Be Your Own Landlord Ad Promises Easy Investment
An old classified ad touts a $1,400 interest rate option for a semi modern lot with fruit trees and berries two blocks from a car and library. It advertises low cash down and rent-like balance with full assessments paid, urging quick purchase as a money making or rent free living opportunity. Also included is a bankruptcy notice for W. G. Keene and Jennie D. Keene with a first meeting of creditors scheduled July 6, 1918 in Beattie Washington.
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Aasen & Hexton CO
First Ave
Elliott
Tittle City Farms
Seattle
Lamber
Carpentere
H. C. Peters
Ateady
Lakes Lumber Company
Waahee eRecord
BNAP
P. van Arsdale &O Main
District Court OF
United States
Washington
Bankeruptcy NO
W. G. Keene
Jennie D. Keene
WG Keene
Seature
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C. H. Hawkins
Public Markets Corner Stalls Offer Pantry Essentials
Market list across stalls 18 25 features prepared mustard 20c per jar Sun Maid raisins lic cans pink salmon sardines butter cottage cheese mayonnaise and churned butter 47c per lb N Y cheese 35c lb sauerkraut quince ketchup mustard and Del Monte and Heinz products. assorted meats eggs peanut butter and dairy items priced per pound or quart with varied specials.
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zStalia
N. Y
Market Stalls Offer Mixed Groceries and Prices
Stall 120 offers colored beans 25c, Lenox soap 5 bars 26c, raisins 2c, potatoes 6 lb 2d, asparagus 20c per lb. Stall 124 lists cottage cheese 12c per lb, fresh asparagus 20c per lb, potatoes 6 lb, Bing cherries 5c per lb. Stall 1924 and 157 feature pickles 20c a dozen, jelly 6s, eggs 30c per dozen, butter 9c per lb, brick cheese 9c per lb. Del Monte items pumpkin 5c, pineapple 28c, tomatoes 16c. Green corn 10c per ear.
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del Monte
Market stalls offer fresh produce and dairy items
Stall L-7 lists new apples and onions with prices per pound and per basket. Raspberries and wax beans are priced by basket or pound. Fresh halibut and trout meat appear, plus cottage cheese eggs butter and mayonnaise from various stalls with per dozen or per pound rates.
Longshoremen Win Six Month Pay Boost Agreement
Vancouver reporters say a new six month contract between longshoremen and employers raises overtime to as high as 1.60 per hour and regular time to 1.00 per hour. Loading crews receive 85 cents an hour.
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Vancouver
Bainbridge Colby to Visit Seattle Yards
Commissioner Bainbridge Colby of the United States Shipping Board leaves Washington for Seattle and other Pacific coast points to inspect shipyards. Colby, present at the Inter allied War Conference, is an expert on world shipping problems.
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Washington
Greene's
Third Ave
Biath Ave
Elliott
HILL
Sumner
Wash
Pacific Coast
Niecult
Mainbridge Colby
United States Shipping Board
Washington, D. C
Seattle
Colby
Salvage Efforts for Ravalli Wreck Begin. Umatilla Floated Soon
Officials say salvage teams will recover the burned Ravalli wreck after a rock collision at Hawk Inlet. The Admiral Fivans lies submerged while towed toward Ketchikan by the Salvor. Meanwhile the Umatilla, aground near Kobe, is expected to be floated soon per Japan advisories.
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Ravalli
Pacific Steamship Co
Admiral Fivans
Hawk Inlet
Ketchikan
Umatilla
Kobe
Japan
Elsie Jean Cameron Sponsors Weab Goambo Ship Launch
The 800 ton freighter Weat Gambo will be launched from Skinner and Eddy yards on July 4 under the Metal Trades council. Stenographer Elsie Jean Cameron will sponsor the event in her role with the council.
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Elsie Jean Cameron
GAMBO
Metal Trades Council
Skinner & Eddy Yards
Mies Elwie Jean Cameron
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Forgeries Declared At Five Thousand By Inspector Tennant
Inspector Tennant disclosed Wednesday that shipyard pay check forgeries are unlikely to exceed 5000. Reports had inflated the sum to 25090. Police seek a suspected forgery gang leader described as tall, well dressed, in dark clothes, who victimized downtown merchants in Ames.
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Tennant
Market Stalls Offer Mixed Fresh Produce and Meats
A list of stall prices shows stalls offering sugar, corn meal, milk, sausages, veal roast, head cheese, pot roast, red snapper, chinook salmon, bloaters, Alaska herring, halibut cheeks, ling cod and black cod. Prices range from 9 to 45 cents per item, with multiple items priced per pound or per piece.
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Ste
Alaska
Local Market Stalls Offer Wide Range of Groceries
Shoppers browse stalls 36 28 39 40 20 21 and 27 in a bustling market listing items from sugar to coffee to dairy. Prices detail cane sugar fresh corn meal milk eggs butter margarine coffee baking powder vanilla and lemon flavoring beets beans asparagus onions cantaloupes cherries oleomargarine peanut butter cottage cheese mayonnaise cream cheese rye bread brooms oats raisins toilet paper head rice Grape Nuts and basic canned goods with per unit and pack prices.
