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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1920
Page
7
Multiple small ads and notices mix services sales and job calls. Items include furniture, sewing machines, musical instruments, autos, real estate, and employment leads with contact hints scattered through a crowded column, reflecting a busy urban marketplace.
Classifieds describe multiple farm properties for sale including 10 acres near Duvall with a 2 room house, 2 acres with orchard and good soil, 20 acres near Mosher Beach, 40 acres in Monroe district with timothy and creek bottom, 79 acres Snoqualmie valley with house and barn, and other parcels. Prices range from a few thousand to sixteen thousand dollars with terms. Listings mention cash portions, terms, and contact names like Callahan and Squire Investment Co.
Classifieds advertise vast lands for sale by Clear Lake Lumber Co with claims of prime farm districts, proximity to roads and town, and extremely low prices. The notice promises expert assistance from a local office at 716 Third Ave and notes other listings including dairy farms and various stocks, bonds, and business opportunities.
A dense directory listing lawyers accountants chiropractors doctors lenders and service providers in Seattle. Entries include Frederick P. Gorin patents attorney N W Washington Ave Marcinwick law firm Elliott 390 and other firms. CPA firms. chiropractors. a piano tuner John Strom. jewelry loan outfits. several building and maintenance contractors. and a general classifieds section for money loans and services with addresses and contact numbers.
Coast guard cutters have failed to locate the Rochepoint after it was stolen from King & Winge shipyards last week. Officials say every cove and harbor has been searched and believe the vessel with a head start was taken directly into Canadian waters by the pirate crew.
James A. Ralston a 50 year old reputed narcotic smuggler known from the Pacific to the Atlantic was arrested in Vancouver British Columbia. Canadian customs officers with U S agents tracked him after eight months of pursuit and found 40 cans of opium in two false bottom canisters. Ralston alias James Bell and Tom Wilsen had dodged authorities since 1917 and previously faced a federal court conviction for attempting to smuggle gold.
Aileen Claire recalls observations from a Seattle bakery counter about customers and staff. The narrator records casual chats with bakers about blueberry shortages, parade curios, brides, generous customers, and a "special" who favors a particular clerk, revealing daily city life and social tones.
Lieut J C Wickman announces that A Nordgreen faces a second degree burglary charge in superior court after detectives say he confessed to six robberies in the West Seattle Tacoma area. Loot valued over 500 dollars recovered includes jewelry and clothing taken from J Younger at 1400 1 87th st. Nordgreen was previously convicted in Portland three years ago and is suspected in other recent Tacoma burglaries.
In Chicago a weekend crackdown arrested about 800 individuals at gambling dens across the city. Inspectors, many locals, lined up for processing at the police station, while some in the crowd sought missing husbands.
Four Northwestern states will create a regional executive committee to address local Scout needs. Leaders FR H Parsons Commissioner Edmond B Meany and Stuart P Walsh spoke after a Spokane conference. The committee aims to strengthen Scout operations in small towns and counties. A Grand Jury indictment for morphine possession led to a guilty plea by John Londel in federal court.
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