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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1904
Page
6
A long OCR fragment lists numerous druggists and shop names with addresses across Seattle, Beattie, and surrounding areas, plus marriage notices, sale ads, rental offerings, and real estate listings. It mentions Graham's Home Bakery, various pharmacies, and a mix of classified notices for jobs, housing, and sales. The text also includes public sale promotions in Southeast Seattle and Beattie real estate offerings.
The list shows diverse wholesale prices across meat dairy produce fruits and grains. Entries include cow beef 6 6¢ per lb steer beef 64¢ veal 6¢ pork te lb mutton 6¢, apples Wenatchee 1.28 per box, Valencia oranges 4.50 per box, cranberries 8 per barrel, and grains like oats 28 29 per ton and wheat 20 31 per ton.
A fragmented list shows prices for Farina and assorted grains including hominy barrels at 4.60, buckwheat at 4.26, Holly cake flour at 4.00, pearl barley 4.50 per cwt, 4.00 per sack, epic team 6.00, and assorted per unit rates. The text appears as a market crib with quantities and prices for multiple staples.
A dynamite blast at the Wild Goose Mining company in Council City Alaska on October 17 wounded nine men. Charles Sellers and Fritz Peterson died, seven others expected to survive as the shop and barn were destroyed and nearby houses damaged.
FAN KERNARDING reports J Y Poster a Redlands mine owner has returned to the Castle Creek district in Arizona severely poisoned after inspecting potash deposits. Struck in the desert he wandered blistered and exhausted for hours before survival drives him to seek water and reach Phoenix delirious. Medical officials believe the poison from the potash exposure caused his condition.
Mrs Isabell a Keating widow of Bonita Meadows with a $2,000,000 fortune married Isaiah H Smith in a Santa Monica Catholic church. Her late husband died at sea, leaving mines and property in Alaska British Columbia and California.
A drunken sailor from the cruiser Olympia was arrested during a scuffle with police in London. The crowd shouted accusations of brutality, then shifted to cheers for the United States and the American navy as police dispersed the gathering.
The Ninth ward seeks a seat on the board of education in the December 2 election as two terms expire. Galbraith is a declared candidate, Patterson declines renewal, with Remnaberg and Thompson noted as possible rivals. A move to endorse two candidates to keep the race non partisan is discussed but denied by Meikle.
An advertising notice promotes E. N. Brooke & Co at 1331 24 Ave offering men’s underwear and quality rubber goods. It asserts unmatched prices in the city and mentions Rubber Store at 1414 First Avenue with rubber boots and shoes supplier, new goods, price and quality guaranteed.
A seller promotes an option to pay a few dollars upfront and settle the remaining balance over weekly or monthly installments. The plan emphasizes home delivery and freedom in choosing when to pay. The offer frames the payment as optional timing flexibility for select goods.
A promotional notice urges buyers to compare prices claiming 25 cents buys the same results as a dollar elsewhere. It invites readers to call, visit, and inspect stock and terms, promising savings and secure deals.
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