Ice freezers and laundry ads offer profits and opportunities
A noisy classified list touts an $7 business opportunity to license a self contained ice replacing device for $200 per county plus $5 per machine royalty. It also promotes a Petersburg Alaska laundry sale and seeks information on business for sale in Minneapolis Minnesota. The notices promise quick turnover and profits and urge prompt responses.
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Fred W. Wolf
N. Wells Sr
Chicago
Stham Laundry
Petersburg
Alaska
C. C. Shepard
Minneapolis
Minn
Multiple Classified Listings For Sale In Tacoma Area
A batch of classified items includes 94 business opportunities for a newspaper plant on the West Side, two newspapers and job work, plus small manufacturing business with seller training. Also listed are a dental practice location, the Exchange Grill for sale on Pacific Ave, and patents for sale or purchase via Patent News in Washington BD.
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West Side
Star
Rainier
Dr. Harvey
Pacific _Ave
Tacoma
Washington, BD. C
Directory listing of Seattle professionals and services
Directory style notice listing attorneys doctors chiropractors lenders and service providers in Seattle. Includes names such as Behoff Bowns, Fred P. Gorin, Mason Fenwick Lawrence, Ruyer Lendgren, A Trath, Stroup. addresses on Burke Ride Lyons Way Denny Ride Stewart and others. services range from legal consultations to loans repairs Turkish baths and storage.
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Fred P. Gorin
Central Ride
Remington Typewriter Co
Western Rubber Co
Universal Tele Phone Co
Olympic Foundry Co
Mason, Fenwick, Lawrence
Burke
Legless Soldiers Guard at Funeral
Legless men formed a guard of honor at the funeral of Col. G. H. B. Coats who devoted four years to the welfare of limbless men. Fifty legless soldiers rode in the procession followed by a line of one armed veterans and crutches lined the cemetery path as Canadian soldiers fired a grave salute.
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London
G. H. B. Coats
Col. Coats
Storages Report High Food Prices Amid Trade Increases
Boston July 12 Exorbitant food prices persist while cold storage warehouses report 17 750 000 pounds of food stored in the past month Butter meat and fish storage is down from prior years but poultry storage is up sufficient to attract attention
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Boston
State Department of Health
Straw hats suffer during Hankow anti Japanese riot
Hankow witnesses a straw hat day protest where hundreds of Chinese removed hats from passersby and destroyed them to protest Japanese imports. More than 90 Japanese shops were attacked and British and native police fought disturbances to restore order.
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N. BF. A
The
Star
Hankow
Japan
Kotera
Diamond Field Jack Davis Loses $11,000 Mining Securities
Diamond Field Jack Davis, famed Tonopah boom figure, told police pickpockets stole 11 000 dollars in mining securities. He offered a reward and said he would drop prosecution if the thief returns the securities.
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San Francisco
Jack” Davis
Nevada
Tonopah
Davis
Bank Clearings Reported for Seattle Tacoma Areas
Bank clearings and balances in the Seattle and Tacoma regions show activity with noted exchanges between institutions. The report highlights movement in deposits and withdrawals across local banks, reflecting seasonal demand and liquidity shifts.
Page resigns as U S ambassador to Italy
Paris July 12 United States ambassador Thomas Nelson Page has resigned his post in Rome. Whitlock former minister to Belgium will succeed him, confirming the move announced today.
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Paris
United
Thomas Nelson Page
Italy
Whitlock
Belgium
Rolph Mall Steamship Co forms big West Coast fleet
San Francisco July 12. An $8,000,000 fleet plying between San Francisco and Pacific ports of South America and Mexico becomes reality through incorporation of the Rolph Mall Steamship company. Mayor James Rolph heads the new concern with David Ewart as vice president R. H. K. Smith as general operating manager J F Stellinig secretary treasurer. The company lists 21 steamers and vessels, many built at the Rolph shipyards in Eureka.
