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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1917
Page
4
A collection of letters to Miss Grey discussing civic duty and gender roles, quarantine, Beattie and Frisco policy, plus a kitchen tip column. Also reports include Mrs J C Mall breaking a leg and Emma C Hoube winning an $8500 city injury verdict in superior court.
Readers are urged that Miolona stomach tablets from Hartel Drug Co cure indigestion by building up the stomach and providing energy for digestion. The ad claims the product strengthens the stomach, supports hearty meals, and offers money back if it fails.
A reader writes about her stepmother, noting longstanding tension after not living with her father and stepmother until about a year and a half ago. She describes falling ill upon returning home and worsening health for several months.
An old advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a gentle remedy for kidney liver bladder and urinary problems. It claims the capsules cleanse the kidneys and bladder, prevent disease and restore vigor with continued use, offering refunds if not as represented.
The advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a long trusted blood purifier and general tonic for all ages. It claims 40 years of success, benefits digestion, boosts appetite, and supplies rich red blood for health. Begin taking Hood's Sarsaparilla today.
An examining physician from a major life insurance company notes kidney trouble as a common yet often undetected cause of insurance declinations. The article praises Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as an effective herbal remedy, claiming its healing influence is soon felt and encouraging readers to try it, with sample bottles available by sending ten cents to Kilmer & Co in Binghamton NY.
A London bar tale from a sergeant recounts Lt Haig taking 2000 prisoners as a younger man tries to surrender. The officer quips about a persistent boy asking to be his prisoner, offers a Swinns watch, and ends with sending him to a dressing station after jokes about war duties and a near short circuit.
Philadelphia fire chief William H. Murphy says women will soon enter the bureau of fire not only for clerical work but for active roles on engines trucks and ladders. He described heroic women fire fighters in a striking, if speculative, portrait.
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