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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1917
Page
9
A jumble of rental and sale ads, marriage prospect and service offers, from Kirkland ferry access to Burke Parvar office, to Beattie and Beale medical writers, to matrimonial and dating notices, plus hotels, classes, and personal services across Seattle area.
A 19th century ad promotes Madam Sonia Clairvoyant and Madame Victoria as read handlers offering past present and future guidance. They claim to reveal fate, marital prospects, health and family matters, and advise on business and love. Readings are offered at Abbot Hotel and Owl Drug Store locations.
A noisy cluster of notices advertises palm readers clairvoyants and trance mediums with daily circles and evening consultations at various downtown addresses. A separate legal notice orders creditors of German American Mercantile Bank to file claims by April 15 as the bank enters liquidation in Seattle Washington.
Public notice sets final date for claims and filings by April 1017 with publication deadlines by March and July dates. Dated Beattie King County Washington with address of Hank Baminer of the State of Washington offices in Seattle.
A garbled but dense listing outlines meat dairy produce and staples at Public Markets with items like stewing beef roast, butter 40¢ and 60¢ per pound ranges, milk 2 qt, eggs and onion varieties, canned fruits, jellies and preserves, and assorted household goods. It notes prices for Mettler bakery items, canned peaches, olives, prunes, crackers, sugar and flour, with references to specific stalls and sellers.
Fragmentary grocery list shows various items with odd spellings and prices such as apples, trout, beef, pork, potatoes, flour, eggs, and cheese. Several line fragments reference stalls, brands, and week schedules without coherent context or complete item descriptions.
Lloyd Tegart, Oregon football star famed for the 14 0 victory over Pennsylvania at Pasadena, has entered a Navy training course. A friend in San Francisco found him in regulation navy uniform.
Lieutenant A Vernon Macan, once Pacific Northwest golf champion, was wounded during a desperate Canadian assault at Vimy Ridge a few days ago. He resides in Victoria and his injuries are not believed to be serious.
Citizens in Seattle urge Congress to curb war profits and impose taxes on high incomes. They request 3 percent limit on munition profits, 6 percent on basics, and a war tax scaling from 2 percent to 100 percent on incomes above thresholds, signing with name and address and mailing to Senator Miles Poindexter.
Beattie Red Cross women under Miss Dorothy Gibbs will lead a 700 woman parade through the business district at 4 PM Monday to launch a week of active membership campaigning. Each squad will target downtown office buildings with banners and organized drives, with Red Cross booths set up at stores and department houses.
James Balfour, head of the B commission, warns the US Senate about submarine menace and urges all Americans to support justice and right. Reports from Vancouver BC say Bobbie Powell, longtime BC tennis champion and founder of the North Pacific Lawn Tennis Association, was killed in action.
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