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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1909
Page
4
A fragmented ad lists osteopathy and optometry services in Seattle with price for treatment. It includes a dubious job seeker plea from Bremerton seeking a companion and $160 ownership, plus medical product claims and a Seattle or Bremerton business contact. The text mentions Leary's Compound and Ary's Absorbent Compound, and references local shops.
Readable fragments warn strangers about fictitious names and deceptive ads promising jobs and land. References mention four and five acre tracts and monthly earnings. advises avoiding such firms and contact points near the Tacoma Interurban to Pacific City with guidance to Mr. Rice.
The notice lists numerous employment opportunities and scams. It promises high earnings from 150 to 500 dollars monthly, many positions at hotels, land sales, street work, and boat arrivals. It directs readers to contact specific men and visit offices such as Frederick Nelson and Venus pier locations for interviews before 10 am.
A faded notice warns Seattle readers about dishonest realty dealers using blind ads and no firm name. It cautions buyers to verify the advertiser and mentions real estate rentals and office furniture listings, with contact at Oscar B. Jensen & Co in the Lumber Exchange building.
A garbled notice advertises a Chicken Ranch sale for $250 and land along a county road in White River Valley. It mentions settlement terms, a land area characterized as nine acres bottom land near a river, and cites Clifford Van Aardale of 18 Third Ave near Madison as the contact.
Fragmentary OCR shows a land transaction between Eattle and Tacoma on the west side. Mentions $46 per acre for five acres and a property line or survey details. Also references a price for 150 acres and a telephone-like notation “Main 019.”
Property listing describes setting aside five acres for a niece, in Rich County, with a two year title warranty and deed arrangement. Mentioned area north of fifty and a potential trade plan. Price quoted at 9400 dollars with CHAPPORD and VAN ARSDALE, 3rd Avenue, Madison.
Classified ad style notices promote acreage and farms near Beattie with cash and term options. Offers include five acre chicken ranches with house and outbuildings, 186 per acre cash and monthly terms, and large tracts with low down payments. Also mentions land overlooking Washington with a furnished house and chickens, plus older cottages near streetcar lines.
Riverside farmstead offers house, barns, outbuildings and pasture. Includes cows, chickens, berries and good water. Located near a school, in Lem pie mente area. Terms include a down payment and monthly payments via Breneman, 531 Lumber in change.
A terse advertisement notes a five acre parcel for sale along Shiek Tee Road in Oood County, with references to an advance deed abstract and the seller claiming to have what is advertised.
Henderson, owner, offers 1 percent acre ranch near Beattie with barn and road access on Seacaneh Street. includes geese, cows, and horses. Asking 120 dollars for quick sale. sale ad notes proximity to depot, school, post office, and stores. Contact at 866 chich ene for details.
A fragmented notice from a New York firm outlines terms for a property deal under a ditch location with company Ole Hanson Co. and a block reference T14 B16 816 357, signaling land or garden-related terms.
Fragmentary text mentions OBrien Station and Duwamish ditch with unclear context. No clear people, events, or dates present.
Ten acres of excellent land on line of new Interurban offered by A. H. Newell at 120 Spring St. Price 1100 dollars. Six acres just north of the city limit near Lake Washington priced at 859 dollars per acre with 1 to 3 cash options. Owner wishes to sell and offers a price well below adjoining parcels.
Real estate notices advertise five acre tracts near Crystal Springs priced around 600 dollars with easy terms. Descriptions include fertile land between Beattie and Everett with river and Olympic views, nearby services, and potential for ranching fruit and vegetables. Also listed are other parcels near Beattie and Ta- Boma with terms, plus a voyage ad for a Birmingham excursion and a Venus steamer schedule.
Advertisements offer 1 000 dollars for 10 acres level land with improvements including a house barn and well. Various parcels along Lake Washington and Puget Sound advertised with terms from one dollar monthly and down payments. Several listings mention interurban streetcar proximity and boat access Pier 6, with prices ranging from hundreds to thousands.
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