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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1908
Page
6
Rates for classified advertisements are listed with a minimum one cent per word charge and a two line minimum. The Ballard Agency at 321 Ballard Ave and the Main Office on Seventh Ave provide contact numbers for placing ads and handling classifications before the daily 12 o'clock cutoff.
Telephone King Street Station Information Bureau for train departure and arrival times. Sunset Main 2740 is the contact. independent inquiry advised due to potential newspaper timetable inaccuracies.
A jumble of names and ages appears, listing individuals including Heder Georgeewe 76 and Loulea Geldthorpe 19 in Seattle and Everett along with several other persons such as Seattice Rechma 38, Dera Ogle 22, Maynard, Thomas Burke 51, and Martha Haguy 66. The fragmentary text mentions locations like Seattle, Los Angeles, and Alaska and includes miscellaneous street names and houses.
Birth notice reports the arrival of a child to J Thorse at 340 14th Avenue in New York City with mentions of local streets and a mid month date. The fragmentary text references My Connor and nearby Park Avenue.
Brief death notices list several individuals with ages and dates, including Bremquiet aged 33 and Schaline aged 66 with July dates, plus other partial identifiers and an address fragment. The legible items indicate obituaries or notices of death in a local newspaper.
Funeral notices record A J Holtwit service at the family home at 2 PM Wednesday and the FP Dickersey burial at Collins chapel with Powers officiating. The Butterworth firm advertises professional director services. Classifieds list lost and found items including a watch fob, purse, jewelry, and a stray dog, with rewards. Auction notice promotes sale of furniture and estate items at 619 6th Ave on July 18. Also several rental and sale notices for homes and rooms and various advertisements.
A fragmented classified ad listing farms and acreage for sale in the White River Valley. It promotes irrigation, fruit and berry farming, poultry, and year round water access with down payments and long-term terms. It mentions Elliott Bay Investment Co and Palooube Orchards in Whitman County with promises of freedom from rent and easy payments.
Fragmentary line mentions a $190 lot and a university related plot. Referenced places include Bothell and Washington state, with hints at a sale or real estate transaction. Details are unclear but imply potential money-making opportunities in property near a university and exposition area.
A rambling advertisement describes a large cottage near Green Lake with bath, ample trees, and modern features. It lists two price options, $2,000 with down payment and monthly terms, and $3,100 for immediate purchase, highlighting a pleasant residence with city-like amenities.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and entities but yields no clear event or outcome. The readable bits include references to persons and organizations such as Sanote and Gentile and a numeric string. no coherent action or location is established for a full summary.
Fragmentary ad text mentions close-in Bremerton area housing, possible navy yard proximity, and a vague sales pitch. References to prices like 66 and 1 or 2 monthly payments appear, with mentions of profits and Seattle offices. No clear entities or events can be confirmed.
View of Herber and city shows a twelve minute ride on three car lines through the center. The working man's chance is described as the three lines will double in value within a year. Prices listed include 6700-410 cash and five dollars per month.
Mrs. Geo W. Chase, widow of a former patrolman, thanks Chief Irving Ward and the police department for their aid during her husband’s illness. She notes their generosity allowed him proper care and easing of suffering in his last weeks and wishes the same loyalty for the officers in future misfortune.
Judge Hanford orders Receiver Sutcliffe Baxter to liquidate McCarthy Dry Goods with stock valued at 175 900 to be sold by Sept 10 1908. Expect 25 percent price cuts. sale starts Friday after closing Thursday. Manager Sheban notes Beattie women will get bedrock prices as court ends the firm.
Century Realty Co announces property listing at 1018 Alaska Building. Limited details provided but indicates real estate activity in the city.
United Press reports the Fraser River rising again to threaten Sumas prairie with likely widespread property damage and crop loss. Farmers rush to higher ground as the flood area expands between 20 000 and 40 000 acres, destroying a second crop after the first flood.
In Constantinople on July 14, troops were sent to Monastir to quell a mutiny among the sultan’s Macedonian garrisons caused by government delays in soldiers’ pay. The unrest reportedly spread to all Monastir garrisons.
Nashville July 14. Constituents of Gov M R Patterson declare that radicalism is dead in Tennessee and local option will succeed, asserting Patterson will win the Democratic nomination for re election. Patterson was practically renominated and elected at state primaries several months ago.
Real estate offers include four room cottages with street paving near Fremont and Cedar Avenues, down payments as low as 26 dollars and monthly payments around 16 dollars for small homes. Additional half acre plots near a new car line and at Greer Lake promise affordable living with $600 total and gradual payments, plus a half acre near the city with garden soil and space for livestock at 28 minutes from town for 476 dollars with low cash and monthly terms.
A compact classified style notice offering two lots for 300 dollars with a 25 dollar cash balance and monthly payments. Included benefits mention mocks to cer line, tea, and four cent car fare as incentives, pitched as a good buy.
Parcel listings include cottages with 4 room and 1 room rear, corner lots suitable for homes, rents listed from $20 to $1000, many near city posts and schools. Offers feature cash down payments, easy terms, and location notes near car lines, with addresses in Belmont Indiana and Lincoln area.
YaROvUveR July 14 report says Orangemen observed a half holiday by mayor’s permission. After legal advice the council is deemed to have no right to grant a half holiday for private or party use. If city workers were paid, mayor and aldermen may be personally liable for those wages.
Real estate ad offers a new broom house near Green Lake four blocks from car line with four rooms and bath. price $300 with gradual payments, option for $100 per lot improvements, calls to Ballard or Toth for details.
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting the committee on city affairs urged immediate installation of a salt water system after a fire at Hinckley block. Low reservoirs at the time heightened risk of disaster in a higher city area, and the report was adopted.
Race entries list multiple horses across six races at Hazlet with various ages from two to six furlongs. Notable names include Captain Burnete, Coblenkill, Lady Kitty, Royal Queen, Anna Kerenina, and Hello Kinney. Entries show definitions by distance and age group across the program.
A dispute outside a restaurant at 213 Washington Street led to an assault charge. The injured party required treatment and a legal complaint is filed as authorities review the incident and seek damages.
An Ottawa dispatch from Vancouver reports measures intended to prevent opium manufacture in Canada. The brief note notes a meeting or action by local authorities and mentions Chinese nationals in connection with the event. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Corn is quoted at 25¢ per ear the lowest price seen. Raspberries and blackberries listed per box. Specials include cheese items such as cream cheese and cream brick cheese. Fruits and vegetables priced by the pound or per box with varied values for lemons apples oranges watermelon and other staples. Meat prices show steaks shoulder steak tongues and roasts at modest per pound figures.
The notice shows buy prices on Western Avenue for poultry meat veal and beef with per pound and per dozen quotes. It lists fruits vegetables and dairy items with prices per crate per dozen or per ton, including berries cherries cabbage lettuce onions spinach and greens. A line notes Dr McGregor dentist practice at 603 American Ave.
A fragmentary report references a physics experiment by researchers at a university seeking to control light signals. It mentions a technique involving a chamber and cooling effects, with limited details on the apparatus or outcomes.
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