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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1916
Page
9
A bustling list of grocery items and daily specials appears with Lenox soap, corn flakes, Crinkle corn snacks, beef, lamb, processed foods, dairy, produce, and staples. Notable items include lemons at 30 cents per dozen, pure granulated sugar at 68 cents for 16 pounds, potatoes at 1.75 per sack, and bulk baking powder.
An OCR fragment from Stall 46 lists items and prices including pure cane sugar at 1.80 to 1.95 per sack, hard wheat flour 1.96, pancake flour 1.06, large bottles of catsup and maple syrup, fresh cooked crabs at 2 for the price, pot roast and pork roast at varying cents per pound, indicating a local stall advertisement with everyday groceries.
OCR text reveals a chaotic list of goods and prices at a corner stall including meal, prunes, coffee, broom, olive oil, powder, toilet paper rolls, spaghetti, soap, and fish with assorted quantities. Details are garbled but indicate miscellaneous household items and price ranges.
A garbled OCR fragment lists various items such as navy beans Lima beans head rice sugar syrup and waxy starch along with prices like 1.70 and 10 cents. The text resembles a historical shopping inventory with unclear formatting and several misspelled or repeated words. No clear date or location is identifiable.
The state university will seek an appropriation of 1 884 910 dollars this year, up 774 10 dollars from two years ago. Comptroller Condon prepared the budget approved by President Suzzallo, funding new buildings salaries and dormitory remodeling. A four quarter system is urged to use buildings year round. Current enrollment is 4 100 students with a per student cost of 250 dollars. In London on Oct 23 British shelling between Le Sars and Guedecourt was reported by Gen Haig, with no major infantry actions on the Somme front.
Puget Sound Steamers operate all local routes departing Colman Dock Port of Marion Street. Vessels include Sel Fue Townsend Wilceme Dungeness Sequim Angeles and Vietoris. Does not call at Vietoria Sundays. runs nightly on certain days with varying calls.
A short news abstantpipe with 1 000 000 gallon capacity will be built at Green Lake reservoir to provide fire protection for the district around 19th Ave N EB and CLALLAM COUNTY. Mille are cutting more Douglas fir lumber for Australian buyers than any other foreign district. Opal Growcock of North Yakima died Sunday from burns after clothing caught fire while playing with matches. Samuel Hill of Seattle urged adoption of Swipes military training in California Oregon and Washington schools. Green Lake residents prepare for a community festival to open Tuesday night at 305 E 72nd. Business subjects to be discussed at a Seattle Ad club dinner next Tuesday at Hotel Butler. More than 1 000 Bibles distributed to 71 Seattle hotels under Gideons auspices, donated by 14 city churches. Charles Crane, night watchman at New Richmond hotel, fired at a prowler but he escaped. Over 106 automobiles funeral procession for William R. Thomas, Electrical Workers' union Local 77 president electrocuted last Friday. Nome district gold output to exceed 3 000 000 this year says North mining operators. Divers search for lost propeller of monitor cane lost yesterday during a trip.
Washington Alumni association to hold an old time rally at Hotel Butler next Saturday before the Washington Whitman game. President W C Speidell arranged plans. University band will attend and college yells will be given with nearby graduates expected.
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