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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1919
Page
5
A catalog page lists classic cars with year models 1916 to 1917 including Overland Oakland Mitchell Ford Dodge Buick priced from $750 to $1,085 and a $1,050 figure noted for a vehicle. The brief range implies used car listings with varying values.
Quick sale 5 passenger overland with good rubber and aod mechanicals priced 39. Maxwell roadster in Bet Soares 565 at 1021 BE Pike. West Seattle homes listed at 750. Ford bug offered in splendid shape with good tires at Bast 640.
Finance committee sent wage plans to the budget committee as the council reconvenes. Taxpayers' league backs a bonus system while street railway workers oppose it. Municipal Employees' District cites living costs rising 71.49 percent versus a 35 percent wage rise. Budget discussions await department fund requests.
Classified notices offer a steam laundry for sale in Petersburg Alaska described as well equipped and profitable, with owner’s limited time due to other interests. Also ads for oil lease investments in Texas, business information wanted, patents for sale, and discounted beauty services. Read as a dense old classifieds page.
An old newspaper classified style ad layout advertises hair coloring products and services by Gray Away Hair Co and Stenzie Mfg Co. It lists addresses in Seattle and San Francisco and markets diamond and watch on credit offers alongside a Nebraska style staffing line for a steno position.
Directory listing with names and addresses of attorneys at Burke Building and downtown firms. Includes free consultations, loan and chattel services, chiropractors, furniture repairs, and storage facilities. Mentions Main 7303 and other contact numbers, plus multiple business names and locations around Seattle.
Mr. W. Reed of the postage due department announces new first class rates. Letters up to two ounces cost 2c and postal cards cost 1c, applicable both in Seattle and outside the area.
A. L. Nelson, 23, mill hand, was arrested Saturday morning by Officer W. E. Goodwin and Mrs. W. G. Briggs on a cruelty complaint filed by his wife who said he beat her. He is held on an open charge awaiting filing by the prosecuting attorney.
Under the Alaska division of the federal bureau of education an orphanage will be built and operated at Bristol Bay Alaska for 200 children whose parents died of influenza. The schooner Ruby will transport the materials for the home to Alaska.
Six bank applications for admission to the Washington Depositors Guaranty Fund gained approval. When accepted the roster will reach 103 members, a 50 percent rise from last year. In Lawrence Massachusetts J W Gouvin stole tires then tried to sell them to two policemen and will be jailed briefly.
Washington reports an increasing wave of labor strikes nationwide. Demands include higher pay shorter hours and collective bargaining rights. Key actions span West Coast 12 000 Pacific Telegraph workers New England welcomes strikes in Boston and other cities with various trades hit or threatened.
Mr S M Berthiaume in charge of the YMCA boys camp at Sumner Washington issued an urgent call for boys aged 12 to 16 to pick berries in the Puyallup valley. Boys should report at the YMCA boys department on Fourth Avenue and Marion Street.
In Northampton on July 19 Vera Jacobs sued Benjamin Page Clarke for breach of promise. The court awarded $75 in damages though she asserted spending $200 on her trousseau and wrote that the broken engagement left her unable to eat or sleep. Clarke urged her to forget him saying there are many men.
Local markets report abundant new potatoes arriving with California garnets and Kennewick spuds selling on the street and facing handling risks. California white spuds expected in a week, Imperial Valley Honey Dews at $2.50 per crate, green corn movements up, Turlock cantaloupes at $4.50 per crate, apricots finishing week at $2 to $2.50 per crate.
Price paid by wholesale dealers for vegetables and fruit lists numerous items with per unit rates including beans cabbage carrots cauliflower cucumbers onions lettuce greens melons and berries. It covers regional sources such as California Oregon Washington and Idaho with crates, boxes, and per ton or per dozen measurements, plus dairy and poultry wholesale prices for reference.
Charles Van Burien aged 42 of Riverside was crushed between two steel plates at Skinner & Eddy's shipyard at 6 am Saturday. The crane man was rushed to Seattle General Hospital for treatment.
