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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1919
Page
7
A Seattle Drivers' Club campaign to cut street accidents cites 26 wrecks from the week. Reports include incidents on Ninth Avenue, Westlake, and Occidental Avenue with several injuries and cars damaged near Bellevue and Pine streets.
Instructions describe creating a cooling hand fan by cutting a 6 to 12 inch section from a newspaper, folding about an inch apart, and stitching the bottom fold with thread as demonstrated in Fig 2. It names Aunt Grace as author and provides practical steps for a simple craft.
Chicago July 31 United Press Carl Mays star pitcher once with the Red Sox and now with the Yankees was suspended indefinitely today by American League president Ban Johnson. Johnson cited desertion of his club and breach of a three year contract as the grounds for action and questioned why Boston did not suspend him. He acted for the good of baseball after failed attempts to obtain a reply from manager Barrows.
In Copenhagen on July 31 Dr Haxthausen of the National hospital warns sunlight causes skin disease and epithelial cancer. He says protection from sun should be part of treatment. Fair complexion people are more prone and should wear hats and gloves. veils offer no protection.
Fragments mention food products and other life necessities tied to stock exchanges and gambling. The text is incomplete and lacks clear actions, dates, or named entities to specify events or outcomes.
Tacoma distributors announced early next week price increases for milk and cream. Pint milk rises from 7 to 10 cents, quart milk from 12 to 15 cents, half pint cream from 15 to 17 cents, and half pint whipping cream from 20 to 32 cents. They blame higher costs from confectioners and butter makers.
The fiancé of Violet Guerrieri of San Francisco claims a $1000 love gift check was halted by the deceased’s brother in law who serves as estate executor. Guerrieri appeals for a court order to reverse the executor's action and obtain payment.
Egg prices jumped to 60 cents a dozen on Thursday as wholesalers warned of further rises. Alaska demand grows while Alaska and California supply lag, making the market uncertain and likely to rise. Butter remains firm though concerns about another increase linger. Old potatoes ease as new stock arrives, with Yakima Netted Gems quoted around 30 dollars a ton. Cantaloupes move briskly with first Wapato shipments arriving via Pacific Fruit & Produce.
A list of wholesale vegetable and fruit prices including Lima beans cabbage cucumbers potatoes and tomatoes from local dealers. The document catalogs per sack per crate per dozen and per ton rates for produce such as cabbage cauliflower cucumbers lettuce radishes tomatoes cantaloupes and melons with various regional suppliers and price ranges.
Notes report Hawaiian pineapples selling at 4.50 to 5.00 dollars per dozen and Bartlett pears from Yakima appearing on the market. First carload Yakima valley peaches expected next week. Local Winningstadt cabbage price drops to 2 1/2 cents per pound.
New York stocks showed irregular price moves at the open with a weak tone but brisk trading. United States Steel rose to 111 while United Retail Stores and United Cigar Stores climbed on merger rumors. Mexican Petroleum advanced to 192 and Royal Dutch of New York to 6 percent as the day progressed. The exchange will close Saturday to allow clerks to complete heavy trading accumulation.
New York markets report coffee spot at 24 per lb and Santos, sugar centrifugal at 7 28 cents per lb. The brief price snapshot lists commodities central to daily trading in New York on July 31.
Wet weather across the grain belt dampened futures on the Chicago Board of Trade while hog quotations stayed firm. Corn and oats opened lower with mixed intraday shifts, July corn near 1.94, September corn around 1.95, and oats easing from opening bids before late trading steadied.
In San Francisco on July 91 price list shows butter extras at 58 to 67 per lb depending on grade, Egee extras at 59 to 66 per dozen, California flats cheese at 32 cents per lb, Blake Feed around 3.16 to 3.26 per cental including shipping, Date-Red feed 2.95 to 3.05 per cental, seed 1.15 to 3.25, Black 2.75 to 8 per cental, red mile 3.12 to 4.17. Potatoes old crop Oregon burbanks 2 to 2.25 per cental, Washington round whites 1.76, new garnets 2.25 to 2.50.