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San Francisco
South America
Mexico
Rolph Mall Steamship Company
James Rolph
Rolph
David Ewart
R. H. K. Smith
Gulf Mail Company
J. F. Stellinig
Eureka
VESSEL MOVEMENTS Sighted Off the Cape
A long July 12 report from Tatoosh Island details numerous ship movements and weather notes. Vessels enter and depart ports like Port Angeles Sedro, Vancouver, and Seattle while wind shifts and barometer changes are logged. Contains a dense list of ships, departures, arrivals, and towing notes across multiple outlets and ports.
Protest Rises Over Ferry Fare Increase Saturday Meeting
East side residents of Lake Washington plan a rally at Kirkland Saturday night to oppose higher auto fares on county ferries to Bellevue Kirkland Medina and Mercer Island. A committee will push officials Monday to restore previous rates.
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Lake Washington
Kirkland
Bellevue
Medina
Mercer Island
Copper Quotations Reach Year Record
New York July 12 copper today quoted at 21 cents per pound the year's high. Predictions say renewed trade with Germany could lift demand and push prices to 26 cents.
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New York
Germany
Lake Union Ferry Route Change Sought by Club Members
Members of the Lake Union Improvement Club met in the Chamber of Commerce assembly room Friday night to seek a terminus shift for the Kirkland ferry from Madison Park to the south end of Lake Union.
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Seattle
Kirkland Ferry
Madison Park
Lake Union
Lake Union Improvement Club
Chamber of Commerce Assembly Room
Fragmentary Place Names and Shipyard Listings
A compact OCR reading lists numerous place names and company identifiers such as Fort Jackson Addison Bowesmont Bourneville Vincennes and Union Pacific pier with references to Standard 611 company Richmond Rogers Brown Guilowsen Gret Engine works and H Hansen. The text reads like a catalog of locations and firms without a discernible narrative.
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Dedwin
Arcademia
Pesuta
Birkland
Academia
Union Pacific Pier
Richmond
Rogers- Brown Sa West Henshaw
Guilowsen-Gret Engine Works
Motorachr H. C. Hansen
Puget Sound Steamers All Local Routes
Local Puget Sound Steamers schedule lists numerous daily routes from Moamers Tacoma to various destinations. Timings span morning to late evening with half hour to two hour intervals and single and round trips. The document notes connections at Townsend and mentions Olympia and Port Townsend services.
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Puget Sound
Tacoma
Local Markets Report Mixed Prices for Fresh Produce
Cantaloupes were firmer Saturday morning as stocks dwindle. Local dealers expect lower quotations once Northern California shipments arrive early next week. New local spuds appear and are fair for local use but not suitable for distant shipping. Dealers complain of wide price gaps between first and second grades with cheaper produce flooding the market.
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Califonia
Prices Paid Wholeante Centers for Vegetables and Fruit
Prices paid at Wholeante Centers for vegetables and fruit include local and regional items such as lettuce, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes, apples, cherries, and watermelons. The list notes various local and California sources with unit prices and crate or per doze quantities, reflecting a broad grocery market snapshot.
Frisco Market Report Highlights Varied Agricultural Prices
San Francisco reports Butterperry Séc at 6 6.5 cents per pound, cheese including New Wisconsin trip jets and Badger brick, potatoes from Oregon burbankas at 2.25 per cental, onions yellow at 4.75 per cental, and hay, grain, and feed wholesale prices for barley, oats, corn, and milo. Added are hides, wool, pelts, tallow, and other farm products with regional price ranges and market notes.
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California
Oregon
Washington
Hatter—terat
Csree Resessees Locel Country Creamery
New York Stock Report Opens Strong on July 12
The New York stock market opened with gains led by United States Steel at 112, Marine preferred at 129, and United Cigar Stores jumping 34 percent to 200. Other movers included Studebaker at 109, Marine at 66, and Anaconda at 76 with fractional gains, while Clear Stores hit a fresh high near 200 after the opening.
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NW York
United States Steel
Marine Pref
Si Marine Com
Central Leather
Clear
Studebaker
Marine
United Cigar Stores
United States
New York Markets Coffee and sugar price quotes
New York July 12 coffee at 7.23 cents per pound, Santos 284? per pound, sugar centrifugal at 7.28 cents per pound. Market quotes show prices on commodities traded in New York.
