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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
6
The Star lists classified rates for advertisements. Telephoned ads may contain errors and the paper does not guarantee accuracy. "Situations Wanted" ads cost 26 cents for 18 words with space for additional words at a per word rate.
An old style notice explains pricing based on line counts for classified ads. It states a minimum charge and that seven insertions count as six when cash is paid. All capitalized lines or fractions are counted as two lines for billing.
Classification cannot be fly en after 1. o'clock daily. Ballard Agency P. H. Mullen 6409 Ballard ay OP City Hall. Main Office Seventh av between Union and University. Phones Main 1050 lad 4b.
Do not rely on printed schedules in newspapers for train times. For accurate departure and arrival details contact Ki Street Station information bureau at Sunset Main 2740 ent 111.
The page lists the remains of Mrs M Patcock to be shipped to Walnut and interred at Mount Pleasant cemetery with services by Butterworth & Sons. It includes a card of thanks to friends and a university notice about Seattle area business and community college openings, plus various ads and classifieds mentioning rooms for rent and goods for sale.
A garbled OCR fragment shows multiple classified items including rental offers with room counts and rents, business contacts, property development mentions near Cascade River, lumber stock and store references, musical instruments, loans, and a remark about lung disease treatments. Numerous mispellings and jumbled lines obscure specifics.
Century Realty promotes lots in Beattie with city views close to Pioneer Square and three car lines. Terms include $10 cash and $5 monthly. Bremerton Heights area markets large tracts at $60 and $2 monthly. Shatitle Nommerkens Co lists offices in Bremerton.
Advertises a nearly new two to four room cottage with modern features in the Madrona district. Offers include $1,000 down, low monthly payments around 15 to 18 dollars, no cash upfront in some offers, and ownership terms with improvements paid by the seller. Highlights a pleasant, low down option with available furnishings and a private sale by owner, encouraging inquiries by phone.
An advertisement describes a 40 acre tract north of the city near Beattie with fertile slopes ideal for fruit and berries. It promotes a quiet rural setting away from the city noise and invites visits to the Green branch office on Alaska for viewing.
Fragmented notice notes lot prices and a September 15 deadline. It references Greenweed additions and a home line, urging action for property buyers. The readable text hints at price increases and ownership opportunities, with vague mention of improvements and utilities.
A clipped item notes a sacrifice by the owner of Great Snap in connection with a 1.906 reduction from 460 to a piano office phone 91. The fragment mentions Beethie and Green in an unclear financial context.
The Meadows overnight entries list six furlong selling races with horses including Taner and Billy Pullman in race one and multiple entries in the second and third races. The card features Townsend Handicap and Stakes events with horses such as Tony Faust Cadichon Vox Populi and Margaret Randolph, along with six races totaling purses around 1500 dollars in some divisions.
F Lyman, a booktender in a lumber camp near Woodinville, was seriously injured early yesterday when a tree fell on him fracturing his skull. He remained unconscious and was taken to Providence hospital late last night in critical condition.
At a meeting in Dungdale's hall Rai ner Beach last night Jedd P Fuller was unanimously endorsed as the Republican nominee for representative from the Forty-fifth district. Fuller, a Twelfth ward citizen, edits the Pacific Builder and News.
The article notes a belief that Seattle cannot erect enough dwelling houses apartments and hotels to host visitors and new residents next year. John & Co a longtime Seattle real estate firm warns the city must act now to address a looming housing shortage amid rising eastern migration and fair visitors. Mel returns from a long eastern trip with Mrs. Davy staying at the Washington Annex.
Frank P. Sargent United States commissioner general of immigration died in Washington after a stroke he suffered two months earlier Doctors had treated him but he declined His death is a setback for the Taft campaign as he had been slated as a major east stump speaker for the Taft forces The article notes past ties to labor decisions and political activity including his involvement with the Republican and Democratic national committees The text mentions his roles in Falls City Seattle and as county examiner but details are fragmentary and unclear
Peoria Illinois reports John J. Hanrahan Grand Master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen sent a sympathy message to Frank P. Sargent’s family. An order summoned all living vice grand masters and past grand masters to attend the funeral together.
Stockton California reports that after seven candidates declined, W. K. Hayes of Chico was chosen at noon to run for Congress from the Second district against incumbent McKin.
Charlies Tilton, a 23 year veteran teacher who has taught from district to high school levels, seeks the Republican nomination for county superintendent of schools. He pursued University of Washington courses on Saturdays and arrived in Washington in 1890 to begin teaching.
Prices at the public market show stalls offering prunes at ten cents, cider vinegar at forty five cents per gallon, bananas twenty cents per dozen, tomatoes eight for a cent, potatoes seven pounds for a dollar, peaches forty five cents per box, apples and watermelons discounted, and a wide range of produce and meats slated for sale tomorrow. Strong listed items include Concord grapes, cantaloupes, berries, onions, cabbage, celery, squash, and various cuts of meat with per pound pricing.
The listing shows prices for live poultry and meats including chickens, pigeons, veal, steers, wethers, and oxen per pound or per head. It also notes dressed meats prices and a fruit vegetable section with prices for blackberries, berries, apples, peaches, pears, tomatoes, lettuce, and potatoes. Local market figures include per pound rates and per dozen or per box as applicable.
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