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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
12
A Jack o Lantern Jubilee features a ghost host and the Jack figure guiding guests through a ghost walk ending in games. Prizes include a paper Jack filled with candy and pumpkin pies for charity. Activities include seed battles, carving contests, and classic Halloween games with fortunes and a late supper.
An article discusses catarrh symptoms such as watery eyes and a red nose with facial lines and skin dullness. It offers a free home treatment and mentions C. B. Gausa of Marsh as promoting the method, urging climate change as a remedy.
Health column urges drinking a glass of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast to purge the digestive tract. It claims the practice cleanses the stomach liver kidneys and bowels, improves appetite, and brings a rosy look in a short time, with low cost and strong results.
Telephone girls of San Francisco Oakland and Santa Rosa organize as Pacific council of telephone employers reports. Northwest operator agents join conferences to settle wage demands of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph workers. Miss Lillian Chunke and Miss Hazel Holmes of Tacoma represent the operators.
Citizens hold a mass meeting to urge government dredging of a mile long Black River waterway from the Lake Washington mouth. They claim Lake Washington’s lowered level ruined navigation and hindered Renton sewage, threatening public health. C J Sheeley aided by former colleagues to obtain a marriage license for Edith Smith amid a martial emergency.
Limited run of fifty 14x25 inch rubber doormats offered at 45 cents each. Sold at Remnant Day with quantities strictly capped.
The listing advertises Shanknit wool socks in black or gray sizes 10 to 11 percent, two pair for 75 cents. Men's outing flannel shirts sizes 15 to 20 priced at 4.75 after discounts. Broken lines show former prices of 6.50 and up, plus Kneipp linen mesh union suits and silk lisle and woolen union suits.
Cotton blankets priced at 3.85 with wool finish and border options in white or tan. Hemmed pillow cases 25 count at 1.75 for 45 by 36 inches. Longcloth bolt 1.50 with chamois finish, 386 inches wide, ten yards per bolt. MacDougall Southwick, Third Floor.
Fine scrim curtains offered in pairs for 1.00 with hemstitched borders and lace edges. Scrim and marquisette sold by the yard at 10 cents. Curtain edging sold by the five yard unit at 10 cents and 500 yards of lacey edging in cream and ecru. Fancy cretonne edging at 5 cents per yard. Located MacDougall-Southwick on the Fourth Floor.
For Small Children Thirty six wash suits mostly white Madras in blue and white check. Twelve two piece suits of white rep with EERE collar and cuffs in black and white check. Six pairs red leggings all wool. Six white and colored dresses sizes 2 3 4. MacDougall Southwick Taira Floor.
MacDougall Southwick offers knit garments for women and children on the first floor with many items discounted. Three hundred former 65c to 1.25 garments include women's fleeced vests, knit envelope chemises, girls union suits, wool pants, and more at 50c and 19c for select pieces.
Fine Silk Umbrellas offered in red green purple blue and black with pure silk taffeta coverings. Each features an eight rib paragon frame, new short handles and club ends, silk cord and tassels. Black Gloria Silk Umbrellas have ivory mounted natural wood handles and ivory tipped ends. MacDougall Southwick First Floor.
Small lot includes 65c union suits with high neck elbow sleeves and knee length in incomplete sizes. Stockings offered at 19c and 35c with white and black options, some colored sizes. Samples and seconds priced at 35c, three pairs for 61.00. First floor location Maebevecal Southwick.
About 200 pairs of women's and children's kid and lambskin gloves, some mended, in several styles and colors. Sizes range from small to medium, some items offer street gloves in pearl shades and washable options. MacDougall Southwick, First Floor.
Incomplete lines of patent and dull leathers offer street boots at 3.95. Formerly 6.00 and 7.00. Also satin and silk bedroom slippers and evening slippers from 1.95, with some sizes incomplete. MacDougall Southwick, Second Floor.
A catalog note from MacDougall Southwick presents embroidery bargains with six yards priced at 25 cents and a large assortment of Readings Insertions and Edges in Swiss nainsook and cambria. Also listed are Edging pieces, Swiss and Batiste Embroidery, and Corset Cover Embroidery, reflecting first fleet offerings.
Advertises cream and ecru linen centers stamped in floral and conventional patterns from 36 to 54 inches. Includes stamped novel ties pillows scarfs and ready-made wool models with embroidered items such as bootees scarfs bonnets and hug me tights. Remnants and laces offered on the fourth floor at DOG store.
Hats and fancy work features over 100 flat hat ornaments priced at 15¢. Flower accents suitable for camisoles or boudoir caps offered, plus velvet ribbon with silk back in dark and bright colors about 4 inches wide at 50¢ per yard. Silk corded ribbon in bright colors seven to seven and a half inches wide sold by MacDougall-Southwick Millinery Section on the second floor.
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