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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1914

Page

6

Classified matrimonial ads flood Washington paper page

A sanitized OCR fragment shows a flood of personal ads and matrimonial notices. Face names such as Mrs Kale, The Social Register, The Royal Cate, and various addresses appear alongside requests for companionship and marriage prospects across Seattle, San Francisco, and Toledo, with mentions of widows, maiden ladies, and wealthy seekers.

State of Washington First Clase J. Brown Dentral Firetav Rainier Charice Charles Et San Francisco Cal Moner Andress Heman Pt Coksas Beattie Reaper Ingten Coast Town Seattle Raymond Remedy Co Social Register Wael SEA Ada Mabel Bond Wash Joan Seattles Ade P. Means Union of Katheyn Harrison Filtott Christain Harvey Georgetown Union Apt Toledo Ohio Martin Alix Hotel Mies Nita Whyte

Improved city property loans and building finance ads

An assortment of loan and mortgage notices from CALNOUN DENNY EWING Alaska Building and ORO A. VIRTUE CO Boston with mentions of mortgage and property financing. It advertises 6 percent money on improved city property, loans before building, and low rates with quick processing. ]]>

Wainwright & Mcleod Bnott Steam Cral al Thomas Calnoun, Denny & Ewing Alaska Eve Oro A. Virtue CO Boston Toane Noth and Mortenge Co Neeea Pike Union Sturtevest & Co

Property Ad Bids Good Life Near Seattle Market

An ad touts a fertile ten acre setup near Seattle promising solid crops and livestock. It highlights free rent wood water good schools neighbors transportation soil terms health and a favorable market for produce with an auto truck for shopping. See West Wheeler 309 Col man Bik for details.

West & Wheeler Colman Bik Seattle

Public Markets Retail Prices Fragment

A fragmented listing shows daily market prices for groceries and produce. Items include pure cane sugar, canned goods, walnuts, sweet potatoes, green peppers, grapes, tomatoes, cantaloupes, crabapples, peanut butter, and various meats with scattered quantities and prices. The legible entries reference stalls and batch items alongside unit costs and multipliers.

Mall

Stalle Market Displays Fresh Produce and Groceries

Readable stalls list various goods including tomato soup, milk, cantaloupes, sweet potatoes, green beans, onions, matches, toilet paper, corn, salmon, and sturgeon. Prices noted with some items described as extra fancy, location at Piret av. and stall ranges 24-26 and 3-38.

Stalle Washington

Market Prices and Goods Listing From Local Stall 14

Readable items include mutton shoulder and leg of lamb priced per pound, butter and cheese by quarter, cod and various fish sold by pound, cream cheese and bacon nearby, with prices listed in cents per pound. Also noted are jelly, frankfurters, garlic sausage and miscellaneous home made products.

Vashon Shedon

Rural property listings with varied features and prices

Several small ranch and acre tract notices describe properties near Beattie and Silverdale Washington. Listings include 5 to 20 acres with features such as sandy loam soil, county roads, near schools, water front, irrigation potential, and outbuildings. Offers mention easy payments, cash options, and opportunities to work in Seattle. Addresses include Herman Schroeder Liberty Widg Third and Union and L J Marsh Co 1209 3d Ave.

Seattle Herman Schroeder Liberty Union Beattie L. J. Marsh & CO Bliverdale M. Hendennick Silverdale Wash

Grocery stalls list a mix of produce and staples

A fragmented shopping list items stalls 240 206 209 219 340 show laundry soap ham sausage corned beef head cheese crab apples Bartlett pears bananas green peppers cucumbers olives relish chow chow potatoes cauliflower and other goods with unit prices and quantities implied by the OCR text.

Fazie Sues Morley Over Cattle Fence Damage Near Maple Valley

Mike Fazie and Edna Fazie sue George Morley for 750 dollars damages and costs after Morley’s herd of 26 cattle allegedly broke down the Fazie fence and roamed the Fazie ranch about four miles from Maple Valley.

Mike Fazie Edna George Morley Maple Valley

Kirkland Lots Offered Near Dock with Easy Terms

At Kirkland near the dock price listed at 76 dollars each. Builders offer houses on these slots with easy terms. Stop paying rent and buy a place in Kirkland. You can live there and work in Heattle, with 21 boats daily. Take the ferry or Anderson boat to Kirkland. Call Burke and Farrar at their office on the ferry wharf.

