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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1918
Page
10
Real estate note listing a bungalow with two large tote items and a car brockage. Mentions plumbing and a fine view with growed surroundings. Asks price around 2200 dollars. Contact Elliott at 3941.
House listing offers a one block from car location with a 20s era description. Down payment 21 dollars per month balance, price 2750 dollars for a ¢ room style bungalow with large living room fine fixtures plumbing and built in kitchen features. Owner at 304 Pioneer Didg. Down 250 dollars.
A 1920s style classified notice seeks young women for telephone operator work. No previous experience needed, $900 per week paid while on holiday relief. Call the telephone company for details.
Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club discuss a postwar reclamation strategy aimed at economic recovery. Col Howard A. Jlannon and land development expert Liwood Meal outline state cooperation with national policy. UC faculty member to attend forthcoming conference on reclamation questions.
George W. Dilling will attend a conference at Wenatchee to urge Chelan county authorities to build the road section needed to connect the Cascade Beenie highway with the King county section.
Police took slacker suspects into custody Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. They are L. G. Gray, Andrew N. Robson, Mike Vaall, and C. N. Sheppard. They are held in the city jail.
A fragmented price list shows fresh pork products including 450 lb quantities and home rendered lard at 20c per lb. It lists cauliflower cucumbers cabbage spinach lettuce peas and other garden items with several simple unit prices. The legible items reflect a bustling early 20th century market display.
A fragment lists various grocery items with weights and prices. Items include granulated sugar, corn meal, milk, apricots, prunes, deviled meat, pickles, salmon, trout, halibut cheeks, mackerel, corned beef, pickled pork, sirloin steak, beef liver, and pot roast priced per pound or per item.
A readable fragment lists stalls and items at a market including Neorden milk Armoure margarine fresh creamery butter full cream cheese mild cream brick Bowls sardines Del Monte spinach pumpkin beets lima beans pineapple fruit and vegetables canned goods and household staples with prices and per pound or per can details for items like butter steak salmon tuna corks beans soap and tea.
Mayor Hanson accuses power trade insiders of distorting facts about the Skagit river site to mislead the public. He argues the Skagit project sits similarly in elevation to Volunteer Park and notes utility bonds are backed only by light department earnings.
Dairymen from six counties gathered in Seattle announce intent to raise market milk prices. No change will occur until all dairymen in the state organize, with final action set for a June 1 meeting in Seattle. The exact increase amount remains undecided.
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