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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1913
Page
10
An article presents Mrs Caroline Coe demonstrating a no knead bread method inspired by Mrs Sharpless of Philadelphia. It describes ingredients, preparation steps, rising times, oven temperature notes, and claims the method yields maximum nutrition with minimal labor.
Senator J. E. Chappell of Klickitat and Skamania counties earns the nickname candy kid for sending daily divinity confections by parcel post to Olympia. He admits the sweets arrive every morning with the mail, a playful badge of his famous habit and charm in the state legislature.
Mafft Special Olympia January 24. The senate adjourned at 11 after filing 15 new bills. A committee report favored forming Salmon county from Kilekitat county but action was postponed.
Ford Motor Co of Detroit has completed negotiations for a Seattle assembling plant by purchasing an entire block at Minorav N and Royal. K P Ries, local manager, says the five story facility will house assembling wholesale and retail sales rooms factory offices and garage equipment and should be ready within a year.
Skogsberg will speak to the Swedish Business Men's club on Business Facts and Figures at the Saturday meeting. Elected officers for the year include KB Johnson president Otto Roseleaf first vice president N Hallgren second vice president Hugo Carlson treasurer H B Helden secretary E Sandetedt assistant secretary.
On January 24 waiters on strike since New Year began walking out in a mass action. They paraded past major hotels and urged colleagues to quit, drawing several hundred at the Victoria hotel Follies Bergere restaurant and nearby establishments into the action.
A bill introduced in the Olympia house proposes splitting King County into two, creating Vashon County from the island of the same name. Speaker Taylor backs the measure as a joint introducer, with Cope Moss and Tonkin.
An old California Fig Syrup Co advertisement urges mothers to use Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna to clean a child’s stomach liver and bowels. It claims to ease fussiness stomachache and fevers by removing poisons and undigested matter, promising a well child soon. The copy emphasizes gentle taste and urges rejecting other products.
Lundberg Co advances the Lunaberg Truss with a free trial offer. The ad lists address at 1107 3rd Ave and describes the product as the best option to prove its value.
In Olympia on January 24, the legislative recount in the 56th district reduced A M Bryant Perr ee count by Republican McQuesten from a 23 vote plurality to 9, with the overall action showing McQuesten failed to overturn Bryant's seat despite efforts by Republicans and Democrats allied against him.
A listing of market goods with prices including epee candied items, Tokay grapes, lemons, onions, flour, pork, potatoes, cheese, butter, bread, oysters, crabs, fish, and various meats. Highlights include fancy butter at 3 dollars per 6 pounds and porterhouse steak at 12 percent per pound. Local grocer notes fresh daily stock.
A dense list of food items and quantities appears as a market tally. It includes beef pork veal chicken lamb and various canned goods along with weights and numeric codes, reflecting a rural shop inventory.
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