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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1918
Page
4
A brief sale notice lists produce specials including Best Lemons per dozen, Extra Sweet varieties, soft shell walnuts, dry onions per pound, Best Potatoes per four pounds, and twelve pounds of fresh celery. Shoppers are urged to visit the local market for these prices.
W George D Parrott son of G Parrott 2811 12th ave is dead in France from a motorcycle accident, word received by his father states.
An advertisement promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla Peptiron and Hood's Pills as a combined family health regimen. The copy claims daily use before meals after meals and at night purifies the blood builds strength and regulates the system by providing reliable health support from your local druggist.
In San Francisco on December 27 the California Supreme Court denied F. W. Sharon of Tacoma a share of the $2.6 million estate of the late F. W. Sharon. He had claimed adoption by the deceased in 1892, ending two years of litigation in California courts.
Ten American destroyers, bearing "homeward bound" streamers, departed Queenstown on Thursday for the United States.
Lieut. Col. John Pringle of the Canadian army served as the honor guest at a Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club luncheon on Friday noon.
Advertisement states Haynes near Liberty Theatre offers best quality gold filled lockets and chains.
A proposed inland skunk farm near Puget Sound may become the first of its kind. Navy recruit chief yeoman C. L. Cunningham at El Paso initiated the plan and sought guidance from State Game Commissioner L. H. Darwin who urged choosing a remote site.
Special to The Star reports the Hotel de Ville in Brussels, once a House of Aldermen, rebuilt in the fifteenth century, survived Hun destruction with its ancient beauty intact. Across from it stands the Maison, another building of historical and architectural note, valued by Belgians for its preservation.
Jack Jackson, famed leading man from Levy's Musical Comedy Co., joins Levy's Orpheum after demobilization. He began the postwar run directing 30 chorus girls on stage, following earlier service with the first troops and a stay at Camp Lewin.
A letter to Governor Withycombe from Maj. Gen. W. H. Johnston states the 91st Division will remain in Belgium for further training and possible police service. The unit’s notable Belgium action spanned October 20 to November 4 from the Lys to the Scheldt, then with the 30th French army corps to Brussels until the armistice on November 11.
Washington reports efforts through the state department to obtain the release of Roger C. Tredwell, the American consul said held prisoner by Bolsheviks at Tashkent.
The document lists wholesale prices retailers pay and consumer prices for cereals canned goods and produce. It covers flour, corn starch, oats, beans, prunes, raisins, potatoes, apples, butter and canned salmon with per bag, per hundred, per ton, and per can rates, showing marked differences between retailer costs and consumer charges.
The Ant Rent Profiteering league drafts a bill to tax rents as a percentage of property taxes paid. The discussion occurred at Meves' cafe teria with committee reports on excessive rents read. James E B Bradford will meet the Chamber of Commerce legislative committee to push a 90 day notice to vacate policy. The Polish Home association plans a masked ball at the Renton Hill clubhouse on 18th Ave and Madison St.
A veteran writes his godson about why women wear large hats and high heels. He recalls a trench anecdote where a priest, punished for losing a card game, gave a lecture on the topic, concluding that hats shade faces and heels set off feet to please godsons.
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