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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1917
Page
3
An advertisement for Madam Lesslie a phrenotegret and medium offering business family courtship and marriage guidance. She claims to reveal future spouse, provide truthful advice, improve luck, and guarantee satisfaction with a special two week rate of 6 cents, at Hotel Norris Room 4, 14732 Third.
Advertisement for a fortune teller and phrenologist Madam Jenette Orbat offering readings on business success love courtship marriage and luck. Claims to reveal true or false loves and unite separated couples with guaranteed satisfaction and special readings 30 cents for two weeks at Hotel Green Fourth and Pike room 14 entrance. Hours 8 to 8 daily and Sunday.
An assortment of psychic service ads appears amid funeral notices and legal notices. Listings include a West Coast clairvoyant at Central Hotel, a palm reader at 621 Union, and a card reader at 2706 Third Ave, plus a Mayoral run of funeral notices and a bankruptcy sale notice in the Western District of Washington.
Articles of Incorporation filed in Olympia reveal the Chico Shipbuilding Company with $200 000 capitalization. The firm will buy about 126 acres at Chico four miles from Bremerton to establish a wooden shipyard. Incorporators include L H Gray E O Gabrielsen and Knud Erland and others from Seattle and the Rotary club. Head office in the Arcade building. About 50 men expected in 60 days. Hotel and small buildings to house workers. Plans may later add concrete vessel construction.
After three weeks of grading and laying track the Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation Co has completed three and a half miles of track along the East Marginalway. The new line will serve shipyards and industries that previously had only limited track service and will help develop nearby manufacturing plants. The Great Northern Northern Pacific Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and Oregon Washington road will run on the new spur under franchise terms. Extension beyond the city limits will occur once right of way is granted.
Steamship Jeanette Skinner completes a successful trial cruise around the Sound. Five Alaska steamers head for ports with salmon and ore cargoes. Senator Jones backs a Fletcher bill to permit limited foreign ships on coastwise trade. Ablera to operate Seattle to New York via Panama starting Sept 1. bookings via C K Magill. Umatilla arrives with 37 000 salmon cases and gold and furs. Meads vacation granted for health. Turret Crown sold to a French company for later Europe service. Roosevelt docks after a slow Northbound voyage with furs and skins. Kotosha Meru freighter master feared lost after wreck near the Aleutians.
Market stalls display prices for beef roasts pork loin veal chops and sirloin steaks. Fresh milk salt rice and canned goods are listed with unit prices including toilet paper grape jelly and cider at local stalls 12 21 42 69 1501.
A fragmentary grocery listing shows items from Brong's and Tokio stores with prices. Olives 30 cents for a four can, Hills' coffee 30 to 70 cents per pound can, tea 65 cents, butter 44 to 50 cents, coffee roasted daily, fresh tomatoes, Carnellon milk two for 26 cents, assorted produce and dairy items listed with unit prices.
Stalls list assorted goods including butter, corn flakes, rice, beans, jelly glasses and baking items. Stall 42 advertises mutton chops and sirloin steak while Stall 50 features fruit cake and cupcakes. Prices shown in cents per pound and per item.
A listing of varied grocery prices and stalls shows tall 45 fine family flour at 2.45 per sack, jelly glasses at 30c per dozen, new Mason jars and other canned goods, toilet soap, rice, pepper, olives, coffee, salmon, pot roast, and assorted meats priced per pound or per can. Includes stall references 1612 and 21-33 with multiple items offered.
The listing details multiple stalls with prices for coffee, milk, tea, soap, baking powder, peanut butter, cottage cheese, potato salad, ham loaf, and mayonnaise. Items include Crisco, Ivory soap, Royal baking powder, and various housemade products at low per pound or per can rates.
A scrambled inventory of grocery items with stall numbers and prices includes pure milk at stall 61, soap at stall 18, Crisco and baking powders at various stalls, war meal and pasta at stalls 37-38, oil and fruit jars, cracked hominy and cereals, raisins and matches, toilet paper, olives, corn, and other essentials with multiple price points. Names of products and stall numbers are embedded throughout.
Shoppers find stalls offering sweet potatoes beans cucumbers cantaloupes tomatoes Bartlett pears and peaches. Items include Cottolene coffee eggs butter milk sugar and fresh produce priced per pound per dozen or per quart with several stalls noted by number and specific goods.
1917 editors and publishers prepare to assemble at Chehalis for the Washington State Press Association convention opening Wednesday. The four day session will host state editors and publishers gathering for meetings and events.
In Oakland California on August 20 United Press reports Geo Hutchinson a watchman and former engineer faces murder charges for shooting William H Storms former state mineralogist in a fight over Hutchinsons mining property at the Key Route subway. The men quarrelled over the mining deal.
United Press reports I W W members are leaving Southern California to join the Northwest armies. Local meeting says not enough men remain to start a movement.
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