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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
6
The Star notes it cannot guarantee accuracy or responsibility for errors in telephoned ads Situations Wanted ads cost 18 words plus 3 additional spaces at 260. The notice outlines policy on transmission mistakes and liability for published notices or missing details.
Advertisement rules state one cent per word with a minimum charge. Charges are based on actual lines counted. Seven insertions cost the price of all when paid in cash. All caps, ones, or fractions count as two lines.
Ballard Agency directed by P H Mullen lists address at 6409 Ballard Avenue opposite City Hall and main office on Seventh Avenue between Union and University with phone numbers Ballard 306, Main 1060 and Ind 441. The notice notes classification cannot be given after 1 o'clock daily.
Time tables warn readers to verify train departure and arrival times by contacting the King Street Station information office at Sunset Main 2740 or Indepena ent 111 for accurate schedule details.
A jumble of names appears in the marriage licenses notice including Charles John Jeffery age 8 and Nettie B Wikter age 34 from Washington, and George DD Hartley from Columbia with Leey McCluskey 21. Roy Love and Amelia Wini fredth. Teets i and Mrs Ads 26. G Young and Martha H. Collier. Cel. and Pumei Otoei 15 from Japan, among others, listing ages and locales in a dense historic roll.
Notices announce marriages for several women with listed spouses and addresses, along with death notices for individuals including Mre D. Micka aged 27 and Ralph 8 Cummings aged 25, with hospital and location hints. The fragmented text references places such as 16th av, Court place, South Park, and multiple July dates.
The column lists funeral notices for Mrs. E Plummer and Frederik Jensen with details of church and cemetery services. It also contains a dense mix of classified ads for undertakers, dancing lessons, home repairs, lost items, job offers, real estate, and other notices, all in a single syndicated page style.
Compelled sale listing references property with scattered details and contact lines. OCR reads vague terms about balance, rent, and a street area near 68th and lanes, with a phone reference and a location on White Avenue.
Multiple 4 to 10 acre tracts and small homes advertised for sale near Seattle and surrounding towns. Offers include hillside and rural parcels, interurban proximity, payment terms, and owner listings. Buyers urged to call post office and broker numbers for details.
Fragmentary notice discusses housing seekers and monthly payments. The text mentions ten dollars per month and references costs or services, but illegible sections prevent precise meaning. No identifiable people or organizations are clearly readable.
A 40 acre ranch lists 12 acres improved and 6 acres cleared with a home and 100 hens. Details mention Sasol and other items, price $32,500, contact G. W. Beebe, Wash. state.
The national committee of the Independence party chose William Randolph Hearst as chairman and campaign manager, with Chas A Walsh of Iowa elected secretary. Hearst is to lead an active, vigorous campaign and direct efforts personally.
Limited number of large lots available near Woodery water with cash price 106 616 or financed options. Prime location just off the car line, close to amenities, perfect for building within a year.
The article mentions a new site at Petas Heighta and surrounding pond area with planned development and home purchases. It notes guaranteed terms for one year and certified abetracta in Homer MN. It also warns of extensive work planned on the navy yard with associated payments.
Overnight entries list five races at Meadows Downs featuring selling conditions for 2-year-olds and up. First race shows Latra Clay and Prince Hratum among six in a five and one half furlong sprint. subsequent races include Nasmerite Fore Minnie Right and Cerem... with various weights and placements. The program notes mile and 70 yard events, seven furlongs handicap, and mile selling races for four-year-olds and up, with horse names such as Catherine F, Darlington, Hidden Hand and Head Dance appearing among entries.
The Ladies' Musical Club engages Emilio de Gogarza baritone October 24, Arthur Hartman violin December 19 Madame Johanna Gadeki soprano January 23 1908 and Ossip Gabrilowitsch pianist April 17 1908 through Steers Coman Portland for the Moore Theatre season 1908 09 Season tickets announced later.
American stocks in London hold near par as Steel Trust reports quarterly earnings of 20 265 726 beating estimates by about 1 million. Plans to revive Morse line propose 40 million in stock or 15 million in bonds. Congress of commercial travelers set for Aug 15 in New York to boost business. Standard Oil faces 1 642 counts in Tennessee trials with max penalty 36 000 600. Diversified notes on Wheeling debt and Roosevelt discussions also noted.
Illinois and Chicago market figures show wheat and oats prices with July and September quotes. The record lists bid and ask ranges for July wheat at 69 to 69.8, September wheat around 89 to 90, oats at 43 to 44 with varying fractions, reflecting trading activity on that day.
New Westminster lacrosse team defeats Briamrocks 5 to 2 in Montreal to capture the Minto Cup, securing world championship status. Turnbull stars despite age, praised as the era’s greatest lacrosse figure.
Joe Neauvazen followed from a Georgia house to Washington street where three men held him in a crowded O'Leary & Holland saloon toilet while one rifled his clothes. They escaped as crowds shouted. No arrests. A fire then started at 10:20 AM in a residence at 612 Ewing Ave W owned by W W Smith. fire department quenched the blaze with unknown damage.
Celery budgeted at three bunches for Sc. Green beans two pounds for 15c. Raspberries two boxes, cottage cheese per pound, black Republican 60c per crate, chickens five per pound, midget sour pickles per 1b, peaches 50-66c per box, yams per pound, pot roast per pound, eating plums 5c per dozen, cantaloupes two for 10c, pansy plants 25c per dozen, tomatoes two pounds 16c, herring 5c per pound, Eastern hams 13 1 2c per pound, shelled peas 20c per quart, yellow squash 6c per pound. Also lettuce per head, apples $1.00 to $2.95, pineapples 10c to 60c each, oranges 4c to 48c per dozen, carnations 10c per dos, roses 50c to 60c per dozen, grapefruit 5c. Butter prices: Washington creamery 80-85c, Iowa pedmeer 2 lb, ranch butter 3 1b, potatoes new 18c per lb, onions 2 bunches per 0, beets 4 bu, hay 2 equal squash 10c, mutton chops 12%-18c per lb, rib roast 13-15c, sirloin 15c, shoulder 8c, hearts 5c per lb, roasts 6-Te per lb, boiling beef 5c per lb.
Local Western avenue stations report prices paid for live cattle and produce. Beef cattle discounts vary by weight with per pound figures for calves and steers, while dressed veal tops at 100 per pound. Fresh fruit and vegetables list prices for raspberries cherries and various greens with per unit or per ton rates.
A report notes a fortune of 50000 dollars tied to William Jepps and seeks his whereabouts. Mrs William Jepps of Canada is mentioned as related. a son’s exact location is unknown and inquiries have been sent to locate him.
William C. Pruyn faced a preliminary hearing in police court on accusations of embezzling funds from Dexter Horton & Co. Judge Gordon set the trial for the 16th. Pruyn was represented by H. Beebe and H. D. declined to state whether to waive the preliminary hearing, with proceedings moving to the superior court.
T. M. Kirk, a former employee connected to the J. L. Elster Cigar case, appeared in justice court on a charge of stealing $18. He was bound over for trial in August on a $1,006 bond.
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