Baited Her Hook for Whale but Got a Nibble From Only a Minnow
Dorothy M narrates a humorous cautionary tale about a woman who follows a list of eligible millionaires, only to be duped by a boastful suitor. She recounts a park meeting with a car, a white card, and the mismatch between romance and reality, ending with a sharp jab at affluent fantasies. The piece frames a flirtatious misadventure within a newspaper’s social column tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aileen Claire
Miss Claire
Star
Volunteer Park
Mother
George
Brother
Henry
White whiskered man seeks whiskey from marshal office
A stout prominent merchant storms the U S marshal office on Second Avenue demanding whiskey after a doctor’s prescription for spirits for a weak heart. Deputies and a court bailiff remove him as he insists the liquor is available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Boyle
Second Ave
Marshal Boyle
Frank Colligan
W. EB
Theodore
Albert Rooks
Edwin Tobey
Cobb Building
Boyle
George
Caldwell to Fire Opening Barrage
Hugh M. Caldwell, candidate for mayor in the February primaries, will speak before the Young Men's Business club at the Army and Navy club Thursday noon. Campaign managers say Caldwell will drop a blow as the mayoralty race heats up. Mayor Fitzgerald has opened headquarters in the Lyon building and Fitzgerald for Mayor clubs are forming citywide ahead of the February 7 primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh M. Caldwell
Young Men's Business Club
Army and Navy Club
Caldwell
Fitzgerald
Lyon
Altho
Jack Rabbit Pelts Sought by Furriers
Pierre January 7. The jack rabbit, long a crop pest in South Dakota, may become a profitable industry as eastern hat makers inquire about the state's rabbit resources. Officials report interest in purchasing rabbit skins in large quantities as farmers note potential grain savings from reduced depredations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Rabbit
Pierre
South Dakota
Hoodoo train wrecks three times near Kirkman
The Chicago Great Western train on the Council Bluffs line earned the nickname Hoodoo Train after suffering three wrecks with the same crew near Kirkman. The latest wreck sent 117 carloads of meat into the ditch, though there were no fatalities in any incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Council Bluffs
Kirkman
Lundberg Rupture Support Free Trial Offer
Beattie company Lundberg Co offers a free trial for its rupture support device advertised to be superior. The note lists 4101 Third Ave Beattlen as the contact address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lundberg
A. Lundberg Co
Third Ave
Potato Market Climbs Again On Western Ave
Potato prices rise with bids around 105 while bulk sales remain at 100 and few traders cling to 95. Demand stays heavy and buyers complain of high quotations as cabbages and celery move and tomatoes sit scarce. South shipments expected soon and grapefruit boxes fetch 6.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Ave
Florida
Hutter
Local Markets Price Paid for Vegetables and Hides
A market report lists prices paid by wholesalers for cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, potatoes, radishes, peppers, grapes, almonds, cranberries, and various hides and farm goods. It also notes prices for oats, corn, alfalfa, and other commodities, with multiple price points and unit measures.
U.S. Sees Great Oil-Burning Fleet Opportunity
Editor Milton Bonner reports that the U S shipping board pursues an oil burner strategy for a national merchant fleet. Oil ships offer 40 percent bunker-space savings, higher efficiency, quicker bunkering, and reduced ash handling. Current buildup: 486 oil burners with 3.8 million deadweight tons, plus 48 freighters returned and 18 sold. By program end, 1,731 oil-burning steel ships expected aboard the American flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ay Milton Bonner
Washington
The
Shipping Board
Landemen
New York Stock Exchange Opens With Mixed Prices
Markets show uneven early action as United States Steel and Pan American trade around opening levels. Many stocks face selling pressure in the first half hour but recover as buyers step in. Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel hover near par amid fluctuations while overall activity remains thin and uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel
Pan-American
United Retail Hieres
Bethlehem Steel
Sinclair
Mesiean Petroleum
Republic Mteel
Mtudebaker
Mexican Petroleum
Baldwin American Locomotive and American Car & Foundry
Grain Market Mixed On Chicago Board Amid Weather Pressures
The Chicago grain market showed small, uneven moves as weather concerns weighed against early heavy selling. January corn opened at 1.594 and fluctuated around the figure. May and July contracts also opened near unchanged levels with minor gains and losses. Oats showed a dip then a rebound, while corn prices traced subtle shifts through the session. A note mentions the American University union in Europe seeking a permanent Paris base donated by the French government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jan
Cateague Board of Trade
American University Union
Europe
Paria
Rally Announcement In Kingston Gambia
A brief note lists a 1000am rally in Kingston Gambia with named attendees Ludiow Erion Fingeier Townsend Randay Maneville and Mady. The message mentions Sunday scheduling and a 0pm time fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Gambia
Ludiow
Erion
Satary
Fingeier
Townsend
Randay 'Maneville
Mady T
Chicago Live Stock market closes mixed on January week
Early cattle receipts around five hundred head with prices steady to higher and hogs and sheep showing strength. Cattle prices ranged with heifers and cows near six to seven dollars, lambs at about twelve to nineteen dollars, while pork and lard futures moved in trading both open and close.
