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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1908
Page
6
Short vintage classified item shows 26 cents for 18 words and space for more. mentions Situations Wanted and Help Wanted in a dated ad format. Indicates small classified market and ad pricing details.
Birth notices include Newton and surrounding area names with dates in October. Entries reference parents and infant details attributed to local residents and city context, noting multiple individuals with October births in 19th or early 20th century style records.
Obituary items list Rowley Andrews death at 86 with viewing and cremation at Watson chapel Seattle. Business and service ads include legal notices and classified solicitations for furniture, wood coal, shoe repair, and home services. A mining company pitch from Alaska Fianza Mining Co describes claims and potential value.
An advertisement lists a furnished bungalow near transportation with several room configurations and terms around 35 dollars monthly rent. Prices shown include 1450, 390 and 1150 with multiple listings for rooms, furniture and secondhand goods. Auction and real estate services are also advertised.
An early 20th century notice advertises farm tracts for sale near Beattle and Geattie with several hundred acres reachable by interurban lines. It promotes new settlers opening up land for work, mentions fruit yields, and offers a booklet from real estate agents EL Wood Maher Tim bredo at 1210 American Bank.
Numerous parcels offered near the end of the University car line with ads describing 50 dollar lots and 5 cent partials. The notices urge inquiries at the Madison Park area and list hours and contact names for sales offices and showings.
A dense OCR clutter of ads lists clairvoyant and detective services alongside farm and property offers. It promotes homesites near Greenwood, Woodland Park, and Ballard with terms, rents, and mortgage hints, plus rental notices and interurban transport mentions.
Timothy White, an artist preacher, urged President Roosevelt and his cabinet to pray more as they prepared to consider national affairs. He traveled from Alexandria, Virginia to Washington to press his proposal after claiming prayer had proven effective in sessions with North Carolina officials and their advisers.
Fragments advertise a “free trip to California” with unclear terms. The text mentions selling, water, climate, and cheap land but lacks concrete details or legitimate offer indicators.
In Chicago on October, a man planned to hang a boy thief after his fruit stand was robbed of three apples. George Hapas, a Greek, was overpowered by an officer in his room as a rope with one end around the child’s neck and the other over a transom was found.
Klondike liberals and conservatives plan conventions this week to nominate parliament candidates. George Black and Joe Clark head the Conservatives while F. T. Langdon and Robert Lowe lead the Liberals. Any nonnominees are expected to run independently.
A protracted 35 year dispute over the Roach estate closes after Judge F H Smith rules the estate belongs to Martin Mba and others of Gloucester. Attorneys for both sides proceed to final settlement preparations as the matter moves toward closure.
In New York on October 4 Justice Truex in the supreme court refused a motion for the registration board to reconvene and register Dr Julia Heaton Bears as a voter for the presidential election. Atlas gas engine noted at 900 West Columbia Street.
To all who bring a copy of the advertisement to our office we offer a free examination and free consultation. Cases curable by the Hot Springs system are accepted for treatment at no charge except for medicines. We treat nerves blood skin heart lungs stomach kidneys liver including rheumatism paralysis neuralgia loss of nerve force goitre piles rupture and diseases of women and men at Cor Third Ave and Cherry St.
A burglar entered A. J. Steele’s residence at 605 11th Ave North looking for diamonds Mrs Steele reportedly hid. The thief left with a violin two watches military brushes and Canadian coins after failing to find the concealed gems. Police were notified and began an investigation.
A tornado struck a Union Pacific work train caboose near Sherman Wyoming killing two laborers and seriously injuring about twenty others. A relief train was dispatched with physicians to the scene as only the caboose left the tracks while the rest of the cars remained intact.
A tornado followed by a cloudburst devastated Clay County last night killing four and injuring many. The immense flood swept away the courthouse and twenty buildings while telegraph lines and train service were knocked out. Dead include W. H. Haight J. Fox Mrs J B Fox Luella Fox.
Captain Benjamin D. Manton of Cojonia Uruguay, aged 80 and one of the region’s wealthiest landowners, eloped with Miss Sarah E. Hartman of Philadelphia in an automobile after thwarting relatives’ opposition. The couple wed in Fall River.
The Socialist Labor party plans a mass meeting at 2000 Seconday Hall to protest the extradition of Jan J Pouren in New York City. He faces arson burglary and murder charges but supporters say the acts occurred during Lettish peasant uprising making them political. A protest petition with 2000 names has been sent to US Commissioner Shields with more to follow.
A mass meeting in San Francisco urged President Roosevelt to intervene on behalf of Servia against Austrian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The appeal seeks U.S. action to avert Austrian dominance and preserve territorial integrity amid rising tensions.
An elderly banker aged 64 died by self injury at Firet National in Carroll in an apparent suicide. Police and authorities are investigating the incident as a personal crisis leading to the death.
Details emerge from a Denver report as a storm and wrecks cause fatalities and injuries. Names tied to the incidents include Joseph Henry and Lizzie Winslow among others, with wrecks from trains and a handcar collision reported in Colorado locations such as Longmont and Fort Lupton.
Minority stockholders of the Til National Bank of Oakland await a sensational trial result in the United Circuit Court. The suit, brought by Attorney Wheeler, targets Edson F president of Farmers’ Savings Bank and Thomas Prather, alleging frauds and seeking return of all bank funds. Adams’s brother appears as a control figure as the bank was sold to J D Brown and J Bartnett.
Roosevelt joins the Outlook as editor after leaving the presidency. He will write political and economic stories about Africa and other travels under a contract with Charis ners Sons. John Barrett represents the United States at the exposition and leads the American Republics delegation.
A Sunday meeting saw Arch and a local association present a petition against a contentious sale. The document targets the enforcement of rules and outlines cases alleging improper conduct by the sellers and authorities.
The city council adopted a resolution praising the late Dr Kellogg for his decades of public service and community leadership, noting his contributions to health and civic welfare. The memorial tribute recognizes his dedication and enduring impact on the city.
Miss Shinn daughter of Mr and Mrs Shinn died after a prolonged illness. The funeral was conducted from the Episcopal church at 2 o’clock with Rev Rodney presiding. A large turnout from Seattle and the valley attended. Miss Shinn was born February 8 1889 in Goodyear Walla Walla.
In a fragmentary notice the text mentions a winter storm threat to a local institute and nearby communities. Readable portions reference weather conditions, uncertainty, and potential disruption to activities at the facility.
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