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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1908
Page
6
The Star shows rates for classified ads including Situations Wanted. It notes it cannot guarantee accuracy or assume responsibility for errors in telephoned advertisements and specifies 18 words as base and 3 additional spaces per line.
The notice outlines a rate of one cent per word with a minimum charge and line counting rules. It states six words to be priced at six, each line billed as two lines for partial lines, and caps or fractions counted accordingly.
Classification cannot be served after 10 o'clock daily. Ballard Agency lists P H Mullen at 5409 Ballard Avenue opposite City Hall with Ballard 306, and main office on Seventh Avenue between Union and University with Main 1050 and Ind 441.
Notice advises callers to use King Street Station Information Bureau for train times and lists numerous birth notices with names and dates, followed by brief funeral and professional notices indicating local services and interment details.
A fragmented classified page offers furniture, clothing, hardware, and household items for sale including coats suits and hosiery, lamps, windows, and bedding. It also mentions horses and livestock for sale, bicycles, dental services, and local business ads along with contact numbers and locations around Seattle areas. The jumble lists numerous personal ads and miscellaneous notices with phone numbers and street references such as Pike Jackson Sixth Avenue Fifth Avenue Marion Ridge and First Avenue.
Advert reads multiple parcels near the city offering fine soil and level land. Listings include five acre and six acre tracts priced from 260 per acre with expected value growth, plus additional 4 to 9 acre parcels near Green Lake and Oak Park area. Contact details listed for viewing and negotiations.
Sheriff Clark and a posse scour the Elko hills for Slim Smith after a daring jail escape. Fifty five inmates fled yesterday but most were recaptured while Smith remains at large. An undercover guard and three inmates seized guards during meals prompting a street chase aided by a loyal negro helper.
W. W. Chafin the prohibition presidential candidate and W. D. Cox the prohibition candidate for governor spoke to about 4000 people in Eau Claire Wisconsin. Chafin planned five speeches in Minneapolis the next day after arriving there from Wisconsin. He said he had spoken in six states and would cover the remaining states before November.
A party of Harriman officials and their families toured Seattle after the Harriman Lines officers bi annual convention in Portland. The group previewed sights before heading to Spokane where it will disband and return to their respective headquarters.
A new modern cottage of five rooms is described as fully built and nicely finished at Armitage Boe Green Lake area. The brief notice highlights its sturdy construction and appealing finish for potential buyers or residents.
The overnight entries for Meadows racing on Tuesday show a six furlongs selling race with horses and geldings three years and up. Notable listed horses include Beverton and Al Lindley with entry numbers. Other races include a mile and a half selling for four-year-olds and up featuring Ripper and El huahua von sheseeunee.
The 14th annual graduation of Wilson's Business College will be Friday night at the Moore theatre. Admission is free with no seats or tickets required. The program from 7:45 PM to 10:30 PM includes musical selections, diplomas, class exercises, orations, and a benediction led by Rev. B L Benedict.
Local listings advertise waterfront acre tracts at 18 percent rate, various Bremerton properties near Seabeck and city centers. Offers include a six room house with modern conveniences, a small corny home for 91.056 with utilities, and multiple parcels for sale along American Bank and Crescent Bay areas.
Classified notices advertise a grand free excursion to Bremerton with free tickets and a new additions display at a Times Block office. Other items promote property listings in Youngstown and Ballard with prices from 40 to 2000 dollars, monthly payments, and tract details.
A new residence about 20 minutes from Pioneer Square offers near jet access, proximity to car line, a reeme tered house, wired for electricity and water, never occupied, priced at 1 700 cash.
Veterans of the Civil War endorse Addison W Hastie for the nonpartisan King County Superior Court judgeship. Stevens post No 1 G A R cites Hastie’s declared candidacy and honors, urging voters to support him in the September primary. Hastie, a longtime Seattle resident, entered the Union Army at 16 and holds a Lincoln gratitude certificate.
The King County Board of Equalization voted a 20 percent reduction on the assessor’s property valuations to lower county taxes. The move diverts potential state tax burden, depending on the State Board of Equalization’s subsequent apportionment of roughly 2 million dollars for state purposes. State Tax Commissioner J Frost opposed the cut, noting it conflicts with fixed state allocations.
The Steamer Hazel Dollar reports heavy unrest in northern Sumatra as Chinese residents rebel against Dutch colonial rule over a controversial tax. Over 200 natives are said killed amid Dutch reinforcements, with 1,000 troops sent to Padang and military activity spreading to Maravia and Tandjongpriok. In San Francisco, Detective Bailey heads to Reno to arrest mining promoter John J. Lynch on embezzlement charges involving Ocean Shore bonds.
A. J. Splawn North Yakima rancher and Democratic gubernatorial candidate arrived Seattle for a two week western Washington tour with George B. Ryan arranging meetings and dates. He faces John Pattison Colfax mayor as primary opposition, managed by C. A. Reynolds. Splawn predicts Bryan will win the presidency while Taft fails to excite North Yakima voters.
Edward Collings a chauffeur F K Burnside a student and A F Guinan a miner were arrested yesterday on a charge of exceeding the auto speed limit on BE Cherry street. Several arrests for speeding have been made in the same district during the past few days.
An advertisement promotes relief from rheumatism headaches and neuralgia using Arnold brator technique. Readers are urged to call or write for the book Vibratory Maguage for Health and Beauty.
Hazen, just outside Reno, reports destruction of a road town with four percent of Reno's area wiped out. Estimated losses reach 125000 dollars.
Public Market prices list veal chops at 12 percent per pound and goat cheese at 4 per pound. Canteloupes cost 1 5 cents, freestone peaches a dozen, and various produce items priced per bunch or per pound. Beef ends, steak, grapes, peaches, pineapples, oranges, apples, eggs, potatoes, onions, carrots, squash, and roasts show a wide range of cents and dollars per unit.
The ad lists prices for livestock and meats including live chickens at 18-20 cents per pound and dressed beef with steers at 4.40 per hundredweight, along with hog and veal rates. It also shows local fruit and vegetables such as Crawford peaches, crate prices for apples, tomatoes, and assorted garden produce with package and weight notes.
A garbled passage discusses pay relations and obligations with unclear names. It hints at favors, desires, and rent related duties but provides no coherent facts or identifiable entities.
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