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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1901
Page
2
The snippet is a newspaper masthead listing publication details. It notes Star Publishing Co editors and business manager, pricing at one cent per copy, six cents per week, and offices in Seattle New York and Chicago with delivery and mail options. It also shows postal registration as second matter.
The article by William S. Phillips describes Italian immigrant families working long hours on a New York market garden in Chautauqua County. It warns that employing children five years old threatens American citizenship, public schools, and democratic rights, calling the harvest an awful future.
The article argues ragtime remains popular as amusement and relaxation and should not be dismissed as immoral or lacking soul. It mocks musicians opposing ragtime and emphasizes that listeners seek pleasure, sunshine, and laughter, noting ragtime is here to stay and is loved by the public and children.
In Pekin a U.S. guard fired at a German soldier who charged past a legation street guard. He also hit another German soldier about a half mile away. The editor warns the armed guard may be dangerous abroad and should stay behind his weapon.
The remark recalls a past era when travel to Alaska was cheaper than remaining at home, with the Klondike gold rush memory cited as a cultural touchstone.
Great Northern railway offers round trip tickets to Buffalo Exposition at 56 dollars. The 1 Lake Washington flyer Str. Cyrene runs between Madison and Leschi every 40 minutes from 1 to 6 PM.
A telegram from Victoria reports the revenue cutter Grant freed from rocks in Saanich Inlet and sent to Victoria for repairs. The ship may later go to Bremerton dry dock. Captain Toaster and officers are praised for orderly evacuation with minimal damage, though punctures in the hold were noted.
Saturday night customs inspectors Delaney and Krinker captured the last sloop of the Puget Sound Victoria smuggling fleet. The vessel bore no name and was fitted with all paraphernalia of a smuggling vessel. T. P. Hodgson, now bonded for trial on smuggling charges, is said to lead the gang that owned these sloops.
Saturday market prices held with few exceptions as trade remained satisfactory and most stock moved. Strawberries softened with Hood Rivers at 3.00 to 4.00 and Californians at 1.25 top. bananas scarce and cherries 1.55 to 1. The rest of quotations were unchanged.
Corrected daily price list for green fruit and provisions. Includes lemons, limes, apples, oranges, berries, pineapples, peaches, pears, melons, tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, onions, cauliflower, cucumbers, beets, carrots, spinach, beans, and more with per unit or per case pricing. Also lists fresh meat, hams, bacon, butter, cheese, eggs, and poultry prices by cut and weight.
Reliable drugs and reasonable prices promote an outing sale at Bartell Drug Company. The ad touts notable prices on perfumes shampoos and medicinal supplies including Pinaud's Hair Tonic Guerlin's Jicky Perfume and Flor Ida Water with emphasis on low costs and broad selection.
Round lots listed on the dock or in the car at Beattie show prices for grain oats 27.00 barley 319.00 wheat, corn 3.00 per 100 lbs, bran 15 Hay Puget Sound 13.04 per ton. Eastern Washington timothy 16 26 10s0 alfalfa 10.00 1050. Native creamery cheese 12¢ per unit. Eggs strictly fresh 16 per dozen. Poultry live chickens 14 12 ½, ducks 12 ½, turkeys 12 ¼ to 15 ¼ cents. Live stock cows and steers 44, calves 84, sheep 8, hogs 6 ¼ to 6 ½ cents. Hog stock lambs listed.
Memorial services were held yesterday morning at the First Haptie church with Rev. Wm KE Randall delivering the sermon. Church decor included rags and draped pulpit area as the banded Army Veterans attended in full. Special music framed the event and local businesses offered Alaska outfits and bicycle repair services.
Seattle readers are urged to consult Gertrude Myron at the Leland Hotel Room 3, 814 Second Avenue, before she departs. The ad claims she can restore lost affection, unite couples, reveal truth about lovers, contact distant or departed friends, warn of danger, and offer business and employment guidance with reasonable charges.
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