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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
6
The Star lists rates for classified ads including Situations Wanted. Advertisers are warned the newspaper cannot guarantee accuracy and cannot be responsible for errors in telephoned or misreported ads. Rates show 60 for 18 words with additional space and per unit charges.
Classified notice explains pricing for help wanted ads. One cent per word with minimum charge. When charged to account, actual word count applies. All capitalized words or fractions count as two lines. Insertions priced accordingly.
Classification cannot be given after 1 o'clock daily. Ballard Agency address at Ballard av opposite City Hall with P. H. Mullen listed. Main office on Seventh av between Union and University with Main 1060 and Ind 441. Ballard 906 phone numbers provided.
Do not trust printed time tables in newspapers. For departure and arrival times, call King Street Station Information, Sunset Main 2740, independent 111.
A garbled OCR list mixes names and ages across numerous locations including Seattle Lacre county Cal Weet Seattle Ikerebure W Va and Oakland Cal. It references multiple people with ages from 2 to 34 and scattered addresses like 299 Battery ot 2440 Delmar drive and 212 Battery ot, plus various surnames such as Kawauchi Knlvott Wheeler McCoy Katte and Bowler.
The fragment references individuals Anderson Tong, Ticdougeli Te che, and relations to J BR Me Beneath Aveuet 3. It mentions a wife of Smith, 91 Smith Best Union, and a July date, all in a city context. The text is incomplete and unclear.
Fragmentary OCR shows names Wileen Rey Wilson and Healy with dates in August, mentions General hospital Crittenden-Mre MA and Patr- likely hospital entries. No clear events or outcomes due to garbled text.
Funeral services for August J Laude aged 73 are planned from Bielitts Undertaking Parters Fremont. The body is to Lacrosse Wisconsin for interment. Survived by four daughters and four sons with services today and burial at Lake View Cemetery.
Suburban land prospectus highlights five acre tracts near Tacoma interurban access. Listings show prices from 200 to 500 dollars per acre with small cash downs and monthly terms. Includes improved and unimproved plots near stations, schools, and stores with references to Meadowdale Devenish and Sacaquah areas.
Real estate listing describes a country home near a growing city, six miles from a town and 14 from Beattie. Property includes a water piped acreage with cleared land, fruit trees, and building plots. Terms include 5,306 dollars value, acres, and near a school with easy access to town.
The article outlines the planned north route of the Interurban line through the University district and specifies the intended formation near Cape Steel Spe massed.
Fine view of the bound and grounds with water and weeds. Neighbors are handy. A few minutes to the streetcar line and 20 minutes to Pioneer Square. Price ranges from $300 to $475 per quarter acre with 10 percent down and $10 monthly. Contact D. B. Thompson 405 Oriental Wise.
The Manchester Investment Co advertises an excursion on the steamer Reliance to Colman Dock and a beach day. It promises the Manchester area as Seattle’s best suburb with low prices, a fine local hotel, and tour tickets refundable if a property is located.
The Meadows card lists six races with sellers and handicaps. Notable entries include Carthaginian John J Mohr Agnolo Lord of the Forest and Glória with varied weights, plus headliners like Darlington Head Dance Fair Fagot and Shirley Rossmore. The Club Members Handicap offers 2000 value with Harry Boott Hdwin Gum Laemtiotilin and Gensimell among entrants.
John B. Agen, a prominent Western dairy products dealer, paid 200000 dollars for a half interest in the Collins Building on the southeast corner of A. R Baillargeon, making him joint owner with Miss Edna Collins. The transaction, described as the largest real estate deal in weeks, was done as an investment and may lead to a more modern structure on the site.
Judge Taft departs Hot Springs Virginia with Mrs Taft and a party including Gen Clarence Edwards chief of insular affairs Cameron Robes and Senator Bourne for a 406 mile weekend buckboard journey to White Sulphur Springs.
Rome reports Cardinal Gibbons has fully recovered from an intestinal illness that forced him to bed yesterday.
Century Realty Co offers meatquarters and lots at the 1016 Alaskay Building in West Heertie with lower prices. Yakima valet ohemanon and orchard plans promise independent living with orchard scree and home values featured at 1015 Alaska Building.
Fragmentary text notes pricing changes and subscription terms in Bremerton area publications. Mentions monthly rates and a local Empire Ride service with a 5 percent reference, but details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
A compact listing offers a property in Rainier Valley with a scenic view of Lake Washington. The document notes payments of $50 cash or $16 per month along with a sale price around $450 and a small 96 cent cash option.
