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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1915
Page
11
A fragmented newspaper ad lists bread 10 cents for two loaves, layer cakes 80 cents, Heinz pickles and bottled goods, Columbia River shad and large mackerel priced per unit, salmon eggs cans, best asparagus rhubarb telephone peas hot house tomatoes 30 cents per pound. Includes multiple stalls and general grocery items.
Chicago May 21 Mayor Thompson attended a conference banquet of church claimants and was greeted with the question if the new mayor is on the water wagon. He replied You bet and received cheers as the crowd waved napkins during the Chautauqua salute.
Thomas J. McCullin, a blind resident of Lorain, Ohio, defeated John Follett, blind of Fairview Utah, in a checker game that lasted more than a year and then issued a challenge to play 25 men in Lorain simultaneously.
A garbled Seattle page notes McClure Co plans to buy the New York Mall exhibit for a Frisco dedication by the National Grocery association. It mentions Seattle as a state capital site and lists local leaders, law and order figures, and cultural events from a broad, disjointed range of items including a Pythian Sisters election, Foresters leadership, naval praise, and a Lake Mobank arbitration reference.
An advertisement extols using pure cocoanut oil as a greaseless shampoo. It claims soap dries the scalp and harms hair, while cocoanut oil gives rich lather with water, cleanses thoroughly, rinses clean, and leaves hair bright and easy to manage.
Mrs. C. E. Steinford of 937 2ena credits Akos mineral remedy with rapid recovery from rheumatism stomach and kidney troubles. She reports three weeks of severe pain swelling and sleepless nights followed by improvement after using Akos topical and drinking the mineral water at The Owl Drug Store.
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