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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
6
Rates for classified advertisements are listed with accuracy claimed and error liability for telephoned ads. Situations Wanted ads run 2 cents for 18 words, three times. Additional space is priced per unit.
A brief note outlines pricing rules for telegraphic or printed text. One cent per word minimum charge applies. When charging by lines the actual line count is used. Seven insertions billed as six if paid in cash. Any cap tines or fractions count as two lines.
Garbled notice lists Ballard Agency P H Mullen 321 Lowa Ay and City Hall location between Union and University with phone numbers Main 1050 and Ind 441. Likely a public service directory fragment giving office details and hours after 1 o'clock daily.
Classified list offers several rental and sale opportunities in Descesier and Westlake areas. Includes acre tracts near marine view, furnished houseboats, timbered lots, and small homes with varying terms and prices. Contact numbers appear throughout the mixed OCR text for arrangements.
North West Freehold Co advertises for sale furniture in twelve rooms and subdivided estate offerings. An auction listing by Robert Maltby at 910-990-991 Alecks Building notes bedroom suites chairs tables and related items with varying prices and a note of sale time and location.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference photographers' supplies and a company named Anderson Pupple Co at 111 Cherry, indicating a listing or advertisement item with unclear details.
Fragmentary OCR mentions mounting features and adjoining property, but lacks identifiable persons organizations places or dates to form a coherent news item. No actionable event details available.
A real estate notice advertises selling large tracts of prime soil in King County. Terms include $28 down and $10 monthly payments through PF Fay Company, Inc. Listings reference Main Todhion, Av of French Offices Mt View Station and Green Lake Station, and Ballard Ave.
Four women accuse Assistant Poundmaster Ralph Jones and Fletcher Oliver of driving away a herd of 11 cows from William Rader, the 16 year old herder, near Beacon Hill. The women pursued the cattle with Mayor John F. Miller and Chief Irving Ward aware and promising an investigation.
Report notes a large sum missing and references an unnamed affair. It mentions Navy Yard activity with ships and patrols, and includes a financial condition statement for the State Bank of Brattle in Seattle showing deposits, assets, and capital figures. Names and specifics about the case are not disclosed in the available text.
Mr. E. H. Curtis spoke at the Rainier club delivering a talk on famous Indians and his experiences. He illustrated his remarks with photographs and recounted his investigations into the tribe's traditions beliefs ceremonies and dancers of Arizona.
The license and revenue committee plans a special meeting tonight to resolve protests over renewing licenses for three West Seattle saloons. A compromise votes to extend licenses by two more years, diverging from the previous plan of five more years for all saloons.
A Davis resident reports his wife fled Eveline with a man named John Dickenson and their baby. He says they likely headed to Seattle. A 16 year old domestic worker, Jane Jaskulski, is listed as missing from Ballard since Monday.
A petition to trigger a special election on a city granted saloon license has 2647 names though 675 signatures are missing from the poll list. Officials note the effort may fall short by several hundred votes to force the election. The message references local deaths including Myrtle Ducan and Jane Lettch, with funeral details at Lakeview and Mt cemeteries.
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