A fragmentary notice invites a Sunday trip to a Tacoma venue named Net 1 City to view a spa project described as fine level. The offer lists price ranges from 196 to 700 dollars with a 25 dollar cash component and a monthly payment plan of 16. The text is garbled but suggests a promotional excursion related to an investment scheme.
Real estate ad listing several cottages and lots for sale with prices from 1 060 to 1 660 dollars. Includes notes on location near Capitol Hill Appleton and Rainier Beach areas, payment terms and contact details for Appleton Investment Corporation and Washburn Realty.
A minimal six room house with water in home and fruit trees is advertised in Seattle. The large lot holds a garden and berries with space for chickens. Price listed is 41,600 with an option of 400 cash. location near a car end and a 16 cent ride from secondary. Contact D BR THOMPSON at 405 Oriental Dik Main or Ind. pet.
A four room cottage on a large lot offered by JOSEPHER THOMAS & CO INC with Rice financing. Located at 2nd and Woodlawn Avenue, near Cherry Street entrance to Lowman Building. Ten percent cash with the balance payable monthly.
Individual listings describe parcels in Magnolia Bluff Pleasant Valley and North Seattle areas. Details mention locations near Fort Lawton and a brick school, with prices around 400 dollars each and payment terms of 60 dollars down and one dollar monthly. Includes terms with builders and local utilities like water and city light.
Lots of small ads describe homes for sale near Woodland Park and Latena with prices from 11 to 16 dollars monthly. Listings mention corner lots with gardens, water mains, and proximity to car lines, urging contact through local real estate firms and owners.
Two lots on Meridian near the new car line, city water, fruit trees and berries. Ownership accessible at 401 60th or 41 W. wing st. Offers include Arcadia Orchard tracts for 1000 less than selling price or trade for city property. Contact listings at 617 Piret Av or 3408 ement av. Prices range 125 to 200 dollars with 26 dollars cash. National Land Investment Co. handles details.
Modern 4 room cottage with bath toilet hot and cold water and electric heat. Large level lot near Green Lake car lines near station. Priced at 1750 with 100 cash and 16 monthly payments. See ARMITAGE Green Lake Station or Postmaster Pacific City. Streetcar service expected soon. Also listed items include farm land and livestock for 650 with 60 down and 10 per month.
The report details a voyage through ice in the Bering Sea with Captain Conrad and crews aboard the Transit and Thetis. They describe a vast ice wall 420 miles long and 140 miles wide, currents and circling tides, delays, and reliance on the cutter McCullough for messages from Dutch Harbor. The Ohio and Beechley pressed toward Nome, with partial progress and eventual anchoring at Nome after July 11.
In Walla, Idaho, factions loyal to Dubois and anti-Dubois bolted their state Democratic convention. The pro-Dubois side nominated W. C. Whitwell for governor, Frank Harria for congress, and William W. Woods for senator. The anti-Dubois slate chose M. Alexander for governor, C. O. Stock for senator, and J. L. McClear for congress.
Attorney note from New York dated August 6 outlines actions by C Osborn and Co and associates in a financial matter. Details indicate firm representation and regional business activities.
A garbled Chicago notice from August 7 hints at a score 96 and related details. readable fragments point to a local event with possibly a team and location, but key names, places, and actions remain unclear.
A national convention pushed to adopt a new pure food framework with stronger federal rules. Vice President Fairbanks and Dr HW Wiley supported drafting a uniform code to meet the higher standards, urging states to align with a forthcoming national statute.
A United Press report from Buffalo details an announced campaign committee for a bid, naming Moses GW St Louis as chairman of the Wyoming cup and John H Atwood as chairman. It lists speakers including W A Clark G Newlands Nevada and others, noting Senator Charles of Texans had been succeeded as committee chair.
Reports from Victoria B C transmit details of a June 27 seizure of the Japanese sealing schooner Miyame Marg by Russian Commander Nomura and crew near Copper Island in Hering Sea. Two killed and 12 wounded among the Japanese, boats seized, vessel wrecked near Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky.
Reads as a price list from a public market featuring items like butter roast chicken per pound, periwinkles, celery, cabbage, lettuce, lemons, apples, oranges, pineapples, flowers, and vegetables. Mentions a creamery and ranch products with assorted prices, though several phrases are garbled.
The notice lists prices paid per pound for chickens at 23 cents, beef and steers around 9 to 10 cents, butter at a similar per pound rate, and vegetables like green potatoes and lettuce priced per 10 pounds or per dozen. It reflects a dated, fragmented market listing with several OCR errors but preserves key per pound and per unit prices from the local trades.
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