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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1917
Page
4
Stall entries list varied grocery items with quirky prices including sugar 64e per pound piecing through meat cuts pot roast fresh milk and butter noted plus canned tomatoes pears and soap with many stalls and decimal price formats reflecting a bustling but unclear market page with numerous items and rates.
A fragmented market listing shows stalls 47 12 31 33 and 24 26 offering a range of groceries. Prices include sugar 7 lbs, tomatoes 2% pack, peaches or pears in large cans 15c, string beans 2 cans 25c, beans 2 lbs 25c, oats 1 lb 3c, walnuts 15c, corn starch 5c, crackers 1e lb, potatoes $4.50 sack delivered, rolls toilet paper 10c 25c, raisins 10c pkg 50c, baking powder 40c 3 lbs, rice 25c, cocoa 20c lb, coconut Be pkg.
Stall 17 sells granulated sugar at 64c. Stall 79 offers pasteurized milk and 4 cents per pint. Stall 81 lists oleomargarine at 30c per 1 2 pound, plus peanut butter at 15c per pound. Stall 45 advertises Yakima Gem potatoes at 5.90 a sack and Wagner apples at 1.25 a box delivered.
A collage of early 20th century grocery prices and items. Smoked herring and rice priced per unit, onions and peas per pound, various meats by pound, butter eggs and dairy products, peanut butter pickles cottage cheese and juices listed with per unit or per dozen pricing. Includes brands like S&S Washington Oliver and Marshall's apple juice with assorted stalls and quantities.
A fragmented listing details stalls 130 to 196 with prices on items such as rice, soap, cottage cheese, eggs, milk, potatoes, veal, steaks, seed potatoes, roller skates, bread, fish, spices, jars, lard substitute, corned beef, picnic hams, sugar, and butter. Includes Sept and best brands like Yakima Gem and Crystal White.
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