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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1908

Page

6

Classified Advertising Rates and Contacts

Want Ads charge two days ten cents per line per day. seven words per line. three consecutive days one cent a word. one month six cents per line per day. minimum ad twenty cents. Ballard Agency P Bh Mullen S32 Wallard Ave op City Hall Ballard 906 Main Office Gevertical Ave between Union and University Phone Main 1050 441 The Star cannot guarantee accuracy for telephoned advertisements.

Ballard P. BH. Mullen Wallard Av City Hall Main Offich—Geventh Av Union University

For Sale Miscellaneous and Services Listings

A period classified page offers various items and services including sash and door materials, mortise locks, track hangers, and glass panes priced broadly. Also listed are horses, patent attorneys, optical services, moving and storage, and historical business notices with addresses in Seattle Washington.

Meade Enywhere Euaranteed Co BR Williams Co Seattle

Wanted or For Sale notes draw bargain results

A brief item notes readers about posting wanted items or sales. The text suggests using a WANTED or FOR SALE listing to attract bargains, focusing on clear description and contact details to facilitate quick exchanges.

Telephone Classifieds Help Desk Ad Service Intro

The notice explains calling MAIN 1060 or IID 441 to ask for the WantAd clerk who will write an advertisement for you and provide the exact cost. Billing will be rendered later by BMI.

Cheaper Than Paying Rent Promotion Note

A short classified style item urges readers with the phrase cheaper than paying rent promising cash savings of 100 dollars. The fragment suggests a sale or offer but lacks clear details on product or provider.

Manchester Real Estate Ad Promises Cheap Beach-View Lots

Real estate notice touts affordable home sites near Meattle Fort Manchester. The dealer claims bay views and proximity to the beach with offers of ownership for very little money. Contact Manchester Investment Co for details and phone numbers listed as Main 004 and Ind 1646.

University District 100 Dollar Lots Offer

Real estate note outlines 100 dollar lot sales in the University District. Text describes location advantages near Lake, city access, and transportation to a future site, with discussion of price and delivery terms.

fragmentary classified notice from Pioneer area listing cash deals

Readable fragments describe cash offers and local property or loan related notes. Mentions Pioneer area, amounts like 250 and 550, references to Wallingford and Madrona, times 10 minutes, and names such as Thom Pees and Oriental timing, with unclear context and scattered details.

Pioneer Equare Miegant Wallingfora

Advice to President Chilberg and Alaska Exposition

A letter from a Russian friend in Springfield Mo offers job requests and sharp predictions. It warns that America would face Japan in the next war and Russia poses danger to American commerce. The note references Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition and calls for attention to Eastern powers and Alaska’s fate.

Robert Watson Hoyce J. RB. Chilberg A-Y-P. BE Springfield Wallace Irwin Collier's Mr. Boyer Gir St. Louis Russia

Quarter Acres Fauntleroy Car Ind

A compact note records a vehicle item titled Quarter Acres Fauntleroy Car Ind with a numeric identifier 2932 indicating catalog or inventory reference. The fragment provides limited context beyond the listing.

Fauntleroy

Will You Pay $12.50 Per Acre for Good Land

Prospectus advertises 106 acres of orchard and farm land with ample water resources. Charles Somes Company promotes the Alaska Building listing and urges buyers to inspect the property before making a purchase.

Charles Somes Company Alaska

Acre Tracts Offered North of Be Be area for sale

Land sale notice advertises tracts north of Be Be, offering parcels from 2 to 10 acres. Includes references to low prices and quick sale terms, with contact hint at 308 Colman for interested buyers.

Tate Mall Tradte Exlery Herries Vicki Colman

Orchard investment promises five years of bearing fruit

An advertisement notes six miles from North Yakima at Womiter from ehippi station offering choice varieties including pears and cherries. It promises market turnover, easy terms, moderate price, and a five year plan with a guarantee of full bearing by then. Five acres claimed to make the buyer independent.

Yakima Womiter Ehippi Station

Water and Beach Service Price Notice

A brief notice advertises a beach service including boat trips and a weekly price structure. The offer lists a $25.00 base amount with $2.60 and $1.00 weekly components and mentions free tickets available at the office for a Sunday trip.

Georgetown Hogue Home Sells Amid Basement and Street Work

A Georgetown property owner moves forward with basement and sidewalk improvements as work continues on the street. The jar price stands at 2.690 with monthly installments noted by B. Howard and a reference to Theodore 2-30-p.

Hogue Betance B. Howard Theodore

Century Realty Co. Real Estate Listing Note

Listing notes show Century Realty Co with a brief entry on a siding project and a real bata reference. The fragment indicates a real estate transaction or advertisement context with limited legible details and no clear figures or dates.

Century Realty CO Real Bata

Russian request for invitation and aid sent from Petersburg letter

A long letter from P L L Reps asks U S authorities and Alaska Beattie to invite Russians, seeks employment in Seattle Beattie area, cites Roosevelt and Russia Japan tensions, offers language skills and machinist work, notes current Frisco R.K. Co. job with limited hours, and requests guidance to relocate with family or alone.

Sia Russia Alaska Ayr Roosevelt Reps Beattle Wash Frisco R. K. Co Beattie P. Ll. Reps

Fierce Clash in Wheat Pit Sparks Market Turbulence

United Press reports a heated bulls versus bears battle at the Chicago board of trade as time force delivery neared expiration. J Ogden Armour and James A Patten profited while corn surged to 2 1/2 cents, and oats slumped after large supplies hit the pit.

