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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1916
Page
2
A prose poem explores a woman bound to a painful past while finding brief happiness in Love. She endures tightening bonds, ritualized self sacrifice, and yearning whispers as Fate’s malignant fairy dictates she move from love to labor. The narrative hints a continuation.
Joe A. Levergren of Seattle was awarded a county contract Monday to build a three arch concrete viaduct 300 feet long over the Snoqualmie River on Sunset highway. The bid of 26845 was the lowest by far, about 19000 less than rival quotes, and the bridge is described as the largest and most beautiful of its type in the area.
Fourteen members of the Master Butchers Association petitioned the city council to pass an ordinance closing all meat markets at 9 30 p m.
Prosecutor Lundin ruled a $2,400 road project may not be deemed incidental expenses and must be awarded to the lowest bidder. Commissioner Carrigan criticized the move as improper and warned against bypassing open bidding for large contracts.
An OCR scan shows a patchy shopper’s bill featuring flour sacks, corn flakes, strawberry jam, cheese, butter, eggs, bread loaves, spinach, radishes, strawberries, and apples. Several quantities and prices appear, along with faded brand names and stray letters, suggesting a damaged retail ledger from a past era.
Big audiences attended both performances of The Spring Drive, a society benefit show for the Adult Workshop for Blind, drawing support from prominent local figures and attendees seeking to aid visually impaired adults.
An advertisement urges readers to improve teeth for health and appearance. It touts painless dentistry, mentions extraction with near invisibility, and claims all operators hold state certificates. Dr. L R R Clark manages Regal Dental Offices at 1405 Third Ave NW Corner Third and Unies.
Warrants issued for four Pacific county men adding to nine already jailed in the night rider case. The 13, including Joe Axford and E E Burke, faced federal grand jury indictments for interfering with settlers on federal lands amid a feud like feud in the Ross family incident.
A historic market list notes prices for staples and household items including milk canned tomatoes jam and fruit prices, fresh cream butter cheese and percale fabric by yard. It lists various stalls with item groupings such as dairy products shoes bread citrus fruit and household goods showing unit prices and quantities.
A fragmented grocery listing shows items like Black cod, New York cheese, imported wine cheese, pineapple, cane sugar, bacon, sausage, ham, laundry soap, peas, fresh shrimp, crackers, coffee, cocoa, grape juice, prunes, bread, lard, milk, eggs, cherries, potatoes, flour, rice, starch, and various canned goods with specific prices and quantities noted. The text resembles a mid century market catalog or advertisement.
Frank Oleton Jr was declared not guilty and freed by Judge Gilliam who ruled a check stub could not be a record of account. He allegedly wrote a $15 check on August 17 to be charged to W H P. Pierson claims irregularities totaled about $11 000.
The journalistic fraternity Theta Sigma Phi inducted one active member and four honorary members in a ceremony. New members join a group known for promoting women in journalism and related fields at the campus chapter.
Readable items list stalls and produce including berries beans beets potatoes spinach cottage cheese and pickles with stall numbers and vendors noted in a fragmented market scene.
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