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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1917
Page
6
Co Echo Zahl investigates the youthful founder known as The Chief Nut. The article profiles the man behind ads and billboards who builds a stake selling fresh and salted nuts.
By Echo Zahl, the real name Anton Delkin is rarely used. He greets visitors at the Nut House on First Ave 8 with a broad smile and a spirited description of himself as the chief nut. Delkin exudes wide joy in his nut factory setting.
A playful, boastful self portrait of a newsroom staffer who claims kinship with a legendary King Nut. The narrator jokes about rank, nutty identity, and climbing to the “Big League Nuts” while recalling an encounter with a chief on a newspaper desk.
A narrator recalls an 18 year old beginning and a decade of savings as a quirky character builds a Nut House. He buys a aluminum pan a gas plate and peanuts while stashing away shekels for a rainy day. The description paints a stockpile of nuts in chests boxes and barrels.
A narrator recalls visiting vats and chocolatey scenes tied to the King Nut who allegedly controls large peanut shipments. The tale claims profits from peanuts flow to many regions as the Chief Nut nears substantial earnings this season.
The article notes many women in England and France performing men’s jobs as soldiers depart and men enlist. It highlights women taking on heavy tasks and driving roles, while acknowledging female health issues and promoting Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound as a remedy.
Two apron styles from regular stock go on sale Wednesday. A slip on apron with tie and belt appears in plain pink and blue and patterned percale. The dress apron opens down front to waistline with light patterned percale and black and white bias trim. Sizes 2 and 3.
A special sale offers four curtain types from regular stock priced for quick clearance. Lot 1 Scrim curtains with Cluny edge, 2% yards, ecru. Lot 2 Marquisette with hemstitch and lace edge, cream and ecru. Lot 3 Marquisette with lace edge and hemstitch, cream and ecru. Lot 4 Marquisette with one insertion and lace edge, ecru only.
Washington Infantry companies with 1095 men each must be expanded to 150 men per company at once under recruiting orders from the war department.
The funeral for KB G Golden a longtime proprietor of a cigar store at Seventh Ave and Pike Street will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday from Collins' undertaking parlors.
An advertising claim extols Bitro-Phosphate as the best nerve food to cure nervous exhaustion and debility. It touts rapid weight gain, restored sleep, and boosted mood while warning against use by those who do not wish to gain flesh.
The Kite County Legislative Federation presents a local production May 26 at the Metropolitan theatre. Author Mrs. B. I. W. Clark, a noted suffrage worker, imagines a 2099 congress led by women where men have nearly forgotten the vote. Seattle figures include Mrs. Clark as speaker of the house, with Mrs. Viola Crahan and others in the cast. Patronesses include Mrs. Hugh R. Rood and Mrs. Joshua Green.
A waterfront business man who declined to be named completed the Lehman cow fund on Tuesday. Dr. F. E. Smith of the city milk inspection department will select a cow this week, with an estimated good animal obtainable for about 75 dollars.
Commissioner of Immigration Kenny M. White said Tuesday morning nearly 1000 cards were returned by high school students statewide who will work on farms this summer.
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