City light and car bonds sold after council vote
The city council approved a joint bid by John J. Price & Co. and Carstens & Earles Inc. for 1.25 million in city bed extension bonds and 790 thousand in street railway bonds. Comptroller Carroll noted proceeds of 726,544.45 and 1,158,707.85 respectively, with some members voicing opposition to selling utilities bonds below par.
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John J. Price & Co
Carstens & Earles Inc
John E. Price & Co
Marty W. Carroll
Carroll
John KE
Miners President Seeks Peace Over Illinois Delegates
In Cleveland on September 16 United Press reports the United Mine Workers of America convention resumed a heated debate over contested Illinois delegates. Acting president John L. Lewis said he hoped the squabble would be smoothed over by day’s end.
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Cleveland
Ohio
United Press
Illinois
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Wanderer the Horned Lark Meets Peter Rabbit
Peter Rabbit meets Wanderer the Horned Lark and notices two horn like feather tufts above Wanderer’s eyes and an unusually long hind claw. Wanderer explains the horn tufts are not true horns and describes his coloring while sharing a moment with a mock of relatives. Next tale follows Farmer Brown Fools Peter Rabbit.
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Peter Rabbit
Snowflake
Wanderer
Horned Lark
Peter
Farmer Brown
Shoe sizes and prices listed for men’s footwear
The ad lists 14-, 15- and 16-inch black and tan shoes with prices $4.50 $5.00 $7.50 and $10.00 located on the Main Floor Rear.
Hebberd Reports Limited Price Lists Issued
Hebberd, state fair price committee chairman, said only a few county committees had issued fair price lists after returning from the coast. He urged county committees to investigate individual cases of profiteering.
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Hebberd
Spokane
State Fair Price Committee
Mittees
Credit Gladly Opens Flexible Fashion Accounts
The advertisement invites shoppers to join Seattle’s best dressed by opening a flexible credit account. It stresses wide garment choices, varied materials, and a payment system priced to fit customers’ means, calling the program Credit Gladly a longtime option for women in the city.
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Seattle
About Rheumatism Gives Relief with Hood's Sarsaparilla
Rheumatism is a constitutional disease marked by aches and inflamed joints. Local remedies fail. constitutional treatment is needed. Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood and corrects its acid condition to provide relief. Hood's Pills, a purely vegetable laxative, may be used if needed.
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Hood
Poultry Growers Will Hear Experts
The Washington War Emergency Regulation annual meeting will be held Tuesday evening in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Arctic Club Building. Several hundred poultrymen from King County and Western Washington are expected. Prof. James Rice of Cornell University will deliver the feature address as a leading poultry authority.
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Chamber of Commerce
Arctic Club
King County
Washington
James Rice
Cornell University
Firemen Save Woman Locked In Building
In San Francisco on September 16 the fire department rescues Mrs. Josie Gallagher from an office building at 143 Second Street after she was locked inside by mistake. She signaled for help by tossing paper from a window and calling the fire department. Lieut. William Burna carried her down a ladder.
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San Francisco
Josie Gallagher
Second St
Rediscovery Reported Of Ancient Egyptian Emerald Mines
A report claims emerald mines linked to the ancient Pharaohs have been rediscovered in Egypt near the Red Sea. No details on exact location or sources are provided.
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Egypt
Red Sea
Dear Dolly in Rentaville on Love and City Life
A reader in Rentaville argues that simple, homely marriage values trump urban professional culture. She says country life fosters devotion, shared work, and genuine feeling over analytical doubts and societal pressures. She downplays Captain Wallis and praises Randy Lewis as a better match.
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Bentaville
Bentsville
Dolly
New York
Caruso
Thorely
Anatole France
Bernard Shaw
G. K. Chesterton
Robert Louis Stevenson
Captain Wallis
Mrs. Kymbal
Randy Lewis
Be Careful What You Wash Your Hair With
Advice advocates avoiding alkaline shampoos that irritate the scalp and leave hair dry. It promotes a refined coconut oil shampoo as pure grease free and inexpensive, available at drug stores. A teaspoon mixed with water yields rich lather that cleanses, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft, fluffy, and free of dust and dandruff.
Night at Silversand Arms with Randy and friends
A reminiscence of a social gathering with music and dancing, noting Randy's promotion to contract manager and a new electric coffee pot. The writer encourages the recipient to enjoy the rest of summer and focus on personal happiness rather than others' troubles.
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Randy
Silversand Arms
Benteville
Makepa
Doll
33 Soldiers Are Made Citizens
The Ameri can expeditionary force member Martin Thilges in France was granted U S citizenship in a Seattle federal court. Thilges filed his petition at La Pallice last summer. Albert Kaufman and William Keel testified for the absent soldier. Sixty people, including 33 soldiers, were admitted to citizenship.
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Martin Thilges
France
United States
Seattle
Thilges
la Pallice
Albert Kaufman
Bayley Ave
William Keel
Meridian Ave
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Pike Street
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T. W. Burgess
Boston Bag
Ings
Northwest
United Painless
Elliott
Union Street
Second Avenue
Renteville
Rentaville
Madras
Society For
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Peoples Savings Bank
Second Ave
Pike ST
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Ind
Columbia Telephone Main
Joan
The
Rhodes Co
Coats
Electric Appliance Co
Third Avenue
BIS Second Avenue
Madison Market
Madison
Pacific
First
Palace Hip
Marion Davies
Mary
Pine
Mats
Ste
Moore Theatre
Orpheum
Mme. Ellis
Ja-Da Trier
Burt
Rosedale
Regayv
Lorraine
Joo8 Roberts
King Davin & Hall and Company
Hall
Se. Mata
Mata
KERR
Schram
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