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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1918
Page
6
An old style ad touts products Tiz Tin and Tia to relieve foot pain. It promises instant relief from corns callouses bunions and swollen feet and urges readers to buy a 20 cent box of Tix at drug or department stores.
Russian sailors Jack Endokimov and Georgiy Gol ofast aged 22 and 19 were arrested in a Moore theatre box during a Sunday night federal investigation. They drew attention by not standing for The Star Spangled Banner and snickering as it played, per audience members.
At the Metropolitan and nearby venues, Max Migman delivers a strong turn as the truth teller in Nothing But the Truth, alongside Lolita Robertson and Frederick Trobridge in supporting roles. The Moores showcase 1918 Songology, Trapped, and a drunk impersonation act, while Wilkes presents Paid in Full with powerful performances from Norman Feuster and Grace Huff. The Palace Hip features several acts including Singers of Popular Songs, The Girl and the Wop, and Selling Out. Oak Theatre opens Izzy in Paris with Chimes of Normandy, and the Orpheum hosts six new vaudeville acts and The Morgan Raiders on film.
Federal investigators Monday examined the record of A Rache also known as Harry Fetterhoff, arrested in a Ballard rooming house Saturday night with a suitcase containing I W W literature a Luger automatic and 600 rounds of ammunition.
Letters from soldiers praise home tobacco parcels while donations flow to the Our boya in Prance Tobacco Fund. Mrs. A H Gould adds 20 dollars. H D D Greene of the 26th engineers and Corporal Harry Morris of the 104th U.S. Infantry express thanks. Local events raise funds with a Douglas Dancing academy recital and a Columbia lodge benefit dance at the K of F hall.
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe home remedy for constipated children. It claims a coated tongue, feverishness, and poor appetite signal constipation and promises quick relief within hours. The text advises mothers to ask for the brand “California Fig Syrup” from the California Fig Syrup Company and warns against counterfeit versions.
An advice piece explains that excess meat leads to uric acid and sluggish kidneys causing backache headache and rumbling stomach. It recommends four ounces of Rad Salts daily in water before breakfast to “clean and stimulate sluggish kidneys” and to neutralize urine acids, noting Jad Salts as a safe inexpensive remedy.
The Municipal Service league proposes a new municipal band to give concerts in Seattle parks this summer. headed by Fred P Matthys and includes nearly all city employees. Mayor Hanson approves. The offer was made Saturday in a letter to the mayor. The park board has cut contracts for hired musicians as part of war economy measures.
A 30 cent advertisement touts Hamlin's Wizard Oil as a quick penetrating remedy for Rheumatism Sciatica lame back and LumBago with benefits for sprains bruises cuts burns bites and stings. It also promotes Wizard Liver Whips pink pills at 30 cents with a money back guarantee for constipation or sick headaches.
The text promotes combining iron rich Peptiron with Hood's Sarsaparilla as a standard course of medicine. It notes their use for stomach toning purifying effects and as supplements to Hood's Pills to relieve biliousness constipation and liver disorders.
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