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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1903
Page
6
Classified ads show multiple drug stores with addresses and proprietors in Seattle area. Notices include marriages births and obituaries with names and residences, plus rental listings and real estate for sale or rent across neighborhoods and interurban lines.
A jumble of late 19th or early 20th century classified ads tout Bathes Vapor therapy, medical treatments, hotels, banking, and services. Prominent names include Williams Rag an and Fonda Nadau with addresses on Sixth Street and Pike. The page mixes consumer offers, palm reading, legal notices, and business promotions alongside hotel and merchandise pitches.
A fragmented column parodies public figures in a string of racy anecdotes. It mentions a new presidential development in an steel trust and a sermon by Young Rockefeller in Tarrytown. It notes milk poisoning in Portland, jury taint in Tillman trial, and a divorce suit with alimony. It lampoons editors, Beattie exposure, and Beattie’s investigations while poking at political ambition and public speculation.
A man held as Dick Bragdon alias J Diack, thought to be a swindler linked to fake photograph enlargements used in a game, was arrested at the depot yesterday afternoon by Detectives Lane Barbee and Kennedy. Bragdon matches the description and spoke with Sheriff Mobley. he denies being the wanted man.
William J. Leonard was convicted yesterday afternoon of assault and battery for wounding Samuel Orr last January. The trial charged assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder. The banner ad text appears unrelated to the case.
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