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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1904
Page
6
A long listing of local merchants, pharmacies, and services irregularly arranged with addresses and contact hints alongside obituaries and notices. It includes druggists such as Lohndroff and University Drug Store, multiple post office and rental ads, an upcoming masquerade ball at a pavilion, and various help wanted and housekeeping room listings.
Listings describe cleared lots and acreages near mills and rail lines with terms, prices, and location details. Properties include river and creek frontage, garden land, and small homes with chickens and outbuildings, near car lines and schools in Seattle area. Offers include cash and installment plans, with agents Reed, Lebold & Cox and Wier & Wheeler.
Dense classified ad sheet listing land for sale near Kennewick and Beattie Washington, with rental and loan offers. Includes auction sale details at Beattie Poultry Company, house and land packages, free tickets, financing terms, and jewelry loan services.
A quip on housing costs suggests renting a tenantless house is pricey with elephant boarding and dessert expenses used to mock high living costs.
A dated markets column lists wholesale prices for meat, produce, dairy and staples. Prices cover Freed Meat items, per pound rates for beef pork veal mutton and more, plus produce like apples oranges bananas cantaloupes and berries. Grain feeds, hay, and cereals alongside butter eggs cheese and packaged goods fill the long catalog of quantified unit prices.
The Rainier Heights Improvement Club meets tomorrow to consider the city hall bond issue redistricting of the city and other matters.
Mayor Ballinger vetoes the ordinance granting J. J. Ferguson authority to run the Arcade theater and cites disagreements over management. He objects to liquor sales, and plans to present the issue to the council on Monday for final action.
The passage describes a graceful 1830s skirt with shirring and box plait, straps holding fullness to just below the knee, a pointed lace bodice with shoulder lace, lace under sleeves, and a tucker with lace collar. It suggests chalk or crepe de chine as suitable fabrics and notes green as a good color choice.
Fort Wayne on October 13. Habeas corpus filed to compel Sister Superior Borgia to produce Carrie De Long 18, who allegedly ran off with Harry Little to wed. De Long’s father defends restraint to protect his daughter from unwanted advances as legal action stalls.
Emmet Robinson, 2 years 7 months, allegedly delivered six blows with a bronze statuette to his infant sister Gladys, who died from a fractured skull. Emmet's mother found him beside the cradle after the girl was injured. The incident occurred while Mrs Robinson cared for both children at Nieack.
Senator Fairbanks spoke from his car in Moline Illinois drawing about a thousand working men as factories closed for the political meeting. Charles B Deneen joined the event as the Republican gubernatorial candidate. The special train was scheduled to reach Chicago later today.
Portland telephon e girls who walked out over rules by a Spokane Port land forewoman returned after about an hour. Officials promised to investigate and rescind unjust orders if found so. Federal news note follows.
At 1305 Second Ave and 1205 Second Ave, H. and H. Chesbro offer walking hats and patterns at bargain prices. Hats listed as 50c and $1.00 to $1.50, with many items closed out at less than cost.
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