Granny's Bedtime Play for Hoya and Seattle Girls
An ornate bedtime note describes a finger play with a tiger and a shadow boat scene. Children create a boat, fish, and a fisherman on a hand shadow display while Granny leads with a friendly farewell.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1919
Page
2
An ornate bedtime note describes a finger play with a tiger and a shadow boat scene. Children create a boat, fish, and a fisherman on a hand shadow display while Granny leads with a friendly farewell.
Dear readers Cho Cho urges children to eat vegetables and drink milk to gain weight and grow tall. He suggests weighing monthly and using a growth table to track proper weight for height. A postcard offer invites kids to request the table from the Child Organization in New York.
A Chicagoan Charlies F. Gulick visiting here Saturday blames women for rising shoe prices saying demand for fancy styles keeps costs high. He argues if women wore simple styles, prices would drop, but fashion cycles force higher prices as trends shift.
Victoria Sept 6. Convicted that John Smith, alleged murderer of three Port Angeles men, is still on the American side of the Strait. American and provincial police have abandoned the man hunt on Vancouver Island.
Mrs Nora Van Overbeck of Black Diamond suffers severe bruises Saturday after being knocked down at Second avenue and Cherry street by a car driven by E. H. Hyland of 330 30th avenue.
A short tale of Peter rushing to catch a 2 o clock car. He misreads times, winds up racing against the clock, and barely makes the train with time to spare. The story centers on a child's lesson about punctuality and the flurry of youth.
Maj. Charlies KR Castlen, former Seattle physician and ex head of the army tubercular hospital at Denver, resigns his commission to practice privately in Seattle. He entered army service in 1911 after graduating from Washington University St Louis and served at Fort Worden where he married Laura Galbraith of Seattle. He will join Dr. Frederick Sigfield in the Cobb building.
Horace Le Claire, 17, of Ritzville Washington, rushed into the Seattle Navy recruiting station and demanded immediate enlistment. He was accepted as an apprentice seaman two hours later and sailed south aboard the destroyer Reese to join active service on the open sea.
Orval Quigley a 21 year old man was arrested Friday night at 12th Ave and Howell and will be sent to Kalama to answer charges of stealing automobile tires. The arrest followed telegraphic instructions from the Kalama sheriff.
The Mountaineers will open the fall season with a walk from Suquamish to Indianola Beach on Sunday September 7. A steamer to Suquamish departs Pier 3 at 9 a m carrying the walkers.
A compiled roster names executives and officials including Bradonn Blrier J. Graham Inc. Seaboard National Bank and Armour & Co managers and treasurers. The advisory board comprises listed individuals such as Kristoferson and McFarland with affiliations to Bon Marche and Pacific Importing Co.
Peter Gossips With Honker as the Black Shadows retreat from the Green Meadows to the Pig River. Honker leads a cautious band across the Big River under Sweet Mistress Moon, sharing news of the long journey home and the approaching winter.
Wade Perong age 15 of Gatewood Road 7417 left home last Monday asserting fractions and grammar are boring and that education is dull. He left a note to his mother Mrs John A Perong saying he is tired of school and intends to take a trip. He was last seen in a green suit and plaid cap. Police are seeking to locate him.
A new department of bacteriology will open this fall at the University of Washington for students in the pre medic course or aiming to become bacteriologists or nurses. Dr. D. TH. Nickson, formerly an assistant in bacteriology and wartime medical staff member, will lead the department.
Grace SK Judson aged 67 longtime Seattle resident died at her family home on Marion Street. She is survived by a daughter Ruth and son Paul Judson a Seattle agent for Penn Mutual Life Insurance.
Ten Northwest and Alaska midshipmen arrive in Seattle for a three week vacation from their summer cruise. They will depart for Annapolis to start the fall term. Names listed include Colvin, McKinnon, Emory, Cassels, Dell, Frost, and Adell among others.
Frusta grain and flax grown in King county have been entered as exhibits for the state fair opening at Yakima on September 15 and continuing to September 20. The entries are announced by F N Rhodes county agricultural expert. The notice mentions nephews of Lieut J T Robinson in Seattle and names Howard Swalwell and F G Feuel of Bremerton as connected.
City council expected to discuss a proposed paving project on 20th Ave W and Gilman Ave to Py Lawton despite objections from three large property holders. The street committee has issued new specifications with an estimated cost of 215000 dollars and beginnings next spring as Moore indicates.
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