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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1916
Page
6
Fragmentary text references a respectable courteous woman seeking a lodging partner, mentions an honorable general delivery, a K-36, and a bank wide term. Details are unclear, but the item appears as a brief classified or personal notice with partial names and addresses missing.
Mixed notices advertise several clairvoyants and spiritual readers offering readings and advice at various addresses, alongside a public notice about voter registration procedures and a permit protest for a blacksmith shop in Georgetown. The items reflect early 20th century urban commerce and civic administration.
North End breoom cottage with fruit trees and lawn for sale. Includes alan gas stove, cement water, and near Phinney area. Priced at 1350 dollars with 100 cash and 10 monthly balance. Listing by CC J. Bria & Co Main 2482 225 Globe. Sale roomModern Nome furniture two blocks from Phinney ave Dayton ave 6817.
A rural property near Beattie features a large chicken house for 1 506 birds, a 2 400 chick brooder, and a concrete incubator building with storage. The well kept farmstead sits on loam soil, with easy driving access to Beattie markets. Owner East plans to sell with cash payment and $16 monthly balance to a reliable party. contact at Anderson ticket office, Madison Park.
A dense list of produce and grocery items with varied prices across stalls. Includes cane sugar, flour, coffee, butter, salmon, catfish, beans, oats, canned goods, seeds, eggs, milk, oils, and numerous fruits and vegetables with per unit and per item pricing. Also notes specials and bulk quantities at different stalls in the market.
Detectives arrested J. J. Bruner, 28, in a First Ave hotel after finding a trunk of loot in his room. He denied ownership but attempted to stash a Washington hotel fraternity pin under a patrol seat en route to Central station.
Grand theatre opens with five acta including Brady and Brady parodies a Dutch humor. The Six Imperiale presents musical numbers. Corona-Murphy offers The Witness drama. Campbell Greenwood sing harmony with comedy. Tegge Daniels perform sing dance. Palace Hip showcases Jerry and Gretchen O’Meara with character work and song. Belmonts hoop rollers and diablos. Mazette dancing violinist. Joy Riders music revue. White Brown comedy act. Upper Ten photoplay and Grip of Evil serial third chapter. Selig Tribune closes bill.
Paris reports a second heavy German assault to retake Fleury near Verdun last night. French barrage infantry fire halted the attack and inflicted serious losses on the enemy. Earlier, on the Somme front, French troops seized a fortified wood between Guillemont and Maurepas and captured six German cannon.
Chicago reports relief from a deadly heat wave with showers and cooler air forecast today by the weather bureau. Officials say the cooling trend begins this afternoon and should bring lower temperatures, ending a week of extreme heat that caused numerous deaths across the plains and nearby areas.
Washington Aug 21 The Senate approved by 27 to 24 to immediatey take up the immigration bill, reversing a Democratic caucus decision to delay the measure until next session.
Seven men were killed and two seriously injured when boilers exploded at the Harlan and Morris woodworking plant in Jackson Tennessee. The blast shattered nearby buildings up to half a mile away. Fire crews battled flames and investigators began to assess the cause.
British covering patrols withdrew before strong enemy forces northeast of Foureaux wood in last night’s fighting. German forces could not press the advance due to British artillery fire, Gen. Haig reported today.
An old classified style notice advertises Wasserman Blood Teat DK services at 802 84 Liberty Building, near the Post Office. Hours listed as 8 am to something, with Friday and Saturday times unclear. The ad targets men seeking blood teat DK services.
The Ad club queen contest shows Ruth Noble and Emily Brown gaining in senior standings while Edith Barstow and Lois Goldberg surge in juvenile ranks. Edith Barstow leads Lil Putian class with 18 000 new votes as Lois Goldberg climbs to third. Fern McLain enters juvenile race at age five with local performances noted.
Robert Burnett a Renton hotel owner and E A Dever a Seattle truck driver were arrested after an alleged plan to pass whisky as automobile parts to Renton drinkers. Four cases of the so called auto parts were shipped from San Francisco via Seattle on the Admiral Dewey and Congress. Bail set at 200 each on bootlegging charges.
Seattle men will cooperate with John Van Aalst of Holland to start a bulb farm at Chimacum in Jefferson county. They will specialize in hyacinths tulips gladioli and narcissi.
New York August events mark Catholic Week with 25 000 participants. Cardinal OConnell denounces atheism and urges protection of religion in government. Leaders from American Federation of Catholic Societies and Catholic unions urge moral education and oppose alien radicalism.
London August 21 Premier Asquith said Germany shows no wish for peace except on terms dishonorable to some allies. He spoke in reply to Under Secretary Zimmerman who claimed England blocks peace in a Hungarian newspaper interview.
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