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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1906
Page
6
A garbled ad page offers rooms for rent with furniture options and services, plus numerous land and farm offers. It lists People’s Savings Bank and Atlas properties with homes, acreage near town, and various farm improvements. Potential buyers are urged to act quickly on bargains including one-acre plots near city lines and country-road intersections.
Multiple real estate notices advertise cheap homes and lots with cash terms on 10th Ave North and North Broadway. Properties include queen anne styles, modern cottages, and group housing near University, Capitol Hill, and East Beattie with terms from 1 per month to 82% monthly. Offers mention Blomsford Erickson, Winship Brothers, and Hillman’s car shop listings in Times Block with ongoing ground crew hiring.
Mixed real estate ad copy describes cash and monthly payments for cottages, lots, and houses near schools, city water, and parks. Listings mention prices around 100 to 900 dollars with terms, locations near Green Lake, University, Broadway District, Capitol District, and Lake Union. Various improvements include fruit trees, berry bushes, wells, and gardens.
The readable text shows garbled OCR with fragmented phrases and no identifiable names, places, dates, or events to summarize into a coherent news item. No sufficient facts for a meaningful card.
Fragmentary notice describes a cottage on Glee street with electric fixtures and a large wash room. It offers air improvements and states the property is available for rent to a close tenant. Owner will sell on easy terms at a low figure. Call a
Fireman Reimer testifies to the bravery of Captain Johnson and officers on the Valencia as the ship struck rocks off Vancouver Island. Passengers and crew battled massive waves, with no panic, while rescue attempts failed and the lifeboats and raft service continued until Topeka and other vessels reached the scene.
Wrecked steamer Valencia lies submerged off Victoria area with a mast showing. Surviving crew and locals push harsh treks to reach shore as rescuers search rocky coast for boats, wreckage, and survivors amid dwindling hopes. Eleven survivors reported, total rescued now 37 with no women or children among them.
The ad claims lowest prices on cheese and butter with listed items 2 lbs for 55c at Exes and Cheese Fancy Creamery and Creamery 1b for 28c, extra mild cream cheese 15c. It also promotes Old Shoe brand shoes at the Men’s Shoe on First Avenue, arguing durability and quality.
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