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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1922
Page
7
A chaotic mix of personal ads and job listings from Seattle including positions for alterations, piano playing, housework, delivery, and general labor. Advertisements invite applicants with varying requirements and rewards, with several notices and requests for missing items or lost property.
Local merchants list stock items including doors screens and windows for sale. Senoer and Waldron sources promote kitchen and cabinet hardware, trim, siding and rugs with limited quantities, urging early purchases. Objects include window screens, storm doors, glass windshields, and framing material priced from 1.50 to 3.00.
An assorted old classified listing with prices for mill wood, carpets, furniture, clothing, and household goods. Ads mention bundles of mill wood, cedar posts, Axminster carpets, a radio receiver, laundry services, clothing bargains, hens for sale, and used cars with prices and contact notes. Also notes station info and street addresses.
Room furnished cottage electric heat bath and fireplace corner lot with good view in Bound Fort Lawton district asking $5,200. Will take a good light automobile as first payment balance like rent. 4058 ind W or phone Blito t 0748.
Five and a quarter line ad listing a four room cottage with bath, cement basement, treplase, corner lot on paving street with water and assessments paid. Sound and city views, lots priced from 0x120 to alley, petty light and water included, terms $200 to $400 and $5 per month. Fi wton district.
Ranch style and small homes with garages and fruit trees for sale near Woodland Park and lake views. Properties include 4 to 6 rooms, basements, modern amenities, and modest mortgages. Multiple listings show locations on 10th Ave North, near Union car line, Saint and Burt avenues with prices around 4500 to 1650 and terms available.
An informal notice advertises an exchange deal trading lots and land for a car or lease arrangement. Specific text is unclear but includes a contact email style reference and a street address at 2512 1ith Ave W.
Extensive listings describe 10 to 2040 acre tracts with rich soil, clay loam, and river bottom land near Bothell Saint Paul Kenwood and Alaska buildings. Notices include terms, down payments, 8 to 15 year deals, and possible trade. Also described are city lots with modern homes and utilities. Rental and sale options appear for fruit berry poultry and farmhouse operations.
The Seattle Star directory items list attorneys at law Joseph Alien and others with free consultations, chiropractors Dr Glenn Theo Strand and Dr Turner, a drugless physician, a money loan service, and various repair and merchant ads. Names include Joseph Alien, Dr Glenn Theo Strand, and P J Givnan Electric Co among others with addresses on Main Burke Ridge Second Ave Haight and Pine.
Spokane records show that only about one third of eligible workers have paid the poll tax to date. Officials warn delinquents will be seized from June to July, with Sheriff Long to act on a list of about 21,500 names. Tax opposition grows as collections lag and calls to repeal intensify despite legal constraints.
The bi monthly bulletin from the Western Washington experiment station at Puyallup contains full head lettuce growing instructions for a fresh summer harvest. The Star offers readers eight articles in the bulletin and provides a free copy via coupon.
Edwin W. Hullinger United Press correspondent, expelled from Russia for evading censorship, arrived safely in Riga. Moscow investigates charges while the Russian foreign office invites him to apply for readmission. The expulsion stemmed from a cable protesting Soviet censorship and proposing news dispatch control be raised at Genoa.
The City Federation of Women’s Clubs hosts a baby clinic at the Bon Marche from June 6 to 8 with the slogan Our Best Northwest Product. Daily lectures and individual advice for mothers will occur, and June 8 is reserved for sick baby examinations. Registration opens May 22 and closes June 5 at the Personal Service desk. or by mail to Mrs. A. Yost before May 28.
A permanent injunction prevents William Bouck and the Western Progressive Grange from using the word grange. The order, issued by Superior Judge J. T. Ronald, follows a National Grange request ending a lengthy legal fight. Bouck, once Washington State Grange master, was expelled over alleged radical doctrines and failed to regain reinstatement before forming his faction.
A thief in a crowd of women at a downtown store Wednesday cut the purse from Mrs. P. R. Smith at 8405 17th Ave. S. W. The purse held $16, a bank book, an auto driver's license and several keys. Police were notified Thursday.
In Montreal a mix up at a hospital four months ago left two 2 year old babies raised by the wrong families. Pansy Dyke and Myrtle, swapped at recovery from diphtheria, were identified by appearance as having different complexions. The error caused social shock and questions about custody and care.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover challenged coal operators in Washington on May 18 warning against private actions that jeopardize the public interest. The clash involved G H ton of New River Coal West Virginia and opponents of union pressure as debates on private committee regulation and price controls continued.
Five auto salesmen and dealers face court charges for violating a Sunday close law. Prosecutor Malcolm Douglas alleges the defendants kept showrooms open to demonstrate and sell cars last Sunday. Witness Shields-Livengood Motor Co and Ant Dealers' association member Bill Warner testify in the test cases.
University of Washington Alumni association held a luncheon bee at the C Smith Building restaurant after a semi luncheon. Ray Dunnett portrayed a school teacher while ten graduates faced ten Washington men. Participants included Miss Florence Rogers Judge King Dykeman former Superintendent A S Burrows and Rosenthal. Dykeman was stumped on sarsaparilla while Burrows failed on circumvolution. Both sides declared winners.
Detectives say three boys started fires near a Chicago apartment building, blamed on labor leaders protesting the Landis wage award. The blaze caused about 200000 dollars in damage before spreading. No arrests have been made.
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