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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1916
Page
9
A detailed scan lists booth items and prices across stalls including pork roast, apples, potatoes, butter, eggs, fish, and canned goods. Many entries note delivered items with unit prices and quantities such as apples at 1.0, and rhubarb and celery priced per pound.
A fragmented local market listing shows assorted goods with prices: sugar at 9 cents per unit, extracts 16 cents, rice 6 cents, coffee 4 cans, maple syrup 17 cents, prunes 4 pounds, shredded wheat 100, catsup 26 cents, macaroni 10 cents, pickles 100 pint, veal chops 1246 th, pork tail 12 percent, eggs fresh ranch at market price, butter 20 cents, live hens 22 cents, lemons 16 cents, oranges, walnuts, almonds, celery, flour 145 wack, sugar 16 cents, corn flakes 4 packs, salmon, olives, apples 184 quart fancy Winesap Rome Treasure, best ranch eggs at market price.
A dated ad lists goods and prices including large can milk 164, Sunkist oranges 260, Winesap apples 260, 2 layer cakes 321, peanut butter 28, fresh eggs 249, cream cheese 13, fresh green peas 0, cabbage 916, various meats and teas with per unit prices and stall numbers for a local market.
Austin E. Griffiths, mayoral candidate, will resume active law practice in the White building with S. D. Wingate and J. K. McDowell. They plan to move into new quarters April 1. Financial report shows Union Saving and Trust Company of Beattie Washington closes March 7 1916 with loans and discounts totaling 2 529270 74 and cash items and other assets.
Congressman Dyer national commander of the Spanish War Veterans asks state commanders to report available men for service in Mexico. He believes 50 000 could be raised if Wilson calls volunteers. Washington States Ander T J Cunningham says a full regiment could be organized promptly with 5 000 to 6 000 veterans in the state and at least 1 000 would respond.
Deputy sheriffs Malone and Wiley arrested two men and a woman at the New Cecil hotel for selling liquor. The women identified themselves as Mrs Elmer E Jackson and Miss Marian Allen. They said liquor came from Frank Adams in room 616. Abatement proceedings against the hotel proprietor are expected to start.
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