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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1918
Page
7
A testimonial praises a medicine named Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for stomach and intestinal relief after a decade of trouble. The ad claims the remedy removes tarrrhal mucus and inflammation causing ailments including appendicitis, with a money refund offered by Owl Drug Co. and Bartell's drugstores.
The advertisement advises avoiding soaps and alkali rich shampoos as they dry the scalp and harm hair. It promotes using plain moisturized coconut oil, rubbed through the hair to produce rich lather that cleanses and leaves hair soft, shiny, and easy to manage.
A Seattle feature describes J W Wheelers 403 15th Ave N patriotic lawn with green tops of carrota tomatoes beans and corn. Mrs Wheeler says the patch cost 13 50 including 9 for fertilizer and 2 50 for moods and notes gardens are easier and more productive than lawns amid wartime civic beauty trends.
Washington August 11 The government orders a halt to individual knitting while it surveys national wool resources. Officials fear wool shortages for uniforms and outerwear and direct spinners and manufacturers to discontinue woolen and worsted yarns for hand knitting.
Bennett Thompson, an Oregon inmate with a life sentence, returned to prison life at the old stand in Salem after being captured near Rainier by a deputy warden. He is seen sawing wood in view of an armed guard, a contrast to his earlier prison breakout that allowed several inmates to escape through a hole. Thompson said he could have fled to Canada and joined the army if he had stayed in the dark.
German airship was destroyed in flames off the West Frisian coast by British reconnaissance planes accompanying several motorships. Six of the motor ships are missing.
Vital statistics listing births, marriages, divorces, and deaths. Includes newborns with parent names and addresses, anniversaries, and several death notices with dates and locations, followed by multiple divorce complaints and settlements, and a final obituary entry. Names span various families and residents across Beattie Tacoma Seattle and surrounding areas.
Washington August 15 public service commission of Washington Oregon and Idaho filed complaints against the railroad administration and 26 rail lines asking a readjustment of trans continental rates on fruits berries and vegetables. The document notes thousands of producers suffer losses due to the higher freight and express charges.
Minute Men of Precinct No 134 will meet in room 104 Broadway high school at 7 o clock Wednesday evening. Business of importance will be transacted and Carl E Croson will be the principal speaker.
Freezone promises instant relief from hard and soft corns and corns between toes with a painless drop application. A tiny bottle sold by druggists costs only a few cents and is claimed to rid feet of corn and calluses without irritation. The copy touts Freezone as a genius invention from Cincinnati.
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