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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1906
Page
6
A dense collage of real estate notices and service ads describes acreage in Meadowdale and near riverfront properties, hillside homes, and water front parcels. Listings promote parcels, homesteads, and investment opportunities with terms, prices, and contact cues across Seattle and Tacoma brokerage firms.
An OCR fragment advertises acres cleared for farming with fruit trees and poultry options near a town center irrigated district. It promotes land parcels of five to ten acres at $609 per tract with easy access to a road, rail line, and city amenities, plus financing terms and office showings.
Real estate notices advertise a modern Queen Anne cottage near Tecoma Interurban with concrete fare, $2 2356 price and monthly payments, plus 2 acres near Riverton with $860 down and rent, and valley lands at Pacific City and University district parcels. Also listed are a four room house on Queen Anne Hill with improvements paid and financing, and additional lots with corner utilization near Bumumit Ave and Belhemont Park Place.
Property description lists Lot Elite Woodland Terrace near Miton with views of pound and mountains. Modern cottage features include large rooms, bay windows, a grate and mantel, and extensive water views. Nearby amenities described as desirable with a walkable town setting and new modern house styling.
Readable fragments describe a cottage for sale near Green Lake with a request for cash payment. The text mentions balance due and a neat cottage close to Mait, though many words are garbled and the overall details are unclear.
An odd notice advertises free car fare today in City Market District and urges visitors to respond quickly. It mentions siphoned terms like 8 percent rates and references nearby tracts and lines. The fragmentary text ties the offer to a city office and a brief ride to Pactie City.
An unclear fragment references individuals BhicKBbon and Cotton in a Washington inquiry. Details are fragmentary and no dates, affiliations, or outcomes are legible.
An incipient line reads H. E. B. Ork & Co. incorporated under a misspelled name in a corrected corporate filing. The fragment suggests a business announcement or notice of incorporation details from a local paper, with limited legible text.
A Japanese Zen priest Boen Shaku arrives in Seattle to promote Buddhism in the United States. He plans to build a temple in San Francisco within three years and travels with four disciples and accompanying women. He and his entourage intend to establish Buddhist worship here.
Inyo county near Greenwater California hundreds of copper prospectors push into a new camp. Claims and properties total about 4.125 million dollars as labor is hard water costly and baths forbidden. The Smith road will pass near the site and Bullfrog but ore handling remains distant.
The Mallory Cravenette Hat is advertised as rainproof and non fading with a money back guarantee. Beattie Hat Factory at 1310 Seconday urges readers to buy stylish headwear of quality and insists there is no equal to their product.
A fragment reports on makers and a staged event with unclear names. The readable parts mention a group or workshop and a waiting period or standard setting, suggesting preparation for a local exhibition or demonstration.
Classified notes describe farm acreage with 1.08 scree, 1% Gores, fruit trees, cattle, hay, and plows up for sale. Also a residence bargain near Beattie a cottage with modern features, nearl y two blocks from a meats market, cash price and monthly terms offered.
Patrick Cunningham attempts to move his old wooden house from a waterfront site into a fire restricted area and then toward Ninth Avenue. City inspectors push for brick veneer and sidewalk closure, while Pat resists paying high fees and delays.
The Puget Sound conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church meets at Gilman Park Methodist. Ballard appoints sessions next Wednesday for six days of business and committee meetings plus nightly evangelistic services presided by Henry W. Warren. Nearly 600 ecclesiastical delegates expected.
The week opened with moderate warmth across the state until a cold front broke in the western counties on the fourth, with rain along the coast and in the Sound country. Rainfall was heavy for the season, total near Tacoma 1.45 inches and Union City 6.04 inches, extending eastward with only scattered showers in eastern counties. Forest fires were extinguished and smoke cleared from the atmosphere.
W B Curry of Webb writes Seattle for information about Kay believed involved in a knife fight somewhere north of Webb City. The note says Kay may have been shot in a row and could have lost an arm, with authorities unable to confirm exact location or outcome.
A reception in honor of Rev Mrs BE L Smith was held at Pilgrim Church under the auspices of the congregation. Dr and Mrs leave Seattle October 1 for an extended absence of rest and travel.
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