This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1904
Page
6
A long list of local business names and addresses mixed with help wanted notices. Includes drugstores, offices, carpentry, employment agencies, and lodging listings, with scattered phone or address details and partial company names.
Advertisements push cheap real estate near a city, describing 5 tract parcels with good soils, proximity to electric car routes, and quick access to mail delivery and schools. Listings promise attractive prices, partial payments, and immediate sale, naming several brokers and locations like Pioneer Road, Starr Ford, and Lake Washington waterfront proximity.
Classified notices and sales copy from Beattie area listings advertise leather waterproofing mix, clothing and second hand goods, horses wagons furnishings and land offerings. Several properties near Beattie and Seattle suburbs promise 40 acre homesteads and waterfront lots with irrigation and grade access for future growth.
Seattle area classified ad listing offers cottages on half acre and full lots near car lines with terms, prices from low sums to several hundred dollars monthly. Properties include corner lots, one to four room houses, and acreages in Green Lake and King County areas. Stewart Co. advertises farms, town lots, and investments with trade options and cash deals.
A fragmented list of local services includes denture work at a dental office, savings bank notices, house movers, photographers supplies, physicians and surgeons, a printing office, storage and delivery, ship builders, umbrella repairs, and general trades. The garbled text mentions free examinations and guaranteed work with various business names and addresses.
Fragmentary listing describes two lots with views near Olympic and a streetcar line in West Seattle, mentioning cash purchase. Includes terse directions and a reference to Campbell opposing ferry access near West Seattle.
A damaged notice announces a new broom cottage for sale in the Corsane district. Details are partially readable, indicating property for sale and a local listing context. Further specifics are unclear from the OCR fragment.
The notice outlines phone ads and rates for The Seattle Star with 16 cents for 18 words three times helped by a carrier collecting ad cost. It lists 15 cent minimum, six cents per seven words, and six-for-five deal.
The Humpback Ship recounts the Bonesteel land registration riot amid robbery and graft by local fixers. He describes street gambling, 60 percent take, and a clash between grafters, cops, and townspeople ending with shootouts and forced exit. The tale criticizes the grafted inner circle and warns readers of consequences.
A dense market page lists wholesale prices for fresh meats, produce, dairy, grains, and staples. Entries cover cow beef, steer and veal, pork, mutton, بر ontbijt bacon, potatoes, apples, citrus, berries, dates, bananas, strawberries, melons, and several grain products. Prices show per pound, per ton, or per barrel with many items scarce or regionally sourced. It also notes general sale conditions for buyers and notes dining options in Seattle.
Mrs. William Krauss, previously Rae Andermann a society girl, is charged with the murder of her stepdaughter Crystal Krause. The case centers on custody and family tensions leading to the fatal incident.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.