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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1916
Page
6
Fragmentary text shows a 1883 Vancouver era mix of ads and notices including personal pleas, services, clothing shop mentions, labor calls, and a lawyer reference. The garbled page hints at jobs offered, matchmaking notions, maternity home notes, and small business ads amid unrelated scattered lines.
An old classifieds prompt invites quick cash offers for a house, promising a fair amount and immediate payment in full. It frames a straightforward sale with cash in hand as the key benefit for sellers.
A four mile from Keyport area tract offered by A H Reid and Co New York Nive details a $262 price with terms of 610 cash and 880 monthly payments.
Sell fast, story and a half cottage on corner lot with fine view of the OClympices near two streetcar lines. Rooms are good size with full basement, red sidewalk and sewer paid. Priced at 81790, terms possible with at least 690 cash. balance easy. New York Micek has listing.
Property listing describes an acre with view, water, chicken houses and wood shed. It notes useful improvements and energy works, with a petty price of 1280 dollars, cash down 46 dollars and 16 dollars monthly. Inquiries to 103 New York Mik.
Carh offer claims small jet ready Empire Way addition with minimal disturbance. Advertisement notes a one minute car ride to site, no stumps or brush, garden ell prepared. Price listed as 180 dollars. Contact David Fp Bartman on West Third Avenue.
Multiple property notices describe new modern bungalows near Weet Seattle Junction with unobstructive view and built in conveniences. Offers include small down payments, car fare limited access, and contact details for owners and builders. Additional listings mention a large old house near Weedland park with hot water heat and large fireplace as well as a near city boundary bungalow with views and pricing outlines.
OCR fragments list stalls with prices for tomatoes spinach onions beets butter honey olives bananas cakes salmon prunes bacon olives butter cheese and more. Includes pork beef fish and canned goods across stalls with prices, weights, and assorted groceries.
Ralph Marr a Republican and Robert C Baunders a Democrat spoke against nonpartisanship at the Municipal league meeting in Washington Annex Hoth urged party responsibility Horr argued the Republican party bears no blame for state legislature acts Saunders insisted Republicans are responsible for bad laws Kerr leads the Young Men's Republican club Lane agreed to debate but Horr declined Others spoke at the Nonpartisan luncheon at the Good Eats cafeteria Wednesday noon Govnor Tents of Tacoma addressed the gathering
Mayor Gill reappoints Thomas Nh. MacMahon as substitute police court justice in Gor don's absence marking his third term in the role. Washington report notes Meredith Nicholson Indiana novelist named as assistant secretary of war. Meat markets announce 9 p.m. closing next Saturday. no sales after. Jos J. Hoffman, Business Agent Butchers Union.
Winnipeg Man April 12 Despite claims of funds several railways with charters will not be built this year due to the war The Calgary Edmonton line construction is extended and the Central Western railway from Winnipeg to Edmonton via Yorkton Saskatoon and Battleford will delay further construction
The Pennsylvania women’s division held a conference in Philadelphia at Mrs George W Childs Drexel’s home. Society women from across the state attended and endorsed a resolution allowing each chapter to divert its pledged funds to send local young men to citizens' training camps.
Incomplete returns from the Illinois presidential primary show Roosevelt’s name written by twelve thousand Chicago voters. Sherman leads the Republican slate with Harlan defeated among pledged Roosevelt delegates. four uninstructed delegates are elected, two possibly Roosevelt men. Roger C. Sullivan retains control of the Illinois Democratic organization.
Deputy Sheriffs Bruce and Wiley raided a Japan restaurant at 600 Main St Tuesday night and found 24 quarts of beer and two and a half gallons of sake concealed behind a hidden door. The doorway opened when a clothes line hoisted a swinging wall section revealed the hiding place.
Portland April 12 A Chinese youth Chin Yuen aged 18 robbed Detective John Price during questioning for a theft. Chin slipped a pocket knife from the detective's pocket and disappeared before the weapon was found during a later search.
Athens reports German forces launched an offensive on the Greek frontier and seized the Devete fortifications as of April 12. The dispatch notes continued fighting and asserts a major German advance along the frontline.
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