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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1919
Page
2
An ad touts Knowlton's Danderine as a hair growth booster and dandruff remover. It claims hair becomes thick, glossy, and abundant within weeks, with a quick ten minute scalp improvement and no itching.
Cure backache dizziness headache and fatigue with Mother Gray's Aromatic Leaf tea. A pleasant medicinal blend of herbs and roots sold by druggists for 60 cents with samples available from Mother Gray Co New York.
Advert promotes Brownatone hair tint claiming instant browns from light to black with no odor or harmful ingredients. It guarantees safe, greaseless application by comb or brush and offers a free trial package after sending 10 cents for postage. Two colors, two sizes, dealers and mail order.
JW Mason reports that recognition of the Bolshevik government in Moscow as the de facto rulers is increasingly likely. The piece notes Bolsheviks maintain order and conduct military actions while Allied forces retreat. It warns that permanent adjournment could leave Russia outlawed and favor Germany in postwar rehabilitation.
FRUSSELS April 3 More than 60 American soldiers were injured when a gasoline explosion spread from an American automobile to stored gasoline at Eternach Tuesday. About 150 civilians were injured as well in the incident attributed to fire and fuel blast.
Two Seattle brothers, one Navy first class gunner and one Army private, received bravery and Distinguished Service Cross citations. Quade Winston rescued a comrade after the U S 8 Dora torpedoed September 4, 1917. Mathews, with the Third Army of Occupation, bravely warned his regimental commander amid heavy artillery fire in the Bois de Fay on October 5, 1918, saving hundreds of soldiers.
Washington April 3 Maj General Leonard Wood awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for meritorious service as a department division and camp commander during the war He improved officer training and administration Wood sought to lead Camp Funston units in France but was refused Scott and other generals also honored for service in staff roles and with selective service advocacy
Paris April 3 Pessimism over progress at the peace conference deepens as the big four fail to agree and focus shifts to potential settlements with Germany Hungary and Russia. Smuts heads to Hungary to negotiate while reparations and a permanent commission are eyed. Wilson to confer with Belgium's King Albert amid cautious optimism on some issues.
The railroad administration announced today the removal of the embargo on grain shipments to Chicago. The embargo had been imposed last fall due to congestion from heavy Southwest receipts, and the new order allows free movement of grain into Chicago without license regulations.
In San Diego April 2 a veteran air show featured 50 Lafayette Escadrille mechanics and five decorated West Front gunners who arrived at North Island. An exhibition race included eight aircraft types from the United States, France, Britain and Germany. Flyers Maj. Kenneth Marr Capt. J C Cone Capt. William J Hoover and Lieut George W Puryear join the Victory Loan flying circus on a tour of the West.
A recipe advises making a skin and complexion lotion from a quarter pint of orchard white and three ounces of lemons. Strain to avoid pulp, store in a bottle, and apply daily to face neck arms and hands to bleach and beautify. Available cheaply from druggists and grocers.
Mr and Mrs J E Graves of 4546 15th Ave North KE mourn the death of their son Lieut Thomas Edward Graves who was killed while flying over Bolling Field near Washington D C He was to attempt a cross country time record from Washington Kentucky to San Diego in 30 hours The plane buckled its left wing and plunged witnesses said The young aviator had training up to serial gunnery and was not sent to France as an instructor He awaited the body in Oakland on arrival from Washington This report notes his father is manager of the Young Commission Co and had recently moved from Berkeley California
New Orleans may replace San Francisco as the Toyo Kisen Kaisha fleet port of call. Local Nipponese line officials were asked to hasten to Japan to provide data on freight rates and loading and routing to Japan via the Panama Canal.
Charles A. Pickett, 24, was arrested Wednesday night at the Soldiers and Sailors club by motorcycle patrolman Follrich. He is held on an open charge for a federal investigation. An I W W card was found in his possession and he is believed to be a district organizer.
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