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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1917
Page
10
Used 191 Basem roadster valued under 300 dollars with continental motor and extras offered at 300. Kitchen cupboards, doors, shelves and bins advertised for 35 dollars, with setup possible or 26 down. Catalogue and delivery details from KAVANA, 62 Hate 10h int Ave, Denver.
Public notice announces a property sale in King County Washington under a guardianship order. Sale will occur November 13 1917 at 16 00 at 691 22 Lyon Building Meat Seattle to the highest bidder sealed bids received by deadline. Property begins 1870 feet west and 69 feet south of the northeast corner of section 18 township 2 north range 6 east and follows a defined riverbank boundary. Also includes a separate general election notice for the Port of Seattle December 1 1917 with two proposed measures and bond issuance details.
An condensed listing from the Pike Place stalls shows assorted groceries and prices including lemon orange and citron peel 2fe th and 90¢ per item, Cottolene 450 90¢, No. 2 canna asparagus, green split peas, walnuts, and corn products. Stall 1509 features Abby's solid pack tomatoes, butter, mincemeat, doughnuts, and pancake flour, with other markets detailing sugar, milk, rice, sardines, cocoa, coffee, tea, beans, lard, corned beef, and meat price points across stalls 1511 and 1627.
OCR fragment lists prices and items such as black eyed peas Bayou beans hard wheat flour and hominy with notes on quantities and costs including 2.80 for flour and references to pink beans and other staples. The text appears as a rough price rundown from a grocery or market listing.
A garbled OCR snippet shows various foods and goods such as margarine peanut butter king apples butter pullet ewes fruit and vegetables with irregular spellings and stray numbers. The text lacks coherent structure or complete items.
A garbled listing of groceries appears with prices and product names including lard sugar beef flour rice butter potatoes apples peppers and canned goods. The fragmentary OCR reads like a weekly store ad with items such as Winesap apples grape fruit butter eggs cheese and coffee mixed with misread characters and stray numbers.
Sam Anderson age 42 of 2206 KE Alder J and Solomon Sideleky age 62 of 219 Zindave were rushed to Providence hospital after their vehicle plunged over a steep ravine near Redmond and became pinned. Joseph Schlumpf age 1718 32nd Ave collided with J A Brevannon age 2924 Linden Ave at 12th Ave and EK Pine. Joseph J Harvey, a 78 year old Civil War veteran, died at his home on 2107 North S4th St Saturday night.
Patrolman J. J. Crawford submitted his resignation to Chief Beckingham on Sunday and will enter a city business venture, ending his tenure with the force.
Camp Lewis reports soldiers practicing gas mask use and bayonet drills. Bayonet drills feature large squads charging the parade ground as officers demand fierce, determined looks.
United States forces in France establish a separate transportation department led by Maj. Gen. W. W. Atterbury to manage troop and material movement from ships to rail heads. The reorganization shifts the quartermaster corps to a supporting role, easing army engineers and streamlining supply operations across ports and depots. Pershing announced the plan after inspecting arrival ports and depots, praising the enhanced organizing ability of industrial generals and captains.
The custody battle over 11 year old Areal Gerber resumes before Superior Judge Ben Sheeks. Areal remains in Holy Names academy under court supervision while Rudolph H. Gerber seeks habeas corpus to overturn a June 18 custody ruling. The case traces back through Berlin, San Francisco and Seattle. the mother, Mrs. Ralph de Bit, on Mercer Island, did not attend.
Robert H. Fivans assistant corporation counsel was taken home ill with diphtheria. The corporation counsel's office was quarantined.
Members of the Beattle Women’s Protective Association urged the public to attend a meeting at Good Eats cafeteria at 2 p m Wednesday for a report on vice conditions. Secretary Emily Peters said crucial evidence will be revealed then and a committee formed October 14 will present findings. The group argues slugger activities and moving picture exhibits in Seattle aim to build support for a restricted district.
Seattle residents must donate 4000 dollars in the coming days to fund 6000 Christmas boxes for friendless soldiers. Donations of any size support tobacco pipes candy writing materials envelopes and gum, with coins preferred to capitalize on reduced purchase rates.
Mrs. Angelina Scalzo seeks divorce from Pietro Scalzo of 2119 Atlantic street after alleging nonsupport and cruelty. She says he paid $33 for a wedding hat then gave only 60 cents and a dollar sixty after the ceremony. Judge Ronald urged action Monday.
Alaska Pacific Navigation's motor ship Oregon began its first trip with a coal cargo from Pier 8 to Portland. After loading more merchandise for California, the vessel will proceed to California ports while James A. Harty and Mrs. Harty depart for a two week vacation in California.
Four disorderly persons, all women, were arrested during the police cleanup Friday and Saturday nights. Mayor Gill said arrests are harder as underworld figures flee. He vowed to continue the program of forcing diseased women into treatment with government support. The 17 inmates freed on habeas corpus were said to never belong free, but writs had allowed bail. Fourteen were released on $200 bail, two Sunday, and two more by writs. All writs were dismissed Monday as bail was posted.
The Elliott Bay Camp No 6938 of Modern Woodmen of America plans a Thursday night celebration at 8 oclock in the Moose hall. Alex Johnstone was arrested Sunday by city detectives for selling ladies shoes at 45 cents a pair and booked on an open charge.
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