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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1909
Page
8
Fragmentary notice lists fare for interurban excursion to Burlington with references to street work and large lots. Mentions months and rates but details are unclear. appears to be a local public notice about transportation and land parcels.
Fragmentary market notice lists farm and fruit land parcels for sale in New York area. References include tracts 4150 and Holdier Home with prices around 190.90 per acre and monthly payments of 54 dollars. Names such as Herbert, Bailey, and Bailey Building appear in the damaged text.
In Ballard the subject plans to secure a free and clear end to the mortgage on a house, indicating a financial move to remove encumbrances and finalize ownership. Details are sparse, with limited readable context.
Real estate notes advertise parcels near Kent Beattie and Brighton. Listings include 8 000 wood rounds, 10 20 or 30 arron east of Kent at 100 dollars per acre, partly cleared cash. Also five sares north of Beattie at 400 dollars cash with water and food. Additional cheap lot near Hrighton offered for immediate take by AMULTA BIT the Mik. Phone Mate Hi.
Classified items include furniture auctions at 1604 First Ave and sale of old office equipment plus two room flats for rent at Manhattan Flats. Also real estate pitches offer tracts near the car line with terms and a land sale promising substantial profits within a year. Several entries mention auctions by O Bickerton and the promise of cheap doors windows and building supplies.
An miscellany of sales notices and want ads appears listing cheap homes near Green Lake and Puget Sound, a six room bungalow with street car access, land tracts, and furniture exchanges. It promotes buy now with cash offers, rent to own, and loans, with contact lines and street addresses for Fremont and other outlets. Several classifieds mention exchange deals, city and country loans, and pawnbroker like bids.
The firm reports rapid growth and announces a new headquarters to manage expanding operations. It touts a strong city real estate and acreage market and invites readers to inquire about investment opportunities and business chances.
Three acre modern seven room residence near the Sound offers premier view. Bio boarded, water in house, gas heat, fruit trees, convenient to town. Priced at 3750 with terms available. address listed as New York block.
Advertisement for ten acres of rich pebbled land on the Whiter River Valley offering low prices per acre. Highlights proximity to depot, schools, churches, telephones, and market access with terms and terms of sale. Mentions government shops and large town nearby with a rich soil coast and seaside life.
1 acre ranch for sale near Fiathead Indian reservation with chickens ducks geese cows and more. Located on county road near depot and Beattie Scheot stores. Asking $750 with terms to suit buyer. owner Jee Henderson invites quick offers and contact at Renton Street near Octental and Yester to Karrington.
Realty ad offers a new and up-to-date two room bungalow with two large tracts of ground for sale at ten dollars down and five dollars per month. The owner, Mr Pete, promises work for a purchaser at nine dollars per day and notes the interurban stop two blocks away. References to rent and location near a streetcar line are included.
Fragmentary text notes a rough land deal with a price figure of 623 and references to a seller and solvent terms. Names, dates, and places are unreadable, leaving the exact parties and conditions indeterminate.
A sale notice offers 19 acres with dairy cows and pasture, a dock and floats, near a town wet mile away, with a school nearby. It mentions free use of a dock, fishing, and proximity to a state produce and fruit market. The text references Kingston New York and Bremerton context.
An ad describes property for sale at $250 per jot with $19 cash and remaining balance. It mentions car foods wheels, city water, and an addition to a half sold out stock. It advises visiting Phinney Avenue and offices at 15th and Greenwood for details from P. Way Company Inc at 3 Third Ave.
Fragmented listings describe two acres near Rainierav close to Pioneer Square with monthly payments and down payment. The garbled ad mentions three room homes with lake and mountain views, streetcar access, improvements and a large ground tract, plus Renton Interurban routing via Barlington to Barlingtom.
Advert shows 5 acres for 250 dollars with 29 down and 2 monthly payments. It mentions 129 acre lots near the nave yard and large Deofite, claiming buyers can live on a tract. Offers to pay land expenses and notes up-to-date bungalow options. Local rent and work details included with contact for further rent furniture.
Compact listing describes a two room house with two good lots near Ravenna Park. Mentions mixed terms and monthly payment options, water included. Indicates location Newton and references American Hank tid. Subtle OCR errors obscure full terms.
Waterfront acreage advertised with trade possibility for an automobile. Details reference Goodfellow, Gib Halley Ride, three‑room cottage in Ravenna District Lot ex102 priced at 906.06 with partial cash terms and a weekly meat allowance. Employment notice mentions Ellaworth Real Co New York Block seeking four men to show land with steady wages. hillman land meet for more information.
A fragmentary notice describes a local sale offering garden produce including berries. It mentions a price of £40 cash and a balance of $1.56 per unit, with unclear references to a station near a mill and a possible payment method.
An advertisement lists a loan offer under vague terms including a $1,000 amount with rapid payment options. It mentions a balance due over 19 years at a high percent rate, with monthly payments and cash alternatives. The notice is attributed to OLM HANSON & CO. with street numbers in New York Block.
A mixed page of real estate notices offering rooms, land and waterfront properties with varied prices and terms. Advertisers mention discounts, monthly payments, free steamer tickets, and locations around New York Block and University Pier. Readers are urged to investigate values and terms.
Classified notice for a spacious eight room modern house offered by Fred B. Gander Incorporated. The ad mentions bearing trees and a contact in room A Colman Blog with a phone number for inquiries.
A fragment describes a real estate and auction notice near Madrona district listing a ten percent down payment and yearly balance. It mentions a lot on East Payents Lat 408120 and nearby two streetcar lines, with reference to a Captain and a steamer Venus.
A six room cottage in West Seattle is completed with cement cellar and neat features. The listing notes a near Beattie area, inviting buyers to inspect and walk in. Priced at 4900 with easy terms and a chance to own a fine new home in Woodland Mint.
An advertisement mentions a price of 200 dollars each for a view near Ravenna Park and Goanpuchtnns lakes and peak ge eery with 19 cash at Newton, 1009 American Bank Ride.
Local notices advertise five acre tracts near Seattle with cows and chickens, payments of $100 down and $60 yearly, plus new homes near streetcar lines priced at $360 with small down and monthly payments. Also seeks ten men for ground clearing and sidewalk work with wages from $2.60 daily, pickup times and interurban routes noted for access.
Two women, Mrs. Peary and Mrs. Cook, clash over the lost North Pole expedition as reporters chase the pole story. Hunger, pride, and public scrutiny strain their marriage rivals, with each side claiming victory when the pole is found, and a polar chill remains between them.
Lyceum Bureau manager Delong Rice offered Commander Robert E Peary and Dr Frederick A Cook 100000 for twenty joint debates. He proposed Carnegie Hall New York for the opening session and other venues in principal U S cities. ER BE Cooper arrested near Num Claw and jailed on desertion charge.
A boiler explosion at the Lur Line Salt Water Baths plant in San Francisco injures several people and wrecks the building. Emergency crews respond as details emerge about the blast and its aftermath.
The written claim describes Peary and his boatswain seizing or misusing Dr. Frederick A. Cook’s supplies and house during a long winter. It recounts Cook’s bitter behavior, Whitney’s harsh treatment, and the transfer of a house to Eskimos while Whitney hunted. The speaker questions the characters and actions of Peary and Cook as the main interest.
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