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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1922
Page
5
A collage of small ads and listings covers furniture, wood, sewing machines, pianos, coal, and moving services. Real estate and land plots near Seattle suburbs, farm land, water front and lakefront properties, and rental rooms are offered with terms, prices, and contact cues.
Directory style listing for law firms and professionals in Seattle with ads for attorneys chiropractors mortgage loans medical and patent services. Includes Main 7203 address 218 Burke Building 905 Second Ave and numerous names such as Joseph Allen Tawner MARY and others, plus loan and appliance firms and piano tuners.
Portland reports a dramatic incident where Mrs. T. C. Lewis and neighbor Mrs. Moellixen left their home moments before a porch torn from the rear of the Lewis residence landed on the spot they had just vacated. A strong gust lofted the porch high over the roof and chimney, but the structure remained intact.
The Phoenix campus magazine reports quarterly spending by the University of Chicago students with $175,000 spent on dances and $66,000 on books. The figures reflect campus budgeting and student activities during the period.
Mrs. Osborn will be tried on a manslaughter charge in superior court Tuesday. A former jury failed to reach a verdict in the case involving the death of infant Helen Marie Wilson, who died October 5 1921 from injuries claimed to have been caused by Mrs. Osborn.
LONDON March 4 lr Gordon Hewart attorney general has been appointed chief justice.
Tacoma March 4. Director E K Kuykendall of the public works department surprised auditors at a banquet for Ralph Budd president of Great Northern by declaring the department saves state ship pers millions annually. George B Lamping spoke on the Port of Beattie. The Tacoma Commercial club hosted the event.
Angeline Wacaster, 18, faces murder charges in Salt Lake City. If convicted she could receive the death penalty via firing squad, authorities allege she persuaded her sweetheart Gilbert Brighton, 22, to rob her employer Charles A. Fauls, who was killed. Brighton says a third accomplice fired the fatal shot.
Timberman dispatch reports forthcoming building codes in Denver and East Lake City will permit only one grade of shingles the five to two vertical grained shingle nailed with two zinc nails and tight underlayment. Unfavorable weather slows lumber movement nationwide with a temporary lumber slump. North West production projected to rise 30 percent in 1922 versus 1921.
Southern Pacific lines announced reduced round trip excursion fares between California cities and Seattle. Effective April 24 to September 20 the Los Angeles to Seattle fare is 91.25 dollars and River n id California to Seattle is 94.25 dollars with Santa Barbara region pricing 44.25 dollars. Similar fares will apply from other California cities.
A couple seeks to adopt an orphaned girl aged five to ten in Washington. They report six months of filing with the Washington Children’s Home, list satisfactory references, state they can support and educate a child, and offer to pay for an investigator. John A. McGuas and Port Orchard address provided.
The article critiques big banks and the Federal Reserve board over deflation impacts. It cites bank capital and assets, laments farmer income declines, and advocates voters elect representatives to curb banking monopoly and restore people’s control of money and credit.
A Longview reader condemns what he calls a sustained British propaganda campaign in American media. He cites editorials from two years ago, attacks on American sovereignty, and alleged covert efforts by British elites to undermine patriotism and neutrality.
Leonard F. Dearborn of Edmonds Washington extols the Pacific Northwest as blessed with healthful crime and progressive people. He praises the Panama Canal as a key factor in world thrift and reciprocity and urges citizens to drop buckets where they are to aid mankind.
A Vancouver cat owned by Mrs. K. C. Schuthie has developed kleptomania, stealing gloves caps and other small apparel items. The feline now contributes to the family by appearing in the newspaper.
Councilman Oliver T. Erickson will discuss his 3-cent carfare bill at a Civil Service League luncheon at the L. C. Smith restaurant Wednesday noon. All city employees are invited to attend.
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