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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1914
Page
5
The Seattle German daily newspaper's editor Jacob Schaefer and his wife see the war interest rise as Mrs. Schaefer learns her brother and her sister's husband have entered active service.
Traffic Patrolman Peter May, who has held the citadel at Island Pike since March 1906, will succeed the late F. W. Clark in the juvenile division of the police department.
Mrs Ohnke and her husband William, from Portland, quarrelled over house hunting at the Right hotel. She vowed to harm herself, he ignored the threat, and their daughter alerted staff when the mother fell ill, prompting immediate assistance.
Peter Julien a blacksmith of 61 W Battery St was stopped on First Ave near Columbia St by a man posing as a police officer who seized his pocketbook and fled but was pursued and overtaken by Lieut Damm and Patrolman Schilling.
A baby girl was found asleep in a drifting rowboat in Chacanut bay near Mount Vernon. The infant is now at James Bowen’s home with no identifying marks or caretaker known. Authorities are seeking to confirm the child’s origin.
The article notes how fashion borrows wartime elements from multiple nations. It highlights items like Tommy Atkins hats from England Cossack cap from Russia Napoleon hat from France and Austrian cavalry style heels. The era introduces gray Kais er tones and bayonet motifs with gauntlet gloves and sword shaped hatpins.
A reader seeks wedding reception ideas for a tight budget and asks if announcements are proper. Answers advocate private nuptials with relatives, then small home gatherings. suggest wedding gowns in white silks and light fabrics and reference fashion sources. Additional letters discuss nunhood, engagement rings, calendar dates, marital finance, and travel via Panama Canal with no passenger routes yet established.
A description of a novel healing method promising day and night relief without lotions sprays salves or creams. It rejects atomizers devices smoke steams injections electricity or vibrations and claims no home storage or use.
The Bedding and Linen Section promotes eight sale items led by Thistle Brand Mattresses cut to 5.79 from 9.00, while Chinaware on the Fourth Floor offers a fifty piece Johann Haviland China set for 15.00. The Basement lists more greatly reduced furnishings as part of the event.
A restricted run of women’s bath robes in extra fine Terry cloth will go on sale Wednesday for $4.25. The robes come in color combinations blue and white lavender and white gray and white and pink and white, with sailor collars trimmed in satin and a tied waist. Third Floor.
Six pairs of Everwear Hosiery are guaranteed to wear six months without holes. If a pair fails, return for a free replacement. Various stockings for boys, girls, women, and men priced from 25 to 50 cents per pair, with six pairs to a box and special guarantees. First Floor.
Lois Stone Heath, 18, says her husband Alva G. Heath was idle and roving. She describes him as childlike, addicted to cigarettes, and unkind, leaving her to toil for landlord and groceries. She sought divorce after he moved between relatives and failed to provide support.
Amid war and quarrel at Veith Cammack Clothing Co. in Seattle, directors scrap the entire fall and winter stock after a board dispute. The store will reopen Thursday with scrap prices dictating sales to the public.
Classified item noting job openings and employment offers for job seekers and employers. Includes short notices of available positions and requests for workers across multiple industries. Describes how to respond and where to submit applications.
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