Chicago Bears Chicago Board of Trade Hutch Partridge J. Ogden Armour Jas. A. Patten

New York Cotton Broker Indicted in Government Bureau Leak

Theodore H. Price a cotton broker in New York was indicted today by a federal grand jury amid an inquiry into leakage in the government bureau that compiles cotton statistics.

New York Theodore H. Price Federal Grand Jury Government Bureau

Kentucky Battleship Quarantined After Smallpox Case

The battleship Kentucky returning from a coast to coast voyage is quarantined at the Puget Sound Navy Yard after a sailor contracted smallpox. Several others show symptoms and the ship may be unable to join the fleet in San Francisco if more cases arise. Doctors believe the illness came from San Francisco where the infected sailor had last been ashore. The captain anchored the ship near Charleston and posted a yellow flag.

Charleston

Desperado Dutch Shot Dead After Blind Pig Rampage

In Ambrose North Dakota a desperado known as Dutch rode into a blind pig and fired at buildings wounding editor J A Lipphardt. A crowd of citizens fought the outlaw as 40 to 50 shots rang out. the man died from a head wound. Barber H T Smith was arrested for stealing a watch from Joe Goldie's saloon.

United Press Ambrose N. D J. A. Lipphardt L. 8 Todd H. T. Smith Third Av. S Weatedt Joe Goldie Second Av James St Smith

Thompson Case Hearing Delays Toward Final Arguments

In Tacoma on May 29 the state called Ita experts and delayed final arguments to next Tuesday or Wednesday. Mrs. G Meade Emory testified about the night of the shooting linking Chester Thompson to the incident while questions about safety and character were constrained by the court.

Tacoma Ita Thompson Emory Rowland Chester Thompson Liberty Chester Wil H. Thompson

Daylight robberies reported at multiple residences

H D Baird of 2220 Western Ave reports a daylight burglary stealing a revolver and jewelry. A second thief entered the Doris apartments at Sixth Ave yesterday afternoon taking opera glasses an amethyst ring and a pearl set brooch. Mrs A B Ball of 165 23rd Ave says a man posing as a telephone inspector took $9 from a handbag. Police suspect the inspector is not from local phone companies. Dedication of Temple de Hirach at 15th Ave and E Union St is planned for 8 p.m. with a good program.

H. D. Baird Western M Shapland Doris A. B. Ball 23Rd

Mystery Deepens in $37,000 City Treasury Disappearance

Investigators fail to advance toward solving the missing funds case as San Francisco investigators question City Treasurer Mo. Dougald and Deputy John J. Greif while Supervisors Jennings Murphy Pollock and Clerk John E. Behan await answers.

United Presa San Francisco Jennings, Murphy Pollock John EB. Behan Mo. Dougald John J. Greif Golden West Yosemite

Public Market Easter Specials and Fresh Produce

The Public Market advertises Easter fillies at 1.50 per dozen. Cucumbers 5 cents each. Tomorrow’s specials include full cream cheese 35 cents per pound, corned beef 5 cents per pound, White River Burbank potatoes 1.30 per 100 pounds delivered, ham 12 1/2 cents per pound, lamb shoulders 6 cents per pound, fore quarters of spring lamb 60 cents, parsley one bunches, artichokes and onions offered at small unit prices.

White River Burbank

Dispute Over Florida Turret Fire Ends With Naval Stand

May ws bef dile arose between artillery service and Navy officers over the Florida monitor. Artillerymen claim a defective shell pierced the turret and destroyed it, while naval officers deny it and say the turret was proven. They demand a chance to demonstrate proper handling at observed torpedo tests, with Commander Quimay and his crew aboard the monitor remaining undecided.

United Press Warili ‘Goton T Ee Count Artillery Srvieg Navy Florida Annert Chat

No wedding belis will ring just Yep

Reported wedding plans are unclear with scattered phrases about J Me Millan Goodrich and May dates. The text mentions Millan arriving with his mother and Goodrich staying at the Fairmont Hotel, with intentions to travel to Europe for rest.

United A Berkeley Cal Inkeley Millan Goldfield Goodrich Fairmont Mediately Europe

Cabell Named Head of Confederacy Fight Over Succession

Confusion surrounds who will lead the Confederacy as Gen. Stephen D Lee’s successor. Gen Cabell claims the right to the position while Gen Heath and others debate authority and command of the army.

Cabell Confederacy Stephen D Lee Atlanta Sion Mander Pi Department Heath

Noisy Scenes at M E Conference Amid Uproar

United Press reports a noisy Methodist Episcopal General Conference in Baltimore with wrangling over minor report items. Delegates shouted, chairs struggled to manage the disruption as the session progressed.

United Press Baltimore The Methodist Episcopal

The Purple Indian John Charlie Dies in Uintah War Dance

John Charlie a famed Uintah tribesman dies at White agency after a monkey is blamed for his death. Dr. Alice T. Moore says Charlie died from a monkey attack during a war dance that drew visiting Ute and other tribes. The incident unfolds as Charlie attempts to shoot a supposed spirit monkey and collapses, struck by a fatal blow of fate.

Denver John Chartie The Purple Indian White Agency Uintah Reserve Alice T. Moore Uintah Reservation Charlie John Charlies Myton Utah John Charlie Bob Ingersall

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