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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1917
Page
3
Extracts from Yvonne Treville’s diary detail brutal confinement of 40 French girls from Lille among 6000 seized into forced labor by German forces. The entries describe separations, beatings, medical examinations, humiliation, and fear as they are moved to the Ardennes and kept under guard.
A advertisement promotes making a freckle and tan lotion at home by mixing lemon juice with three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. The lotion is claimed to remove freckles and blemishes and improve skin clarity and whiteness.
The ad touts skilled dentists offering painless extractions and long lasting plates. It highlights 22 karat crowns and bridgework per tooth, large plate business, and new Dentalloy plates with a money saving payment plan. Free estimates and exams are available.
Agnes Oatmeal reports Moses was in the dark when the gum fizzed prompting Balmy Benny to seek answers. Readers from Pearson Washington to Sunnyside weigh in with varied theories while Gene Ahern’s Squirrel Food offers more guesses on page 12.
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