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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
7
A mother and children exchange playful questions about Santa Claus and Easter, while a child asks about animals kept in a wire enclosure. The mother explains they are jack rabbits as the child ponders the scene and the rabbit names Jill and others come up in conversation.
Eve Montaldo a 20 year old from Hollywood travels solo from California to New York on a 3000 mile trek. She carries tan pumps a make up box and a sweater and relies on a mile long stride and the kindness of strangers to reach August. She has already covered 500 miles without incident and says Americans are naturally hospitable.
City leaders reach decision to issue additional Skagit bonds to finance the river project this summer. Planned sale totals between 760000 and 1000000 dollars with 6 to 20 year maturities, sold over the counter and expected to begin in April. Previous issuances funded the 5.6 million bond program.
A Japanese shipping firm sends Tomiura Maru to Seattle with Orient-bound Kashima Maru. Harrington Peters Co. gains a May 8 deadline to finish Pier EB at Smith Cove, new port commission extension after a November 20 target. E G McMicken of Pacific Steamship Co. prepares an inspection tour next Monday.
Tide schedule notes second high tide at 10 44 PM with a later low tide around 14 PM in Seattle. The report provides concise timing for maritime use and coastal navigation.
Wireless Canadian report dated March 24 lists numerous northbound and southbound vessel movements near Alaska, the Elliott Bay area, and ocean routes. Highlights include Admiral Hebrer off Egeleland, Mill Bank Sound approaches, and ships like City of Spokane and City of Spokane Beattie heading toward Yokohama and Beattie with distances from Cape Flattery and Seattle.
Long list of ships and terminals at Smith Cove, Pier 14 to Pier 14 including Motor schooner and steamers. Names include Kirketind, Azalea, Mila A. Hell t, J. D. Peters, H. B. Lovejoy, W. F. Harrows, Wawona, George Curtis, Oriental, George Curtis, W. Pitot, Lake Union entries, and many more.
Fragmented OCR lists vegetables and fruit with prices per crate or bunch. Items include asparagus cabbage celery cucumbers lettuce onions peppers peas radishes and fruit like grapes lemons oranges noted with scattered price figures and origins such as Washington and Florida.
Chicago live stock receipts total about 32 900 head with the bulk sold lower. prices for various categories show declines and firmer bids. New York demand opens at 3 54 dollars with a new high, while Canadian dollar demand and exchange movements are noted amid broader market mentions.
Local wholesale trade shows rising apple activity as dealers reduce cold storage. Extra fancy apples fetch about 4 50 a box while Yakima spuds reach 126 to 150 a ton on the street. Market experts expect a rise to 135 within a week or ten days as supplies shift to California and lettuce remains firm at 34 a crate.
Toronto March 25 A Baltimore interests purchase of 26 million dollars worth of timber and ore land from the late Peter McLaren's estate in Perth Ontario is cited as a partial reason for a sudden improvement in the Canadian exchange.
New York Stock Exchange opened with irregular prices as several issues moved variably. Notable shifts include Bethlehem up 4 percent, Southern Pacific near 994, Mexican Petroleum at 194 percent, and General Motors rising to 273 with solid gains amid a tepid first bell hour.
Public Markets advertise pure fresh milk at 10¢ per quart, Carnation and Borden’s milk, Ghirardelli chocolate, peanut butter, jellies, butter, cheeses, bacon, pot roast, soles, cod, cocoa, vanilla, and lemon flavoring. Numerous stalls list apples, onions, cereals, sugar, flour, soups, honey, fruit, and meats with varied prices. Stall numbers reference diverse items across dairy, produce, and pantry staples.
Frisco market notes list numerous goods with prices including butter 1c per lb, cheese 2% per lb, beef varieties, veal, bacon, corn flakes, tomatoes, milk, and canned goods. The list shows local stall designations and item prices alongside standard grocery items and a final line cites the total U.S. loan to allied nations at 0.6698 billion dollars.
Articles of incorporation for the International Bond Coe. of have been filed at Olympia by L. Woolfolk F. G. Fisher and F. Rowe. The new concern, led by George Francis Rowe, will deal in municipal and foreign bonds, with Fisher serving as vice president and treasurer of the Stone Fisher department store in Tacoma.
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