One Minute if you Please Menemi workers sought
Classified ads note labor needs across trades from barbering to sewing machine operation. Listings advertise good pay, day wages, and steady work with offices in Western Avenue areas and nearby streets.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1906
Page
6
Classified ads note labor needs across trades from barbering to sewing machine operation. Listings advertise good pay, day wages, and steady work with offices in Western Avenue areas and nearby streets.
A fragmented late advertisement lists multiple farm parcels for sale. Items mention 4 to 5 acre tracts near Beattie with improved water access, fencing, and fruit, plus 2 acre and 3 acre lots with meadow and pasture potential. References to Shoemaker Co and various real estate brokers appear, along with seasonal pricing terms and terms of sale.
A concise notice highlights WMHA and CO presenting 8 Alaska Ride as a promising venture with potential returns. Details remain sparse but position the project as a worthwhile financial opportunity.
A collage of classified notices offers houses for sale and rent near Main Street and various avenues. Listings include several 1 to 7 room homes, cottages, lodging houses, land parcels, farms, and acreages with prices, terms, and nearby transit access, along with agent names and contact points.
A ship list shows the Pp ae steamer Plealdes loading freight at Pier 6 en route to Vladivostok and the Farallon sailing north Monday. Portland departed Valdes and should reach port next Wednesday, Edith heads south from Valdez to Ellamar for ore, Excelsior to receive overhaul and new schedule, Chas Nelson bound for Seattle after San Francisco departure, Oblata fueling at FPC bunkers then repairs in Victoria before proceeding to the atria schedule.
Yesterdays thefts include entries at Harrison’s room in the Haller Dock where a lady’s watch and pocketbook disappeared. A Panama hat was reported stolen from Beattie Business College cloak room, and a blue serge suit left in a guest room at the Way Hotel was taken.
Judge and Mrs Thorburn marked their 66th wedding anniversary at their Renton home with a ceremony banquet and music from the bride of 60 years. The Scottish-born couple have lived in the United States 46 years, and Mr Thorburn serves as Renton municipal judge. Twenty guests attended.
The Oregon departed at 11 o clock this morning for Valdes and Seward carrying 100 first and 125 second class passengers. The second class were mainly laborers for the Alaska Central railroad. This will be the ship's last westward trip for weeks. On return she will be fitted for a trip to St Michael and Nome, leaving Seattle around June 2, then resume westward service.
Thieves broke into the home of C. B. Parker at 416% Denny Way while the family was away and escaped with 1 $6 in cash, a gold watch and chain. A purse with a small amount of money was left in a bedroom.
Capt. K E Caine president of the Alaska Pacific Steamship Company operates the Buckman and Watson. He will return from San Francisco next Tuesday and resume the Seattle to San Francisco service. The Buckman arrived last night and proceeded to Tacoma. She will sail Sunday with cargo bound south from Seattle.
At yesterday’s regular meeting the Deutscher Frauen Verein elected J C Blegert as president A Heinrich as president G Muabl as treasurer and C Barnbold as secretary The group will move to the new Turner hall at the corner of 5th and Olive and hold their next meeting on May 1.
Beattie Woodmen of the World and Women of Woodcraft present a joint benefit performance tonight at the W. O. W. hall. The event aids J. Benton Lindsay and his family of San Francisco who were struck by a recent disaster.
Mystery surrounds the disappearance of William Lloyd an employee of Max Kuner the chronometer dealer He has been missing since April and Kuner pursues police to locate him.
Michael Kelley, pioneer and Klondiker who has served as deputy sheriff and constable in this city, is appointed a constable in Justice Gordon's court to fill the vacancy caused by Constable Colvin's resignation.
Notice filed with county commissioners announces first publication of a petition calling for an election to decide if South Seattle Georgetown and other suburbs should form one town and later be annexed to Seattle. The ad urges readers to save money, deposit salary parts with State Bank of Seattle at 4 percent compounded semimonthly.
Epe Ra sources reference Washington Meteor alongside New World Smelter Hellan Syndicate and Olympic. The fragment hints at names of groups or projects tied to historical events or entities, but full context is unclear. Further readable text would clarify roles and connections among these proper nouns.
A partial ad describes Anton Nargaine offering large tracts of land in King County within easy reach of Seattle and a nearby car route. It mentions furniture lots and a chance to view or trade properties at TOM CHAPMAN'S General Store, 41 Globe Building.
A San Francisco report relays an Italian worker at a meat market was trapped in a building during the quake and fire. He survived eight days inside a refrigerator until subduing rescue efforts but died two hours after his release due to injuries and lack of water.
Passengers aboard the ship Daylight recount a fire that broke out while under charter to Standard Oil. The vessel carried 147,000 boxes of kerosene oil valued at 260,000 dollars, with 10,000 boxes discharged at Yorkaki chi before the fire sank the ship after five days. The crew hopes the wreck will be raised and salvaged.
Bargain alert for $16 suits and a line of $15 Bubte-both outfits. Known clothing shop offers strong values on summer and outing suits. W. B. Hutchinson Co. operated at 2nd and Union in Seattle.
Mr and Mrs J 1m forter owners of the Hotel Guson announce an extended visit to their home in Scotland starting May 19 after a decade residing in He.
A promotional line touts Little Acorn shoes as the best value for money and durable, advertised by a men's shoe store. It emphasizes long wear and cost savings compared with other brands, though phrasing is clipped and unclear.
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