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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1908
Page
6
The notice outlines daily rates for want ads at 80 per line and two consecutive lines per day. It mentions charges for an ad and states that the agency bears responsibility for errors only if caused by telephone advertising or account issues.
A fragmentary ad from 1915 Alaska Hide mentions Yakima Orchard fee per acre terms from 8175 to 275 dollars. The note touts Venus alles and fruit cultivation as a key selling point by REALTY CO.
Listings describe water front and upland tracts on Venene island with prices from 10 to 2600. Included are 80 acre and 9 acre plots, several improvements like a chicken ranch and a used 190 laying hens, plus references to timber land and coal mine nearby. Multiple locations and terms offered by local salesmen, with affordable payments and near facilities.
A jumble of ads lists lumber by type and quantity, windows doors sewing machines and furniture. Local contact numbers appear with various prices and delivery notes. entries mention Pine and cedar lumber coal and a piano or sewing machine brands.
The opening Grand theatre week features The Power That Governs with Creston Clarke and Irene Osler, amid strong company support. Mary Mannering stars Glorious Betsy at Moore theatre, while The Village Blacksmith opens at Seattle theatre with Maud Lita in a sympathetic role, plus Sherlock Holmes thrills and a High Old Time at Lyric.
G Ravech sells out after 16 years in one room and 28 years in the shoe business. Men’s boys’ and women’s shoes offered at cost as stock is moved. Local shoppers urged to inspect remaining inventory and take advantage of cuts.
A garbled passage describes a patient in serious decline with references to observation and potential risk. The writer notes helplessness and fear of worsening condition without life-sustaining intervention, indicating concern over medical oversight and the patient’s state.
Fragmented OCR lists a rural property sale with cash options and monthly payments. Mentions a cottage south of Mt and a small farm with stable and chickens. Includes addresses and vague terms but lacks clear details.
Fragmentary notice describes quarter acre tracts for sale priced from 950 to 406 dollars. Mentions proximity to a school, water access, and payment terms including $25 cash and monthly payments. Names and locations are garbled in the text.
In London on April 6 the Hon Robt Pearce MP advocates a calendar reform to move Easter to April 7 and to make each quarter contain two ten day months and one twenty one day month. He argues Foster Bonday should be kept April 7 and Whit Monday May 26, with New Year Day abolished and February 26 shifted to July.
Commercial Telegraphers of Chicago vote to strike Western Union Telegraph on June 1 across the United States and Mexico unless their demands are met. Postal Telegraph Co is given to July to meet demands, or a similar strike will follow. Wages are said to have been cut by 10 percent and working conditions are poor.
William Summers, a logger, was killed when a big log rolled over him on the railway near Winlock Washington in the morning. The accident occurred as Summers worked at the scene.
Readable text fragment notes yardage and pricing for fabrics or garments. Mentions 27 inch white fancy cloths including rosebar and Swieses and other cloths, with a sale or listing promising items by the yard tomorrow.
A Toronto man connected to an Seattle-based uncle is identified in a local report as part of a chain breaking incident. The article notes the Canadian origin and family ties as context for the case.
Two women were arrested in Salem Oregon and led before Justice Webster on a charge connected to disrupting a maritime display at Pier 2. The report mentions churchgoers, segregation, and local social figures in a fragmented account with unclear details.
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