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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1903
Page
6
Classified ads list drug stores pharmacies and businesses by street and owner names across Seattle and nearby areas. Obituaries and notices mention individuals such as Mr. and Mrs. James Cop ar and Mrs. L. V. Carroll with references to ages and causes of death in small town listings.
A jumble of classified fragments shows notices and ads including calls for workers in Bremerton Washington and Fremont Oregon territory, plus help wanted for sewing, housekeeping, nurse, stenographer, shoemaker, and sales positions. Also includes social event mentions and small personal notices with scattered contact cues.
An odd OCR fragment notes a notice offering a line limit and pricing of 15 cents per line or for three lines three times. The readable text suggests a restrictive publication rule or ad format without clear entities or event details.
Classified ads describe numerous rooming houses for sale or rent, with terms monthly payments and low down payments. Listings include cottages and 4 to 9 room houses near Washington and Union blocks, plus land tracts and a hotel business opportunity. Prices and terms vary, with emphasis on easy terms and proximity to streets like Third Avenue and Madison Avenue.
A crowded Beattie area directory lists banks loan offices lawyers abstractors and contractors. It includes Union Loan Co Beattie and Melvin a Beattie Bank listings alongside attorneys like Zane Marion Bieck and Ward Kemp with Pacific block addresses and notes on services from sewing machine repair to printing binding and drafting.
Property listings describe multiple lots and houses near Madison with fencing and chimneys. Prices around 3300 dollars, two blocks from a main street, offered by TURNER CO.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Seattle market listing with a price around $1,000 and references to MARIS & CO of Boston. The text suggests a bargaining sale or undervalued items with many buyers or sellers involved. Names and details are unclear due to damaged text.
Fragmented OCR notes mention Rainier area, urban sites, lumber details, a Mr. Weed agent, and Rainier office addresses. Mentions of streets, a city, and a possible property or sale context appear with unclear dates and names.
A thin frontage on Eastlake Avenue draws attention as buyers await business prospects. Juel secured about 120 feet of frontage with a nine room house on the west side, currently valued at residence prices though expected to rise when business activity begins.
The latest popular tunes in Germany are a joint effort by the czar of Russia and the grand duke of Hesse. The piece is criticized for weak poetry and banal themes, with German originals translated into English. The czar seeks fame as a Russia Charles K Harris, while the grand duke’s composing is dismissed as effeminate and distracted by embroidery. The English rendering of The Piano. Sing reads as a somber, nocturnal meditation with lost loves and dark imagery despite translation shortcomings.
The Western Avenue commission men expect limited turkeys this year with chickens as substitutes. Apples and oranges move slowly while other items progress. Prices show small gains with oats and hay remaining steady. fruit boxes and dates noted with varied per pound or per box figures.
Outlet Clothing Co. announces drastic markdowns on boots suits and overcoats to clear stock. Boots priced at 1.85 a pair and heavy coats down to 5.35 to 6.85 with other items slashed, all from the corner of Washington street and Oocci dental avenue. Also promotes travel deals to California via the Shasta route with fare details and agent contact.
A garbled OCR fragment lists poultry terms such as turkey and chicken, with scattered letters and misread words suggesting a catalog or dictionary snippet from a local page. The readable items point to poultry references without a clear article context or event.
On Saturday morning Santa Claus will arrive at the Interurban depot from his mountain home and proceed to the Bon Marche store where he will stay until Christmas. Boys with drums report for escort duty while five hundred trumpets are distributed among 560 lusty youths to aid the parade to the Seattle home. Extra mince pies at New German Bakery.
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