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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
12
With spring activity rising, demand for delivery trucks grows brisk. The Smith Worm A Truck can be built in 48 hours at 611 E Pike St and operated at a low cost per mile per ton, agency says.
Charles E Harper Co announces a new Willard battery branch near Eastlake and Harvard avenues south of Latena bridge to serve automo bile owners in the north. H C Hendry will run the station, connected with the main store on EF Pike and Broadway, noted as the Northwest’s largest battery service station.
Use purified cocoanut oil as a gentle cleanser instead of regular soaps or shampoos. A small amount creates a rich lather that cleanses the hair and scalp, removes dirt and oil, and leaves hair soft, silky, and easy to manage. Very affordable from pharmacies.
The automobile proves to be the liberty bond salesman's efficient partner aiding the Stare and Stripes victory. In small towns and remote regions, miles replace city blocks as W. L. Hughson of Kigrel Kar notes the crucial role of cars in quick bond drives.
Casper Viecher, manager of the flippodrome, proposes a auto to bed device for travelers. He patents a system using curved steel pieces over seat backs, connected by iron rods with cushions, and a canvas spanning the car. It adapts to any car and folds to about 30 inches by four, tested by Mr and Mrs Viecher on a trip to the Atlantic Coast last summer.
A Seattle woman Miss Marguerite Wimpee reports Tanlac restored her health after years of stomach trouble nerve strain and pain. She notes improved appetite sound sleep gained seven pounds and renewed strength with ongoing treatment and many neighbors in her building also beginning Tanlac. Bartell Drug Stores in Seattle sell Tanlac under a special representative.
Beattie Motor Car Corporation announced as new automobile agency with headquarters at 17 Pike. Washington and Oregon distributorship for Digin and Harroun cars. St. J. Mark serves as president with A F Markland as vice president and W F E Hunt as secretary treasurer. Incorporated for 25000 dollars.
Fourteen year old singer Maxine Frye will perform in a recital Friday evening at the Y W C A auditorium. She is presented by instructor Mrs Grace Fr Claypool and assisted by boy soprano Master John Nicholls and pupil Robert E Turner under Li borius Hauptenann.
A tiny note describes Shell Motor Co offering tea and small cakes to employees each afternoon at four, a cheerful English custom that signals knock-off time.
A new vulcanizing machine was installed by the New Method Tits Shop at 7101 Westlake. The machine vulcanizes a ribbed tread onto an old casing using a dirty cure process, claimed to be the only one of its kind in Seattle, rebuilding a new cord tread at half the price of a new tire.
Lord Dunmore a British army colonel will lunch with the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and dine with the Elks on Friday. He will attend a mass meeting at the Masonic temple Thursday night and then travel to Tacoma for a Union Club dinner honoring Maj. Gen. H. A. Greens of Camp Lewis.
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