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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
6
The notice mix lists florists selling plants at low prices and services from a Quick Shoe Repair near Central, plus dressmaking and sewing lessons. Also appears are a lost purse notice, recruitment for Marines, and a solicitation reference with contact details at 1209 7th Ave. in Washington.
The column lists various local ads and notices including harnesses chairs and prices, groceries, machines, doctors and surgeons, optical and osteopathic services, patent attorneys, real estate dealers, and a range of small business offerings. It notes locations such as Main Street and Beattie plus references to local shops and professionals.
A mosaic of classifieds lists second hand clothing and shoes, typewriters, transfer services, spiritual readings, and real estate offers. Advertisements for Egyptian palm readers, attornies, and farms mix with transit notices and cheap produce.
An advertisement touts Mme Ki on a gifted palmist who can reveal future prosperity happiness and life events. It claims concise guidance on love courtship marriage finances investments and health with $4.06 readings available for $1 during a trial period. Hours listed as 9:00 am to closing.
In Warlington two Guatemalan and one Salvadoran diplomats were badly hurt when their heavy touring car overturned after crossing a highway bridge into Virginia. Don Juan Barrios and Don Late Toledo Marrarte, ministers to the US, and Gen John Drummond, a 60 year old coffee planter, sustained injuries.
A 1900s classified style note announces men’s tailor made suits overcoats cravenette and trousers plus new gents furnishings including hats capes and bulk cases with dress suits available for rent in a feature on fashionable menswear.
A dated November 1968 closing statement lists cash on hand and due, totaling £708 13s 8d, with depreciation of £4,009 and other resources noted. It records depot stock and various entries as part of store finances, signed by the cashier who attests the figures to the best of their knowledge.
A fragmented notice describes a waterfront project with new shops and transport links. The text mentions a single mile of street, a drawing or model, and a plan to purchase a section near the navy pier, with references to Dre Merten and related structures.
A collage of real estate pitches and promotional notes describes land near Grand View and Yakima Valley irrigation prospects, with promises of high fertility, ample water via a new canal, and rapid city growth. Listings include lots in Gilman’s Addition, Meridian Avenue, and Rainier Valley, plus small rental and cottage opportunities in Seattle areas, urging early investors to act.
The notice advertises Prof H Martin as a clairvoyant palmist at the Manhattan Hotel on 1424 Ind Ave near Pike, claiming satisfaction in love, marriage, divorce, health, business, lawsuits, and all transactions. It urges readers to call and be convinced.
Fragmentary ad item lists furniture and room rentals with prices including 200 400 3500 dollar values. Mentions Capitol Hill Addition and a North Avenue location with rooms available in a rental market.
Mrs. Millie Harris was bound and gagged in a midnight home invasion. Two men entered, one struck her, a purs e and furs valued at $250 were stolen, and her house was ransacked while police investigate.
A confrontation between police and religious fanatics in Kansas City near the city hall left two dead, three dying, and two wounded. The probation officer confronted a crowd of sect members and was assaulted by their leader known as Adam God, who was mortally wounded. A 13 year old girl Lota Pratt and others were injured during the chaos. Police and officers pursued the assailants as shots rang out.
A bomb wrecked a five story tenement on East 63rd Street injuring twenty and sending residents fleeing. The blast came from a roof adjacent building and was blamed on the Black Hand after Italian tenants refused to pay extortion. Five victims remained in critical condition at Bellevue Hospital. The Holy Rosary sisters watched in fear as chaos erupted across the street.
Numerous property pitches cite agents Augerbon Wright and A. & W. Co. 207 Easton Block Main 504. Offers include two lots at Youngs Tow, timberland in Clallam County, a 10 acre orchard near Wenatchee Valley, 40 and 106 acre farms near Napavine, a 2200 acre wheat farm at 160000, a 600 apartment with 7000 yearly income, a 40 foot lot in Hill area, a modern university area home at 6200, and a southeast corner rental property at 8100 with 32 monthly rent. Brokers promise full commissions and easy terms.
At CIaCO on December 9 a team of doctors under Health Officer R. G. Hroderick vaccinated several hundred girls at local telephone exchanges. Some guardians avoided arm vaccination and report limping afterwards.
Royal W. Raymond, whose resignation as state superintendent of the Anti Saloon league was announced last Sunday, says he has offers from three different firms. He will stay in league service until his successor Doty starts about Thursday. He has not received any information about divorce proceedings expected to be started by his wife in Stratford Connecticut. Pioneer Seriously Ill BellIngham Judge Henry Smith of Whatcom County Fern dale is seriously ill in a local hospital. He moved to the county 48 years ago.
this fragmented item notes seeking cheapest prices for dental work at BST. no additional details or entities are provided to identify people, places, or organizations.
