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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
6
Classified page itemized offers include a real estate and business listings assortment. It mentions Mend-the-Torn Co with floor space and location details, a bakery sale interest, barber shop, lunch room, and various rental properties plus investments and acreage in Beattie. Names include Joe Rigby and T. P. Fay Co, with references to Pioneer Square proximity and Seattle area.
The notice advertises selling a fine bulldozer lot with helpful terms and life insurance feature. It promises assistance with financing and a deed in event of death, claiming the lot can be paid for if the buyer dies. They invite visits to Weedland park near end line on a Sunday or Monday holiday.
Real estate note describes a near new four room residence with den in the Madrona district on a paved street. Asking terms include cash and monthly payments with low balance, improvements completed, phone calls not answered.
A murky note outlines yearly values for onions tomatoes and berries with references to a world market and local demand. It mentions land, steel, and produce while promising a viewing event at a branch office near Green Lake with dates to come.
Market listing describes a concrete room in a house on Green Lake, with a monthly rent of 164 dollars. The note mentions contacting the office for details and provides a local phone reference.
Fragmentary OCR text referencing Alaska, buildings, orchards, and unclear names and phrases. Reads like damaged notes rather than a complete event. No identifiable people, organizations, places, dates, or outcomes emerge.
The notice advertises wholesale prices on home items and the sale of lots along a car line near schools with city water and improvements. It mentions a second addition to Geesnerond and options for rent or purchase while urging ownership of own home.
The Meadows overnight entries list six furlong selling for two year olds with Bee Sare and Angleface among entrants. The second race features seven furlongs for four year olds and up with Beyerton Withdale Head Dance Plausible and Geo Kilborn among bidders. A mile and an eighth Labor Day Handicap is the fourth race with Mina Officious First Peep. The sixth race covers five and a half furlongs selling for all ages with Belle Kinney Bye Bye I Loretta and Joe Nealon among names. Apprentice allowance noted.
In St. Petersburg the holy synod urged believers to skip the planned celebration of Count Leo Tolstoi s 88th birthday next Wednesday. Church leaders warned the honor would embolden opponents of the church and tempt youths and the weak in faith. A separate item notes a large free barbeque dinner at Ladiow Labor Day offering food for 2,500 people by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Rainier Beach offers waterfront and inland plots with easy terms including 10 down and five months. K Sturtevant, owner, lists lumber on terms and multiple lot sizes near schools churches and stores in the city. The National Investment Co advertises parcels on a main avenue with bay area listings and garage or car-line access.
The city reels from a 2,000,000 Meadows Wit Account crash tied to Buffalo's leading brokerage firm. Reports allege a society circle of prominent young men financed the scheme to gain wealth and influence, but the plan collapsed leaving investors fearful and clues scarce.
A tiger named Rajah mauled trainer Falkendorph during a zoo exhibition at Bostock Zoo in Coney, drawing a crowd of about 560 spectators as the scene unfolded amid panic and alarm.
Major C. W. Kutz arrives to supervise government engineering efforts in the beauty and assume charge today. He has led much of the engineering work in recent years at West Point and has served as an engineering instructor for cadets while performing ag special duties.
Readable items show a busy public market with radishes six bunches for a dime per bunch lettuce at several prices lemons and oranges sold by weight and unit. apples, pineapples, melons, cantaloupe, potatoes onions carrots and meats with varied price per unit and weight listed. The text reflects a snapshot of daily grocery pricing and stock at the market.
The notice itemizes prices for live hens per pound and dressed weights, ducks, and eggs, along with cattle hogs bulls and more. It also lists weekly market prices for berries apples peaches tomatoes lettuce potatoes peas and other vegetables, with per pound or per dozen quotes. Local ranch and regional market details accompany the price sheet.
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