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Troco
Sic
Bermuda
IBM
Local Grocery Stall Advertises Daily Specials
A cluttered catalog of prices and items lists Sugar and Soap stall, Carnation or Horden’s milk at 10¢ can, 6 bars soap, 25¢. Sunbrite cleaners 6 cans 25¢. O D cleanser 2 cans 1c. Red Seal Grocery annex green peas and new potatoes priced per pound. various stalls show coffee, beans, jelly, butter, tomatoes and strawberries with prices per pound or box.
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Stong’s
Red Seal Grocery Annex
Hill's
M. J
Grocery Prices in Washington Catalog
A list of various pantry items with prices including macaron products, Post Toasties, yellow corn meal, spices, prunes, dates, baking powder, peaches, buckwheat, and canned clams shown with small price points and unit sizes. The fragment notes multiple brands and quantities in a retail context.
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Washington Macaron
Ocentean
Auto Club
Pioneer Mine
Portal Telegraph Co Reinstate 60 Operators After Surrender
Six operators and five clerks returned to the Portal Telegraph Co offices on Wednesday under a surrender order issued by President Clarence H Mackay. More workers who were locked out weeks ago are expected back soon as the union supplies funds to meet reinstatement needs. Western Union reports no change in its position.
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Portal Telegraph Co
Clarence H. Mackay
Portal
Western Union
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Missing Talley sisters and others sought by Seattle police
Seattle police search for Myrtle Talley 18 and Irene Talley 14 who vanished from their home at 1910 1st Avenue and may have gone to Tacoma. Also sought are Ruth Smith 24 of Alki and her 6 year old child, plus Mabel Kohl 17, Mayer Bron employee, in related disappearances.
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Seattle
Myrtle
Irene Talley
Tacoma
Ruth Smith
Alki
Mabel Kohl
Mayer Bron
Seattle Banker Michael Earles Granted Motion in Suit
Michael Earles, president of the Hanford Irrigation company and director of the American Savings Bank & Trust, had a motion of consult granted by Superior Judge Everett Smith on Wednesday morning. The banking firm alleges manipulation of funds and says Earles issued notes for large sums to the irrigation account without proper consultation of other bank officials.
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Michael Earles
Hanford Irrigation Company
American Savings Bank & Trust Company
Eiverett Smith
Earles
Vacations at Big Mills for Albers Kiros workforce
Traveling salesmen and office employees of Albers Kiros Milling Co will take vacations in wartime food production. They will work at the cereal and flour mills, truck and unload cars, and assist in shipments under the mill superintendent.
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Albers Kiros. Milling Co
School Teachers Aid Hospital Fund
Public school teachers raised 856 dollars for Hospital Unit No. 60 to buy special surgical instruments not provided by the war department. The funds were sent to Maj. Jamea Eagiew on Tuesday.
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War Department
Jamea Eagiew
Two autos stolen on Seattle streets Tuesday
The incident reports two vehicles taken from Seattle locations. The owners are J. W. Von Carnop of 2817 Marion Street and T Yoshoko of 1322 Pike Street. Police are investigating motive and suspect leads.
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Seattle
J. W. von Carnop
Marion At
T. Yoshoko
Pike At. FE
Bomb raids hit Karlsruhe Saarbrucken Offenberg
London reports British airmen bombed Karlsruhe Saarbrucken and Offenberg in raids on June 25. Four enemy planes were shot down while three British bombers are missing. The statement noted many direct hits on rail lines and factories and that two enemy aircraft were shot down in return.
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London
Karlsruhe
Saarbrucken
Offenberg
Air Ministry
Elding
Gaarbrucken
Plan Big Affair for Drafted Men
Plans for a large dinner for drafted men leaving Friday for Camp Lewin were announced. The Cas per Fisher donation funds the meal, served by Seattle Red Cross auxiliary in uniform. The Hippodrome will feature patriotic decorations and entertainment, with J J Sullivan presiding and H R King speaking. Guests may view from the gallery before a Fourth Avenue parade to Stewart Street, Second Avenue, and King Street Station.
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Camp Lewin
Casper Fisher
Seattle
H. RK. King
Fourth Ave
Stewart
Second Ave
King St
Western Men Portrayed as Heading to Army Posts
During July call, Camp Lewis will receive 4000 from California 1000 from Idaho 2500 from Oregon and 500 from Utah. Many men from the Western division are heading to forts and to Middle Western camps.
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Calla
Camp Lewis
California
Idaho
Oregon
Utah
Western Division
Forts
Middle Western
Circus Bandsman Remains in Jail After Circus Leaves
William Paul, a bandsman with Sells Floto’s circus, stayed in jail in the city after the troupe left town Tuesday night. Charged with petit larceny, he allegedly took a corner and pawned it. He enlisted in the US Marines yesterday at age 20, but the registration card found in his pocket dated June 6 1917 was torn. enlistment was canceled.
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William Paul
Sells Floto's Circus
William
United States Marines
Fake Captain Warns Police of Slick Imposter
Police caution the public about a 38 year old man posing as Captain F B Moore. Described as charming, tall and military in bearing, he wears a bogus officer uniform and passes counterfeit checks. An expert with a billiard cue, the suspect is considered dangerous.
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F. B. Moore
Altho
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