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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
6
The Star shows rates for classified advertisements including Situations Wanted. Ads cost 26c for 18 words plus 3 additional spaces per space. No guarantee of accuracy or responsibility for errors in telephone ads.
A note explains a word minimum charge for help wanted ads. It states that one word counts per unit, seven insertions cost the price of six if paid in cash, and all caps lines or fractions count as two lines for billing. The policy emphasizes counting rules for line items and payment methods.
Classification cannot be given after 1 o'clock daily. Ballard Agency P. H. Mullen at 5409 Ballard Avenue opposite City Hall. Main Office on Seventh Avenue between Union and University with phones Main 1060 and Ind. 441.
Do not trust printed time tables in newspapers. For departure and arrival times call Station Information Bureau Sunset Main 2740 Independ ent 11% for current railway schedule details.
A fragmented OCR notice lists numerous individuals with ages and places, including Seattle and Beattie, with multiple couples and single names such as Thomas Vernon Emmett, Seoones, Marton, Witton, Cora Andy, Pharles McClure, Bessie Lloyd, Florence Vigne, Bertha Hell, and others, alongside locations like Beattie and Leavenworth. The text presents a series of paired or individual names with ages and city references, typical of public notices or genealogical listings in a local newspaper.
Brief notice to the wife of M Frink regarding a marriage or family event dated Mt Acmuet 14 4 with reference to Raahiry and Jal 24, a son.
Fragmentary OCR item lists names Wert William Weet and Mary V Connell with ages and dates, hints at a city event or meeting, and includes stray words Theressik Theresa Wianke and A"Hlenke"Theressik, indicating a damaged social or civil notice.
A partial funeral notice mentions Weet ware et from the parlors of the aaa with interment at Lake View cemetery and Butterworth & Gonf as undertakers. Also referenced is the steamer Monticelli’s schedule from Bremerton for U S Navy service during the GOB convention and daily lessons with dancing events.
A fragmented classified page lists positions such as sales agents and janitor roles, a room for rent, sewing machines for sale, and a parlor organ offered at a discount. Local addresses and contact details appear with various offerings and notices.
A dense page of classified notices includes real estate bargains near Seattle and nearby towns, land tracts in Bothell Edmonds and King County, farms and bottom land selling under payment plans, relocations and storage, plus various services. Names like APPLETON INVESTMENT CORPORATION and YOUNG & BROBERG appear among property listings and transfer services.
Realty ad notes branch office contact Denny Maton at White 149 North Shore Green Lake. Offers a 40rld-foot sole parcel with wood poll, fine view, level surface and escilient wah great for plating. Prime acreage advertised at $460 per acre with publicity to reader.
An ad extols a scenic park near Tacoma with parcels marketed for homes. It promises cheap entries and monthly payments, claiming no competition and favorable ownership terms, inviting laborers to seize a “natural city” future with low down payments and monthly installments.
Multiple classified notices describe lots, ranches, and developing properties around Seattle including Lake Was Home Adda geographies, prices per acre, and terms. Firms Fay Company Inc Bremerton Development Co and Orr Co advertise ready to build parcels near Pioneer Square Fremont Green Lake and Wallingford with payments and free excursions.
On New Boulevard Double corner with 0 feet frontage on new boulevard near West Woodland Park car line. One of the choicest bays in the city today, Mesquane serene. Property offered under pin for estate contracts by Spe or more heavy teams. Phone L. 1961 or 211 W. Crockett Kieria.
An eccentric ad proclaims lucrative fruit land deals in California with free water assurances and easy possession. It invites readers to visit a location to learn more about the prospect and emphasizes strong returns.
Century Realty Co promotes West Beattie and Yakima Valley orchard land offerings. The ad highlights best buys in property and orchard opportunities, urging readers to consider available land and investments in the region.
Advertisement for a Queen Anne style home near North Queen Anne with a large brick furnace porch and balcony. Describes attractive view and wired end for poetry. Price four thousand dollars with monthly rent of forty dollars. Contact A 1612.
