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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
6
The Star outlines rates for classified ads and warnings about accuracy. It lists 18 word minimum charges, space rates per word, and special pricing such as seven insertions for the price of six when paid in cash. It notes counting rules for lines and caps.
TO ADVERTISERS Classification cannot be given after 1 o clock daily Ballard AGENCY P H Allen 5409 Ballard av Opp ty Hall Phone Ballard 306 MAIN OFFICER Seventh av between Union and University Phones Main 1060 Ind 441
Railway time tables warned to not trust newspaper listings and advised to call station information for departure and arrival times. Funeral directors Butterworth and Son, professional directors and licensed embalmers, listed with Fort as address and phone numbers. Special notices segment appears with station and business contact details.
Classified page fragment shows Mend-the-Torn Co advertising laundry and mending services with misc items offered. Help wanted notices include Marine Corps recruitment for able-bodied men and other employment requests. Various rooms for rent and miscellaneous listings fill the same page.
A 5 room cottage described as new with cement basement and furnace offers a comfortable home near a school. The property is listed at 2000 dollars with a monthly payment option of about 26 dollars.
Fragmented OCR reveals multiple short items including Hinsley terms, Clay ton property deals, North 52 and Green Lake area phone numbers, and notes on music classes at Washington College of Music Arcade Building. Also mentions a dentist osteopath and amateur groups with dates or times.
A chaotic land sale advertisement offers five acre plots near Seattle and Bremerton with varied terms, down payments and monthly installments. It lists multiple agents, prices around 800 per acre and mentions water rights, fenced parcels, and homes with acreage. The jumble mentions farms, real estate, and exchange offers across Washington areas.
Property notes describe multiple cottages and a seven room new house near schools, parks, car lots, and fruit trees. Prices range from 1 060 to 2 700 with terms such as down payments and cash options. Contact REVETT and DRAKE, North 16 White Macs Klee.
Readable text lists several properties with varied prices in a Boston area market. Mentions 4,600 and 95,000 figures, modern homes, corner lots near streets, and a West Geat district noted as non residence. Century era reference included.
Real estate notices advertise waterfront lots and acre tracts near Green Lake, with prices from $8 per month and limited availability. Properties are offered by Dremerton Development Co at 1009-10 American Ave with contact options. Some listings mention Alaska Building and nearby landmarks like Main 03 and Denny Station.
Seattle Homeseekers Co markets a string of small homes near car lines with cash offers from $800 and payments as low as $8 monthly. Listings include Bremerton Heights adjacent to the navy yard. Appleton, Greenwood Park, and University Avenue areas with 10 lots, orchard plots, and modest homes priced from $450 to $1,650. Various salesmen push new offers with free deeds on death and early first-come services.
Buyers invited to inspect acres north of the untied area with clear streets and level land. Highlands plat offers one and five acre lots at 250 per acre, 10 down and a monthly payment, promising appreciation to thousands per acre within two years.
Real estate ad offers a nearly new six room home in Madrona with all improvements. Corner lot, water, gas, and heating included, wired for amenities. Flexible terms, cash options and convenient payment plans referenced.
The notice references an owner Ace et al claiming an unimproved tract near Tekekeem Lake and Denny Station on the north shore of Lake. It mentions a sale or showing by a company located at 4712 Alaska Building.
County offices candidates for treasurer auditor engineer and prosecuting attorney were invited to address the John C. Dickson club next Tuesday evening at the former Hallard city hall. The club formed in Thirteenth ward in honor of Professor Dickson, candidate for county superintendent of schools.
Webster Must a 12 year old boy disappeared from his home on Pike Street yesterday and is believed to have followed a circus to Tacoma. His mother asked the police to check whether he joined the show after not returning home, last heard headed for Luna Park.
Sale notices advertise tracts of 1 2 and 16 acres near Green Lake. The vendor promises viewing at the office of Dean Watson in White 149 and contact for the owner. Terms set at 450 dollars per acre.
Ad text offers hay 8100 tot for $200 with $16 cash and mentions location near Greenwood Second and ey a salermen on the erenns.
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a real estate or cottage listing with terse terms and a price around 1200 dollars, plus a closing identifier. The readable bits suggest a single large room or layout note and a possible end term for a lease or sale.
A fragmented notice urges residents to act quickly for home lots in the Aaron tract near Lake Semenenene. It mentions a down payment, a five month plan, and a payment schedule with references to Pioneer and Northers Bank. Local details appear unclear but emphasize visiting tomorrow to select lots and attend a meeting on Monday to make an initial payment.
Two distressed husbands recount failed marriages in a candid, scathing critique of wives and marriage. One compares his wife to a junk shop widow, while the other laments a wife driven by style and finances, confessing he would not marry again if free.
Public market items include mutton stew at low price, Malaga grapes 15 cents, sweet potatoes, salmon trout, eggplant, black grapes, shoulder mutton, pork, beef, and comb honey. Produce specials feature parsley, turnips, celery, cabbage, beets, lettuce, carrots, summer squash, and various steak cuts with marked weights and prices.
Fragmentary OCR shows a public notice about sale of parcels and yard spaces. Local official names or dates are unclear but the record references a sale action for specific lots and yards.
The Meadows card lists overnight entries for seven races from Monday. Entries include 2-year-olds in a five and one half furlong selling, 2-year-olds in seven furlongs, one mile selling for 3-year-olds and up, one mile seven yards purse for 5-year olds and up, four-year-olds selling, and a six race with five and one half furlongs purse. Notable names: Minnie Bright, Angleface, Incentive, Larry Mulligan, Pirate Queen, Mandelia, Santo Gitano, Bonheur, Wap, Romanoff, Gracious Dame, Jockey Mounce, and Sugarmaid among others.
The listing shows prices for poultry eggs butter meat and produce with items like hens chickens dressed veal beef and various fruits and vegetables. Prices include 18-20 cents per pound for live chickens 2.93 per dozen for lard and 26 to 41 cents per pound for assorted produce.
New York August 32 Osborne Co reports total sales of 1 090 700 in Chicago Grain Mars coverage from Chicago.
The schooner C. B. Holmes ran aground near Tongue Point in a dense fog Friday night and barely escaped total loss before being refloated at high tide. She was towed to Eagle Harbor drydock for repairs as keel wear and bottom chafing were reported.
A local Pleasant Beach event features a noon attraction by Prof. Horan showcasing a fancy swim exhibit. Details on performance and timing are partly unclear from the fragment, but it hints at a seaside display near the pier with audience interest in a unique aquatic demonstration.
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