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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
8
Government aid aids soldiers with comfort articles. Fraser-Paterson Co offers folded roll-up cases with toilet requisites, trench mirror, safety razor, and leather goods. Trench jackets and armless knitted sweater vests in gray, white military stock collars, khaki handkerchiefs, and buttons in all sizes are displayed. Swageer sticks and military style novelties appear in first floor sections.
New serge dresses for women reflect the times with practical one piece designs and smart details. The collection features straight lines with draped and pleated skirts and trims such as metal thread silk embroidery braidings and stitchings in navy blue rose plum green and brown.
Almost every woman welcomes the chance to aid the country and troops through knitting. Red Cross knitting and related work occupy eager needle workers with free daily instruction across all branches. Art Need Section, Second Floor. Columba Yarna featured.
Fraser-Paterson Co advertises 44 inch pure wool French serge at 1.50 a yard with twenty shades including cream and black. The copy warns of potential future shortage and urges readers to anticipate their needs. First Floor.
United Press report from San Francisco says nine striking carmen and strikebreakers are jailed after renewed rioting. Patrick Costello was shot while M R Swager and Wm Winslow face charges for the shooting. A running fight on Powell street left several men beaten and Fred Uphoff unaccounted for. Secret meetings of the grand jury and carmen discussed arbitration, with no decision announced.
Berlin dispatch says Vorwaerts reports Germany will seek no gain from the war but a durable peace guaranteed by international efforts. The piece asserts Germany will reject any notion of weakness and notes support for Wilson's condition that peace pledges be guaranteed.
Volunteers act on a sweeping anti-vice drive led by Lund to curb immoral houses in Seattle. Investigators plan civil suits under the redlight abatement law, with notices sent to owners warning of possible $300 taxes, potential six month closures, and asset seizures to cover costs. Names of proprietors are kept private in affidavits while properties including hotels on King Street and Eighth Avenue are listed as targets.
Frank Gates, delegate to the Central Labor Council from Painters Union No. 300, was recalled by the union on grounds he used his position to further political aims. The union vacant his seat and elected Frank Lowe to replace him. Gates denounces the move as political maneuvering and vows not to resign.
Lewiston Idaho Sept 6 One thousand head of sheep owned by Miss Maybelle Wright of Burley Idaho perished in a forest fire near the Idaho Montana line. One billion feet of white pine timber is threatened in a fire raging in the Dixie region.
Cecil Sloan deserter from the Third Oregon Infantry faces possible return to military authorities for punishment after his February court verdict for breaking and entering the Redmond post office on April 18. Sloan claimed private status. army records show he was a deserter at the time. He was captured near the office. nothing was stolen.
London Aug. 17 By Mail merchant seamen receive prize money for sinking submarines. That some have been successful has become known thru the fact that the treasury has assessed income tax against the prize money, thereby arousing a storm of protest.
Maj Gen Hunter Liggett turns over command of the Western Army Department to Maj Gen Arthur Murray and will depart for Camp Greene North Carolina within days. Murray arrived from the East late yesterday.
Frederick & Nelson presents a new season line of autumn suits in varied styles and materials. A pictured semi-tailored suit features silvered velour in wine color, a back inverted-plait coat with black braid trim, notched collar, wine messaline lining, and a matching two-piece skirt with tailored belt and pockets.
Listing of Misses and Children's Brogue and button style shoes in gun metal calf and patent colt leather. Sizes range from 6 to 11, with prices from 3.25 to 4.50 and discounts noted. Includes styles Pearl White Horse, Boy Scout shoes, and heavy durable Acrobat design. Firet Floon.
A new shipment of forty inch silk crepe meteor offers dressy gown fabric in colors French Blue Mole Pink Corbeau-Blue Gold Navy-Blue Silver-Cray Turquoise Midnight-Blue Wild-Rose Alice-Blue Roseda Seal-Brown O14-Blue Plum Black. Width is forty inches and price is three dollars per yard.
The listing showcases HIFFON Taffeta in 36 inch wide bundles priced at 1.00 to 1.65 per yard, Black Gatin in similar widths with 1.00 to 1.75 per yard ranges, and Black Peau de Soie a heavy silk suitable for dresses and coats priced 1.50 to 1.75 per yard.
The article lists three main factors driving the Ohio Range’s popularity. It notes appeal factors such as accessibility, scenic value, and regional significance, highlighting the range as a favored destination for outdoor recreation and tourism.
The shop offers OOL VELOURS in medium weight suitable for suits and coats in Burgundy Taupe Tabac Wine Dark green Navy Copper Plum at 54 inches wide for 3.50 a yard. Duvelyn Velour coats and suiting weight in purple taupe Burgundy navy 54 inches wide at 4.00 a yard. Priestleys English Tweede heather mixtures for skirts coats suits 54 inches wide 3.00 a yard. Novelty Woo Burella coats and suits in blue gray brown purple with white 54 inches wide 4.00 a yard. Chiffon Broadcloths in day and evening colors 52 inches wide 3.00 a yard 54 inches wide 8.50 and 4.00 a yard. First Floor.
Excerpts from Eliene Symone letters reveal a troubled marriage and social pressure. She laments a cold reverence from Harry while seeking emotional honesty and love. The note touches family, motherhood, and the desire for genuine affection over sanctified memory.
Mrs. Sarah Dodson, 70, married Arnold Broadback, 47, in Vancouver, Wash., despite opposition from children from previous marriages. The wedding occurred yesterday with a Portland United Press Leased Wire report.
The Rt Rev. Walter Taylor Sumner, Episcopal bishop of Oregon, will marry Myrtle Mitchell of Negaunee Michigan as soon as plans proceed. Separately the Interstate Commerce Commission suspended until January 4 1918 new higher rates on California raisins and fruit shipments to New York.
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