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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1916
Page
6
A cluttered crime of historic ads shows Adaline Lloyd and many named readers offering phrenology, clairvoyance, and fortune readings. It lists multiple rooms, hotels, addresses, and services across Seattle and New York landmarks with prices and claim guarantees.
Madam Neomia offers past life and future life readings plus guidance on business family and love affairs. She promises marriage timing and initials, success strategies, and how to avoid trouble with absent friends. Located at 116% Union st between Becond and Third avenues, Vernon Hotel.
The article notes New York will host a new hotel project costing about 15 million dollars. Details on location and developers are sparse but the plan signals a major addition to the city’s hospitality landscape.
Acreage for sale 18 acres near Sedro-Woolley in the Akagit valley with a t room house barn chicken house and outbuildings. Good soil, pasture, water, fruit trees, and near milk routes. Cash price 1600. Address A B McCune KR FF D Redro Woolley Wash.
Houses in Youngstown in great demand from Beattie Mandrede of homens. Two thousand men now working and a thousand more in six days. Homes within easy walking distance offered at low prices. A special chance to buy amid rising buyer interest. Open Sunday with terms available.
Stall by stall listing of groceries and meats with prices. Includes Kettie Binder's catsup, Libby's mincemeat, tolls on flour, sugar, butter, eggs, milk, tea, soap, oats, peaches, and various cuts of beef and veal. Prices shown per pound, per sack, or per box.
A scanned inventory lists groceries and quantities including butter, round steak, pork, corn meal, pastry flour, rolled oats, Jell O, milk bread, jelly tarts, mustard, salad oil, potatoes, grapes, peppers, apples, spinach, chestnuts and other items with approximate weights and package counts. The text shows abbreviated spellings and OCR errors but reflects a mid 20th century retail inventory.
King county deputies pressed a search Saturday for about $4 800 believed hidden in the woods near Lake Forest park after a Bothell bank holdup earlier this week. Deputies Malone and Elliot followed a blaze trail toward Beattie but nightfall halted the hunt. Only about $800 in silver was recovered with the rest thought to be gold left behind due to weight. Residents reported sightings of strangers near the bandits scene.
Alfred Van Fleet, 74, a manufacturer who came to spend winter with his daughter Mrs. Weasley E. Walker, died Friday from injuries after his car overturned on Roanoke Street near Tenth Avenue. His son in law Wesley F. Walker, 410 Tenth Ave. N., sustained a broken leg and Van Fleet’s skull fracture. he never regained consciousness.
Daylight burglars stole 30 dollars, silverware and a 75 dollar camera from Mrs. C. Cox at 519 Mercerst while she was downtown Friday afternoon. No suspects named. Police investigation ongoing.
Puget Sound Navigation Co announces steamer calls and landings for Ludlow Port Gamble Hood Canal. The plan lists Mon Steamer Kulshan northbound Port Townsend and Saturday Seattle departures at 4 pm with various boat landings and passenger rules. Tickets at Colman Dock open 9 am to 12 midnight. baggage limited. landing arrangements and risks borne by passengers.
Dr Harvey Wiley urges federal failure to curb food speculators and calls for municipal and state takeover of all food supplies. He says communities would run a daily food clearing house, dispensing goods at reasonable prices to prevent price manipulation.
The Naughty Rebecca comedy opened at the Moore Theatre Friday night as a benefit for Auto Drivers' union Local No 234. Mayor Hiram C. Gill attended but refused a box seat, while city and county officials filled boxes. The cast, led by Broderick O'Farrell with Claudia Colonna and Edith Williams, offered clean, elaborately staged performances to support organized labor ahead of Olympia's legislative session.
Deputy Prosecutor Ellis announces plan to petition the state supreme court to dismiss Harry Gardner's appeal. Gardner, a pickpocket who escaped with Dr. P Allen, is described as a fugitive forfeiting rights to appeal. Local authorities notify Eastern cities to watch for the pair.
A well trained Seattle Lodge No. 51 cast presented John Barnuim's dramatization of Damon and Pythias at the Metropolitan Friday night. The Pythian ideals of friendship guided the tale as William M. Rasmussen directed the production.
Duluth Minnesota reports Dr. David H. Day’s burglar alarm that photographs intruders and summons help led to convicting a man. The device flashes a light and creates noise, causing the intruder to face the camera and alerting police.
New York observes Sunshine Saturday in Open Window Week with daily health themed events led by Dr. Charles Bolduan. Open Window Day, Medical Examination Day, Walk to Work Day, Sanitary Workshop and Children’s Health Day are listed before a final Sunshine Day.
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