Trend in business is upward says Seattle experts
Wim H. Butt of R. C. Dun & Co and David K. Rich of Bradstreet's Seattle office assert the business climate in the Northwest is improving. They call the current downturn a readjustment caused by war profits and wartime enterprises fading, noting Seattle now hosts about 16 500 individual businesses, up from 11 500 in 1918, and more financing options than before.
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R. C. Dun & Co
David K. Rich
Bradstreet
Seattle
Mr. Butt
Washington
New Book Reveals Sidelights on Theodore Roosevelt Life
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson recounts hitherto unpublished incidents from Theodore Roosevelt's life in My Brother Theodore Roosevelt. The memoir draws on letters and diary entries, including Roosevelt's early training, boxing with siblings, a rowing mishap, and vivid anecdotes from his police commissioner years and the Rough Riders era.
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Dr Edwards Olive Tablets advertised cure for biliousness
An advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle non calomel liver and bowel tonic. It claims restoring natural buoy and clearing impurities improves appearance and health with a 15 cent price.
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Edwards
Ohio
Seattle Sees Upward Turn After Slump Pushes Business
David K. Rich of Bradstreet notes Seattle has turned the corner and moved onto an upward trend. Lumber, salmon, fruit and crops drive the recovery with prices rising and demand improving. Fruit and wheat crops are forecast to reach tens of millions in value, while earlier failures are blamed on fragile wartime businesses.
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David K. Rich
Bradstreet Company
Seattle
Mr. Rich
Middle West
Butt
Beattie Postoffice Address Confusion Reported
Unclear Beattie Washington post office address appears repeated with fragments from an old listing. No clear date or additional details provided.
WCTU to push sex education in schools nationwide
A half million American women affiliated with the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union plan a nationwide campaign to teach reproductive physiology and sex hygiene in public schools. They accuse parents and teachers of failing to instruct youth, hope to reach every schoolchild, and argue dress and behavior reflect social laxity. An air service line is also discussed for Kongo region diamond mines in South Africa.
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Valeria H. Parker
W. Cc. T. UL
Kongo Region
South Africa
Tacoma Passes Rules for Jitneys With Fares and Routes
Tacoma city council approved an ordinance requiring jitneys to state routes terminals and schedules and to display fares and vehicle capacities. The measure caps fares at 10 cents and mandates strict city inspections of all jitneys.
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Tacoma
Forts Not Necessary for Peace Says Ferguson
John C. Ferguson former publisher of the Shanghai Times and foreign political advisor to the Chinese government spoke at a rotary club meeting on disarmament. He cited peaceful ties between the United States and Canada and between Siberia and China as cases of peace without fortifications.
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Ferguson
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China
New Officers Installed by Seattle Knights of Columbus
Seattle Council Knights of Columbus installed officers on Wednesday night. New officers include Cyril J. Foirburet as grand knight and Charles Moriarity as deputy grand knight with Frank Barrett as chancellor and James Duggan as warden.
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Seattle
Lumber Trade Sees Rapid Improvement in Snoqualmie
The Snoqualmie Falls Lumber Co announces a workforce of 1,000 men at a meeting of the Snoqualmie Chamber of Commerce. Secretary Frank C. Wilson says spring will bring a strong market upswing worldwide. A brief note on David V. Thrash’s death is also recorded.
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Snoqualmie Falls Lumber Co
Snoqualmie Chamber of Commerce
Frank C. Wilson
Spring
Kentucky Girl Praises Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound
Sunnyside Kentucky woman Velmer Endrick describes two year back and nervous troubles, improved after ten bottles of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She weighs 138 pounds now and endorses the remedy for similar female ailments citing treatment by two doctors as ineffective.
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Sunnyside
Lydia FE
Pinksham
Velmer Endrick
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