Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Seattle Star in Seattle, Washington

We have 1,702,578 pages in Washington

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1919

Page

7

Assisting Artist at Symphony Concert Began Her Career

Twenty two years ago a girl three began a recital in Brighton England. Isolde Menges daughter of George Menges viollin teacher grew to world renown. She now appears at Meany hall in the Beattie Symphony Orchestra season opener. She recalls playing by heart and her brother singing with her accompaniment.

Brighton Eng Isolde Menges George Menges Beattie Symphony Orchestra Meany Hall Menges

Butterfly Brigade Potato Peddlers Warned by City

A 1919 Massachusetts note warns residents about the Butterfly Brigade, potato peddlers selling bad stock. Citizens are urged to inspect sacks, check for resealed marks, and demand proper weight and quality. Report offending peddlers to the city license bureau via Main 6000.

Massachusetts Marsh

Life Sentence Considered Sufficient in Giles Case

Attorney General Palmer signaled life imprisonment may suffice for J K Giles in a Seattle train robbery case from 1918. Prosecutor Saunders asked Washington to seal the Giles case after Giles, arrested in Portland last November, was found guilty of murder in a related robbery. the local case was dismissed.

Giles Palmer Washington U. S Saunders Here Themiseal J. K. Giles Seattle Portland Saunders

Deeds Prove Old Man’s Love for Young Girlfriend in Real Estate

An elderly man demonstrates affection through acts rather than words by arranging a series of real estate transfers. The narrative centers on property deeds as a tangible expression of his attachment to a younger woman.

New York Trade Quotations for Coffee and Sugar

New York on November 6 reports coffee quotations at Noe Rie Ite th and No. 4 Santos at 36 7 per th with centrifugal sugar priced at T.2%¢ per th current.

New York Santos

Public Markets Price Guide for Staples and Produce

Market stalls list prices for rice soap cocoa vanilla milk margarine lard beef and pork items. Notable entries include Lenox soap 29c Pure cocoa and chocolate 30c Cream of Wheat 12c Federal milk 2 big cans 10c Del Monte catrap 2c Fresh salmon 35c per 2, and Yakima butter 6c per lb. Sack prices for Yakima gem potatoes 2.75 delivered and shoulder of lamb 10c per lb.

Lenox del Monte Troco Yakima Tike

Corner Store Ad Lists Dairy Goods and Sundries

A brief corner shop advertisement lists dairy items and groceries with prices such as full cream cheese 22¢ per pound, peanut butter 20¢, orange marmalade 190, and various spices or extracts. The note includes mixed entries like mar garines and ground peanut butter with unit prices and quantities.

Potatoes Remain Expensive Across Market Area

Potatoes hold at 55 to 60 cents per pound in Washington and show little chance of declines soon. Demand for spuds grows daily with frosts and eastern demand boosting the market while other staples move slowly. Fresh ranch eggs stay scarce but steady, butter remains firm due to increased Beattie supply as state dens all ship into the city.

Astern Washington Western Ave Aple Beattie

Local Market Prices from Nesis Local and Mack

Readable fragments list prices for vegetables and produce including cabbage celery onions squash green peppers cucumbers and turnips with per unit and per sack figures. Items include butter netted gem rhubarb sweet potatoes and rutabaga with various price marks and notations.

Danish Vail Goa Gartie Essouns Nancy Hail Loral

Cattle Receipts and Market

Denver Neb area reports cattle receipts of around 500 head with market steady to lower. Cows and heifers bring 7.26 to 9.50 per hundredweight, stockers and feeders 7.60 to 11.60, calves around 10.75, hogs around 10.60. Sheep receipts near 14 596 head with ewes about 6.25 to 7.00 and feeder lambs at 12 to 11.60. Prices reflect a softer trend and mixed demand across classes.

Denver Nev

Flint Grocery Ad Prices For Hay Grain And Feed

An old newspaper price listing shows ground oats oats and hay with per unit costs. Items include Timothy hay priced at 6.00, Cocoanut meal 24.00, and scratch feed 4.10. The ad features various staples like meal, cracked corn, and grits with multiple price points and bulk quantities.

