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Rainier Beer ad in Polk's Seattle City Directory 1899. Text and picture. Text at top of page says "The best tonic is" followed by a large picture of a Rainier Beer bottle. Below the bottle, it says:

A Pure, Light, Delicious, Healthful Beer, that invigorates and strengthens, aids digestion, and produces sound and refreshing sleep. / Case of two doz. Half-Pints delivered = $1.00 / Case of two doz. Pints delivered = $1.60 / Case of two doz. Quarts delivered = $2.70 / Case of one doz. Quarts delivered = $1.35 / These prices are for the beer only; the bottles belong to us. / SEATTLE BREWING & MALTING CO. / Phone Rainier 30 / Breweres, Bottlers and Exporters of Fine Beers.
Source

Insert between p. 864 and 865, Polk's Seattle City Directory 1899 (Polk's Seattle Directory Co., 1899)
Date

1899
Author

Polk's Seattle Directory Co.
Permission
(Reusing this image)

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Other versions Image:Rainier Beer ad - 1899 Polk's - raw.jpg is a raw photograph of the page. Image:Rainier Beer ad - 1899 Polk's.jpg has various cleanup: getting rid of shadows, fixing distortion caused by the angle at which I had to shoot.

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