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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1909
Page
7
A mixed fragment from the Star shows telephoned advertisements, requests for whereabouts of missing persons, employment notices for male and female workers, and various local services including dressmaking and osteopathic therapy. It references Mrs Ryan in Kent and a Navy Yard job listing with a local contact.
The column warns readers to avoid business with persons using fake names and misleading addresses. It touts a cold selling pitch for a bogus venture promising earnings of 200 to 500 dollars monthly, urging inquiries about a supposed opportunity and directing to take the Interurban to Karlington to ask for Mr. Henderson.
A dense old classifieds page lists numerous ads for work and housing. It includes job leads for sales, prospecting, car work, and general labor, plus rooms for rent and boarding opportunities near Seattle and Bremerton transit points.
Classified notices advertise hotel rooms for rent income opportunities near Main Street and riverfront, with monthly figures and terms. Listings include a steam tag studio near Third Avenue, a Barker Hotel stand, and a barber chair for sale. Several entries mention leases, bargains, and cash offers.
Plant ads seek men for four and five acre tracts near Tacoma and Bremerton with earnings up to 260 monthly plus expenses. Positions include show land, brush clearing, and sales near Navy Yards, with promises of steady work, good pay, and ownership options. Nearby parcels listed: Milverdale and Clelia areas with irrigation, adjacent to Beattie and Tacoma interurban lines.
A fragmented notice from local officials advertises opening for occupancy at a notable city building. The readable fragments mention location and potential rental terms, but lack full details. Authorities urge interested parties to monitor for complete specifications and submission deadlines.
Broad listing of acre tracts and improved land near Olalla, Poulsbo, and nearby towns. Offers include 5 and 10 acre plots, waterfront parcels, and irrigated bottom land with terms and prices. also notes about chicken coops, houses, and farming equipment. Also employment notices and miscellaneous classifieds.
Buyer seeks 6 to 20 acres from the owner between Seattle and Tacoma. Requesting deer details and price. Include address or location closest to the 1 20 mile mark and parcel description if available.
Property listing details propose a sale at a property near Gowble with terms 66 dollars upfront and 14 dollars monthly. The notice mentions investment groups and a state project along nerve tracts north of the city. Potential buyers are urged to contact the office for guidance and accompaniment.
A 20 acre ranch near a railway station and new electric line offers land with good roads, water, and level ground. Burned over land sells for 46 dollars per acre with 100 dollars down, 4 percent interest. free deed on death and extended time for illness. Elwwood Lumber & Berco advertises from the White Building at Fourth and Union. shuttle day noted for arrival.
A garbled ad lists parcels for sale including 1 acre near Juanita and additional acreage along a county road. It mentions terms and prices in unclear figures and cites addresses in New York and nearby locations with references to shuttle and Tacoma lines. The legible fragment suggests a real estate listing from a late 19th or early 20th century era.
Real estate ads offer five acre parcels near Le View between Beattie and Hrerett with prices around 849 to 769 and easy terms. Also listed is a 42 acre lake front tract on Spring Street with waterfront access, fishing and camping potential priced at 1,260. Vendors claim good soil, proximity to city, and available train service and nearby stores.
The notice describes multiple land and farm offerings including five acres for chicken farming near 130 Spring Street and 808 acres of farm land with water frontage. Deals mention warranties, deeds, and property exchanges. Olé Hanson and Orboon Investment Co advertise tracts near Navy Yards with one acre plots priced around 756 dollars. Hastings Nebraska listings note improved farm real estate and merchandise exchanges.
Real estate and farm listing offering 19 acres with 280 laying hens, 4 dairy cows, and good stock pasture. Property on a county road, five minutes from the station, with terms including $60 down and monthly balance. Also mentions a Chickens ranch priced at $250 and other parcels around $750, plus a Tacoma Interurban route to Pacific City. Contact NEWELL at 120 Spring St.
Wanted everyone who registered for the land drawing to call on us at once. Government land for all in a fine valley with level out land, heavy sage brush, and good water supply. Room 1 No. 20 Madison ft.
The notice promotes a large land sale at O'Brien Station on N P P with the Venus steamer from Pier 6. The event offers 2400 acres in six acre tracts, 10 cent daily terms, and free maps from D Hillman's Times Block office. No tickets needed and transportation by fast steamer to Birmingham area.
A real estate note advertises fertile black alder bottom land near water with a $35 per acre price. The seller touts value, clearance, and good access for farming with vegetables reseeded on the land. Contact Ole Manbon at the listed New York number for details.
The notice promotes a view property investment offering at $200 per unit with a balance due $8 per month. It mentions a car service and suggests contacting Phinney at the main office located at 1st and Greenwood Avenue for details.
Ranch listing describes ten acres in White River Valley near the berry district with good land and a house. Includes chickens and cows, adjacent to a county road with a view, near a station. Terms: $1 000 easy terms $18 Marion Bidg Vive acres, balance $2 per month. Contact Bee Waigen Valley City Washington.
Back East a family can live on five acres of land titled an ell rou five acres. Price 17.40 per term with balance 05 per month. Own a small farm including 275 laying hens four cows and ducks. Water from spring, near Seattle market. 66-40 cash and 05 a month. Inquire Hansen's new store for details.
Special ad touts 19 to 96 acre tracts with irrigation optional. Claims wheat yields 26 to 4 cents per acre and land near Madison includes trout spots and berries. Promises easy payments. Bee Hillman salesmen listed in Times block claiming large land holdings in state.
Real estate notices invite buyers to acres from 16 dollars per acre up to 2000 per tract. Listings cover waterfront land on Lake Washington and Puget Sound shorelines north and south of Tacoma and Seattle, ranches, farm land, five acre tracts, and a 40 acre bargain. Several properties include houses, barns, chicken houses, and water access with terms offered. References include National Bank of Commerce and local streets and landmarks.
For sale at 100 dollars per acre in the White River Valley near a good town. Land is level and non overflow, near depot schools churches creameries canneries and markets. Secure 10 acres to become independent. Contact DIXON & CO Main 40 1419 Third Ave Ind 40. WADGES 156 per month for steady men to help with land. See Rice or Butter on steamer Venus before 10 a.m. at Pier.
A terse, misspelled note pitches easy terms for a property deal on Bainbridge Island across the sound. It promises low purchase friction and an $18 cash figure, urging a call to discuss the offer.
Vague note mentions a $200 amount and a section relation. Readable parts reference visitors or a subsection. No clear names, places, or dates emerge.
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