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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1905
Page
6
A cluttered want ad lists land tracts and several housing offerings including five room cottages and corner lots near Pioneer Square. It promotes bargain prices, easy terms, and proximity to streetcar lines with multiple Alaska addresses and agents like Davis, Moran and Moron Bros. It stresses quick sale and investment potential with several favorable near downtown amenities.
Real estate firms Guion & Company and Tiambleton & Olsen advertise affordable Beet and modern homes near Pioneer Square with dining room mantel, porcelain bath, pantry, and upgrades. Two houses on ith Ave and vacant lot near Madison St highlight available parcels, with mortgage and title services offered.
Classified ranch and acreage listings from A B Newell and Kinney detail waterfront tracts, cleared fields, barns, orchards, and multiple small holdings near Cherry Valley and Wisconsin towns. Several parcels offer linage to lakes, bottom land, and near town access with terms, prices, and ready-to-move livestock assets. Some ads cite cattle, horses, chickens, and farming equipment included.
A historical notice touts Cascade Orchard near Leavenworth offering five and ten acre tracts with perpetual water rights. It promises fertile Wenatchee Valley apples and peaches and highlights railroad access via the Great Northern line. Prices are noted as reasonable with easy terms.
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia seeks cost data from L B Youngs on operating expenses of the municipal light plant. Youngs says Beattie Electric charged 66 dollars yearly for arc lights, while the city now provides its own arcs at least 26 percent cheaper, with exact disparity still being calculated. The Beattie monopoly charged 26 cents per kilowatt hour in the residence district, while the city’s rate is 4 cents.
Prince Louis of Battenburg, commander of Britain’s home fleet cruiser squadron, arrives in New York with strong royal ties and a revered naval career. He will host lavish entertainments aboard his flagship Drake, while a temporary bailment is set up on the upper deck.
Purser Garver recalls a sea-beast sighting on a Santa Clara voyage. Professor Browning of Boston identifies the creature as an ophidian with a snake like body and giant eyes, its head emitting a green phosphorescent glow as it thrashes and surfaces beside the ship. The account ends with passengers shaken and sipping lemon sodas.
A broad listing shows varied prices for beans onions grapes and other produce. Lumbering figures include Beana at $3.25 to $4.15 per cwt and fruits like strawberries at $3.50 to $3.50 per box with pineapples and melons priced per crate or box.
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