Ice cream soda merger target warned by hot pin
A Seattle Star item notes a man seeking to merge all ice cream soda shops to raise prices faces opposition. The incensed summer girl pursues him, signaling local public pushback against the plan.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
2
A Seattle Star item notes a man seeking to merge all ice cream soda shops to raise prices faces opposition. The incensed summer girl pursues him, signaling local public pushback against the plan.
Seattle welcomes visiting delegates to the State Christian Endeavor convention. The visitors, carrying the C EB banner, represent uplifting forces as delegates flood into the city by train and boat for what is billed as the most successful gathering of its kind in Washington. The hand of welcome is extended for a pleasant and profitable sojourn.
A columnist recalls a past scientific claim that kerosene could wipe out mosquitoes by sprinkling ponds. The public believed it, from Puyallup to New Jersey, but the method failed. The piece mocks the idea and ends by urging direct physical restraint as the only real remedy.
A Butte woman named Mrs Kurtz diets in a doomed bid to reach the ninety pound class. After 21 days of near starvation she loses weight but rebounds within a week, restoring more fat than before. The piece notes hunger, danger of extreme dieting, and urges safe diet and exercise instead.
In Victoria B C Daniel Miller 30 and his 17 year old wife Matilda quarrel after a morning kiss he leaves for work to find most household goods missing by evening and a note saying she is going to her parents Miller calls the kiss an oversight. In Grand Forks mosquitoes plague woods as Italian crew on extension quits over pests and pay back to agents seeks replacements.
An agreement binding until June 25, 1904 ends long running disputes between the Carpenters' Union and the Master Builders' Association. A joint committee will arbitrate, business agents may consult with contractors, and union carpenters will be used. The pact awaits endorsement of a new Building Trades council constitution.
A large Norwegian gathering planned for Brattle, Tacoma, Everett, Ballard and nearby towns at Pleasant Beach has been delayed from July 6 to July 13 to allow more preparation. Six steamers including City of Everett and Hattie Hansen will transport crowds. Joachim Arneson leads the event under city auspices with plentiful food and various athletic events planned.
The Nome City steamed from the harbor at 12 30 last night on its second Nome trip with full freight. Among the cargo were J P Parkin editor of the News and a large shipment of machinery. J W Kelly also headed north with machinery and men. Also noted are baseball combinations and mutuals at Fiskey Barnett's Cigar Store. Flags for yachts advertised. Rhodes.
A diverse classified listing describes land and homes for quick sale near a city car line, including 2 to 4 acre parcels priced from around 15 per acre to 80 for larger tracts. Also advertised are housekeeping goods, furniture, and service offers from local businesses, with multiple real estate brokers and utility services noted.
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