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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
6
The Star lists telephoned advertisement terms with 26 cents for 18 words for 3 months. Additional space charged per line. Sections include Situations Wanted and Wanteds. Rates emphasize no guarantee of accuracy or responsibility for errors.
Help wanted classified rate note states one cent per word with minimum charge per insertion. Additional lines count to determine price. multiple insertions may be billed as six lines. All capital or fraction lines count as two lines.
Classified slate lists contact points for BALLARD AGENCY P HL at 5409 Ballard Ave opposite City Hall with Ballard 306, and the main office on Seventh Ave between Union and University with phones Main 1050 and Ind 441.
In city notices a list includes births at War Emergency hospital and Wayside Emergency hospital with names and dates in August. Funeral services for Col. David n were held at a parish and cremated at Mount Pleasant crematory. Telephone and funeral director ads appear alongside railway timetable caution.
A dense mixed fragment lists rental offers and sales items including furniture auctions, sewing machines, baking business for sale, boarding services, and real estate ads. It mentions locations such as East Co and Main streets, with various contact numbers and rates, plus personal notices and a service listing. The piece resembles a late 19th or early 20th century classifieds page.
Century Realty Co. announces its headquarters at 1018 Alaska Building and 3018 Alaska Building as the beet buyer hub in West Heattie.
In the new development near Lake Washington, turnout was lower than expected while many visitors purchased lots. A seller claimed an offering had been available since infancy, and buyers discussed a pioneer approach to the sale.
A jumble of property ads highlights cash purchases, small monthly payments, and vacant lots. Mentions include University area, Gorees, and various addresses with terms like $1000 down and $10 monthly, plus corner lots and modern homes for sale.
District Attorney Grigeby says new evidence ties Johnston to the murder of his wife and the burning of her body. Letters allegedly dictated by the victim, forged power of attorney, and a possible second marriage in Omaha emerge as key details. Johnston has lived in the city with a woman who claims to have married him in 1903.
The J. C. Dickson club invites candidates for sheriff coroner superior judge and constables to address a meeting set for Tuesday night in Ballard in the old council chambers.
Rumor spreads that a national book company funds a Republican candidate for county school superintendent. Professor J C Dickson, one of the four contenders, denies backing by any book firm and pledges a square deal and economical administration for school offices.
The notice claims Beattie offers wholesale goods to Greenest Park and others with guaranteed terms and prices. It asserts Beattie can sell various items at specific rates and emphasizes wholesale availability and valuation.
Rare opportunity to own a cozy 2 room cottage with fine view and city water. Wired for light and only 180 dollars down and monthly payments, price 1500 dollars. Investigate the price and conditions by visiting our office for details.
Modern seven room home on a corner lot with shade trees on Meridian Avenue. Priced at 8508 dollars with 160 dollars cash and 026 monthly payments. Offers nine and one half percent interest with no cumulative feature. Contact Beattie at Burnett Co or Pioneer Rent Collection Co for details.
Local ads advertise fast reads on investment and new city projects alongside navy presence. Highlights include a modern three room house for 2600 with 106 down and 25 monthly, 120 foot Beattie lot with improvements, and a corner Federalay and Highlands Drive property at 8500 with terms.
The Pacific Coast Gypsum company plans 20,000 tons of gypsum annually and has chartered the barge Oregon from Dunsmuir & Co of Victoria to haul 2,000 tons from Chichagof Island to Tacoma.
An ad lists low price options for parking and bathroom upgrades at a Midlands address. It mentions cement materials and a W. CO. Main 604 listing with a large 96.669 figure.
New York August 31 reports total sales 601000. An ad offers a chicken ranch with hens fresh cows potatoes horses bacon and more for 650 dollars with 56 dollars monthly. Also promotes a house near Pacific City Tacoma interurban streetcar with fruit gardens and poultry, 3 1/2 miles from Pioneer Square, priced around 145 dollars per month for nearby access.
Paid advertisement endorses William H. White for King County Superior Court in September primaries. Opposes Bar Primary system as centralizing court control to a few corporation lawyers. Urges voters to keep power with the people under a nonpartisan plan and warns against incremental changes.
Weather delays pushed the informal grounds opening to next Thursday when the Seattle Horse Show begins. The event promises a bigger, better outing with a larger ring and entries from top blue ribbon winners. Highlights include Pacific Rim entrants and noted acts while provisions for families and children are planned.
Attorney A J Speckert claims County Auditor Agnew altered the primary sample ballot to favor county ring candidates. Speckert sought a show cause order in Judge Tallman’s court to compel correction to the prescribed order, but the judge denied the request due to the timeline for reprinting ballots being tight.
Puget Mill contracts to run the stern wheel Telephone on the Bellingham route face a Marine Inspector ruling. Stern wheelers must not take straight courses outside Deception Island from November 1 to April, due to storm risks and shaft hazards. If Telephone proves seaworthy, operations may proceed this season.
A telegram from William Geddes announces James Nott Taylor, supervising architect of the U S Treasury, is en route to Seattle to inspect grounds and draw plans for the federal government building.
Coadjutor Bishop David H. Greer becomes head of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of New York after Bishop Potter's death. The 64 year old cleric, known as a broad church man, prioritizes his parish at St. Bartholomew's Church Madison av, over rapid advancement.
Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland show daily clearings and balances. Seattle reports 1,362,359.75 in clearings with a 176,667.01 balance, Tacoma 716,820.00 clearings and 28,793.00 balance, Portland 1,006,351.00 clearings and 121,496.00 balance.
J. H. Connell filed in superior court this morning for the appointment of a receiver for the Seattle Rotary Engine company. He states the company’s liabilities greatly exceed its assets.
Reports indicate a successful aid transfer. a site steamer named Portland was to deliver ore cargo valued at 5 200 per load. The Juneau arrival was expected Friday. the Portland's morrow afternoon schedule is noted.
The listing shows Freestone peaches in boxes, tomatoes at 6 cents, bacon ends per pound, three month cold cuts at 35 cents a pound, and potatoes at 1.40 per 100. Also on sale are celery, lettuce, oranges, grapefruit, cantaloupe, prunes, watermelons, onions, carrots, squash, mutton chops, and various steaks and roasts. Local items include a Washington Iowa creamery product and fresh eggs.
A damaged OCR fragment from a local newspaper page provides incomplete text with unclear names and events. The readable bits hint at a court or public notice but lack coherent details to identify persons, places, or outcomes.
A fragment lists quoted prices for poultry beef dairy produce and fresh fruits and vegetables. Pork, veal and butter are noted per pound while produce items such as Blackberries apples peaches and tomatoes appear with per unit or per pound figures.
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