New neighbors from a "To Let" ad arrive next door
The paper notes how a recent To Let advertisement could have introduced new residents nearby, inviting readers to recognize familiar patterns in house rental notices.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1904
Page
6
The paper notes how a recent To Let advertisement could have introduced new residents nearby, inviting readers to recognize familiar patterns in house rental notices.
A dense OCR of street notices lists numerous pharmacies, druggists, and retail outlets in Seattle area including Rainier Pharmacy University Drug Store Columbia Drug Store and Leary's Pharmacy. It also catalogs carpet cleaning services and a mix of real estate, employment, and miscellaneous notices across several avenues and streets.
Nice groom cottage on Queen Lane and a fine view acre tracts offered by Wart & Co. on First Ave. Readable fragments mention lots, farms, and term payments with affordable cash options, targeting buyers seeking property on Mount Avenue and surrounding blocks.
An old classified ad lists real estate options near Seattle area with rental terms and property details. It mentions fixtures, lot sizes, water access, and payment options offered by local agencies.
A chaotic classified page lists business chances including buyable restaurants and lodging houses with room for boarders, plus partnership dissolution and property exchanges. It also advertises loans, job openings, and miscellaneous services from real estate to furniture and personal ads in a busy urban market.
The City of West Seattle schedules a special election on September 28 1904 to decide annexation of a large boundary area within King County Washington Ballots will read For Annexation or Against Annexation Polls open 9 AM to 7 PM at Riverside Spring Hill Mountain View Schlotter Hall and City Hall with designated inspectors and judges numbered boundary description spans multiple tracts and townships including Puget Sound areas and Five Acre Tracts Nineteenth century procedural detail provided by the City Council and Mayor G B Nicoll.
Tacoma September 13 The second murder case in Judge Shells department is under way Fred RR Stubba soldier accused of killing F C Van Diver of the same regiment during the encampment last summer is on trial.
Nels Dahl drowned and his companion Albert Oleon narrowly escaped when an old boat capsized in North Bay at midnight Sunday. The vessel, found abandoned on the beach, was full of holes and sank as the men drifted away from shore. Dahl's body was recovered while Oleon clung to the sinking craft until rescue.
C A Stevens says he stabbed his assailant with a jack knife after a struggle with two hold-up men demanding money near the corner of First Avenue South and Lane Street. He gave police descriptions of both men, one of whom he says did not participate in the robbery. He lost no money.
A letterpromises a free box of a new rheumatism remedy and a lavishly illustrated book. The author John A. Smith invites readers to mail for the cure and details, claiming cures for long-standing cases and any form of rheumatism, with free no-charge materials.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.