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New York
Santos
Chicago Market Report Lifts Grain Futures on Strong Demand
Good demand for grains and short covering lifted futures on the Chicago Board of Trade. A $23 hog record aided price increases as corn oats and provisions moved higher with July corn at 1.94 1.95 a bushel and December corn at 1.62 1.65. Oats climbed to 0.79 with July at 0.77 and September at 0.81.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Ste. Corn
High Law
Ccve
York
TUF Cevee Corse Jacae Fhe
Lord— Tuly
Denver Market Report Highlights Strong Cattle and Sheep Trade
Denver July 12 market report shows cattle receipts of 400 head with a strong market. Steers bring 12 to 15 dollars, cows and heifers 8.50 to 14.50, calves 13 to 14.50. Howe receipts 200 head also strong with top at 22.10 and most sales 21.90 to 22.10. Sheep receipts 256 head with lambs 16 to 16.90 and ewes around 6.
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Denver
Public Markets stalls list varied prices on seafood and staples
Sanitary stalls feature red salmon at 26 cents per pound and pink salmon at 46 to 50 cents, halibut 20 to 25 cents, and fresh cod and snapper priced per item. Also listed are beef, jars, flour, coffee, soap, and canned goods with multiple stall numbers and buy options for home shoppers.
Pine and T Stall Highlights Local Groceries
Sugar and soap stall offers 12 percent can pure cane sugar at 9.75 per 100 pounds, Crystal White flakes 25 cents, Ivory and P G Naptha bars at 25 cents. Stalls 24 to 27 show fresh pullet eggs 50 cents, cantaloupes 10 cents, peaches 40 cents per basket, Red Seal Grocery Annex lists elbow macaroni 10 cents, tomatoes 26 cents, corn flakes 25 cents, white beans 26 cents, Snider’s pork and beans 2 cents.
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Pine &T
Borden
IBM
Bbc
Red Seal Grocery
Annex
Market Notice Prices Include Various Fresh Goods
Stall 79 pure fresh mum ten cents per quart Stall 66 Carnation milk twelve cents Stall 17 fine cane sugar ten cents per pound Stall 36 whole salmon twelve cents per pound halibut fifteen cents per pound black cod two shillings per pound Stall 1623 red snapper twenty five cents per pound new Alaska herring twenty five cents Stall 30 sugar and flour sacks nineteen cents each cider vinegar forty cents per gallon
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Alaska
Market Brief on Fresh Salmon and Produce Prices
Stall listings show fresh Chinook salmon at 20¢ per pound, red salmon at 25¢, halibut cheeks at 25¢, black cod at 25¢, salmon trout at 20¢ and other seafood. Produce includes new apples at 110¢ per dozen, new potatoes at 4 for 1.00, freestone peaches 25¢ per pound, juicy lemons 20¢ per dozen, fresh currants 25¢ per 3 boxes.
Aged man drowns while swimming near shore
Fred Koch, 74, building contractor, was found face down floating 15 feet from shore at the foot of Myrtle street near 5549 Holly and 5563 Holly in Washington. He had been bathing and is believed to have drowned after cramps. Artificial respiration failed. City doctors were summoned.
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Washington
Fred Koch
Myrtle St
W. EK
Koch
Holly St
Portland Market Report From Portland Daily
July 12 market summary shows 66 head of cattle and 909 receipts with steady to strong tone. Prime mixed hogs bring 21.50 to 22, drum mixed 20 to 21.15, and sheep 120 head with prime lambs 12 to 13, ewes 6 to 7.50, hens 25 to 27 cents per pound, and cheese 37 to 39 cents per pound.
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Portland
Record Hog Price Hit At Chicago Stockyards
Chicago July 12 hogs reached a record $25 per 100 pounds at the stockyards with an opening bid of $22.90 and a late surge to $23 as traders expected a price drop, amid spirited buying.
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Chicago
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