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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
7
Directory style notices list chiropractors including SFROUP Chiropractor graduate from National School Chicago. Mentions addresses such as 212 Denny Way and 267 Lyon Bid with other listings at 84 Main James and Main 1921.
Attorney General Palmer studied working conditions in the steel mill district as unions moved to carry out a nationwide strike set for September 2. Union leaders claim constitutional rights are nullified in Western Pennsylvania, and warn of a civil confrontation with United States Steel.
The market before the Pacific fleet arrival runs bare of common table items. Tomatoes peppers and hothouse cucumbers scarce while large Barrett Gorm controupes are in short supply. Weak wholesale peach trade amid a car shortage and ongoing fruit strain in Yakima and Wenatchee. Local prices listed for assorted produce. out of town buying brisk, with California’s car shortage impacting deliveries.
New York stock market opened with widespread declines as steel shares fell sharply after the union announced a September 22 strike. Crucible Steel slid 1 1/8, Bethlehem Steel 7 8, and steel common 2% lower, with Mexican Petroleum and Pan American also trading down.
KR D Pinneo, manager of Admiral line foreign dept, told Rotary Club Seattle that Japan goods boycott in China is growing. He warned English and Germans dominate Chinese trade and urged increased banking facilities and a strong American presence to match rivals. Seattle financiers show interest in a leading Chinese bank. Hoge prices fell to 16.60 at Louie, Missouri.
The item lists wholesale quotations for fruits, vegetables, nuts, dairy, hides, wool, grains, and livestock. Included are specific crates and per-unit prices for items like melons lemons pears corn cabbage cornmeal and various animal products with figures across multiple vendors and market terms.
Fresh ranch eggs were selling around 67 cents a dozen Thursday morning as demand remains low and stock short. Jobbers bid 65 to 66 cents while Alaska buyers take most of the supply at 69 cents a dozen. dealers fear higher prices or quitting sales until hens resume laying.
A noisy OCR of a public market list includes prices for milk Carnation and Norden brands, canned peaches and pineapples, olives, fruit, crackers, spaghetti, rice, salmon, cod, clams, and herring. Many items are misspelled or truncated with stray characters and inconsistent formatting throughout.
A garbled sale notice lists items like olives 28 cents canning tomatoes ripe tomatoes and peanut butter with several prices. Entries include Campbell tomato soup Cream of Wheat white soap oats soap and naptha with several unclear stall numbers and dates.
Readable items list various fish names and prices such as black cod sole ling cod herring and salmon with odd spellings. No clear event or source location is provided.
Fragmentary OCR lists stalls and fish types including black cod halibut ling cod salmon snapper and mackerel with stall numbers and quantities. The readable items point to a fish market display schedule and inventory notes.
Fragmentary list mentions items like pink salmon, red silver salmon, fillet, purée corn, citrus powder, coffee values such as 11.40 and 2, and references to brands and quantities. Includes scattered prices and product names with unclear context.
At a faculty meeting a Mathematics professor challenges a Ph D claim of liberal breadth, arguing breadth is a surface trait and true depth matters more in scholarly work.
Readers are urged to consider The Star for all advertising needs. The message emphasizes brand focus, reach, and local impact, inviting businesses to explore effective campaigns through the newspaper's platform.
An irregular market in September corn led trading on the Chicago Board of Trade with futures lower due to good crop reports and heavy receipts. September corn opened at 1.69, down 1e, with later declines and oats mixed as May and December contracts moved on open.
Shipping and harbor report lists numerous vessels near Tatoosh Island and Seattle on September 11 including multiple passenger, cargo, and warships. Entries mention ships such as the Genchu Maru, City of Seattle, Williamette, Admiral Roane, and Prince Rupert with positions, arrivals, departures, and convoys through the Pacific Northwest ports.
Millard told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that if the Shantung clause remains in the peace treaty the United States will be at war with Japan in ten years. He advised the Chinese delegation at the peace conference and has lived twenty years in China.
Receipts include cattle with 227 head and 107 hogs. Good to choice steers sell from 9.50 to 13.50. cows and heifers 7.50 to 7.50. calves around 18 to 19. Sheep receipts 142 head with prime lambs 12.50 to 15. yearlings 17.50 to 9.50. wethers 7.50 to 8. ewes 5.50 to 7.50. Hogs steady with prime mixed 18 to 19. bulk calves 18.50 to 18.75. Butter 6 to 6 4c. eggs 29 to 30c. cheese 36 to 38c per lb.
Skinner and Eddy yard laid the keel for its final ship contracted by the Shipping Board. The 10,000 ton Elkton was launched on Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Victor H. Elfen dahl performing the christening. The Aikton was launched last week from the same ways and another launch will follow before a vacant slip remains due to lack of advance contracts.
War stamps drew strong bids in London as a New Britain One penny stamp with a G R I surcharge marking British Occupation sold for 275 dollars at auction.
A brief note lists Boldt's new pastry shops in Uptown at 1414 3rd Ave and Downtown at 013 2nd Ave, inviting locals to sample fresh treats.
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