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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1907
Page
11
A broad classified layout lists farmland, vacant lots, and houses for sale near Tacoma and Riverside areas. It highlights forty acre tracts with cultivation potential, riverfront and upland parcels, and several town blocks with installment terms and one third cash options. Offers emphasize proximity to new interurban lines and town centers with varied price points and flexible payments.
Fragmented classified column shows multiple property notices and ads from various brokers. Listings mention frames of houses, lots, and cottages near Linden Street and Rainier neighborhoods with prices, terms, and contact hints, plus references to nearby parks and roads.
Quick sale opportunity under owner’s directive. Modern cottages listed at low cost with limited-time terms. Charles Sometus Company advertises the offer at the Alaska Building with strong emphasis on affordability and fast purchase.
The new milk purity law requires dairy houses to display clear postings about milk quality. It sets labeling standards and penalties for shops selling impure lacteal fluid. Officials warn enforcement will begin once the law takes effect.
Washington reports that women activists formed temperance clubs to repeal the abolition of the Army canteen. The effort, linked to veteran groups, aims to reestablish temperance services for soldiers and continues to gain organized support from women nationwide.
Classified style notice shows a listing for homes and land near a city, including twelve acres and several buildings, with a death and suicide attempt by Edith Anderson Ballard girl who drank poisonous acid. Authorities reported she collapsed around four o’clock and did not recall the motive. The report notes burns and medical care sought but her condition remained unstable.
The readable parts mention persons such as O'Connor and Mcgalage and the fragment references exports of food and animal terms. The text shows biases and opinions connected to a crowd with unclear context and a license note associated with activity.
Reports from Beattie say the San Francisco lumber market is greatly demoralized with prices down as much as $3.00 per thousand. Slow demand is blamed, though recent freight tariffs help, and Northwest mills have shipped steadily with orders to San Francisco filled. Victor H. Heckman notes cargos in port were sold to avoid demurrage. a major fire will not curb supply. Also, Mountaineers plan their seventh local walk and first Night Out, from Fort Worden to Chimacum valley and Port Townsend.
At a late Monday meeting of the executive committee plans were made for elaborate ceremonies to mark the breaking of ground for the exposition, scheduled for May.
A blaze broke out in the dry kilns of the Seattle Lumber Company near Harrison Street with three fireboats aiding. The fire caused about $300 in damage but was kept in check by the company's sprinkler system. Also noted is a missing man, Fred New of Greenfield Indiana, last heard from December on a westbound train near Caldwell Idaho. He is 22, 9 1/2 inches tall, 166 1/2 pounds with brown hair blue eyes and fair complexion. Stirrat and Wae were contracted for sandstone delivered by Sandstone, Stirrat, and Wae, with J A Bodenbers handling the balance of $1,412.70. The case is before Judge Griffin.
In Vernon County plans were made for a county track meet to be staged in April. The events will feature competitors LeConner and Meum in a clash likely drawing local interest.
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