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A notice outlines a rate of 500 transient charge per insertion with a line for advertising and a note that insertions are sold at the price of five.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1917
Page
9
A notice outlines a rate of 500 transient charge per insertion with a line for advertising and a note that insertions are sold at the price of five.
Classified notices offer 30 acres to plow 4 miles from Brewster in Okanogan county for small tract of hy property. Includes 6 room bungalow with water, fruit trees, barn and outbuildings. seeks trade for Seattle house lot or other property. Also lists acreage for sale with well-improved ranch buildings near Kirkland.
Multiple auction style notices advertise farm land for sale or rent in Snohomish and nearby counties. Listings include price per acre, cash terms, monthly payments, and parcel details ranging from 10 to 149 acres, with water and alfalfa potential. Also notes of stock ranches, well improvements, and farm lands for sale in Green River, Poulsbo, Port Orchard, and surrounding areas.
Classified notices seek male applicants for hustle routes in Naltlord and downtown errands. Positions include circulation roles through Winchester Star and a portion of duties. Wages and conditions to be discussed. Also seeking experienced bookkeeper and general office worker with collections and credit experience.
Classified items show a flood of advertisements for clairvoyants, mediums, phrenologists, and fortune tellers offering readings on love, marriage, business, and relocation. Services advertise confidential sessions, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., with addresses on Fourth Avenue, Pine, and Westlake building.
Advertises clairvoyants Madam Dealy and Madam Cordellia Phrenologist Mediums who claim to foresee love, marriage, business success, and luck. They promise truthful guidance, relationship compatibility, and to reveal future spouses, with readings at Vernon Hotel in Headings daily.
An old newspaper ad block promotes multiple phrenologists and psychics. Madam Madona, Madam Honor, and Madam Fry advertise palm readings, life guidance, love luck, and investments with stated prices and locations such as 622 University and 16815 Third Ave. Readings claimed daily or weekly with guaranteed satisfaction.
San Francisco readers are invited to consult Princess Hegira, famed clairvoyant and mystic, at the Oriental departure on Madison Street between Sixth and Ser a. She claims many notable clients and promises life readings like an open book. Hours are 8 p m to 9 p m daily.
Advert shows Mme Royal, famed clairvoyant and palmist at 1518 Second Ave, promises to reveal love, marriage, business, health and life paths. One visit claims to read head and cradle to grave, reunite the separated, explain affairs, and guarantee satisfaction or no charge.
A dense vintage price list outlines shop items including flour at 1.90 per sack, sugar at 1.00 for 13 lb, canned goods, butter priced by the pound, fresh eggs, milks, cheeses, fruits, vegetables, meats, and pantry staples with varied per unit costs. The long catalog covers butter 40¢ to 43¢ per lb, bananas 24–26¢ per lb, steaks 16¢ per lb, and multiple stored goods like sugar, coffee, and cocoa.
An OCR segment lists stalls with prices for sugar dairy items milk ice cream cottage cheese eggs rhubarb lemons oranges bread cakes coffee jello and pantry staples. Notable prices include eggs 29¢ a dozen and sirloin steak 17¢ per pound. Local stalls 137 130 164 143 150 196 174 feature varied goods and daily specials.
W. J. Emrick struck Mrs. Jennie St. John in the face in the county courthouse corridor outside Judge Brinker’s court. The three minute hearing led to a $15 fine, with court officers present to quell an angry crowd. Both Emrick and St. John testified in the Peterson divorce case as witnesses when the dispute over money escalated.
Washington March 19 The War Department announced that the mobilization of the National Guard will proceed as before despite recent international developments. Officials said delays in demobilization are local and due to routine difficulties, not the global situation.
Bulgarian or Serbian forces report a night bombardment of Monastir with gas-filled shells killing many women and children. The statement cites enemy artillery causing numerous casualties in the city during the bombardment.
James Greggs Jr. proprietor of a Newcastle pool hall was arrested Saturday night by the sheriff on bootlegging charges. Wm. Johnson 18 Ban Gustaffson 19 and Elmer Emerson are also held. Hearing not yet set.
The Whitworth Parent-Teachers' Association will hold a meeting Wednesday March 21 at the school. Judge King Dykeman will speak, followed by a musical program and refreshments.
San Francisco reports all Southern Pacific freight embargoes were lifted today March 19 clearing goods movement nationwide.
A reader notes a jumble of grocery items with prices per pound, per dozen, or per can including veal, beans, toilet paper, coffee, Karo syrup, halibut, olives, mixed pickles, hamburger, round steak, bacon, cocoa, soap, rice, shredded wheat, peanut butter, eggs, potatoes, hominy, cottage cheese, and more with stall references and unspecified quantities. The list reads like a market inventory or ad fragment from a bygone era.
Shipping log details high and low tide times and surface levels for March 19 and 20, listing vessel names such as Admiral Watson, Montenagio, Jefferson, Ana Maru, City of Seattle, Kongasan Maru, Panama Maru, and City of Seattle again. Dockscapes include Umatilla, San Francisco Pier D, Vancouver Humboldt Skagway Pier 7, Ravalli Prince of Wales Island, and other ports along the West Coast and Alaska.
Portland harbor police drag the river at Montgomery street after a small brown dog repeatedly paces the riverbank seeking a laundry employee. A man following the dog found a child's belt and cap on the dock, suggesting a child may have been drowned.
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