Ry Marley Milo Timothy Hay Wisene Dev

Macy Scale Upheld By Superior Judge King Dykeman

Superior Judge King Dykeman ruled the Patterson McDonald shipyard must pay the Macy wage award last fall after the yard argued it applied only to U S ships. E M Buckman initiated the suit as one of more than a hundred similar cases filed against the company. Separately Capt Frank M O Leary K N G W commander at Spokane announced his resignation citing pressure of his law practice.

King Dykeman Patterson McDonald Shipyard Macy Board Macy E. M. Buckman Company Frank M. O'Leary Company K. N. G. W Spokane Wes O'Leary

Chicago Market Report Rise in Futures on Light Receipts

Chicago market report notes light receipts and good demand pushing futures higher. December corn remained near opening price, January corn moved up, May corn fluctuated then edged higher, oats showed minor gains and held steady in late trading.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade

Butter Prices and Small Produce Notes in San Francisco

Ban Francisco market round up lists butter at 67 cents per pound and cheese at various prices. It notes extra pull products and several small produce items with per unit costs, reflecting a snapshot of the city’s grocery prices for the day.

Ban Francisco Keer Patras California

New York Stock Exchange Reacts After Election Holiday

Trading resumed after the election holiday with gains across most listings. United States Steel rose to 111% and United Metals to 116% while American Car and Foundry hit a new high near 147. General Motors surged to 406% at noon as other stocks varied.

New York Stock Exchange United Mttaee Mteel United Metall B Apexican Petroleum Republic @terd Mandebaker Tructhie Mteel Hetichem Med Texee General Motors Stewart-Warner

Portland Market Report Cattle and Hogs Steady

Port land cattle receipts total 183 head with market up 26 cents. Good to choice steers bring 9.00 to 9.50. cows and heifers 4.60 to 7.50. bulls 6. Hmm. Calves 18. Are 9 to 4. Goose listing shows 26 to 32 cents per pound. Sheep receipts 42 head with steady market. primes 11 to 11.50. yearlings 6.50 to 8. ewes 6 to 7. Wire: poultry and eggs quoted with assorted prices per pound and per dozen.

Portland Canon

Also Mentioned on This Page

Et Sound Acto Philip D. McGride Kitsap Transportation Co Fitzgerald Puget Kitsap County Transporta Sound Steamyak Bourton, Rbellance Su- Bremerton Vashon Il Eeeeeeee Fushim! Maru Cove Eddy Yarde Effingham Effna Egiantine Neremont A. & C. & Burnside Mootr Schr Libby St Chicambe St Dahlia Os&. Yarde Devel Rydock Gaffney Famore Milie Crisfield Roosevelt Western Glen Iris Flefternans Drydock H. B. Lovejoy Collicha ’ Sound Brookwood Bay Yardes Echr Kirketind Gehr Blanc Paterson McDonald Yarés Beologalia Str Lansing Mond O8 Company Loman Stewart Pacific Pter Vormet Mary Unicon—Hulls Snoqualmie Broxton Leota Endymion Fort Jackson Addison Boughton Dowesmont Bournewife Allenhurst Abilla Adria Caliestra Orlwin Abydos Arcaja Academia Peruta Black Wolf Kirk Xacent Beaver Board Arly Fbenezer L. Marsh Francisco Los Angeles SAN_ DIEGO Ltnomah SI Celilo McCommick Line Cherry St Genuine Beaver Board RNST Pike ST U.S.A the. M. J. B Westlake Barton's Burbank Gemma Pena Malaga Weeeeeeee I. Keysions Danny Products Wisconsin Pricee Estece Mene Hoge Veal Pfaney Csceseres Sina Wheelscale Meaters Liberty ICTO Morris Brothers, Inc Elliott Denver Market Report Taliow Fred State Guard Chicago Market Report Frisco New York Stock Exchange Ewes Hutter Broilers Washington Title Insurance Company Ladysmith Wellington Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada Wellington- Comox Agency, Ltd United States Pacific Shipping & Fuel Co Colman Bldg Union Bay B. C COMOX Ladysmith-Wellington Pacific Coast Coal Company Railroad Ave. South Main D. W North Ladysmith - Wellington Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir), Ltd Colman
Search Courier

Search the Seattle Star Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Seattle Star?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication