Sadie the Housemaid quits after Seattle job adventure
Miss Von Kettler recalls four days as Sadie, a housemaid in Seattle, detailing chaotic moving days, a playful dog, and the toll of maid work during a tense relocation. She notes the strain of moving time on both worker and family and urges fair treatment and better housing for hired help.
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Skagit Project Faces Engineer Advice Debate
Councilman Oliver T. Erickson rejects further engineering advice for the Skagit hydroelectric project while urging limited expert input. The utilities committees filed the Associated Engineering Societies request to appoint an engineering board to survey the development and noted reports from C. F. Ahden A. H Henney and Chief Arthur P. Davis of the reclamation service.
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Real estate boom follows farmer finds hidden hootch cache
In Flushing a farmer buying a new house triggers big local real estate activity. A secret cellar chamber reveals 55 bottles of bonded hootch, sparking speculation about illicit liquor and market effects.
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Viaduct Plans Ordered for Yesler Way Foot Bridge
Steps for building a foot viaduct over the railroad at Yesler Way were taken Thursday when Thomas J. Lynded, first assistant corporation counsel, urged the city engineering department to submit plans. The structure intended for pedestrians had been ordered four years ago but postponed due to conditions.
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