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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1919
Page
14
An advertisement promotes an extensive line of bathroom fixtures including towel racks bath sprays sponge and glass holders. The aim is to make bathrooms more attractive and convenient with new selections.
Garden tools and garden supplies priced from a few cents to several dollars. Rakes $0.40 to $1.20, turf edgers $1.00, spades $1.75 to $2.65, shovels $0.75 to $2.65, three piece sets $1.75, cultivators $1.00 to $1.35, and the Hall six in one $8.50. Lawn mowers by Coldwell, hoes $0.40 to $1.10, weed pullers $1.00, hand weeders and forks 10c to 50c, trowels from 1c to 50c, pruning knives $1.00, pruners up to $2.25, tree pruners and lengths from 1.35 to 1.75, scythe parts 1.65, grub hoes 1.65, rail picks 1.65, pick handles 60c. Section: THE BASEMENT STORE.
Seattle embraces national Clean-up Week April 7 to 12 as citizens renew efforts to tidy paint and beautify city streets and homes after the war era. Officials note Seattle’s past polish and urge continued civic pride as the city enters a new era of public focus and cleaner surroundings.
A complete array of Flower Seeds Vegetable Seeds and Lawn Seeds is advertised along with fertilizers sold in packages. Packages range from 114 pounds at 25 cents to 25 pound sacks at 1 dollar 50 cents.
A catalog lists Ironite Floor Paint at 85 cents per quart and 2.75 dollars per gallon. Rainier Ready-mixed Paint priced 1.15 dollars per quart and 4.10 dollars per gallon, with white at 1.25 per quart and 4.15 per gallon. Other items include varnishes from Lion, Pratt and Lambert, Valspar, Excelite, Jap-a-lac, Lav-o laid, and Moresco Wall Tints with varying sizes and colors targets.
A catalog of paints, stains, shellacs, enamels, putty, waxes, and mops with varied sizes and prices. Items include Orange Shellac, Sapolin products, White Shellac, Porch Enamel, Glass Frosting, Rainier Oil Stains, Old English Brightener, Plaster of Paris, Cedar mops, Johnson’s and Frederick & Nelson floor waxes.
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