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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1906
Page
3
A grim report from New York City’s East Side details an appalling death rate among infants under two in Manhattan tenement districts. It describes filthy streets, overflowing garbage, and mothers using fire escapes as makeshift beds as the health board struggles to address the crisis.
A list of Sunday morning and evening sermons from multiple churches. Preachers include J M Wedd, Chapman, Moore, Dunlap, Van Horn, Rev K Viater Bigro, Rev Edward Lincoln, Rev Jona, and Rev Jon HW Orr. Services span 11 am 2 pm and 8 9 pm with topics such as The Monotony of and The Second Coming of and The Abuse of Anne. Churches include First Methodist Episco and Broadway and Republic. Beacons, Yale and Elgin are noted locations and speakers.
Sunday school in the morning and afternoon services with an Illustrated sermon by Rev. C R Gale on The Pilgrims Progress. Evening preaching by Westminster pastor Rev J M Wilson on Christian Sympathy and Eden the Mark of Cain and the Deluge. Rev M A Matthews leads the morning program The First Christian Martyr and Rev A F Forrest presents Gebling or Look In at Monte Carlo.
The Queen City Theosophical Society and affiliated groups announce a Sunday program at the Beattie lodge Arcade building including lectures by Judge Frank T. Reid on The Relation between Justice and Love and L. W. Rogers on The Powers and Possibilities. Additional sessions cover Bible Spiritual Society meetings, School of Psychic Culture topics, and a prominent guest presence by Rev. Crocker. Strangers are invited to all services.
The market shows prices largely steady with some weakness in watermelons at 1.25 per hundred and overripe pears selling freely. Rockyford cantaloupes sold quickly at 14 per crate while Tras ody phones shipments to Alaska are valued at 1.00. Multiple items like cabbage spinach beets tomatoes and squash are listed with per unit or per dozen prices, reflecting a bustling if irregular market.
Fragmentary OCR text notes dairy butter prices poultry and livestock items with references to creamery butter milk cheese cheese end prices for various goods. Mentions spring market timing and live stock terms. Contains broken phrases and appears to be a rural notice or advertisement page.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions sand, metal plates, coin-like terms, and possible trade signals. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable. The limited text suggests material handling or pricing references without full context or actionable facts.
Governor Moggett of Alaska travels south aboard the steamer Benator and takes rooms at the Rainier Grand. He will leave Beattle for Juneau to reach the revenue cutter McCullough for a coast cruise to Dutch Harbor.
A Sunday outing invites families to ride to Bremerton to view the mammoth U.S. Navy yard and battleship. Boats depart Pier 2 at 6:30 6:30 1:18 2:20 4:30 pm for a round trip of 60 cents, sponsored by Talbot for Patents, 406 Mutual Life.
The Sheriock Holmen company returns to Beattie for a farewell week long run led by Prawley. A long line formed yesterday as sales opened. The Star Theater opens a vaudeville bill Monday featuring Marcus and Adelie roller skaters and acts by Adame and Edwards, DeVaro and Curtis, the Daniels, Peter Duneworth, and a Starascope finale. Continuous show tomorrow from 2 until closing.
Taylor company begins week with The Gin Engineer tonight and Laurette Taylor performs Chas A Taylor's From Rogen to Hiches starting Monday afternoon. The play follows characters drawn from life with realistic surroundings, drawing auditors into scenes of life.
The fragment lists a series of prices and amounts in dollars including 16.00 16.50 17.60 18.60 20.00 21.60 22.50 25.00 27.50 30.00 42.60 and 936.00, indicating a catalog or financial record with varied values. The text lacks contextual nouns beyond these figures.
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