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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1918
Page
10
A garbled page summarizes varied classified items including coal and petroleum brands, misc. sale items such as kitchen cupboards, doors, and roofing material. Listings mention locations like Wyoming Idaho Alaska and Seattle, with several quantities and prices, plus a Lost and Found notice and a car ad fragment.
A price list from Pine 8st Fillett Fish Co and nearby stalls shows ling cod at 25 cents per pound for 2 pounds, herring at 10 cents per pound, potatoes and onions priced per pound, Light house cleanser 25 cents, oats 26 cents, Quaker corn flakes 24 cents, fresh butter 5 cents per pound, bread 2 cents, peanut butter 11 cents per pound, oleomargarine 36 cents per pound, with various stalls, quantities, and items in the market.
A long grocery market list records stalls with dozens of food items and prices. It lists corned beef, steaks, pork, bacon, canned goods, pasta, dairy, baked goods, beans, coffee, flour, produce, and household staples by stall numbers and unit prices. Many entries include per pound costs and package sizes.
A busy South End market section lists numerous stalls with bargains on butter eggs bacon and canned goods. Shoppers can find fresh produce dairy meats and household staples at many stalls including 44 2 42 50 1569 First Ave and Pike Place with prices noted for items like veal roast tomatoes oats and canned fish.
Detective Capt. Tennant III has been confined to bed for several days following a minor operation. Medical staff say he is resting comfortably and progress is steady.
Amsterdam reports Rainer Wilhelm states he has spent nearly three decades as a champion of humanity and peaceful cooperation. He greets the Pollak regency council, asserting gratitude for their sympathy despite enemy calumnies.
The national fuel administrator issues rules limiting coal and coke contracts to one year and asserting fuel administration control over the life of contracts and their transit. The order, received by David Whitcomb, estate fuel administrator, becomes effective December 29.
George H. Walker credited the chief for lifting the quarantine and said success depended on a willing police leader. A Civil War veteran aged 75, Elliott B. Young, filed for a marriage license to wed Georgianna Wield, 68, in Kent. The Red Cross urged Seattle women to submit fear pillows at the Cobb building in white fabric, 14 by 18 inches. Mrs. J. S. McKee announced a Tacoma meeting to organize the state war activities main committee.
Two women patients at the state hospital for the Insane in Jacksonville Florida smothered to death nurse Miss Helen Stranstiller aged 20 then escaped using keys taken from the body Marian Meneka of Springfield and Stella Coppa of Chicago lured the nurse into their room and smothered her with a blanket One of the pair was recaptured later.
Detectives pursue clues to identify a decomposed man found under a bridge over Wolf Creek near Fort Lawton. Foul play is suspected. A hat bearing the initials F. Mel was found near the body, but the description does not match any missing persons on the police list.
Berlin dispatch records an official statement that a French assault west of Fliery breached the German line at several spots but was repulsed by counterattacks. The afternoon offensive covered about four kilometers, with isolated penetrations recaptured by German forces.
Peter Dominick, 21, of Renton, who joined the Canadian forces last summer after being rejected locally on physical grounds, has been wounded and is in a British hospital. He may be invalided home but plans to return to the front after recovery.
James W. Gerard former ambassador to Germany says the president's clear declaration will compel a direct and concrete German response. Frederick C. Penfield, former ambassador to Austria, echoes the view noting influence on liberal elements and a formal Nazi era style absent here.
Maude Hogue admitted another name Maud Scott when arrested on a bootlegging charge at the Lafayette apartments. Local authorities identified her by her legal name and the alias used during the incident.
Men seeking higher earnings enroll in this special course offering practical training with modern oxy acetylene welding gear. Day classes run daily from to 12, with night sessions Monday Wednesday and Friday for those who cannot attend. Call at the school for complete particulars.
In Haig's report British counter attacks drove enemy groups from two posts north of the Ypres Staden railway. South of Lens, Canadian raids succeeded with two machine guns captured.
United Press dispatch reports a Senate committee will urge consumer input in price fixing for sugar and coal. The forthcoming report condemns current methods as unjust to millions, arguing prices have benefited refiners and left the poorest firms with profits, prompting calls for consumer representation.
Gov. Frazier ordered a special legislative session to provide relief for farmers facing financial distress after poor crops last fall. North Dakota producers statewide averaged under seven bushels of low grade wheat per acre, pushing them to the limit on credit as efforts to boost acreage began.
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