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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1905
Page
6
A collage of legal and real estate listings including attorneys at law in the UK and Seattle firms, along with numerous acreage for sale near Interurban and Alder area properties. Prices range from 14 to 60 per acre, with mentions of Alaska Building and various brokers like Orr & Co and Rossman & Jon.
A garbled ad offers several properties for sale including a new modern cottage with fine view priced around 2400 dollars with easy terms, a large basement 6 room house near car services, and multiple view homes with partial cash payments and monthly terms. Also listed are 10 acre tracts near interurban and a trade option for farm property. broker KR Nyeis & Co.
A weekly feature traces why domestic workers stay in one home and when they leave. The Star offers a prize for solving the puzzle of the average stay and reasons behind maid turnover.
Spacious six room cottage on Blewett Avenue near the new car barre. Splendid double constructed home with basement, tinning, tinted walls, and combination fixtures. Ideal edge of city location.
The Star offers a $10 prize to the longest serving cook housekeeper or general maid in one Seattle family. Contestants must send signed letters from the employer and a witness affirming truth of the claim with proof. Sign and mail to Contest Editor The Star Beatlie Washington.
A historical notice describes high demand for housekeepers and domestics among diverse immigrant groups in Seattle and nearby areas. It notes pay ranges from five to ten dollars weekly for general tasks and cooking, with Swedish and Finnish workers in particular demand. A New York report about men entering domestic work sparked inquiries, though local agencies report no male domestics available. A Seattle Swede domestic is cited as a capable worker, though language barriers persist and one employer reports an incident mistaking him for a burglar.
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