Demonstration Pushes Gas Burner to Second Showing
Four weeks ago the store run a six day demonstration of a new gas burner and thousands visited. The burner’s immediate success led to a production capacity boost at WAY factory and a second demonstration is announced. Installations will proceed in rotation by purchase date.
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WAY
Seattle
Folke
Puget Sound
Juan de Fuca
San Juan
America
Tahiti
Jef Medical Advisor
Atlanta
S.S.S
Complaint About Streetcar Conductors Sparks City Threats
A reader warns Mr Street Car Henderson to stop reckless car starts by conductors. The letter claims grocers risk injury as passengers board and exit and predicts a future damage case that could empty the city treasury. Chief Seattle is cited in the missive.
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Treasury
Seattle
Whitewash the city jail demand from Chief Seattle note
A series of Seattle letters debate police brutality probes and jail accountability while urging civic reform. Chief Seattle lauds sunlit Puget Sound islands as a future major tourist paradise and calls Seattle drivers to improve road safety amid crowded traffic.
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Caldwell Hughie
Hugh
Jalera
Seattle
Elevator Tales and the Fifth Floor Mixup
In a crowded elevator a group chatters about boudoir cars and carpet tacks. A loud passenger rails at the elevator girl for not calling the correct floor as humor and confusion rise with every stop.
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Jimmie
Etiquette Advice From Chief Seattle On Elevators
Chief Seattle urges Seattleites to keep hats on in crowded elevators arguing true etiquette avoids inconveniencing others. He notes soldiers also avoid actions that embarrass or impede people and compares practice to hallways and store aisles.
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Army
Navy
Seattle
To East Madison Car Operators Dear Boys
Chief Seattle admonishes drivers to test brakes on hills toward Lake Washington and warns about speed. He jests about storytelling potential if cars misstep. He also urges City Fathers to pave Elliott Avenue noting trestle planks shake engines and wake residents as port traffic grows.
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East Madison
Lake Washington
Seattle
Klahowa
Elliott
Kinnear Park
Smith Cove
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