For Sale plea in Star paper ad columns
A want ad pitch urges readers to phone the Star to place sale notices for winter coal purchases and suggests selling old cellar and garret items in the paper's For Sale columns as a smart investment.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1904
Page
6
A want ad pitch urges readers to phone the Star to place sale notices for winter coal purchases and suggests selling old cellar and garret items in the paper's For Sale columns as a smart investment.
A collage of entries lists druggists and stores in Renton and South Seattle, plus furniture and real estate ads. Items include Leary's Pharmacy 235 N Broadway, Carlton & Co Druggist, University Drug Store, and Beattie Furniture Co. for sale and house rentals nearby along with room-for-rent notices and home sales in the region.
A garbled real estate notice touts land near Seattle with transit lines in Beacon Hill Rainier Beach and Rainier Heights. It claims property is cheap compared to others and promises future streetcar access this summer with time savings and long ownership history.
A garbled OCR listing presents several property ads with scattered details. Mentions a 1% alley access house with fine finish, a cake runn item, a seventeen avenue cash balance, multiple payments per month, and a half acre tract on a car line with 80 cash and balance terms. Names and locations are fragmented.
Advertises a large auction at Beattie and Co featuring furniture, beds, mirrors, crockery, and household items from a residence and estate. Includes sale date, location Interbay, and terms, with multiple house listings and real estate ads. Also mentions other notices for rentals, real estate, and local services.
Classified notice describes phone placement of ads with first insertion rates and 16 cents for 18 words plus 15 cent minimum. Cash collected by carrier after ad insertion. Offer valid in Seattle area with contract rates upon application.
The City Council of West Beattie King County Washington announces a special election on September 28 1904 within West Seattle and the described boundary territory to decide if the area should be annexed to the city. Voters will mark Per Annexation or Against Annexation on their ballots.
The document details a special election to be held September 28, 1904, in King County Washington, over annexing Riverside Spring Hill Mountain View and parts of West Seattle. Polls open 8 AM to 7 PM at Peter Hanson residence Schlotter's Hall and other locations with appointed inspectors and judges listed for each precinct.
A gas stove leak in a Chicago apartment left one dead and eight seriously ill while a 16 year old named Meigt Menriteen is expected to die. The incident prompted investigations into appliance safety and building codes.
Stanislaus Etrange presents Salammbo at the Grand with Kathryn Kidder as Salammbo and Frederick Warde as Matho in a lavish production. Kidder’s performance is praised for charm and emotion while Warde embodies the veteran actor’s vigor. The tent scene draws praise for dignity, with the pair avoiding lurid sensationalism. The play ends in tragedy as Salammbo dies beside her lover.
The Wiedemann company wowed audiences at the Alcazar with Michael Strogoff. Tom Wiedemann plays the Yankee journalist Benjamin Franklin Blunt, Nellie Wiedemann is Nadia, James Fulton is an English war correspondent, and Frank Fanning portrays Michael Strogoff. Strong support and new scenery add to the drama.
James Neill and Edythe Chapman star in Clyde Fitchs Barbara Freitchie produced in Seattle. The romantic Civil War era drama showcases Chapmans nuanced performance from playful to dramatic climaxes while Neill anchors the rebel captain role with efficiency. The supporting cast adds cohesion and mood to the period piece.
A Mason company staging of A Romance of Coon Hollow at Third Avenue drew liberal applause. The Tennessee hills tale features Lola Davis as Georgia the wal f and Franklin Salisbury as Ralph Markham with Estelle Terry scoring the hit as Clydie Herrod. Louis Simmer and Lem Stockwell perform opposite. the dam scene of the second act stands out with strong melodrama and vocal specialties add variety.
The list shows extensive prices for meat dairy produce fruits vegetables and grains across regions including Yakima Wenatchee and Puget Sound. It notes per Ib per box and per ton rates for beef pork potatoes apples cherries cranberries and hay with many items in season and varying city quotes. The column closes with crime notes on J H Mann convicted of arson in Centralia and Mrs Minnick of Tacoma assaulted near her home.
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