Rear Admiral James Kelcey Cogewell U S N retired died in Jacksonville Florida a telegram from his brother in law to General MacArthur announced the death and burial arrangements in Milwaukee He is survived by a wife a son and a daughter with the son aboard the Atlantic fleet and the daughter believed with the mother.
Tokyo announces a delay in spending 60 million dollars on the new army and navy, moved to 1911 in line with the cabinet’s economic policy after a secret conference among the premier and ministers of war and navy.
A fragmentary notice outlines plans for a homesite investment near a lake. It mentions land parcels suitable for development and potential relocation or cloning of a development company. The text is incomplete but signals a real estate investment near a lake with emphasis on land value and project scope.
A brief notice advertises a property listing near Green Lake describing a flat level site with good earth and water. It notes rights for flattening and emphasizes a favorable view and acreage details.
Listings describe properties within walking distance of the navy yard with unobstructed harbor views. Prices begin at 428 and up, offered by NAVY YARD LAND CO located at 601 Fleet Ave in the Hasement Mutual Life Bidg area.
Overnight entries for Meadows racing show multiple six race card sections with mixed ages and allowances. Notable horses include Lady Quality BeeG haf and Ten Row in the early sprints, Darlington and Hidden Hand in the middle events, and Belle of Iroquote plus Lady King in the later stakes with several owners and figures listed.
Daniel Hoffman, amateur driver, was ruled off for life by Alameda county fair officials at Oakland after pulling up Mary K near the judge’s stand to let Toppy gain the heat. Spectators protested, Hoffman left the track as the crowd booed the decision.
John Richards, a Floyd county schoolteacher, was acquitted in the fifth trial at Floyd courthouse for the murder of his rival in love, Marice K. Francis of Roanoke. The earlier trials had coincided with the deaths of his father, mother, and eldest brother from pneumonia linked to exposure at the trial.
George Coughlan the boy of S Coughlan Ottawa was badly hurt when he fell from Peter Jameison s auto during a collision with a newspaper cart at Seconday and Spring. He was moved from Providence hospital to 336 18th av last night and has rallied to be out of danger.
Judge Alton B. Parker returns from Yosemite to San Francisco to headline a mass meeting at Walton's pavilion and a banquet at the St. Francis hotel. Local speakers include Parker, Delancey Nicoll, Mayor Taylor and James Durote in a Democratic event. A separate note mentions Filipino suspect K Durote, arrested in Seattle, returned to Bellingham with Deputy Sheriff DeHaven.
Advertisement urges home ownership via a small down payment and $6 monthly installments. Highlights low down payments, Greenwood Park Recond Addition and Woodland Park area, and offers from P. Fay Company Inc at 604 Mehinorn Building. No explicit dates or names beyond locations and firm.
United Press dispatch from Pittsburgh reports error filled story about an heiress and her brother in a New Chicago related case. The article alleges involvement of Monson Phillipe and Melville Moxley in a death tied to a poker game. No final verdict is stated.
Fragmentary banking brief notes clearing activity in Seattle and Tacoma with unclear balances and today’s figures. Names or exact figures are unreadable, but the item indicates routine daily clearance movements in these cities.
Listing of cucumbers trout potatoes grapes blackberries edam cheese string beans and lamb with prices per unit or weight. Includes greens like lettuce cabbage turnips celery onions carrots and oranges lemons apples pineapples and eggs. Announces weekly market items and farm products with varied quantities and sale terms.
Prices paid by producers include butter veal and beef products with per pound rates and weights. Local fruit and vegetables are priced per basket or per pound, listing Crawford peaches, lettuce, celery, cabbage, cucumbers and greens with unit amounts.
Chicago grain prices show mixed shows with wheat at positions for Sept and Dec, corn for Sept and Dec, oats for Sept. Market data lists total sales 436,800 and figures like 646 for wheat and 95 percent figures, indicating bid prices and futures activity.
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