Brigadier General Daniel A H Brush commander of Puget Sound district completed his annual inspection of coast artillery posts in Puget Sound. He will inspect Fort Lawton today and said defenses are in excellent condition. Erasing fortifications at Forts Flagler Worden Casey will start when funds are available. Capt Wm R Rample new inspection officer for Washington National Guard begins January 1.
A banquet at the New Washington Hotel sparked a campaign to raise funds for an athletic stadium on the A Y P E exposition grounds. Speakers Josiah Collins Capt P D Hughes and Dean Mil ner Roberts spoke in support. Collins said A Y P E directors would provide 12060 dollars. Ktin proposed a central location to leave a permanent university facility.
Shipping notices indicate Steamer Olympic arrived at San Pedro with cars from Bellingham while Steamer Maverick cleared Taco ma for San Francisco after oil discharge. Missourian departed for Hometulu via San Francisco. Mera shifted to Tacoma to finish cargo. Farallon bound for tomorrow and Portland due Saturday.
The Broadway high school monthly paper Whimas released a Christmas number for the third time this year. It features The Inspiring of Jimmie Hayman a football story by Chauncy Jones An Illusion by Eunice Parker and an emsky on John Milton by John Hev ingdon. Editor Rice and Manager Braden oversaw a fifty six page edition to meet advertising needs. Subscriptions exceed 1300 locally with outside demand pushing totals over 1600.
H S Chapman, recently resigned secretary of the local lodge of Elke in Aberdeen, Wash, is appointed by Chehalis County commissioners as Alaska- Yukon-Pacific commissioner. He will assume duties January 1, when his resignation takes effect.
Berlin dispatches deny an imminent formal alliance between France Great Britain and Russia amid wartime diplomacy. Officials in Paris and London refuse confirmation of such a pact as reports circulate from Berlin.
The morning market listing provides purchase prices for live and dressed livestock including hens five weight at 0 per pound, broilers at 83 per pound, dressed 2-3 per dozen for turkey, and veal and beef figures. Greenmarket items show onions at 60 per sack, new potatoes at 16 per fir, cauliflower at 1 per head, and cabbage at 1.1 per pound with other produce listed.
An advertisement from the Buffalo Sales and Brokerage Company at 424 Pike St offers bankrupt stock, retiring stock, and surplus stocks from manufacturers bought outright or sold on commission. It highlights men’s clothing, furnishing goods, hats and shoes as specialties.
A gang of five officials from No 5 trie company are under indictment on a charge of defrauding investors. The defendants include a general manager, an assistant manager, a conductor, and others who allegedly diverted wood assets to another party. They deny the allegations, claiming the wood belonged to the company and was hauled toward China. the matter is tied to actions by Huntington lines and the sheriff.
A United Press dispatch reports a cashier involved in a $100,000 shortage at Mechanion bank, with ties to Edward Howland and a scheme to cover the deficit using bank funds and to divert speculation losses. The article notes prosecution considerations and the broader context of stock dealings.
William E Holmes chairing a committee from the Builders change seeks Chamber cooperation with the Architects Real Estate and Master Plumbers associations to push a safe sanitary code. The aim is to remove useless features and improve protection while tailoring the draft for competent sanitation. The chamber will study the matter as reports are prepared for an early date.
Moritz Rosenthal testifies as counsel for the defense in an government suit. The statement indicated the stand and field erection plans will take time with experts to be called. College eminent critics are said to be involved.
Samuel E. Gross of Michigan formerly of G is charged in a bank case in federal court in Detroit. The asset amount is about $2 but oral years ago he claimed authorship of Cyreas with Edmund and The Prince of Cornville. A suit seeks royalties and ropaltica.
A crowd mobbed the Comedie Francala performance of boys' La Foyer in Paris last night. Police battled rioters after the show, with several people injured and twelve arrested amid the unrest.
Alabama Congressman Hobson brings slander damages against Massachusetts figure John A Freesman based on statements released to the press. The matter involves a Boston paper's remarks and touches on public figures and financial interests in the era.
A local reward of 500 dollars was announced for information leading to the recovery of gold stolen from Grass Valley. The theft involved various sums and occurred in the city, with investigators noting the case as ongoing and seeking any credible tips from the public.
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