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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1918
Page
10
Classifieds list MESSENGERS jobs with or without bicycles, wages offered. stove and shop equipment for sale. help wanted for a Nat woman. housing and business opportunities. autos and machinery for sale. miscellaneous listings include real estate hardware and mining stocks. various names and contact details appear throughout the page.
Notices list debts contracted by spouses Mary Jeolneen and James B H Morgan afterFebruary 1 1918 and February 4 1918 respectively. Names appear with dates and probate style language typical of local legal postings.
A long catalog of stall numbers and advertised prices shows a crowded public market with items from herring at 15 cents per pound to veal chops at 23 cents per pound. Numerous stalls list staples such as sugar, butter, coffee, milk, and canned goods with varied quantities and per unit rates.
A detailed reader stalls inventory lists items and prices across stalls 24 to 36, including milk, toilet paper, matches, coffee, tuna, oats, jam, soups, produce, and meats with unit prices and pack sizes. It notes specific stall numbers and item varieties such as yellow cornmeal, rolled oats, and bacon.
An American soldier was killed and six wounded in action February 2, Gen. Pershing reported today. Private Lewis Ousley of Wilton North Dakota was killed. The six wounded are Corporal Suddaby of Louisville, Private Boyd A. Close of Poland Indiana, Felix Woyoshlyn of Wyoming Pennsylvania, Dallas C. McAoroe of Umabille North Carolina, J. O. Matthews of Bismarck North Dakota, and B Farmersburg Dy Young.
Food administration plans steps against manufacturers raising prices of substitutes to wheat flour. Charles Hebberd, state food administrator, due Wednesday from Spokane, will discuss actions with local food commission officials. Investigation notes barley flour and corn meal as substitutes amid rising costs. prices for buckwheat and potatoes also reported. new hotel and dining regulations to curb bread costs and specify Victory bread use.
The advisory states flour substitutes will rise to 20 percent by February 24, affecting bread production. It outlines war breads and cracker provisions and notes bacne rules cover crackers issued for bread.
Brotherhood leaders testified before the federal wage commission revealing that railroad agents were present at the hearing. A B Garretson of the conductors protested the unidentified representatives, saying the unions would not deal with a second set of employers and would not disarm themselves if they participate.
Herbert Hoover ordered hotels restaurants and dining cars to serve bread in reduced portions. No more than two ounces of bread per person per serving unless corn oatmeal or bran bread allowed four ounces may be served in those cases.
The registered men of District No. 9 will hold a meeting at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in room 411 of the county city building.
United Press reports British knowledge of Germany conditions may have shaped Allied stance at Versailles. The piece notes German distress, a Russian-German rift, and restrictions on prisoner relatives sending aid. Telegraph claims thousands of letters blocked and disease rising among German classes.
Auburn California February 6. John Bradford 82 was found dead in a lonely cabin. His face and one arm were eaten away by two half starved dogs that had been his companions for years. Death from an unknown cause believed to have occurred several days earlier.
Washington reports the workless Monday policy will be continued indefinitely after a conference between Mr. Adoo and Dr. Garfield. The note marks an unofficial admission by the fuel administration. Berlin and other cities saw partial strikes end according to official dispatches.
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