Frisco Market Butter and Cheese Prices Report
San Francisco daily market notes list butter at 66 cents per pound for prime firsts and 4 540 per dos for undersized pullets. Cheese price shown as California Mate at 296 per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
Denver Market Status on January 7
Denver news notes cattle receipts at 7 000 head with steers and stock feeders steady to higher for calves and hog receipts, top price 14.40. Sheep receipts around 3 000 head with lambs and ewes steady. Lamb and feeder lamb prices listed, with ranges from 8.85 to 17.10 for different categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lecelpta
Iris
Bbboas
Denver
Catte
Lambe
Portland Butter Prices and Local Dairy Terms
Portland market notes list butter at 7 8 cents per pound and various local dairy terms with mixed pricing. Entries reference creamery, selected extras, and per pound rates for several creamery products in a brief January notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ste der Ib
Brothers
Cleese
Oregon
New York Commodity Prices Start Year Strong
Market notes from New York show coffee and sugar prices published for January 1. Coffee Rio No 4 Santos sells at 26.264 cents per pound while centrifugal sugar ranges from 7.28 to 12.79 cents per pound depending on grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rio
Santos
Longshoreman Crushed by Rubber Bale at East Waterway Dock
David Eddy, 47, a longshoreman from 2222 Sixth Ave, was admitted to Seattle General Hospital after a heavy bale of rubber fell from a sling at Rogers Crown & Co. on the East Waterway dock. He was crushed between the dock and the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Eddy
Sixth Ave
Seattle General Hospital
Eddy
Rogers Crown & Co
East Waterway
Dry laws under review by Pacific coast officials in Tacoma
Internal revenue experts from the Pacific coast convene in Tacoma for a three day session starting Thursday to craft an airtight enforcement program for federal prohibition. Leaders include William A. Kelley Donald Mc Donald David Williams and John M. Rodgers as preparations extend to appoint at least 12 federal liquor sleuths with preference for ex service men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prota
Pacific Coast
Internal Revenue
Tacoma
William A. Kelley
Donald McDonald
Seattle
David Williams
John M. Rodgers
Lincoln High PTA Meets Monday for New Year Party
The January meeting of the Lincoln high school Parent-Teacher Association will be held Monday at 2 45 p m in portable No 2. After a brief business session parents may meet teachers at a New Year tag party with refreshments. Simple models of girls dresses will be on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln High School
Parent-Teacher Association
Marine booze parties banned in Seattle harbor
A new customs ruling prohibits aboard ships engaged in foreign trade from drinking or hosting parties while in port at Seattle. Liquor listed as sea stores must be kept under seal by boarding officers for the duration of the vessel's stay and cannot be used by crew or guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Customs Department
Henry Blackwood
United States
Public Markets Westlake Prices Narrowly Aligned
Fresh wide pork roasts and lamb chops listed at stalls 131 and 130 with Sunkist oranges walnuts cranberries and pickled pigs feet among items. Carnation milk Lenox soap Auto Club coffee bocch pink salmon tomatoes and bulk oats also advertised across stalls 13 165 192 and 404.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westlake
Sunkist
Auto Club
Stalin
Market stalls list with varied prices and items
A dense OCR style market list shows stalls 40 69 27 38 with items including salmon ling cod catfish hamburger veal pot roast veal steak Tillamook cream cheese new comb honey Florida fruit and Golden Wheat coffee with prices ranging from a few cents to a dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price
