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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1917
Page
10
Vacate notice for the Rector Hotel at Third and Center with June 36 date. Five more items left to move such as beds box springs mattresses rockers chairs tables carpets and other high grade nearly new furniture. Buy small pieces or in large quantities at very low prices. Buy now or rent space to move items.
Large and varied lot of fine furniture to be sold at public auction. Items include mahogany library table davenport wing chairs side tables pianos and brass beds. Builders contractors and plumbers offered 100 bath tubs sinks and more. Auction at 3004-8-10 Second Ave near Moore Theatre with removal required immediately.
A string of old style personal notices seeks widows and widowers for marriage across cities. Entries describe preferred ages, statuses, and professions from housekeepers to workingmen, with prices and contact cues amid humorous asides and scattered locations.
Classified notice offers a half interest in an iron and magnetite property near Darrington Washington plus 30 gold and copper claims near Beattie The owner Charles Furnes seeks funding to develop and patent mineral plats and to operate an automatic plant Terms include royalty options or full sale No coy or unreliable partners sought Spiritual adviser Madam Lesslie promotes readings for luck success and marriage advised in Seattle Hotel Norrisia Room 4 24224 Third Ave between Union and Pike 9 to 9 daily and Sunday Special readings 60 cents for two weeks
A page of multiple spiritualists and clairvoyants advertise fortune readings and life guidance. Madam Mellie and several others offer palmistry, phrenology, tarot and private consultations at hotels and shops with promises of love, business success, health, marriage, and fate. Several locations and rooms are listed for daily, weekly, and circle readings.
A jumble of ads lists lawyers J Alexander, Jamee Miltoe, and others offering free consultations and general practice. It also shows loan companies Sanders & Co Provident Loan, American Exchange, and other lenders promoting collateral loans on jewelry, diamonds, and personal property. An autos and motorbikes section hints at sales.
The Washington State Council of Defense met in Olympia with 15 members to coordinate patriotic service and ready the state for rapid response to national requests. Committees cover food, labor, shipbuilding, lumber, aviation, education, and more. five Seattleites lead key panels including Henry Suzzallo and W. F. Boeing.
In Seattle the laundry strike shows limited impact as 17 laundries continue operation. The Peerless plant broke from the association prompting optimism. the union added 25 members and drew five drivers to quit, with about 30 drivers total leaving wagons.
Differences between the Butchers' union and the employers will be settled at a Tuesday night conference. Both sides expect an amicable settlement to prevent a strike.
Markets feature new potatoes at 20 cents per 4 pounds, asparagus and peas by the pound, strawberries in box quantities, hot house tomatoes and California beans, lettuce at two for five cents, plus bulk chocolate and cocoa at Leslie's. Other items include flour, oats, olive oil, canned apricots or cherries, plum butter, raspberry jam, tomato catsup, beans, mayonnaise, and cheese priced per pound or by can.
Fine weather boosts attendance as the Fourth Annual Rose Show of the Pacific Northwest Rose Society opens at the Arena. Judging of entries for growers with up to 50 plants continues, with top prizes awarded to Mrs. P. G. Smith and J. S. Ruppe in several hybrid tea and other classes. The Elks' Ukulele Band plays. Rev. Carter Helm Jones speaks on The Fatherless Children of France at 8 o'clock. The show runs until 10 p.m. Tuesday.
A crowded market display lists stalls with items and prices including sugar milk beans crackers and fruits. Highlights note uniform standards in pricing like 10c and 15c groceries and multiple milk brands.
Stall listings describe prices for sugar milk beans flour and cereals across many stalls including Stall 36 37 38 54 42 102 1511 110 66 60 18-19 117 122 111 133 157 19 24 27. Items include butter eggs onions tomatoes strawberries tea coffee cocoa baking powder rice and assorted canned goods with varied per unit sizes and special bulk deals.
Ste McGovern a nurse at 1729 Boylston Ave sustained a severe arm fracture when struck by a machine driven by Wm Coffey of 1822 Fifth Ave. Coffey was arrested on a charge of reckless driving.
A 60 year old man, believed to be Han Peter son, was found dead from natural causes in his room at the New York hotel Monday morning by fellow guest John Kuckee.
Two hundred Yukon Gold company workers strike in Dawson for five dollars a day, up from four, blaming the high cost of living tied to the war.
Dr. Frederick W. Meisnest from the German department will present a lecture at the University of Washington in room 22 Denny hall Monday night. The talk, titled Germany is Faust and not Hamlet, explores literary and cultural contrasts in German drama.
Portland reports theatrical impresario Larry Keating plans to bring an 18 principal burlesque cast and 50 chorus girls to American Lake for a wartime musical comedy program. He aims to build a temporary theater near the reserve and hopes to begin by July 16, drawing dancers from the Lyric Musical Stock company and other performers.
Washington announces a national draft lottery to be held early in July at the Capitol. Young men with registration cards bearing drawn numbers will be called first for military service. Claimants for exemption may present to the proper exemption board after numbers are drawn.
United Press Leased Wire reports Tay Pay OConnor the Irish nationalist envoy arriving in New York to consult with the Irish American party. Hazelton MP from Galway accompanies him as the commissioners plan to move to Washington. OConnor says America's entry to the war could provide a decisive blow in liberation efforts while acknowledging uncertainty about war end dates.
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