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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1907
Page
6
The page lists numerous ads and notices including furnished rooms, cleaning services, real estate sales, mortgage and loan offers, job requests, business opportunities, and auction style bargains. Names such as FURNISHED front Rowsekeeping, ABST ACTORS, and Green Lake Station are visible along with mentions of loans, rental spaces, and consumer goods for sale.
A reader seeks an eight room modern house with preferred features and favorable terms. Flexibility on lot size is noted, with emphasis on reasonable conditions and suitable location. Additional details or offers are invited from sellers or agents.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions Lake Washington and an acre, with garbled words and unclear names. The legible bits reference a location near the lake and a general area or event, but specifics and context are missing.
Classified listings show farms, acre tracts, city lots, and homes for sale near Seattle and vicinity. Listings include prices, cash down, monthly terms, car-line proximity, and notes on improvements, with agents and office addresses.
A 1 acre plot with a cave and well near Kiteap lending offers a chicken farm setup with about 1 fruit tree title bearing. The seller suggests 680 as the price and notes adjoining acres may be available at a per acre rate.
Fragmentary notice mentions Lonegren and Wedmark Arcade at Green Lake and Fremont with references to property for sale and improvements. Details are garbled but indicate a real estate sale or listing near Green Lake and Downer with corner lot notes and nearby parcels.
Merritt Realty Co. owner seeks to acquire a lot near Woodland Park to beautify the area and create a premier park view. The proposal lists a $790 value and a $99 offer, tracing back to a former New York broker.
Corner lot 60 by 160 feet with price 80 dollars and 109 dollars down. Monthly payments listed as 14 dollars per month. Includes specific terms for a large urban parcel and a down payment option.
An old classified ad describes property near Rainier Boulevard with mentions of a building co and concrete features. It references proximity to Green Lake, riverfront elements, and a sale term of one third cash with several miles from Hewtile.
Real estate advertises a Homeseeker lot at the Junction of California and Ninth with an unobstructed view of the Sound. Terms require $18 cash and the balance via owner financing. Contact 528th Ave, KH 606 or Main 6369.
Fragmented notice sells a view lot near Lynn on Howard Avenue and a half acre on Harvard Avenue North, with placeholder text indicating owner forces sale and listing Main 124 contact. Includes garbled OCR phrases and multiple repetitions.
A distorted clipping reports a dispute involving a home and neighbors with unclear details. Readable fragments mention tension over property use and potential steps toward resolution, though specifics like names or places are not recoverable.
A damaged OCR fragment from Cedar Park mentions ownership and a push to use property at a sketch, urging action and payment. It references timers and deadlines and seeks regular customers, with unclear names or dates.
Realty notice from The Realty Loan and Banking Co announces 400 balance options for salable lots near Palace Garden City. Buyer incentives include cash payment options and quick conveyance, with claims of neighborhood value and prior cheaper purchase prices.
The National Bank of Commerce will subscribe to 150000 dollars of Cedar River Extension bonds and A H Spelberg’s State Bank will take 60000 to 100000 dollars. Citizens National Bank of Beattie seeks incorporation and city deposits. The Tithe Trust Company also plans a bond share. City deposits earn 1.5 percent interest while banks profit 9 to 12 percent from the issue. The matter awaits state bankers’ convention as the sale narrows the remaining 1600000 bonds.
Eugene L. Bastinello the Italian mason convicted of second degree murder for killing Emma Daly at the Louvre hotel in September 1906 was freed on a $2000 bond awaiting the supreme court ruling on his appeal. He faced a 10 year minimum sentence and kept a loaded gun in his trunk intended to auto-fire if opened by another.
A long list of proposed marriage licenses details numerous couples with ages and locales including Youngstown Seattle Tacoma Vancouver and Ballard. Many entries note legal ages and partnerships such as John J. Manney with Rose and Bertha A. Anderson with Victor A. Swanson. The compilation shows widespread licensing activity across multiple towns and states.
Births listed include Barnstrom at 2315 BE Alder Street June 18 a daughter to Mrs Barnstrom, On McAber at 1533 12th Ave South June 16 a daughter, Farmer in Youngstown June 19 a daughter, DeBruyn at 1595 17th Ave North June 17 a daughter, Charlesworth at 1203 Yesterday June ? a son, Tracy at 318 Howard Ave North June 14 a son. Deaths listed: McIntyre Arthur J. June 18 age 12, Frash Kate June 12 age 85, Lawrence Charles M. aged 8 months, Maidment John E. aged 5, Lafon Nicholas A. 77, Davis Foster W. 38, Haynes Mary C. 6, Israeleon Alma Israelson 22. Names and dates given with respective addresses or locations in the city.
The five masted lumber schooner Lewis from Gray's Harbor, ashore at the Farallones in fog yesterday morning, has broken up and was smashed to pieces by the surf.
Geo H Woodhouse Co advertises door lock pricing at eight fifty per lock and seven dollars per dozen for standard models plus six fifty per lock or five dollars per dozen and three fifty for front door locks at 2.50. Located at 112 University Street.
A garbled report indicates Chicago officials including Mayor Moore and City Comptroller discuss bonds worth 2,050,000 for park and sewer projects and 190,009 in Peek bonds. Delivery delays and eastward transfers affect handling, with a bank involved in the process.
Everett reports a new wharf 90 feet by 666 feet on leased site, extending 1 000 feet to shore with land access. Charlies Kelley won a contract for a large frame addition valued at 14 000 dollars to Rt. Dominic's for dorm classrooms doubling the school capacity. A court jury discharged a case involving Mrs Mera and the city over a damaged walk claiming 10 000 dollars.
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