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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1919
Page
16
The passage outlines real estate leases and room rentals. investment solicitations from investment firms, merchants offering to buy businesses, and loan advertisements. It also lists services from jewelers and therapists, mixing offers and classifieds in a dense, era-appropriate style.
A Y M worker returning from Italy reports honors won with the Y M C A on the Piave front. He recalls Italian demonstrations near Bologna and notes government readjustment talks as the war continues abroad.
Irwin Bros in Madison reported a well dressed man using the name C J Brown living in Olympic apartments cashed a $15 check after buying $2 in groceries. The check bounced and the store seeks police help to find Mr Brown.
Public markets listing stalls with商品 prices including Kristofersons milk at stall 21 and peanut butter stall 27, Del Monte corn 180 can, Alaska salt herring small and large 2 for 2 bc, Carnation or Horden’s milk 12% ec can, Red Seal Grocery annex, Snider’s tomato soup, Acme Grocery Casement and Dooth’s sardines 206 can.
A fragment lists stalls and items including French halibut, king salmon, anchovies, herring, cod, tomatoes, coffee, corn meal, macaroni, pancake mix, white bread, and Swifts Pride powder with scattered prices and abbreviations. The wording suggests a 19th or early 20th century market page with multiple small entries.
Shoppers find pasteurized milk from Carnation at stall 51 and fresh Washington creamery butter at stall 39. Also listed are cod and halibut options, peanut butter, ple margarine, currant jelly, and various sugars and spreads across stalls 22 through 44.
A fragmented list shows stalls with fresh black cod halibut Chinook salmon and red snapper along with butter milk cheese butter ground beef and pickles. Several items are unclear but reference to prices like 6 for 10 cents and multiple can sizes appear.
Markets display stalls with items such as sugar milk dates shad soles herring ling cod and fresh produce. Entries include stall numbers item descriptions approximate counts and prices though text is partly garbled and difficult to parse.
WESTLAKE stalls offer veal chops and lamb chops with prices and dates noted. Various stalls list onions spinach rhubarb potatoes strawberries preserves head cheese macaroni and canned goods with unit prices and weights.
A fragmented illustration lists prices for dairy products milk sugar soap bars cheese and canned goods. Items include Carnation and Borden milk 12 c cans Kraft cheese 20 c, Campbell’s soup 5 c, and fish products by Elliott Fish Co with cod and sponges.
Readable fragment shows listed stalls with product names such as flour beans milk cottage cheese and soups, plus unit prices and quantities. Mentions include Gold Bond flour 2.45 and Crimea items with price ranges, Mazda oil and canned goods. Stall numbers 105 192 130 137 appear with scattered figures and descriptions.
Market reports dated April 4 show cattle receipts in Portland at 985 head with steady market, Heat steers selling from 11.50 to 12.50 and calves to 13.50, sheep and lambs around 9 to 17, and hogs around 16.25 to 18.90. San Francisco lists butter, cheese, and vegetables with varied prices, including 32c cheese and Deltan potatoes at 1.75 to 2 per cwt.
Denver market data shows cattle receipts at 600 with steadiness across categories. steers 1250 to 16.50, cows and heifers 7.75 to 12.50, stockers and feeders 4.50 to 15, calves 11.50 to 13.60. Hogs receipts 400 with top 19.60 and bulk 19.50 to 19.60. Sheep receipts 6 500 with weak to lower prices, lambs 18.80 to 10.60, ewes 14 to 14.50.
Chicago April 4 heavier Argentine corn receipts push Chicago grain futures lower. Overnight shorts led trading with fair volume while rains loom in the belt. May corn opens at 1.55 down further, July corn down, September corn mixed, oats and oats futures mixed with slight declines and gains.
New York April 4 Coffee spot ta Santos 71 percent sugar centrifugal priced at 7.28 dollars per unit. Market notes list Santos beans at strong demand with price movement observed across centers.
The cold snap reduced Friday morning street trading though dealers expect a brisk weekend. Rhubarb arrives in plentiful amounts and sells around 6 to 6 cents. Kennewick asparagus appears in small lots at 40 to 25 cents a pound. California Flat Dutch cabbage clears quickly with a 2 cent local price rise. Butter up 3 cents in San Francisco pushes local prices. cheese is firm and scarce. Poultry prices unchanged.
New York reports fractional leases at the stock market opening. United States Steel begins at 97 percent, Mexican Petroleum at 180 percent, Haldwin 87 percent, General Motors 168 percent, Central Leather 75 percent, Utah Copper 7544 with a 4 percent drop, American Smelting 71 percent.
Willam Endert a Russian, seeks 19000 from Robert Wills a German for alleged alienation of Mrs Endert's affections. Jury verdict Thursday and again Friday found evidence insufficient. Endert claimed Wills lured the woman from her home. The Finderts married 15 years ago in Poland.
Des Moines Hawker April 4. Horace M. Havner testified before the house judiciary committee denying any agent ever learned that Gov. W. L. Harding received any payment connected to the Rathbun affidavit. He claimed the affidavit’s misuse was not his goal and cited protecting himself as state chief legal officer.
A government weather observer warns showers are scheduled for Saturday. He cites customary April showers and declines promising any sunny weather today. He emphasizes typical spring rain rather than clear skies.
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