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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1909
Page
12
An inland realty firm advertises acre prices from 8 000 and as low as 10 per acre for shoreland and farmland in the Puget Sound area. It mentions sales near Tacoma and Hamilton Ranches with various plots including logged-off land and garden lots, touting square-deal business with a national bank reference.
Local ads announce high prices paid for secondhand furniture and an immediate buy or trade option. Buyers are urged to contact stores on Sixth Avenue and Fremont for disposal, with representatives claiming top offers and convenient service.
Morris Realty Co presents multiple property opportunities near Seattle city limits. Listings include corner lots on Toth av and Atlantic with city views, a 5 acre tract north of the city for $1,000, and several homes with terms and quick sale notes. Also advertised are jewel iota fruit trees fur dwelling and Queen Anne or Morne style homes with exchange options. Main 6061
Real estate notices offer multiple five acre tracts near Bremerton with prices around 125 to 250 dollars per acre and payments as low as 3 dollars monthly. Listings promise seaside access, dock use, government shops nearby, and varied structures from modest homes to five room cottages. Contact Jaree profits and C J Bell & Co for details and showings.
Fragmentary ad copy promises an investment or home purchase near a local area. The readable text urges readers to visit a nearby location for a small amount, but specifics are missing due to damaged OCR.
Advertisement for Lincoln Beach Park area housing with water piped to each tract, listing contact person Ryne Mangenon at Union Trust Co. 655 Empire Hills. office address 1690 Main 3146. Includes directions and appeal to potential buyers.
Fine new five room modern cottage with basement offered by Dixon & Co at 1449 Third Ave. Ind. 46. Main 46, Washington Add. 70. Rice 720 Lember Ke Second Ave. Seneca. Pleasant park area with affordable terms and cash options.
Real estate list describes a ready to move into four room bungalow with a large ground area and steady work at $17.56 a day for buyers. Also mentions waterfront rooms for rent and various farms and land for sale near Bremerton with government shops and abundant produce potential. Contact Henderson or Mrs Rice in Bremerton.
Fragmentary ad fragment notes a location near a station and shingle mill. It mentions price terms about 4.60 per month and references a berry ad chicken ranch and a sale at a valley meet near Beattie Ta coma Shterurban.
Housing ad offers a bungalow one block from the car line and two blocks from the beach at Lincoln Beach. Listed price 1764 dollars with 200 dollars cash down and balance over 25 months. Address at Main 5209 and inquiry through Mr Gernen at Low Man Drive Pauntorey car all week.
A collage of old classified items offers loans on property and salaries, cheap exchanges, and buyout offers. Listings include a 13 room residence auction at 2491 East Union and various services from attorneys, clairvoyants, dentists, and massage, with prices and contact hints.
Real estate notes describe a corner property south of the city with a lake view and city water. A large lot features a modern five room cottage and an adjoining Pine area near Mr. Maker Park. A separate listing notes a break even $400 and a modern five room home with implied improvements.
Readable text notes a fine local icon with a good view north of the university. It mentions a 14 tote sacrifice and a casual reference to a price or value, with a cryptic line about a 7 well for less than half and a cal 405 tai Heck.
A damaged listing notes a four room structure partially built, with bulk cost cited at six hundred dollars and seller asking around seven hundred for the corner lot near Fairview. Water access described as scarce. buyer to provide remaining funds of three hundred dollars in cash.
FAT COMPANY INC advertises viewing a property in Menita city at 95¢ per unit. The notice mentions 1916 Third Ave as the address reference for the listing.
Lot offers list 200 each for three adjoining parcels near the university district. Clear and ready to build with 25 down and easy balance. A double corner close in presents potential for a slate of apartments. Seller urgent to obtain offers to raise funds.
Mme Helene Therry formerly of the Opera Comique Paris joins the International Grand Opera company for a Fedora engagement at the Moore theatre next week. Her praised soprano and acting craft promise a dramatic, richly staged performance with Signor Columbini making his Seattle debut as Laura Spanoff, plus lavish costumes and authentic scenery.
A promotional notice touts Bremerton as a fast growing city with city water and infrastructure. It claims small investments alongside the Navy yield large returns, offering a written guarantee of substantial profit within a year.
Lerne Lote 955 and Up along with Reattie Homeseekers Company are listed as owners. Seattle office on Kore Street Bremerton office details appear. The notice references a ferry ride of fifty minutes and directs contact at the officer for more information.
Cautionary note warns readers about fake listings and deceptive advertising under various names. Mentions to avoid firms and references to lands, ware, and tanning schemes. Includes cryptic lines about rail excursions, real estate rentals, and a bungalow offer near Yesler to Burlington with daily costs and payments.
A parcel near Cosy Cove offers half and ten acre tracts with water lines, lake and mountain views, and cheap prices. Ten acres priced at 685 dollars with 60 dollars down and five dollars monthly. Prospective buyers urged to take the Tacoma interurban to Pacific City and see Mr. Rice.
A report from Panama says former President Theodore Roosevelt will oversee pushing the Panama Canal to completion upon his return from Africa. T. W. Harrison of Columbus, attached to the canal’s engineering department, states Roosevelt will lead the effort though Taft remains satisfied with current administration.
In Memphis Missouri on September 7 temperance workers and farmers gathered to raid illegal liquor dealers. They confiscated all whiskey found, hauled it to town center, and dumped it into gutters after puncturing barrel bung holes while singing temperance songs.
In Mojave, L Freidan shot bartender Merril Crosair after Crosair hurled a lemon at poker players in a Capitol saloon. Freidan, who says Crosair drew a gun, claims he acted first and killed Crosair. Freidan is jailed.
Topeka Kansas endures the heaviest rain in the area causing city streets to flood from three inches to three feet deep. Streetcar service is halted as rain began yesterday evening and continued through today.
The Seattle Chamber receives a lacquered oblong frame of Japanese wood inlaid with mother of pearl housing a picture of the steamship Seattle Maru. The frame’s ornate concave border earns more praise than the image it surrounds.
The Jefferson Lake dam 50 miles south of Denver broke this morning and released floodwater rushing down the valley. A lone rider on horseback leads evacuation efforts as residents brace for the crest expected late this afternoon in Denver.
After a nearly three month break the city schools resumed. Attendance surpassed expectations with many buildings needing two sessions to manage the influx. About 360 000 registered. High schools report large entering classes while Queen Anne faced crowding mixing seventh and eighth graders.
The First Seattle Automobile Carnival begins tomorrow at 1 pm with a parade from Pioneer Square. A $200 silver cup honors top decorated car with no entry fee. Thursday features hill climbs on Queen Anne counterbalance. Friday and Saturday are track events at the Meadows including a 24 hour endurance race and motorcycle races.
Mrs. L Parks Richardson, cousin of American Consul General Luther Short, lectures in Constantinople arguing Turkish life has no more polygamy than in America. She explains the selamlik and haremlik split, notes the sultan has one wife, and says many tales are sensational myths about harems.
The Beattie Chamber of Commerce is urged by the Mississippi to Atlantic Inland Waterway Association secretary to send delegates to its convention. The event is scheduled for November 15 16 and 17 in Jacksonville Florida.
Me Wireless W. O. Higman, a United Wireless telegraph operator, sat with his head phones on and feet on a large electric transformer when Olympia station called. He received 25 000 volts through his body, a high voltage low amperage blow that put him to sleep. He woke hours later with a stiff neck and burned holes in his shoe and trousers. He vows to keep feet off transformers in future operations.
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