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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1908
Page
6
The Star states rates for classified ads and disclaims accuracy for errors in telephoned advertisements. It lists sections like Situations Wanted and Employment, with general rate guidance and notices about responsibility for errors and placement.
Classified ad rates outline one cent per word with a minimum charge. The text states line counting rules and that six insertions cost the price of one. All captions or fractions count as two lines for billing.
The notice lists contact information for Ballard Agency including P H Mullen at 5409 Ballard Avenue opposite City Hall and the main office on Seventh Avenue between Union and University with phone numbers Ballard 306 Main 1060 Ind 441
A garbled page lists train times, names, and addresses, with scattered notices about births, marriages, and obituaries. It mentions Mrs Craven, L Craven, H A Reamer, Sara Cook, Elisabeth, and Sara Cook, with funeral service details for Sara Cook and Elisabeth from Western Avenue venues.
Homeseekers are offered cultivated land suitable for fruit trees with a three year care plan. Buyers can use a one fourth cash payment and balance in 1 3 and 3 years. Joseph B Thomas Co Inc advertises gardening tracts near Lowman Ride with deep soil and nearby market access.
Advertising blurb touts $100 lots in the University district near a new exposition. Claims show improved aims and rising real estate values with spacious 200 foot plots above Westinoton. The tone urges buyers to seize early opportunity for home sites amid excitement over development.
Property listing offers land for sale with price reduced to 400 cash. Description mentions soil quality and berry crops, chicken yards, and small improvements. Buyer urged to act quickly with a minimal view and a vague reference to a brook and cleared plots.
Unclear OCR reads like fragmented note about Seattle firm and its merger or relocation plans. Details are unreadable, making exact entities and outcomes uncertain.
A bank cashier Bond of 12000 was set as the suspect Parkhurst faces charges. He was moved to county jail after a brief court appearance as attorneys and officials discuss defense and bond arrangements. Firet National Bank President M A Arnold attended, with J L Finch ready to assist.
The speaker vows strict controls on a district seen as a haven for vice. Measures include policing, banning bawdy houses, no display signs or open windows, no loitering, clearing shooting galleries, ending ground-floor amusements, and stopping sale of intoxicating liquors. No fixed date given.
Century Realty Co announces plans for a building project in Alaska. The item references an office location at 1018 Alaska Building and mentions West Heattie and Ya IMA VALLEY in a terse, OCR-like line. The readable text is fragmented and lacks clear events or outcomes.
See Us for Woodland Park listings with varying prices and down payments. The notes reference cottages on Fremont Ave near Fifth and Phinney, including terms like 616 per month and 1 400 down, plus down payments and lot details. Some garbled text lists lot numbers and monthly figures for multiple properties.
Limited one-fourth acre tracts to be sold at 100 percent increase with six remaining. Special pricing at $20 down and $10 monthly. Also Appleton Market lists $1,000 for four lots in Division 8 Hinmane Meadow Gardens near Duwamish river, Tacoma car line. Investment Corp and St Jean Bank buildin g offer. owner lot 1405830 cleared and fruit-bearing, two miles from equipment, $4,000 terms. phone request.
A city leader orders the police to notify residents to vacate a restricted district as organizers push a new district outside or away from respectable neighborhoods. The plan aims to eliminate saloons and lodge houses, ending brewery profits and provoking a political clash with brewery interests. Unofficially the mayor will designate the district soon. London news reports a bill to ban hop substitutions in English beer, benefiting American hop growers if enacted.
Overnight entries list horses at The Meadows for a race program including selling and handicap events. Notable entries include Triumphant Cal Pere saekee on Masea and Our Salite Carthaginian Los Angeleno Jose's Jewel Mt Milde Fairystreet Huapala Redwood Chalk Hedrick Josie B Union Henry Apprentice allowance.
Reports from New York and Chicago cover the Erie deal amid attempts to influence finance reform. Notes include Wheeling & Lake Erie debt, pension bill costs, bank reserve concerns, a looming international paper strike, large market activity, and broad industrial gains. Also mentioned are UK labor, BC fires, Paris strikes, and higher freight rate sentiment.
Today's public market features pot roast at 6 cents to 8 and a half. mutton stew 5 cents. potato yeast bread 6 cents a loaf. Peaches 66 cents per crate. white water grapes 10 cents a pound. yellow transparent apples 5 cents a dozen or 2 pounds for 25 cents. eggs 25 cents a dozen. Also listed are carrots, squash, mutton chops, and various beef cuts with prices shown.
The list details wholesale prices for meats including dressed beef and lamb per pound and live weight prices for steers and hogs. It also lists fruits and vegetables with per unit prices such as cabbage lettuce rhubarb onions and potatoes indicating current market rates.
Decorations dot Beattie as the Eagles lodge prepares for the Advent convention. Wires and archways span streets, banners and lights to create a grand display in Seattle. Delegates from across the states and Canada arrive amid ceremonies at Hotel Annex and Moore Theatre with officials including Gov. Albert and Mayor Miller set to speak.
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