowen preached Everything Shall Live Whither the River Cometh. Rev Sydney Strong at Queen Anne urged the Christ type as ruler in The World Dominion. Cotterill addressed Alcoholic Deceptions to 600 at the YMCA Sunday club. Reformatory Chaplain Withington spoke at Plymouth on The University of Another Chance. Additional talks covered science versus faith, loving service, and women’s wartime burdens at various churches.
John Panton, president of the John Panton Company, announces Seattle store will close all departments except ready-to-wear. After nearly three years of general merchandising the firm will concentrate on fashion wear, claiming to offer lines others do not. The first outfield sale starts this morning covering the nation department and related goods.
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