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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1916
Page
9
Classified notice advertises a match with a ranch meeting, cash amount of 1540, and requests replies via address 1636 Fifth Ave East Madison. Mentions rooms, safe remedies, and general matrimonial prospects with references to agencies and dames seeking partners. Includes several unclear names and locations parsed from the OCR.
An advertisement listing several clairvoyants and palmists offering psychic readings. It claims to reveal life prospects, marriage, and luck, with services including phrenology, clairvoyance, and card reading. Locations cited include university areas and hotels with pricing and contact details.
Unfurnished rental listing notes a headquarters space in Seattle near Midg Court and Pike, with full cement basement and laundry tray. Additional items include a cottage near Rainier 14467, Haven range on Crockett and Dester avenues, and a modern room setup. Contact office for details.
Madam Nina Mariam Nina advertises spiritual readings at the Vernon Hotel Union Readings claim to reveal enemies love marriage luck and business fortunes with advice on overcoming influences and achieving happiness The notice invites consultation for personal affairs business and finances.
Property listing offers roughly two thirds of an acre near Lake Wash with 725 feet from the Pacific highway. Features include electricity and spring water, phones, graded school, community beach, and bus transport test. Located one mile north of city limits, it promises living near city work without rent. Contact A. H. Reid & Co. at 214 New York Ave Brillott 7% for details.
A flood of classified style ads offers Beattie and others selling farm land, cottages, and acre tracts near Wenatchee Seattle and Mount Vernon. Listings describe 16 acre tracts black loam soil near roads with delivery, low monthly payments and terms. Includes exchanges, near schools and stores, and multiple contact names and addresses.
Mod ern bungalow with concrete basement and large lot offered at 2200. Near car and stores, highly improved and in good location. Will consider trade, cash value 500, terms and interest. Call Ballard 01.
A dense list records births to multiple couples at various addresses including 214 Miahth Ave and 992 Ninth Ave, with new girls and boys named alongside couples. The document also notes several divorces granted and mentions infant entries at Providence and King County hospitals among others.
Markets list wide assortment with stalls and items from fresh dairy to canned goods. Notable entries include Alaska herring, halibut, ground peanut butter, Queen olives, corn, potatoes, cabbage, celery, beans, peaches, salmon, and butter with varied price points under 1 dollar per unit.
A benefit concert is scheduled for tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the Clemmer theatre. Proceeds will aid the families of Sergeant Weedin and Patrolman Wiley, who were recently killed on duty. Evelyn Plummer, Sebastian Burnett, and M Guterson's Russian orchestra will perform.
Hamilton Higday, secretary of the port commission, searched Monday and Tuesday for witnesses to Henry P. Green’s alleged shooting by strikers. No police report exists, no one recalls hearing shots, and Longshoremen’s union denies the riot story reported in a local paper.
Charles Jones and W H Adams nine dock workers arrested for carrying concealed weapons. L W Harris O Soward H Freeze and A W Laproth named as alleged strike sympathizers. They faced trial Tuesday in police court for roles in the Saturday night disorder near the Longshore men’s hall.
The council reviewed the 1917 budget Tuesday morning and examined five department worker salaries. All planned increases were rejected by the councilmen.
J Frank Hanly former Indiana governor and Progressive party nominee for governor was formally notified today as a candidate for president by the Prohibition party in Indianapolis Indiana.
If you are looking for a piece of acreage you will find many bargains in Star Want Ads.
Be Under Sheriff Stringer reports the Billingsley bootlegger family moved four truckloads of drugstore fixtures to a new site in Renton after Mayor Gill vowed to act against them. The deputy warned harsher measures as authorities track the relocation on a hot day in Seattle area.
Rome reports a major Italian victory as Goritz bridgehead falls after a year of Austrian defense. Monte Sabotino and Monte St Michele also see heavy fighting as Austrian positions weaken under the Italian surge along the Isonzo.
Anthony Sparthara a Northern Pacific laborer sues in superior court claiming a floor collapsed while he was under a gravel car at Ellensburg on March 24. He alleges the accident blinded his right eye and damaged the left, seeking ten thousand dollars for the right eye five thousand for the left and two thousand five hundred for pain totaling seventeen thousand five hundred dollars.
County Health Officer Sparling reported Tuesday that Le Verin and Harold Walford, two children in quarantine at Union Hill near Redmond, were past the danger stage after contracting infantile paralysis on arrival from Missoula Montana. No new cases have developed.
Passengers were bruised when a remont Ballard streetcar collided with a Green Lake car on Westlake Ave and Thomas St at 11 33 p m Saturday. No one was cut or seriously injured and the cars sustained only minor damage. The accident was not reported to the police.
The Belgian American Relief association holds a picnic at Atlanta park on Sunday with boats leaving from Anderson dock and Madison park all day. Games for all ages, prizes, and dancing are planned. Light refreshments on grounds or bring your own basket. Proceeds support Belgium relief.
The general army bill totaling 267 million dollars for national defense by land passes the Senate without a roll call. Preparedness reaches 635.784 million dollars, including 567 million for the army and 251,000 for the navy, with fortifications and West Point funds also listed.
J W Ryan, former congressman seeking reelection, plans a fiery address at Fremont Hall this Tuesday night. He targets W M Whitney as county boss and criticizes the direct primary and labor policy. John F E Ballaine, another congressional candidate, will speak and lay out the Guggenheim position on the Alaskan railway during the same venue.
State Chairman Millard T. Harpo von will preside at the Hughes campaign gathering in the Arena West on Tuesday and introduce the presidential candidate. H. E. Foster, Republican candidate for Congress, will speak before the organized Republican club in the Lyon building Tuesday evening. The German American Republican club of Everett endorsed Congressman Wumphrey for the Senate, while N. D. Connelly of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers announced his candidacy for the 40th district legislature.
George E. Lee told an Auburn audience he did not care about The Star and spent part of his speech mocking its influence. He avoided reading a manufactured letter while many candidates spoke at the assign meeting. Sheriff candidate H. E. Wiley filed, and Judge W. W. Black said he will not seek office this year. Coroner candidate Dr. B. E. Neville spoke at Fremont Monday.
A wartime report argues a new action will compel soldiers back to the front lines. It frames the measure as a decisive push to restore momentum and morale for the units involved.
Austrian authorities ordered civilians to evacuate Lemberg on August 4 due to the rapid Russian advance south of Brody, a delayed Bucharest dispatch stated.
The W R C Miller announces a series of four card parties to be held on the Bon Marche sixth floor. The first event is scheduled for Friday August 11 at 2 30 p m with further sessions to follow.
The Buckeye township assessor found ten watches and clocks and taxed 82 automobiles and 78 pianos, detailing property counts for taxation.
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