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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1919
Page
4
An advertisement notes a henna pack for gray hair sold by Improvement Shop at 620 Union St Tospoat Regis Feician offers reasonable rates. Cleaning Galt Anchorstrand lists room charges and a Totem Main address with watch listings near Chet Tare for Pier St.
Ann Stewart at Times, Stone North, ryn TA recovered. Turkish Baths and electric cabinets advertised. Louis Myers, chirop mechano-therapist, offers Swedish treatments and Grugices methods from a licensed physician. Hours 9 to 9. Phone 8719. Day or night.
Washington state American Legion members plan their first annual convention at the Elks club in Seattle. Delegates from 68 posts will form a state organization, elect officers, adopt a constitution and by laws, with Seattle posts handling arrangements.
Skinner & Eddy launched their sixth ship the 10 000 ton Effingham with Mrs KE Garret as sponsor. The vessel goes to the Shipping Board. The wood motorship Boobwalla 4000 tons was launched at the Patterson Me plant with Miss Kelly christening the vessel built for the Australian government. J B Chilberg and associates bought the Boobwalla and eight other vessels built by the yard for the Australians.
David Rodgers, noted Seattle shipbuilder, organizes a shipbuilding syndicate aiming to reach 400 million dollars. The effort, reported from Montreal, seeks influence across the United States and Canada. Rodgers, who resigned from Skinner Eddy after years of toil, is a temporary Montreal resident.
Portland police halted a protest meeting in a local park led by a class war prisoners defense committee. They arrested Joseph Landy who was to give the main talk and ordered about 200 in attendance to disperse. Landy was released after a few hours in custody.
A fire starting in the National Biscuit Co basement damaged the Spokane Press, eating through into the mailing room and flooding the press, wrecking the department while the mechanical, editorial and business offices were emptied. The plant damage is nominal and the regular editions were issued.
Logota Oct 7 Colombia restores status as a tobacco exporter. Once second behind independence exports, tobacco rose to over 3 million in 1856, fell to under 500 thousand by World War I, then rebounded during the war and now yields about 1 million annually with growth continuing.
Survey of the Standard Oil Co. tanker Dillwyn, which ran aground near Port Ludlow on Pt. Léplip Tuesday, found the vessel not seriously damaged. The assessment was conducted at the Todd yard on Wednesday.
King Emmanuel has ratified the German and Austrian peace treaties by royal decree. The announcement came officially today as Italy completes formal approval of the settlements.
Play-by-play recount shows Chicago White Sox overcoming Cincinnati Reds with key hits by Felach and Felsch. Multiple scoring innings feature Collins, Rath, and Jackson driving runs while Luque dominates early pitching before late Cincinnati rallies.
King Albert of Belgium and Queen arrived in Omaha aboard the royal train. He praised the wheat belt’s aid to Belgium and asked to visit livestock markets and major industries. The couple thanked Central West residents for help and left for further engagements. A Plumb plan railway discussion is set by the Railway Men's Welfare League at the Masonic club rooms.
The wholesale produce market gains supply for local tomatoes after days of scarcity. Prices drop to 1.05 per box as Concord grapes move steadily, cantaloupes near end of season, oranges firm due to South and California demand, and first mortda grape fruit wholesales at 9 per box with some California fruit at 7.50.
Wholesale prices listed for cabbage carrots onions lettuce and radishes with per unit costs and per ton hay grain and feed items. It also notes live cattle veal and hides prices and stockyard quotations across multiple vendors and regions.
Wholesale buyers report freed butter at 67 cents per pound in bricks and 66 cents in cubes, up 2 cents from prior quotes. Cheese demand remains dull with limited arrivals. Hog and cattle markets stay firm while butter and dairy signals show cautious steadiness amid seasonal variability.
Portland cattle receipts total 72 head with steady market for good to choice steers and cows. Prime mixed hogs and bulk meat values listed. sheep receipts 10 head with prime lambs and mutton prices given. Prices shown per head or per pound for various classes and cuts.
Edward Cooper, a farmer near New London Missouri, reports a remarkable ear of corn with two inches from the small end sprouts of oats protruding. The ear appears normal otherwise and followed a field sowing of oats that were then cut. Cooper notes the anomaly amid Ralls county farming.
A mysterious oat embedded in a corn ear puzzled observers and is being shown to the public. The oddity may travel to nearby fairs for display, with no explanation yet offered for how the grain ended up in the ear.
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