New York doctors ruled that horn-rimmed glasses once considered the great aid to dignity actually worsen eye strain. They warned the public that the large round eyewear may impair comfort and performance, urging alternatives for better vision.
A dense list of stalls and items from Westlake and Pike Place markets. Includes prices for sugar, flour, canned goods, dairy, meats, produce, sauces, and beverages with numerous stall numbers and brand names such as Carnation, Ball Mason jars, Rainier flour, and Red Seal Grocery.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles subscribed to $1,000 worth of Thrift stamps Friday night. Members would buy more if allowed, boosting the lodge treasury to a total of $53,000 in Liberty bonds War Savings and Thrift stamps.
Dr. Raymond Ditmars curator of the Bronx Zoo, his wife, and a snake hunting crew returned with 100 reptiles after a month in Georgia swamps. Mrs Ditmars captured the rare and dangerous six foot, 25 pound snake, earning praise for skill and courage as the collection replenishes a new exhibit to open to the public.
The tug John Cudahy was towed into Salmon Bay Friday after a blown cylinder head two inoperative pumps and a damaged hull. The vessel was hauling 24 log sections from Pysht to Blaine when the accident occurred. Nearby tugs assisted, with one taking charge of the tow and another towing the Cudahy to port.
Owners of power boats invited by Queen City Yacht Club to race at the Elks' picnic in Des Moines Sunday Timothy Wash No.1 and others from the club are urged to participate alongside non members as part of the event.
Bank clearings totaled 8 767 353 dollars with balances of 995 957 dollars. The figures reflect daily financial activity for the reporting period.
Denver July 19 cattle receipts 200 head with steady market. Steers bring 11.50 to 14.60, cows and heifers 7.75 to 10.50, calves 11.50 to 14.50. Sheep receipts 6,000 head with market in lambs 11.60 to 17.50, ewes 5.50 to 6.50.
San Francisco notes dated July 19 show butter prices at 57 and 52 cents per pound for extras and firsts, eggs at 62 and 48 cents per dozen, cheese at 33 to 38 cents per pound, and vegetables including onions with yellow stock at 2.25 to 3.50 per cental. Oats vary from 2.40 to 3.25 per cental depending on grade and recleaning.
A whistle quaint whippet tank rolled up Seventh Ave to the Star office delivering the first letter by a tank in Seattle. Capt. E D Gunning handed the letter from the machine once part of the French theater, bearing battle scars and camouflage paint. Now stored in the Mutual Life building, the tank is to aid army recruiting in Seattle.
Mayor Ole Hanson addressed the naval recruiting band in the county city building on Saturday morning. About 150 spectators heard him condemn Lenine and Trotsky as traitors and urge stronger American principles. The Navy band played several selections.
Carl Saare of 606 Sixth Ave reports his room entered Friday night and a watch a $2.50 gold piece charm and an automatic pistol stolen A gold watch a gold rope chain with a diamond valued at $60 and a new revolver were taken from E B Johnson at 5305 49th Ave 8 W Friday
Samuel P. Wilson former state oil inspector and longtime Democratic leader died at his Maple Valley home Friday morning. He leaves widow Mary Bigelow Wilson two sons Olin C. Wilson of San Francisco and Harley P. Wilson of New York and a daughter Alice I. Jenkins of Seattle.
The Pacific Coast Traffic Officers Association annual convention scheduled for Monday July 21 here has been postponed to October 20 at the request of California traffic policemen who believe more members can attend then. Seattle police chief Warren serves as association president.
The Meridian, fourth vessel on the Seattle Hawaii San Francisco run, will start loading in a few days. Capt. C. B. Warren, Ander & Baldwin, and Matson line cargoes are involved as the Hawaiian market seeks renewed shipments from the Northwest.
Captain J. E. Brinker aboard the Easterling reports clashes in Dublin between Sinn Feiners and police during a February voyage. He notes several policemen killed in the riots and mentions his transfer from Norfolk to the West Zucker prior to the Dublin incident.
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