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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1916
Page
6
Market stalls list diverse produce and goods including sweet potatoes lemons coffee cakes rhubarb strawberries olives lye hominy and butter. Prices shown per unit or per box with items like milk pantry staples and meats.
Resolution set to amend Seattle city charter provisions on voting methods and ward boundaries. Proposes submission to Beattie electors at the March 7 1916 general municipal election and outlines candidate declarations voting procedures and ballot formats.
A damaged OCR snippet lists various products including macaroni, sacks, Worcestershire sauce, bread loaves and small price cues. Reads like an old grocery ad with scattered quantities and cents.
Saturday market listings show beef and pork prices per pound, veal roasts, mutton, bacon, lard, and boiling beef. Also listed are butter, eggs, coffee, and dairy items with approximate per pound or per dozen costs and vendor notes.
Shoppers encounter a chaotic list of goods with prices and stalls. Items include sugar, milk, walnuts, coffee, Jonathan apples, fancy potatoes, peanut butter, butter, steak, lamb, pork, and liver. Market stalls show varied prices per box, per pound, or per item, with some delivery options.
In San Francisco on February 12, federal authorities predicted a broad roundup as many defendants including German Consul Bopp and others already charged for accepting service in the bomb and neutrality conspiracy indictments.
A set of four measures including a home rule bill and tax changes moves toward ballot formulation in Olympia. Initiatives are filed by Lucy Case and state groups with a 10 day deadline to draft the petition language as public warning follows a Hood River train incident.
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