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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1921
Page
7
A new shipment offers large brimmed Georgette Hats in pastel shades and straw hats with satin crown drapery. Some styles feature dark poke effects and rolling brims in navy, black and brown with trimmings of fruits, flowers, ribbons and fancy accents.
The council outlined consideration of the $5,500,000 Skagit bond ordinance for continued work, with plans to vote in committee of the whole. Other items include taxi fare reestablishment, pool room licenses, and amusement carnivals licenses for Ninth Ave and Lenora. A billiard license was granted to Ikinchi Poshida as one of the first such city actions.
A narrator recounts visiting multiple lawyers in the Smith building while seeking a divorce from Casper. One tall man in a black suit offers immediate services for 75 dollars, but the narrator delays, preferring to consult with her mother first, and continues to tour more lawyers and plans another visit.
Councilman Philip Tindall defended Yoshida’s license citing his 1918 naturalization and a year in the First Hawaiian Infantry during World War I. He argued approval counters claims of racial prejudice. The citizenship act Yoshida used is under review by California courts and the state supreme court.
A reflective piece imagines mummies awakening after 22 centuries to stroll Seattle docks and parka, praising Beattie engineers and Puget Sound feats. The writer compares Seattle’s youthful vigor, science, and discoveries to ancient grandeur, envisioning future glory driven by local ingenuity.
Russell H. Lovelace post No 12 American Legion, formed at Fort Gibbon Alaska, carries the name of Mrs Tone Lovelace’s son. Ross Lovelace, in Alaska, relayed news to Mrs Lovelace. Rumell H Lovelace died of influenza at Camp Dodge Iowa at age 23 before shipping overseas. He had lived in Havrett and Ruby Alaska in railroad work. Irene McMillan 14 drowned in Spectacle lake.
Regrade operations remove more dirt than any U S project outside the Panama Canal. City water plant holds 271 137 000 gallons with daily use 37 593 932 gallons. Piers A and B at Smiths Cove span half a mile each and are major regional assets. Seattle’s port activity accounts for 30 percent of US Asia trade. The Black Diamond coal mine near Seattle reaches 6000 feet deep. Washington leads in seed production and Seattle shows strong agricultural potential. 83 percent of residents are native American and 97 percent can read English.
Stetson and Post Lumber Company launches a price cutting campaign to lower coats and boost home building. They offer cedar and hemlock beveled siding, mill work reductions, and direct-to-consumer sales with no middleman. The Whatcom Avenue mill features French doors windows sashes mirrors and frames. The firm cites 67 years of Seattle experience and a strong guarantee.
A list shows the number of tons of cargo that can be loaded on vessels at Seattle under normal conditions. It covers general merchandise steel and heavy lumber, grain bulk and ship fuel oil, vegetable oil, coal and related measurements, with some entries partially cut off.
W E Pearce of Carbonade Coal Sales Co will travel to Chicago and Pittsburgh after a thorough test in Seattle plants. The aim is to select plans for the best anthracite coal burning stove and range. Carbonado mines can produce 6000 tons monthly for 20 years, and a contract to Frank Lang may follow for Northwest housewives.
The Alaska Copper Works in Spokane and East Marginal Way handles most copper needs in the Northwest. Founded by Morris Rosen six years ago, it supplies ships with copper marine fittings and markets copper products from vacuum pans to steam kettles to the Far East and Alaska. The plant also acts as copper and brass jobber, employing 65 at full capacity.
Seattle was first settled in 1851 and its business district burned on June 6 1889. The first gold shipment from Alaska and Klondike arrived in 1897. The fire department lists one chief two assistant chiefs eight battalion chiefs and 600 paid firemen while the police department lists one chief and 537 officers and men.
A promotional verse extols shark leather and SHARADON leather, claiming vast uses from oils to armor plates. It touts Alaska to Mexico sources, the UBFP’s role, and a challenge to produce superior leather, noting the claim of not skimming and urging discretion.
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