Kirkland Heattle Anderson Burke & Farrar’s Ferry Wharf

White prosecuting attorney campaign committee formed

Friends of Crawford E White met last night, organized to aid his campaign for prosecuting attorney. Maurice Bresnan was elected temporary chairman and Mrs. M. A. Markey temporary secretary. Permanent organization to be effected within a week.

Crawford E. White White Maurice Bresnan M. A. Markey

Seattle Churches Plan Sunday Prayer Meeting

Seattle churches unite for a public prayer meeting at Plymouth Congregational Church to seek a speedy cessation of hostilities in Europe. The event is arranged by the Ministers' Federation with Gov. Lis ter and Thos. Burke likely speakers.

Seattle Europe Plymouth Congregational Church Ministers’ Federation Lister Thos. Burke

Tragedy at Alki Point Deckhand Drowns Trying to Save Cloth

Arthur Pyke, a deckhand on the steamer Tourist, lost his life Friday while attempting to rescue a piece of clothing blown overboard as the boat passed Alki Point. One witness observed the tragedy.

National Barber College Washington Orgain Micro Occidental Alaska Londquiat-Lilly Joshua Green Kat Thompson's Pike Papa Spallala Pal Leela Delph & Co Washington, D.C We. Klaas Arthur Pyke Tourist Alki Point

War opens billion-dollar South American market

The Pan American Union urges U S firms to push into Argentina Brazil and Chile. It notes South America spends about a billion dollars annually on imports with only 15 percent from the United States. It calls for ships salesmanship and Spanish speaking salesmen to promote ready-made clothes furniture kitchen utensils machinery automobiles and breakfast foods.

Washington South America United States Argentina Brazil Chile Pan-American Union Europe

Divorce Suits Begin Amid Local Church Events

John P. Ronnel head Rev G Storaasii and wife to be heard at Immanuel Lutheran church Sunday morning. Evangelist Piper finishes Seattle services Sunday night. Rev Geo Hodges preaches Sunday at Church of Epiphany. Mise Marie Philips engaged to Erwin J Smith. Episcopal meet slated Oct 15-18. Minnewatka dance Thursday night. Five deaths recorded with ages 20,21,22. Major list of local incidents follows including police and court actions.

John P. Ronnel G. Storaasii Immanuel Lutheran Church Evangelist Piper Seattle Geo. Hodges Church of Epiphany Mise Marie Philips Erwin J. Smith

Uses old stamp faces fine under federal law

O L Stratte of Poulsbo Washington, a rancher, faces a $500 fine or one year in prison for using a canceled 2 cent stamp. He was arrested Friday and says he bought the stamp at the Poulsbo post office.

O. L. Stratte Poulsbo, Wash Stratte Poulsbo

Aviation plans for miniature meet on Optimo field

The August 27 event on Optimo field at 28th Ave and Cherry St features youth classes for under 18 with Class A ground-powered machines Class B hand launched and Class C loop-the-loop gliders. Adults 18 and over compete in Class X powered machines.

Optimo Cherry St

Canada Gets Our Meat

Federal District Attorney Wilkerson announced that meat packers have shipped nearly 10 million pounds of meat to Canada since the war began.

Chicago Wilkerson Canada

Forest fires not serious say state fire warden

Chief Fire Warden G. C. Joy says most fires stem from slash land burning and are less serious than the smoke suggests. Only two farmer losses, fire under control near Hazel Snohomish county, and Bremerton waterways threatened by a blaze. About 600 men fighting statewide with 175 rangers plus logging crews and 76 government rangers.

Valircording G. C. Joy Joy Washington Forest Fire Association Hazel Snohomish County Bremerton Garrison Fisher Water Company

Atlas of the War in Europe published by Seattle Star

The Seattle Star announces a new twenty page war atlas 12 by 15 inch maps detailing all European countries with world and regional maps. It includes Balkan boundary changes, crowns of Europe, and strength facts. offered with six month subscription extensions for mail subscribers at $1.80.

The Seattle Star Europe World Russia Austria-Hungary France Germany Italy Seattle Wash

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