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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1917
Page
8
Fragmented OCR reads about students and teachers on a registration day at a central school. Mentions of brown eyes blue dress and a doorway scene mix with garbled names and actions. The piece references patriotic songs, enrollment, and future aspirations with limited readable details.
Wartime camp eateries offer improvised meals and desbined dishes with limited staples. The text lists breakfast and supper menus spanning multiple days, featuring items such as cornbread, potato dishes, stews, vegetables, and beverages amid scarce supplies and rationed ingredients.
Fragmented list of breakfast and meals including sausages potatoes toast coffee and various dish names. Entries show misspelled terms, mixed foods, and inconsistent capitalization, suggesting OCR errors in a historical newspaper food section. The readable items imply daily meal plans with beverages and desserts.
Two boys Frank Williams nine and Gordon Shaw eight were rescued from midstream of Effort Day Sound by the ferry Wee, Seattle, after crying out in fog. They had set out in a leaky skiff, lost an oar, and were afloat for hours before help arrived. Passengers aided them to the Seattle landing and funded their ride home. The Seattle Minute Men group formed August 27 reports a 1,600 membership.
Old quality Japanese crepe aprons described as practical and attractive. Middy style slips over the head with finished cuffs. Color combinations include Gold and blue Pink lavender gray white Champagne brown black white Green oxblood blue and pink. Price $1.95. Becond Floor.
New showing announces novelty weave bath towels in pink blue lavender green or gold borders on white ground. Sizes range 20x40 to 25x46 inches with jacquard figures and fancy borders. prices from 10 cents to 1.50 dollars. Firet Floor.
A selection of new Marquisette and Voile curtains offered at 1.75 per pair. Descriptions highlight sheer light fabrics with filet mesh, hemstitching, and lace edging in white ivory and beige. Two and one half yards long. First Floor.
Autumn weight union suits for children sizes 2 to 16, warm and fleeced lined, priced at $1.00 at the basement salesroom.
United Press dispatch says Seattle shipyards and their workers head to Washington for a conference with officials to prevent a strike. Dan McKillop and two Metal Trades Council reps join others en route to meet the adjustment board as union leaders foresee a joint meeting with the committee to resolve disputes.
Artamo stamping shipment offers semi-made and ready-made items for embroidery projects. Included are a fringed centerpiece with coronation braid, a thirteen-piece luncheon set with French knots, a linen baby pillow, a luncheon bridge set, a scalloped laundry bag with fagoting and pastel French knot bouquet, a matching dresser set, and a ready-made gown with silk net motifs and French knot embroidery.
Twenty four sheets of boxed writing paper in blue gray or lavender with twenty four matching envelopes offered for 25 cents at Bagment Salesroom.
Pretty styles in this new assortment are made from crepe de Chine satin silk and chiffon with cotton torchon lace insertions. Colors include lavender pink blue and navy. Price 24 cents.
New stock of curtain nets in 25, 35, and 45 cent yard prices. Available in white, cream and ecru with small dot, squares and conventional patterns. Some have self woven borders. Sizes 30, 36 and 40 inches wide. Basement Saistowes.
Large selection of linoleums in dependable kitchen and public building grades. Twenty-three printed patterns at 65 to 85 cents per yard plus twenty-two inlaid patterns at 1.25 to 1.90 per yard. Battleship plain and cork linoleums offered in three grades. Second Floor.
An assortment of pretty shadow designs in these serviceable laces measuring 16 to 20 inches in width. Price 25 cents. Hasement Salesroom.
Margaret Ann Lafferty writes to Aunt Margie about family life and dreams like an electrick car, noting Mom and Dad and siblings, teasing, mistakes, and growing up with humor and affection. The letter hints at a future where Budge may marry and a wish for a car.
The Pacific Coast Norwegian Singers close their convention with the Grieg statue unveiling on the University of Washington campus and a banquet at the New Masonic temple. Eight years of effort by Coast Norwegians made the gift possible. Grieg songs were performed. Portland will host the Fjord singers next with A. O. Bjelland as president.
The funeral for Mrs. Leah Hite Wolfe wife of former State Senator Henry H Wolfe and Eastern Washington pioneer was set for Tuesday at the family home 5504 21st Ave N E B She died Sunday night at age 78.
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