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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1904
Page
6
A denseOCR page lists merchants and services including Post Office Renton Pharmacy University Drug Store and Columbia Drug Store. It also shows classified ads for rooms for rent furnished and unfurnished, job wants and sales of furniture and shoes. Public meeting notices for labor and fraternal orders appear alongside misc ads and rentals.
A dense classified page offers exchanges and sales of farms woods and homes. Listings include timber lands waterfront acreage near Harbor and Everett, undeveloped and improved parcels in West Seattle, Meadowdale and Ballard areas, and multiple small cottages and lots for trade or cash. Various agents such as Mosher and Reed, G Egaler Burke block, and Adams Realty advertise parcels with terms and car-line access and waterfront prospects.
Rome reports the commander of the Italian squadron in eastern waters says General Amagata is preparing to assume personal command of the Japanese forces. The dispatch notes the strategic move amid ongoing Asian theater tensions and alliance chatter.
The readable lines express a wish for treatment to ease pain and sickness. The text mentions a doctor and relief but lacks clear names, dates, or a complete event to substantiate specifics.
Fragmented ad copy touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills claiming rapid relief from thoughts of worry and nervous symptoms. The text is incomplete and garbled, offering vague promises of pleasure without distress and mentions of refunds or sales details in poor OCR form.
General Oka is designated to command the assault on Port Arthur as Manchuria operations proceed.
Several hundred people enjoyed a free ride from Seattle to Alki Point aboard the new steamer Dix of the Seattle and Alki Point Transportation Co on Saturday afternoon. The 116 foot vessel was praised for speed and accommodations with C T Matelle as best aboard. Company members include A B C Denniston vice president W I Dudley manager Andrew Chilberg and Edward Chilberg.
The skeleton of JL Slevertaan, drowned last December in the Hoquiam river, was found by children on a beach near Hoquiam. Clothing identified the remains, ending speculation that he had skipped. He left a widow and four children.
At a Washington Society of the Sons of the American Revolution meeting the board decided to back California to host the national congress next year. Erastus Brain erd was elected president succeeding Fred Rice Rowell. The group voted to present a regulation American flag to the state university to be unfurled June 14, Flag Day.
The page lists varied prices for meats fruits vegetables dairy and grains across regions. Entries include Fresh Meat beef steer pork and lamb, per hundredweight rates for California Yakima and local markets, fruits like apples oranges lemons strawberries and bananas, dairy products creamery butter eggs cheese, oats wheat hay and bran, and assorted poultry and seafood items with per unit or per crate pricing.
The stock of the Hohenschild Dry Goods Co. of Tacoma was sold by the receiver to Stone, Fisher & Lane. Creditors will receive about 60 cents on the dollar. The sale was reported as a special to the Star from Tacoma dated June 7, 1904.
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