Denver reports cattle receipts of 1200 head with prices for steers cows and heifers calves ranging from 6.75 to 14. Hogs receipts 40 head up to 22.66 top and 22.46 to 22.65 for most sales. Sheep receipts 1400 head with lambs 15.50 16.00, ewes 3.50 9, yearlings 9.75 10.25.
Kansas City July 31 top prices for medium hogs on the early market reached $23.40 per hundred pounds the highest on record on the Missouri river market.
Oakland July 31 Fred Emerson Brooks a Berkeley poet was examined as a prospective juror in the graft trial of Dave Cockerell. He said local political squabbles repulse him and he never reads about them.
Shipping bulletin lists vessels passing in and out of ports including the City of Beattie, Admiral Redman, Prince Rupert, Gray Bogie, Mexico Maru, Fushima Maru, Northwestern, Burnside, San Francisco arrivals, and Tacoma traffic. Reports detail positions near Port Angeles, Seattle, and Vancouver area with wind, speed, and inbound/outbound statuses.
In London on July 31 Premier Lloyd George told the agricultural committee that prices are unlikely to drop for a year or two due to global shortages of raw materials and foodstuffs. He cited world-wide conditions as the reason.
Margaret F. Jacobson files for divorce from John Jacobson a shipyard worker after he beat her for refusing to drink with him. She obtained a restraining injunction from Superior Judge E P Shortall to prevent molestation and disturbance of bank money. The couple married February 18 and separated June 14 in San Francisco.
A fragmented market row lists stalls and items with prices such as Carnation milk 13c a can, tenderloin of sole 20c, black cod 2 Ihe, silver salmon 15c, fresh halibut 1% and red snapper among others. The OCR shows inconsistent spellings and units but conveys a vendor stall directory.
In the market row many stalls display low prices. Stall 51 offers Kristofersons pure fresh milk at 12¢ per quart. Stall 36 advertises Carnation milk at 13 and a half cents per can. Stall 22 sells red salmon at 1$ per T, halibut cheeks at 2 Iba 350, red snapper at 2 1/2, fresh halibut 25¢ per TM, fresh ling cod at 2 Iha 26¢, boneless salmon 25¢ TH. Stall 427 features other dairy and seafood items with similar bargain pricing throughout the section.
Stall 9 offers fresh halibut and Dolly Varden trout with various prices. Stall 14 advertises fresh salmon at 60¢ each, black cod and red snapper at mixed rates, skinned soles and sturgeon near 25¢ per unit, with carp around 25¢ per pound. The listing shows multiple species and unit prices across stalls.
Stalls 21 33 advertise salmon and halibut with low prices per item including King salmon at 5 cents and Sockeye at 26 cents the day. Also listed are trout fillet at 25 cents and sole tenderloin 1b. plus salted salmon backs at 5 cents. Stalls 24 36 offer pure cane sugar at 9 80 per sack and Mason jars in pints 16 cents quarts 90 cents.
Market pages list prices for various groceries by stall. Stall 105 features salmon 20¢, candied items, crackers 25¢, fig bars 15¢, corn starch 26¢. Stall 104 offers apple butter 20¢ and olives 25¢. Stall 192 lists Yakima beans 26¢, Jiffy Jell 16¢, pancake flour 26¢. Stall 157 shows Del Monte catsup 20¢, Reney 40¢, milk 2 small cans price unknown. Stall 181 offers peaches 1.25 per crate, beans 4 cans 26¢, Gry onions 25¢, tomatoes 10¢ per pound.
A historic market page lists stalls with dairy and fruit items. Elliott Fish Co. offers halibut cheeks at 20 cents. stalls feature cantaloupes 6 for, new potatoes 10, peaches 1.35 crate, and apricots 3.00 crate. Sugar and soap stalls sell Ivory soap at 12 cents and Carnation milk at 12 1/2 cents per can.
A long list of marriages separations divorces and births with names ages and locations appears. Items include Eaton Wilbur Bruna Hack Perry McWilliams Weatherby and many others plus newborns at Seattle and Bremerton regions.
Stockton California July 31 William H Pile 87 of Glencoe rode an airplane with aviator Charles Pond over the upper division of Roberts Island his old home showing that age does not prevent travel in mid summer.
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