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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
6
Classified details show Ballard Agency with P H Mullen at 321 Ballard Avenue opposite City Hall and a main office on Seventh Avenue between Union and University with several phone lines including Main 1060 and Ind 441. The note units indicate daily service cutoff after 2 PM.
A jumble of small ads covers tutoring, housing, employment, and goods. Listings include room rentals, a female situation wanted, carpentry and window prices, door and sash sales, plaster and paper products, optical and medical notices, patent services, pattern works, photography supplies, and storage offerings. Local businesses like Williams and Corry Optical, Nelson Metal Specialties, and Beattie Pattern Model Works appear amid the clutter.
Advert shows eight positions for workers to buy up ready land tracts in Brattle area offering double value and cash discounts. Monday deadline urges investors to act, claiming high chance of fast profits and urging readiness to be among eight chosen.
A fragmentary ad describes a tract for sale near a marine area with a down payment of 6068 and monthly payments offered. The text mentions a price around 732 and urges interest by promising good value and worth investigation. Multiple garbled phrases indicate a heavily corrupted OCR of a property listing.
Fragmented OCR text describes a property sale with bidding and price terms. Mentions a seller or owner, price ceiling, and monthly figure. References a view station and terms related to a company and treet location.
Promoter describes a bayside five acre tract offering water frontage and proximity to Seattle. Mentions "one week" time frame and investment appeal for farmers and poultry efforts. Details are garbled but indicate sale or investment pitch with dates and pricing hints.
Real estate brief describes affordable parcels north of the city near a canal and harbor view. Listings offer half acre tracts within ten minutes walking distance to car lines, schools, and shops with monthly payments around ten dollars. Vendors include Winship Bros at 106 Coleman Ridge.
Mrs May Cottrell traveling for a commission merchant faced a Spokane county jail charge over a $125 check given to Colonel D P Jenkins. Police report she swallowed poison claiming it medicine. she and her daughter were in Wellington court on Howell Street when the incident occurred. A doctor was summoned for treatment and authorities pursued the case as a potentially poisoned act.
The Humboldt arrived from Skagway with 42 passengers and congestion at Skagway persists. Vacant stores are being converted into sleeping quarters on the river, while the Whitehorse, Bias, Selkirk, and Daweon sailings are listed with routing details. Dolphin expected to port tomorrow afternoon from Southeast Alaska. Col E L Drake arrived from Frisco and tied at Standard Oil. Employees and friends enjoy the annual Pleasant Head picnic and clam-bake.
The Swedish club plans its annual picnic at Manitac Park tomorrow. Boat departures start at 9 am and run to 1 pm to avoid overcrowding. The program features welcome by President Carl J Smith Svea Male Chorus dresses by Alfred Lundin recitations by G Lynell solos by A Olson and more with athletic events and cash prizes.
The notice advertises waterfront tracts at TenMe and adjoining 085 lots with good water access. Prospective buyers are invited to arrange tours and request a callback from the Manchester Land Company at 906 Marion Building. Contact the office for excursion details and tickets.
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