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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
7
The notice outlines insertion rates, discounts, and deadlines for want ads. It states five cents per word with five dollars minimum, half-rate on certain notices, and a 10 day payment discount. It lists ad agents in University District and Ballard District with addresses.
Diverse notices and ads include physicians, autos for sale, farming ranches and room rental. Also appear are matrimonial ads, phrenology readings, midwives, and mining company meeting notice for Beattie Washington in 1916.
A long list of produce and staples from Westlake Mall shows bananas apples and pears, fresh fish and meat, dairy items, canned goods and household supplies. Prices appear for beef, herring, potatoes, milk, butter, eggs, coffee, sugar and soap with multiple vendors and daily specials.
Advertisers are urged to consider Star Want Ads as labor-saving tools for businesses of all sizes. The message highlights the efficiency and quick results of STAR WANT ADS and encourages calls to Main 9400 for the Want Ad Dept.
A damaged OCR fragment reports a purchase involving items including rice and unspecified goods. Text is unclear with scattered phrases such as 1b purchase of Phe and mentions of a new chest huts and powder.
A jumble of items reports a Tacoma suicide, munitions shipment debates, a fatal tornado in Hartshorne Oklahoma, a San Diego hotelier forgiving a wife, a Bluefield powder blast injuring 30, and various political and legal notes. The collection includes a Supreme Court docket delay, Spokane judge election, Turkish victory claim near Kotel Amara, and planned naval communications with Guam and Hawaii. Also mentioned are a Salmon Day reception, arrests for auto theft, and a first Ladies Night at a Transportation club amid school bond notes.
Local Puget Sound Steamers timetable fragment lists routes departing from Colma dock and Marion Street area. Mentions connections at 2 pm and 7 pm, with sailings to Everett, Bellingham, Anacortes, Port Townsend and other ports. Notes schedule variations and weekend or holiday adjustments.
Rep. Humphrey of Washington harshly criticized President Olson and ex Secretary Bryanns over Mexico policy. He accused the administration of weakness and vacillation, saying the policy provokes world contempt and invites European bellicosity. He urged decisive action rather than bluster, condemning U.S. inaction amid murders in Mexico.
Olympia Jan 27 Frank W Stone the state witness in the industrial insurance looting case testified for six hours that he received about 3000 dollars in forged claims and that John F Gillies arranged most forgeries with Gillies allegedly taking 12000 to 26000 dollars Stone said Gillies signed some documents and that their two year partnership produced most of the fraud in 1915 with Gillies as mastermind detailed the scheme and his confession followed Stone testified he felt defrauded by Gillies triggering his decision to confess.
The Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company paid eight years of eight percent dividends on ten million dollars in capital stock. In 1912 a six percent stock dividend was issued. Despite high dividends, foreign born steel workers earn under $500 yearly, and many families rely on company aid. Rioting left three dead and twenty five wounded as guards dispersed demonstrators.
Gen Leonard Wood told the House Military Committee the U S Navy would be at the bottom of the sea in less than 60 days if the country were attacked by a first close power. The remark came from Washington on January 27 as officials debated preparedness.
Members of the Consumers' League will meet Friday at 2 30 p m at 232 Henry and depart to the Chamber of Commerce for a special program. Demonstrations of home products will be shown and light refreshments served.
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