Sensational Reductions in January Clearance Furniture Sale
Closing week at our store features deep cuts on odds and ends and furniture to clear space. Window displays on Pike Street and Fifth Avenue showcase carpets oriental rugs draperies couch covers and more with discounts across floors. From tabourette at 75 cents to a mahogany bedroom suite priced at 160 dollars down from 320 dollars the sale covers a wide range of items.
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Pike Street
Fifth Avenue
Unkneaded bread sparks Seattle housewives’ interest
The Star’s knead free bread discovery from Philadelphia spurs Seattle women to try the method at home. Reports praise easier work, more nourishment, and better tasting bread. Beattie baker Mrs. Jeamer tests the approach by baking 1,000 loaves, selling fast.
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Seattle
Star
Philadelphia
Hehren
Jeamer
Beatile
Germans Wager Large Sum In German Lotteries
Berlin reports reveal in the Prussian budget that Germans wager about 1 1/2 billion marks in lotteries last year and recovered roughly 44 million marks. The government operates a state lottery and collects profits while Saxony also runs its own lottery with annual intake near 12 million marks. Prospective players face restrictions as nonresidents and Saxons may join the Prussian game through official access.
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Berlin
Munte Carlo
Germany
Pruss
Saxony
Tate
ILABOR MEN MAY CLOSE SESSIONS TO REPORTERS
Los Angeles January 23 delegates at the twelfth annual convention of the Council adopted resolutions to assess members of the state building trades council twenty dollars to fund defense and to close all sessions to newspapers. Secretary R W Mooney introduced the assessment measure which has strong delegate support.
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Los Angeles
R. W. Mooney
Sue to Put Single Tax on Ballot in Portland
Council members led by T Erickson and Mary O Meara seek a writ of mandamus through Thorwald Siegfred to compel City Comptroller Carroll to place the single tax proposition on the March ballot. The council’s action to readact ordinances for submission is charged as illegal.
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T. Erickson
Mary
O'Meara
Superior Court
Atorney
Thorwald Siegfred
Carroll
Markets Report Fragment and Fresh Produce Prices
A fragmented market note shows price trends for produce including apples and rice amid unclear listings. Names and specifics are jumbled, but the gist references prices, suppliers, and buyers in a mixed market section.
The Jaws and Chewing Theme in a Cheerful Ditty
A playful piece extols the Jaws or Jawa as cheerful chewers. It depicts children and adults on streetcars and trains chewing gum, praising the ubiquitous product and its maker, with repeated refrains about endless chewing and jaws at work.
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Plata
Why Irene Plans Ban After Pawn Ring Drama
In Ban Francisco on January 24 Rudolph Wolb presented Irene Kelley with a $600 diamond ring. He retrieved the ring from pawn repeatedly for her, then she had him charged with grand larceny.
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Ban Francisco
Rudolph Wolb
Irene Kelley
Policewoman urges college men to join police force
Mrs. Alice Stebbing White, Los Angeles policewoman, told the Woman City club in Chicago on January 23 to get to be on the police force and for citizens to associate with officers before and after crimes.
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Chicago
Alice Stebbing White
Los Angeles
Canada’s Finest Summer Resort Sought for Ten Thousand
An offer of ten thousand dollars is stated for a premier summer resort in Canada. The property is listed at 617 Second Ave.
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Canada
Second Ave
Stocking Trunk Factory Surplus Sale Sacrifice Prices
Forced to close all day for stock rearrangement creditors press for funds and Chas L Meissner the manager for the trustee orders inclusion of surplus stock to raise cash. High grade trunks suit cases traveling bags leather goods and stationery offered at sacrifice prices to attract buyers.
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Chas. L. Meissner
Stocking Trunk Factory Stock Sacrificed for Creditors
In a bid to protect creditors, Chas. L. Meissner, manager for the trustee, is selling factory stock at reduced prices rather than risking bankruptcy where lawyers take most and creditors get little. The move asserts moral preference for sacrificing goods over entering bankruptcy court.
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Chas. L. Meissner
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