Seattle Star ads and notices from Pacific Coast press
Advertising and distribution notices for the Seattle Star printed at 181 Seventh Avenue and other services. Contact Sunset Main and related editorial offices in Chicago and New York. Subscription details, carrier delivery rates, and post office notices included.
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Seattle Star Y Star A Tuning CO
Orrichs
Seventh Avenue
Main
Main St
Hfertford
Chicago
Tribune
New York
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STAR
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Sunset
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Public Utilities Debate Across Oceans
In a critique of municipal ownership, press agents for private firms flag alleged failures of public utilities abroad. The piece argues depictions of deficits are overstated, citing depreciation rates 11.8 percent private vs 26.8 percent municipal, and notes Leeds Tramways profits after expenses. It contrasts fare structures and worker bonuses with private reports.
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Europe
England
Leeds
Why Not Forget T
The Civic Union should hire lawyers to seek an injunction against Prosecuting Attorney Scott and the county commissioners to halt what they call a grandstand prosecution of the Whittlesey case. Any appeal Scott proposes would only add costs, and his aim seems to string taxpayers along until his term ends.
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Civic Union
Tte
Scott
Whittlesey
Tucker
Star Dust and Local Quips From Pike City News
A humorous strip of local chatter from Pike City Arkansas and Monticello Arkansas notes触 Russian prattle about ships, Perkins daughter called accom girl, and a minister bickering over blow outs. It also mentions meat prices tied to strikes and playful dog fights around town with Monticello and Pike City items.
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Dogwood Street
Monticello
Fila
South Cumberland band fair invites public to attend
Mountains Valley correspondence notes the South Cumberland band fair is in full blast and invites the public to attend and support the band as a benefit to the Cumberland region. The item mentions Staten Island and remarks on Vanderbilt’s refusal to sell an old ancestral farm, raising questions about a potential homestead acquisition.
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South Cumberland
Cuomberland
Geo. W. Vanderbilt
Staten Island
Exchange
Feller seeks work and readers offer prizes amid varied notices
A garbled mix of items includes a contest promising a year of three papers to the winner, a rural dialecting song about a fiyerman, a courtroom quip about divorce, a note that photo coupons are not for sale, an ad for Mercer Island steamer excursions, a hotel menu with priced courses, and a Corsican style barberia display near Second and James.
White Pine and Spruce Cough Medicine Promptly Relieves
An old advertisement touts White Pine and Spruce cough medicine, claiming fast relief and a price of one dollar for a bottle labeled B060e S0e size. The copy emphasizes quick action against coughs.
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White Pine
Spruce
Whist With Kitty In A Jealous Evening
A tight game between Kitty and the narrator over a promised rubber reveals jealousy after a night of flirtation with Freddie Mintley and Madge Housings. Kittys cutting glare at the narrator ends the friendly mood as Aunt Helen and Uncle Jeff drift toward the library.
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Kitty
Madge
Mintey
Uncle Jeff
Barah Bartte
Jeff
Freddie Mintley
Queen of Hearts
Helen
Soul
Hob
Freddie
Queen of Hearth
Jefferson
Aunt Helen
Uncle Jef
Mintley
Kitty and Madge Play Cards and Talk in Secret
A card game unfolds with Kitty and Madge as rival focal figures. The narrator notes Kitty’s clever play and remarks on affection, class, and a proposed engagement while Dr King’s Life Pills are advertised in the moralizing aside.
Guiledge Promotes Buckion’s Amica Balm Cure
A Verben a Alabama resident claims a severe pile condition for which Buckion’s Amica Balm provided relief. The advertorial note offers the product as a cure for burns and all pains, urging readers to visit the Guy Inc drug store on Second Avenue and Vester.
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Dr. King
GUY, Inc, Drug Store
Second
Voster
FL A. Guiledge
Verbena
Ala
Buckion
Amica Balve
GUY, Inc
Second Avenue
Vester, Drug Store
Fragmented OCR Note on Auctions and Writs
An unreadable OCR fragment references New York bidding tied to a housing or court context. It mentions worth of notes or writs and an auction or sale, with unclear figures and disputed terms.
Seattle Dental Parlors Promising Painless Dentistry
The advertisement proclaims Seattle Dental Parlors at Hinckley Bik 17 Second Avenue as the largest dental office on the Pacific coast. It touts modern methods, painless crown filling and extraction, and a fee estimate in advance. No students, only experienced dentists, with a lady always in attendance.
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Pacific Coma
Annexation Boundary and Election Details for West Seattle
The document describes a proposed annexation boundary in King County Washington, including West Seattle areas and Tide Lands, with precise lot lines and section references. It sets a special election date of September 28 1904, from 9 AM to 7 PM, listing polling places in Riverside Spring Hill Mountain View, West Seattle precincts, and West Seattle city location with designated election officers.
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West Seattle
King County
Washington
West Beattle
Willamette
Feord
Auditafor
Seattle
Landa
Ander
Puget Sound
Hughes
Five Age Tract Number 62, West Seattle
Office of the Auditor of
Salé
Spring Hill Villa
Spring Villa
W. M
Spring Hill Ville
Admiralty Inlet
Township
Seattle Tide Lands
Outer Harbor
Dwamish
Riverside
Spring Hill
Mountain View
Peter Hanson
Banner Tract
Schlotter
Olympic Avenue
F. F. Lemonds
Charles Davis
C. P. King
U. R. Niess
John Schilotter
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Mabel
Ene
Botorea
Postoffics
Josh Wise
Pike City
Ark
S&s
C. D
Washington Street
Ace
Mountains Valley
Sneedville
Tena
Tinea
Journal and Tribune
Farm Life and
Hancock Times
South Dakota
Eagan & Ericson
Mercer
Mercer Island
Leedis Park
Sauternes
Burgundy
Maison Barberia
James Eee
Stone's
Pike St
Pharmacy
Hellable Family and Prescription Druggists
Pike Street
Great Western
Dabney & Woodhouse
John
Collins Bros
Undertakers
Shweli
FORD
Frank Leake
Eynion
Spade
Grant
King
Ploely
Jack Pomery
Trampa
Naing Wu
Hirdy
Queen City Laundry
Contis
Castile
Rvome
Hinckley Bik
Penny Royal
Teal Co
PHILA
Castoria
Chas
G. B. Nicoll
W. G. Dickinson
Henry J. Vollbrecht
Northport
Wash
Murphy
Idaho
Ted Ofer Oe Chas
Carlson
M. I. McLaughlin
Columbia ST
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