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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
6
A fragmented notice lists King Street Station information through the Sunset Main 2740 line and other references. It includes references to birth notices and incidental personal advertisements, suggesting busy telegram and public station use alongside local notices and lost items.
Classified notice lists wood and coal for sale with delivery to door at $1 per cord and up to $2.80 for slab wood. Also advertises various misc items, optical services, patent attorneys, moving and storage, and farm listings amid a dense catalog of unrelated goods and notices.
Classified notices show a mix of land tracts and business properties for sale. Listings include 6 to 8 acre cotton and loam soil tracts near stores and schools, small mill and cabinet shop with cheap rent in Lake Union district, a 1st Street drug store opportunity, and several urban parcels near Washington and Colman Brock with prices from 50 dollars per acre. Also mentions of wholesale and general ads from Wheeler and Urban & Blackwood firms.
A man denies paying bribes to influence committee decisions. He says he never gave Murphy or others money and that only $20 to Jimmy Conway and sanitation head was donated when collecting for a fleet. He admits cashing a $50 scavenger order but claims no further payments. The note references city real estate.
Century Realty Co announces potential development along treet bays in Wet Beattle. The notice highlights orchard lands, acreage, and the promise of increased value to buyers, citing multiple parcels and reliance on irrigation and drainage improvements.
A short note advertises the sale of two lots for 300 dollars in Ohio. It mentions meats and a car placeholder but the readable fragment centers on the land offer and price.
A garbled OCR snippet references Mountain View area markets with fruit and berries and a quoted price around 276 and 1276. It mentions Green Lake East and North 392 as location cues and hints at a cheapest rate for a small item.
Several property notices include a $2,000 cash option for a 1 room unit, a modern 4 room cottage with rear 5 rooms near city offices, a corner lot at West He Attie California with cement walks and water main paid, terms $65 yearly with balance in three years at 1 percent. Also a Pine location for store near Greenwood Park Second Addition and a $1,900 4 room modern house near Lake Washington.
Low cost cottage near 65th and Phinney offers month to month rent with a single block to the car and a small yard. Contact White 16 at 149 for details and application.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a notice involving a cash amount and death benefit terms. Mentions a park location Geseles Park and a company possibly P WAY COMPANY INC. with small figures like $10 and $6.5. Readers should treat this as damaged text with uncertain details and no clear actions.
Councilman Hi Gill says he sent someone to see Murphy about the garbage matter and vows a grand jury probe. He questions why Murphy and Revelle delayed reporting graft and hints at calling them to explain at the next meeting. John Corgiat demands prosecution and publication of the bribe offer, urging council action.
Overnight entries list six furlongs and five and a half furlongs races with multiple horses, noted masses include 2902 Haber 2728 Brandover and 2866 Facamado in selling events, plus 2 year olds such as 2899 AkpArBen and 2890 Force. Additional entries include one mile and one-sixteenth purse races featuring May Sutton and St. Kilda among others, with several six furlong selling races and a mile distance race highlighted.
Historical record details the Lawton estate escheatment case with Eaton and the Lawton property valued around $14 000 rising to 40 000, the 1904 court action that vacated title, and the failed bid by county officials and attorney Eaton to profit from the estate. The piece notes public indignation and ongoing attempts to recover funds for the state school fund.
The clipping lists wheat and corn futures with Sept and July prices, plus oats and other values. It notes Dr McGregor, a dentist, resuming practice at 603 American Bank Building.
Readable fragments list many produce and groceries with prices and quantities. Items include Logatberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, cherries, oranges, watermelons, peaches, pears, spinach, beets, cabbages, potatoes, onions, carrots, squash, eggs, and meats with varied prices per pound or dozen. The column resembles a chaotic market listing from a historic newspaper.
Local Western av market notes list poultry prices for live hens and chickens, butter, veal, and meats. Readable entries include prices for broilers, pigeons, beef cuts, and fruit and vegetables such as berries, lettuce, celery, spinach, and rhubarb with per pound and per crate or ton figures.
Fragmentary text shows an incident involving Wardal Vembarr with a sudden pounce during a fair scene. Details are limited and no clear outcome or location is provided.
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