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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1918
Page
3
April 26 The Germans withdraw troops to France as Polish citizens refuse to join a proposed Polish corps to fight the Allies in Poland.
Ole Hanson, of 3456 35th Ave, fractured a wrist and sprained his back after a 15 foot fall from a boat deck at Duthie yards Thursday. He was taken to Seattle General Hospital. No relation to the mayor.
Stuart G Masters reveals Herbert Hoover worked two years as a waiter at Stanford University. He learned the food serving trade from soup to nuts while serving fellow students and shaping his later career in food conservation.
A column traces the arc from a Stanford dining room waiter in the 1890s to Herbert Hoover’s rise as a mining professor, mining property success, Belgian relief headship, and later U S food administrator. It notes his hands on approach from pantry to plate and his early skill in restaurant management.
The committee on commercial economy urged Seattle milk dealers to switch to cash sales, curb credit, and cut special deliveries. It calls for one daily delivery where possible, prompt bottle returns with charges for unreturned bottles, and placing bottles and tickets for easy delivery.
Citizens urged to cut delivery time by half a minute to each household in Seattle, saving 500 hours weekly and reducing living costs. The appeal stresses daily patriotic service and wartime economies through cooperation and efficiency.
A fragmented item lists numerous dairy firms including Alpine Dairy, Brooklyn Dairy Co, Broadway Dairy Co, Crystal Springs Dairy, East Side Dairy Farm, Elgin Dairy, Golden West Dairy, Jersey Farm Dairy, Mayflower Dairy, Miller Bros. Dairy, New Richmond Dairy, Seattle Dairy, West Seattle Dairy, and others. The piece reads like an advertisement or directory snippet urging public support for dairy programs.
Fraser-Paterson Co offers a large display of Wash Frocks for girls aged 6 to 14 featuring chambrays ginghames and plain colors in a range of sizes 6 to 14. Styles include Eton suspender smocked and Empire cuts with fabrics like chambray pique and cotton poplin. Also showcased are coats and a collection of hats from $4 to $10 with various trims and materials.
US Secretary of Commerce William Redfield, with Canadian and American fisheries commissioners, left Seattle to discuss a planned eight year closed season aimed at preserving at least half the salmon for spawning. They will visit Prince Rupert and Ketchikan before a final Seattle hearing in May to decide details.
Mrs. Robert Treat Platt, coast representative of the American committee for overseas work, spoke at the National League for Women's Service annual meeting in Seattle. She urged dried fruits and vegetables be sent to aid distressed French women and children, noting farming difficulties and efforts to import stock and energy. The league has planted 50,000 acres in France and adjourned to hear remaining reports next Tuesday at the Soldiers and Sailors club.
Washington April 26 Marines with the slogan First and Last in the Fight are reported in heavy combat on the west front. Casualties include 34 enlisted men killed, 4 officers and 246 wounded, none missing, in a total marine corps tally of 274. One company suffered 21 killed and 146 wounded from 250 men.
Dr Henry Suzzallo president of the University of Washington was given power to summarily dismiss any faculty or employe lacking loyalty by a resolution of the university board of regents. Louisiana introduces cactus candy peeled, dipped, and sugared as a new product.
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Mothers Friend an external preparation by the Bradfield Regulator Co. It claims to ease abdominal pain by relaxing muscles and tendons during pregnancy and to aid a smoother childbirth. The ad urges readers to request the company’s free Parenthood Book and to apply the product nightly as directed.
Washington officials of the War Industries Board say steps have been taken to control all wool after a conference with wool growers. A basic price is set but differentials are not yet worked out and seizure remains possible depending on wool holders' attitudes.
A call to readers to support the war effort by buying Thrift Stamps and stamps programs. The item urges ongoing financial backing and patriotism to end the conflict.
Captain Stark leads a band of fearless Florida girls who aim to curb pro German activities. Sister of Hoffman Philip now U S minister to Colombia, she heads a patrol armed with rifles along the east coast near Mayport in search of spies and saboteurs.
Sizes 14 to 18 years present attractive, upright youth models in chambray, linens, pique, and cotton voiles. Empire, surplice, middy, and pleated styles in favored colors shown, priced from 5.85 to 15.00. Third Floor Juniors Coats for the Little Tots.
Saturday sale highlights three attractive blouse lots with new models in ling erie voiles lawns and mer cerized waistings at 2 50 and 5 00. White wash satin Tailored Blouses with pearl buttons and Georgette styles in colorings priced at 6 50. Fraser-Paterson Co offers initial collars and nurse and uniform collars on the First Floor.
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