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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1908
Page
6
The Star presents rates for classified advertisements including Situations Wanted. Ads are telephoned and not guaranteed for accuracy, with 18 words priced at 260 and additional space charged per line. The notice outlines responsibility disclaimers for errors in telephoned advertisements.
Classified notice explains rates for help wanted ads at one cent per word with a minimum charge. Charges based on actual lines if billed to account. Seven insertions cost the price of six when cash is paid, all caps or fractions counted as two lines.
A partial directory snippet lists Ballard Agency with P H Mullen at 409 Ballard Ave near City Hall and a main office on Seventh Avenue between Union and University. Contact numbers Ballard 306 Main 1050 Ind 441 appear.
Death notices list Laude A J and Ira A Putnam aged 74 with addresses on Fre ment and Sun graaie. Funeral notices follow with house rental ads and rooms for let on Gietaw and Rainier verd. Classifieds extol farms and acreage near Kenton with water front promises and investment pitches across Seattle and area.
Classified notices show land for irrigated tracts near Pioneer Square, suburban acreage south of the city line, and farm potential near Duwamish station. Listings include grocery, delicatessen, and rooming house offerings, plus matrimonial ad and abstractors contact. Prices range from modest to sacrifice, with sales by Saturday and monthly cash terms.
Cheap cash offers for parcels near Newton include 16 acres at 1 000 to 2 50 cash, rich level land suitable for chicken ranches, and 5 to 16 acre tracts with water access. Listings reference Union Brook area and nearby street addresses with loan and banking support.
A long mixed notice advertises quarter acre tracts in Greenwood Park Second Addition with proximity to car lines, stores, and schools, plus waterfront lots near Bremerton and naval yard access. It mentions prices from 275 to 1,060 dollars per tract, weekly payments, and a Realty firm promoting lots and farm land opportunities across several neighborhoods.
Fragmented ad style notice describes a property offer with claims of water, view, and proximity to landmarks. It mentions buyers can purchase a lot for $1466 and directs readers to contact Mr Thompson at Gatewood Station Fundat for details. The text quality is poor with many garbled phrases.
Fragment references a subdivision and a car line but lacks readable names, dates, or places to verify facts. No identifiable people or organizations are present to anchor a reliable summary.
Real estate ad offers a new sim room house four blocks from a car line and 14 minutes from Meconday. Features water hookup, fruit trees, garden and berries, plus chickens. Price listed as 1,600 dollars on 400 cash, promotion described as the cheapest pine in town.
The fragment outlines a Woodland Park project with fine details about street improvements, costs around $6200 and a cash component of $18, plus related timing and notices. It mentions water cadels and fees, with references to a car line and a public action at end of the project period.
In Bremerton Heights the Bremerton Melentte tract opens with limited space and a short sale window. Large parcels 194 and up and 69 and up are listed with opening prices. The new dry gecko plant plans to hire 1000 workers and begin construction soon at the navy yard area.
Century Realty Co lists 1018 Alaska Building as headquarters and describes acquisitions in West Beattie including lots or acreage. The notice outlines a series of cur rents to finance independent operations and references 1056 Alaska Building.
A flood of 19th century Appleton ads showcase scenic cottages and suburban plots. Listings describe cottages on Capitol Hill and near Fort Lancer with city water, furnaces, and modern amenities. Price points range from under 2000 dollars to several thousand, with monthly payments and cash options, plus sales pitches from Investment Corp and Builders.
For sale a modern four room cottage with bath, toilet, hot and cold water, electric heat, enamel bath and kitchen on a level lot near Green Lake. Price 1760 with 100 cash and 15 monthly payments. Visit our office via Green Lake car. Armitage Bros, Green Lake Station. Phone Green Lake. Also listed are beautiful level lots on sale with $126 to $888 cash options and a 60x120 lot near water main, 26 minutes from city hall, price 200. National Land Investment, 017 Firat Ave. Also a broom house with two lots on Akima Ave for 1100. Bargain Dorner 1976.
A 4 room cottage in Woodland Park offers a compact living option with a garden and proximity to a lake and mountains. The listing notes a price around 88 108 and nearby streets including Bren and Phinney with a North location reference.
Overnight entries list five furlong and one mile races at The Meadows with multiple horses named including Hix Coblokill Adelbert Helle na Pepper and Salt and Dick Wilson in early events. Additional fields show two year olds and three year olds racing in selling and maiden purses with horses such as Deen TR ME and William F Herrin among others.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway secured a permit to construct a wharf and warehouses on its 2719 Whatcom street property along the East waterway. The $60,000 project includes dredging a large slip, deepening the adjacent waterway, and building a channel wall with dumped fill behind it.
A demonstration of the National Telegraph Co. style watch and fire alarm apparatus was held in the afternoon. Mayor Miller Fire Chief Bringhurst and committees from commercial labor groups attended. Bringhurst will report in writing on the test results. The council has passed the ordinance granting the franchise, but it awaits the mayor’s approval following the demonstration.
Real estate pitch invites readers to join a day excursion from Colman dock on the Reliance to Manchester for beach viewing and suburban home sales. Advertises round trip tickets with money-back guarantee if they relocate, noting hotel accommodations and weekly payment plans. Provides contact in Epler block and phone numbers.
Owner offers two lots one block from new car line in Meridian, near water and fruit trees. See owner at 401 60th. Phone or write for details. asking $1,000. Also brief note of Arcadia Orchard tracts for sale with price adjustment. contact 681 W. Ewing or Queen Anne 1305.
Army of brown units broke through tall timber at six miles per hour. An umpire’s whistle and recall notes disrupted pursuit as blue uniforms pressed. Governor George E. Chamberlain of Oregon visited American Lake, reviewing Oregon troops and observing maneuvers.
A committee of 400 property owners protested the proposed new high school name and urged Queen Anne be submitted or restoration of the presentton High School name. Action on the matter was laid over. The LaAtimer Wallace bid to coal the city offered $4.85 lump and $3.96 washed nut, lower than last year and expected to cut the coal bill by about $6,000.
A list of produce and meat prices shows cauliflower plants and hothouse tomatoes at low cents, apples at various per box or dozen rates, peaches and oranges by basket or box, pineapples 16 to 60 cents each, watermelon and squash by pound, and beef cuts priced per pound. Also listed are potatoes, onions, radishes, lettuce, lemons, and flowers with assorted per-unit or per-bunch pricing.
The item lists prices paid for live poultry and dressed meat, including broilers, turkeys, pigeons, and hogs, with per pound and per head quotes. It also covers fruit and vegetables from a local ranch market on Western Avenue, noting raspberries, blackberries, loganberries, lettuce, onions, potatoes, spinach, cauliflower, and cucumbers with unit prices and pack sizes.
Wheat options for Sept and Dec show varied quotes around 95 to 98 percent. Corn futures set near 65 to 66 cents per bushel with Sept and Dec positions. Oats futures quote around 48 to 49 cents, reflecting mixed demand and harvest expectations.
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