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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1917
Page
6
A historic remedy promotes Sage Tea and Sulphur to revive color and gloss in faded gray hair. The article notes brewing sage with sulfur or buying Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound for ready use to darken hair evenly, with repeated applications restoring youthfulness and shine.
Senate finance committee member M'adoo discusses war finance with Treasury Secretary McAdoo and Federal Reserve officials. Proposals envision near three and a half billion bond issue with two billion raised immediately at 2 percent, plus tax increases on high incomes and estates. Income tax yield and inheritance tax hikes possible, lowering exemptions to boost revenue.
London report states British forces captured the villages of Ronsoy and Passe Boulogne and took 22 German prisoners as the forward movement progressed on the Western front per Field Marshal Halg.
Hogs gain after a slow day with a 15 cent rise in Chicago and a 20 to 30 cent boost in East St. Louis. Prices reach as high as 15.75 dollars per hundredweight, the highest recorded in a Western market.
A meeting of the county commissioners a special city council committee the sheriff and the police chief will be in the council committee room Friday at 10 AM to discuss consolidating the county and city jails.
In the Verona shooting case of Thomas H. Tracy, defense witnesses, many of them women, claim Everett street speakers were orderly and deputies caused disturbances. Testimonies describe deputies punching individuals with billy clubs and injuring people outside the Everett jail after arrests.
Deputy Edwards formerly in the identification division of the police for six years establishes a like department inside the sheriff's office to oversee similar work and streamline procedures.
A homemade lemon lotion blends two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. Strain juice through cloth to remove pulp and store for months. This preparation bleaches freckles and tan, softens lines, and smooths skin when massaged daily on face neck arms and hands.
Paris reports Premier Ribot opening the chamber of deputies with a formal declaration greeting America as it enters World War I. The speech marks France’s welcome to the United States amid the war effort.
Adjt. Gen. Maurice Thompson of Washington militia is to reach Seattle Thursday night after talks in Washington D C. Rumors say he may be ordered to recruit a Washington volunteer brigade, consisting of three regiments.
A tank like those used by the Unities will drive up Market Street in Frisco tomorrow to stir enthusiasm for recruitment efforts.
Instructions advise buying Parmint double strength from a druggist, mixing with hot water and sugar, to relieve catarrh and head noises. The remedy aims to open nostrils, ease breathing, and stop mucous draining into the throat. It is described as easy to make, pleasant tasting, and inexpensive.
Many Seattle residents try a simple mixture of buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients marketed as Adler i ka. The product is said to cleanse both upper and lower bowels relieve constipation sour stomach and gas with one spoonful and a few doses allegedly prevent appendicitis. It is sold at Swift's Pharmacies on Becond Avenue and 236 N Broadway.
The National Defense Executive Council discussed registering single men ages 20 to 25 under universal training and exemptions. The War Department aims for an army of 2,000,000, with conscripts in 500,000 increments and early 20s single men first drafted. Democratic leaders anticipate extended debate but quicker passage than in normal times.
Wisconsin Senator La Follette praises German Americans and argues against U.S. war declaration, criticizing British actions and the administration. Mississippi Senator Williams rebukes him, calling his speech pro German and against American interests.
Officials say plotters likely caused a Chicago and Erie Railroad wreck last night in Lima Ohio that killed Chas Gorrell of Kenton. Local authorities investigate motive and suspects as rail service is disrupted.
Police arrested 33 year old waiter William Smith in his room at 1421 Seventh Ave on charges of hiring boys to obtain liquor permits. Smith was detained at the city jail without bail after the arrest of 16 year old Earl O Connor at Wells Fargo Express Co offices.
Dr Edwards offers olive colored tablets as a mild laxative to replace calomel. The product is said to banish calomel’s bad effects, cleanse the liver, and relieve dull headaches and a heavy feeling by stimulating natural cleansing.
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