Florida
Royal Baking
Price List at Stall Market Displays Diverse Goods
A market stalls page lists items for sale with prices including pure fresh milk at 12 cents, Carnation and Borden milks at 14 cents, Jiffy Jell and walnuts at 5 cents, coffee at 50 cents, sugar and flour sacks, mayonnaise, freeh ranch eggs, caraway cheese at 45 cents per pint, genuine cheese at 86 cents, comb honey at 22 cents, and smelts with lutefisk offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ile
Eale
New Lot
Market Quilt of Prices and Goods
A fragmented grocery list shows prices and items across stalls. Items include flour, asparagus soup, lemons, honey, hominy, beef, sausage, Carnation milk, Nut-Ola, Corona and Golden West coffee, citrus powder, and various canned goods with prices per unit or package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libby
Local Market Stalls Advertise Groceries and Prices
Corner Stall 2 offers Eastern bacon and pure lard at 65 cents a unit, Eastern hams by half or whole, Lenox soap and matches priced low, tall can clams at 150. Stall 102 features fancy Jersey butter, storage eggs, milk, peanut butter, and fresh ground butter. stall 14 lists ling cod and soles with small prices, while stalls 18 to 25 promote walnuts, Naptha soap, and large pumpkin.
Sandiest place Walvis Bay described in coast lore
The article notes Walvis on the Southwest African coast as possibly the sandiest place in the world. It reports two thousand strikes to the American Federation of Labor as in progress or imminent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walvis
Southwest
Africa
American Federation of Labor
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Seattle Star Directory
Burke Hide
Behoff
Gorin
Centrat
Remington Typewriter Co
Weatork Rubber Co
Universal Tele* Co
Olympic Foundry Co
Nwick
Lawrence
Burke
Massagie
Hidg
Mee
Firat
Chatter
Sanders & Co
Anenes
Smith
TPO Hospital
Wennings
Furn
Vitable Loan Corporation
Pike St. YY
ITAL
Empire Building
Madison
American Jewelry CO
Fet
Sona Ave
Rory & i
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Feacon
Ae Rae Oe Elliott
Detroit Methodists
Metropolitan Mart
Grand Ready
America
Rigoletto
Cavalleria and
Pagliacci
FAUST
AIDA
Lucia
MME. Brutterply
Carmen
IL Trovatore - Orchestra
Iret
Bret
Eliison-White Musical Bureau
Wilkes Theatre
Dorothy M
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Episcopal Church
ST. Mark’s Church
Harvard
Broadway
Herman Page
Spokane
Beattlan
Whoteanle
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Pratt
Dawiph Dali
Wheelessle
Reece
Teeas
Wisconsin
Nadeer
Limburger
MPAT
Peice
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Tee
U.S
U. S
New York Stock Exchange
Methlehem Steel
Chicago Grain Market
Puget Sound
Colman Dock
Marion Street
Leave Beattie
Beattie
Vietorta, B. C
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Port Angelee
Meamer Heltue
Tecoma Mreed
iMeamers Tacoma
Ttam
Coma Direct
Steemer
Fk Eopm
Anny “Aatty
Bellingham
Anacortes
Everett
Kalehyn
Mel
Mingham
Port Angeles
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Fitr
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Port
Port Gamble
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Fan Joan Islands
Utopia
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Freieht
Puget Found Navigation
Colman Deck
Los Angeles
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Nooti City
Mary
Meron Linn
Frisco
Portland Market Report
Uncle Sam
Rikp
Santtary
Washington Title Insurance
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Second
Union
Albert Hansen
Vr. J. Brown
Orpheum
Madisea
Ny Bue
Ieee
Morris Brothers, Inc
Central Building
Main
Elliott
Eos
Washington Bank Depositors’ Guaranty Fund
State of Washington
Guardian Trust and Savings Bank First and
Columbia
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