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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1917
Page
9
An old ad promises quality sash and doors with satisfaction guaranteed and prompt delivery. It mentions a catalog offer and postpaid mailing for a mailed illustrated catalog, reflecting a door and millwork business promotion.
Scattered notices advertise adult education, dating and friendship clubs, packing of services, and pawn shop offerings. Items include daily classes, matrimonial prospects, remedies guaranteed, remodeling ads, social clubs meeting Thursday evenings, and diamonds for sale with payment terms. Addresses listed: 152 Lith Ave Madison, 1615 Eighth Ave Apt D, 16 Sevent Ave, 1634 19th Ave.
An advertisement offers Madam Cordellia a spiritual medium who provides fortunetelling about marriage prospects, love, happiness, and success. It claims she can foretell life events and advise on business and finances. The notice invites consultations at Noom 207 Liberty Midge, Third and Tasten Keatings.
A notice advertises Madame Camille Pirtenebeiet a clairvoyant from Liege offering past present and future readings. She claims to reveal enemies influence and marital harmony guidance and can remove evil influences. Location Hurnetde tote 18064 3 Piret Ave room 7 with office hours 9 to 6.
A garbled notice describes a medium offering personal guidance on life, marriage, business, and welfare. It promises confidential sessions with no charges, claiming to reveal a future spouse and optimal life paths while removing obstacles and providing specialized advice.
An advertisement touts Madam Clealy a phrenologist and clairvoyant offering advice on love, marriage, business, and luck. Readings claim to reveal past, present, and future, with guaranteed satisfaction or no charge. Office at 1619 Westlake, hours 10 am to 9 pm.
A cluttered ad listing multiple phrenologists and palmists offering life readings, marriage forecasts, and health advice. Names include Madam Mellie Madam Honor Madam Charlotto and a Bolentine card reader with locations in Seattle and nearby hotels. Readings priced from 50 cents to 60 cents with guarantees and money-back offers.
An old newspaper fragment advertises Madame Royal a clairvoyant card reader offering guidance on love health business and marriage with promised future predictions. It lists locations in Union Street and details prices and hours, mentioning other readers and a property sale offer.
Freight and passenger ships listed with arrivals and departures along Alaska and Pacific ports. Vessels include City of Beattie Beattie Admiral Evane Cordova and more docking at Cordova Valdez Kodiak and Vancouver with several entries for Yokohama Seattle and San Francisco.
Fragmentary data records tides and heights for two entries labeled Sam and Dan. Sam shows a 26 high, 12 mw m and 166 ft measurement with various symbols. Dan shows 23 high with 157 ft low, plus additional unreadable figures.
In Olympia January 24 an attempt to move the Seattle port bill from the commerce committee to the harbors and waterways committee was defeated. The measure would authorize a belt road along the water front and coal wharves with a $3000 pay for each commissioner and establish a transfer system for lake trade. D. PF Reid of Spokane blocked the move, sensing hidden aims.
About 1,500 spectators watched Miss Mary F. Little christen the Norwegian freighter Luise Neilsen with a champagne bottle. The ceremony featured Wagner's band playing the Norwegian national anthem while society figures and rich visitors observed among fur robes and festive pageantry at the Skinner & Eddy yards.
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