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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1922
Page
5
A fragmented local market sheet lists prices for wholesale produce and poultry. Items include white and red potatoes, various yams, bananas, apples, peppers, and melons with per sack, per crate, and per box pricing, alongside live and dressed poultry terms and weights.
The Denny Hill Regrade Improvement club plans to gather signatures from all affected property owners this week to win city council authorization for the project. A Saturday meeting approved the petition urging that no contract exceed four cubic yards of earth, with the plan affecting 50 lots.
Wall Street Journal notes broad industrial and mercantile activity gaining in the week end. Department of labor figures indicate November employment rose more than since January, with National Lead advancing to 128 and Studebaker around 191. Prices listed include Ohio 42 1 2, Midvale 44, Haven 224, National Lead 124, and several others with mixed changes.
Mrs. Frank G. Warren of Kansas City has welcomed Nancy Jordan and her child into her home after immigration authorities kept them apart. Warren learned of the girl through her divorced husband who met her in London during the war. The YWCA will stage an allegorical presentation Who Can This Spirit Bet at 8 15 Wednesday evening in the members hall.
The item lists varied produce prices including eggs at 40 43 cents per dozen cheese 46 55 cents per pound and pellets and other goods with inconsistent figures. Also notes New York exchange rates with foreign and domestic price references and market summaries.
A dense catalog from Public Markets Corner details stalls 2 14 109 96 87 and more with prices for lamb shoulder veal roast fresh fish tomatoes butter sugar coffee soap oysters and assorted groceries across Pike Place Westlake and nearby streets. It reads like a market ledger of items and per unit costs from multiple stalls.
Rex Smith named general chairman of the 1923 Pacific Northwest merchants' convention and industrial exposition planning committees. He aims to recruit Northwest city participation and expects exhibits from Tacoma Seattle Bellingham Spokane and nearby towns. Smith, connected with Crescent Manufacturing Co, is a leading Northwest products advocate.
Weather report notes a rising Warometer and cloudy skies with east wind. Arrivals include ships from San Pedro Hongkong Baltimore Manila Anacortes and more, plus vessels listed in port at Seattle with names such as Oregonian Princess George Admiral Hobley Jule Luckenbach and Alaska.
Volunteers resumed canvassing as favorable weather returned, aiming to add thousands more subscribers to the Community Chest. The 1922 total reached 6,000 more than last year, with an average gift of 17.06 dollars. Clergy urged support, citing past aid to 69,000 in 1921 and benefits to children and families, while Dr A G Murphy described homes saved and citizens improved by funds. By Monday the drive stood at 219000 short of the goal, as pledges piled in at the White building headquarters.
Premier Bonar Law announced in the house of commons that Britain will construct two new battleships under the Washington arms treaty. The decision follows the treaty limits and aims to bolster naval strength.
Vital statistics list births in households with names and addresses including Mercerisian Rogers Artz Rogers Rawerd Arthur and Piret Ave. plus other residents and domestic births. A marriage license is issued to Albert P. Guliy and resident of Seattle.
Hugh Baird ULHARP for dealers advertises used cars offered in Seattle with a Pioneer Word Dealer listing at Fourth Ave. It highlights 1921 Ford Touring Car and other late models, claims clean service and satisfaction, and promotes auto loans and car ownership options. The notice also lists Home Undertaking Co and local death notices as part of public notices within the same page.
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