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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
6
A terse advertisement invites readers to hire the Tora Transfer Co for hourly work with a focus on affordable rates. Contact points list main offices at 874 Suneet and 676 Ind Typewriters for service inquiries.
The readable text presents a garbled, partial sentence with stray references to a ranch and Holt, but no coherent event or names to anchor a summary.
An ad offers a 286 acre farm with about 2 acres cleared and 16 acres mare land, including livestock and machinery. It lists balance terms over five years, nearby land, and potential for gardening. Price from $400 per acre with options and flexible payment. Trade lines reference Wayman & on 826 New York Micck Ind. 1141.
Classified snippets show irrigated lands and tract sales near Auburn and Seattle plus a four room cottage near Wallingford. Names include Mr Bateman and Dr Iansen with addresses in Seattle area. Other items mention cheap acreage, terms like down payment and monthly installments, and optical services at Curry Optical Co.
The wheat market closed higher by a cent over opening, with Armour interests heavy buyers signaling bullish sentiment. Traders note crop shortage reports mounting despite recent heavy rainfall, and bear manipulators retreat to curb further declines.
Promoters urge purchase of land tracts described as near Green Lake with promising value growth. At 61.400 per acre, buyers are told the lots will increase in value over a few years, suggesting city lot proximity and strong investment potential.
Readable segments describe affordable garden tracts and county land for sale near a business center with sea views and easy rail access. Terms include low monthly prices and proximity to salt water, promising quick rides to urban centers between Seattle and Tacoma.
Real estate note touts a park like setting outside Tacoma a developing area near New York of the Pacific coast. Emphasizes quiet underbrush scenery and proximity to schools churches and stores. Claims low prices and easy terms with little competition and monthly payments suggested.
Seattle firm listing main offices at 465-4 Empire Widg. Branchee details unclear. OCR shows incomplete address data.
For sale a five room cottage on a choice lot with garden fruit trees and berries. It offers city water sidewalks proximity to business area and near Fort Lawton car line. Price 1500 dollars with 100 cash and balance via tent. Contact David P Bastman 209 Coleman Bide Magnolia Bluff Pleasant Valley Addition.
On New Boulevard Double corner the site offers 0 feet frontage on New Boulevard at Woodland Park Heights a block from the West Woodland Park car line. It is one of the choicest buys in the city today with reasonable terms and appears underpriced for quick action.
A Seattle woman writes she would not marry her husband again despite broad minded plea for his happiness. She says his neglect and selfish habits clash with her own desires for home, music, books, and companionship and wonders how to remain with a man who values lodges and tobacco over shared joys.
The Meadows shows all horse entries for six races on Saturday including age classes, distances, and listed horses such as Adelbert, Silver Stocking, Gypsy King, Arcourt, Capt. Wormett, Monvina, and Stanley Fay across seven races with various purses and conditions. Local notes list a moral quip and a market remark about Saturday stalls and remedies.
KR. O. Egeland of 517 Ala is charged by William prietor of the Bismarcks parsing a check for funds. The check drawn on State Bank of Seattle dated June 24 was presented on July 3. C. Witt, an attorney at 45 black, testifies as witness.
A fragmented market page lists lamb chops at 12 percent per pound, crabapples 50 cents a box, spring prices per pound, home sausages 15 cents, salmon 11 per pound, Yakima yew pounds for 25 cents, butter 55 cents a pound sealed, marmalade 15 cents, and assorted vegetables and fruits including celery cabbage beets lettuce oranges pineapples and onions. Also noted are eggs from a local ranch and various meats with steak and roast guidance.
The report lists poultry meats and produce prices including live chickens at 43 to 16 cents per pound, dressed beef and veal, Butter at 25 cents per pound, vegetables such as potatoes cauliflowers and lettuce priced per sack or pound, with a note that the market is selling good butter at 25 cents per pound for Saturday shoppers.
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