16 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
Palo Alto Times
Location
Palo Alto, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1898
Page
1
Fragmented ad style text lists multiple properties in Palo Alto and Tortuscon with prices, rooms, lots, and locations. Highlights include houses with 9 to 16 rooms, large tanks or barns, central locations, and various lot sizes. Overall emphasis on affordable entries and corner plots.
J. J. Morris is listed as an estate and insurance agent representing Pacific Mutual and San Mateo interests. The notice highlights his professional roles and affiliation with the two organizations in a concise business-card style entry.
A local office offers lists of furnished and unfurnished houses. Call at the Palo Air Office next to the Bank San tiancleon office G30 Markgt xt for details on available properties and planned loans.
The Sunet Limited and Pacific Coast Limited receive promotion as premier train services. Details mention weekly departures from San Francisco to New Orleans and Chicago routes, with vestibulated cars, smoking rooms, libraries, barber and dining facilities. Notes include destinations such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Chicago, and various ports, plus a tour itinerary to Mexican and Central American points.
Chief Dyer presented the annual report to the Palo Alto Fire Department at the regular meeting. The department organized December 20, 1895, with twenty five members, later growing to thirty six. Apparatus purchased included a hook and ladder truck, two hose wagons, 1500 feet of hose, and three horses. Expenditures listed total 4241.25 with various smaller costs. There were no major fires. only property loss below potential, aided by the water works system. Insurance rates for Palo Alto have decreased due to improvements in fighting facilities, benefiting property owners. Continued on last page.
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