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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1918
Page
8
Chief J F Warren asks mayor and council to segregate prisoners and improve jail hygiene. He says the current Seattle jail is unsatisfactory for a city Beattle size and calls for modernization including separating youths from hardened offenders and ensuring perfect sanitation.
The ad promotes Musterole as a mustard oil ointment that draws out inflammation and soothes pain in neuralgia and other ailments. It touts quick relief for headaches neck pains sore throats bronchitis and more and claims hospital size use over 60 years at $2.50.
An old advertisement touts Hamlin's Wizard Oil as a safe remedy for rheumatic pains sciatica backache lumbago and joint stiffness with quick penetration and multiple daily uses for sprains bruises cuts burns bites and stings plus earache toothache croup and colic offered at 30 cents with a money back guarantee. It also promotes Wizard Liver Whips pink pills priced at 30 cents with a guarantee.
A Seattle audience laughed through a riotous weekend showing of Potash and Perlmutter satire based on Warfield and his characters in The Music Master. The act features Abe Potash and company in a movie plot with a vampire heroine and a mix of comedy and pathos.
A vintage health note praises Foley's Honey and Tar as an effective remedy for influenza, lagrippe, bronchial coughs, and colds. It claims rapid relief from coughing and breathing troubles, a comforting warmth after each dose, and positions the product as standard family medicine sold widely.
Shingoru Takaishi, a brilliant young Japanese journalist, races to reach the Versailles peace conference, aiming to be one of Nippon’s two reporters and to deliver the big scoop for Japan’s dailies.
A notice warns savers of the final day to redeem War Savings Stamps. Officials urge timely action at local post offices and banks to ensure full value before the cutoff.
A tall World War I veteran from Adrian Court Apartments Seattle, Shell shock and gas effects, right arm malformed, disappeared after visiting his parents on Friday. He was transferred to Camp Lewis Thursday and went missing in Seattle, Camp Lewis, or Tacoma, with blue eyes and light hair in uniform and trench cap.
William Walker longtime vice president of Puget Sound Commercial Company and Washington resident of 48 years died at Port Ludlow after a prolonged illness. The death ends a lengthy period of illness and removes a prominent local business figure.
An ad-style piece urges flushing the kidneys using four ounces of rad Salts in water before breakfast. It touts kidney function, warns against drugs, and claims Rad Salts neutralizes urine acids, reduces bladder weakness, and supports overall urinary health.
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