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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1918
Page
5
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets as removing the cause of illness and features Grove's signature claim. The text emphasizes a single branded Bromo Quinine product and its supposed curative effect.
Maximilian Bryer, once in the German army, was arrested Thursday evening by naval intelligence operatives and held in the city jail awaiting federal investigation. He was found within the barred zone and is detained as a German suspect.
Federal Judge F. B. Cushman will rule February 26 on whether King County draft board No 2 can send Everett v Hove formerly of Everett into the army. A temporary order seeks to halt their action while Howe is charged with failing to answer mobilization summons in Arizona.
L Schaffer once in charge of A J Agutter Co at 622 Fourth Ave received a 30 day sentence after being accused of misappropriating collections. He cited his wife and children in court as factors in the leniency shown by Judge Gordon Friday.
San Francisco resident J A McCrea known as Daddy and Grandpa says a cheap at home mix darkens gray hair and adds gloss. Mix one ounce bay rum and glycerine with Barbo Compound in half pint water, apply twice weekly until the shade deepens. He claims it won’t color the scalp or rub off.
Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps offered at this bank present a chance for modest savers to invest in the war effort. The plan emphasizes thrift and promises to make even 15-cent savings worthwhile, with staff available to explain the program.
The First National Bank announces its Savings Department will be open Saturday evening from 6 P M to 8 P M for customer service and transactions. The extended hours aim to accommodate working patrons and prompt financial assistance.
Paid advertisement features J D Blackwell claiming university experts estimate 1505 annual living costs for wage earners. He argues wages should rise with skill and hazard pay and calls for public ownership of utilities. He touts democracy and opportunity for small business and workers.
A promotional notice touts Hyomei as a universal catarrh cure and asthma remedy. It urges readers to use a hard rubber inhaler and buy Hyomel from Bartell Drug Co or other druggists, promising quick relief without stomach dosing.
Retailers pay rates for staples from sugar to flour, corn meal, oats, and fats with consumer maximums. The document lists per unit or per 100 measures payments by retailers and suggested consumer prices for items including sugar syrup flour corn products butter and margarine, noting ranges and target caps.
A dated advertisement urges mothers to give California Syrup of Figs to constipated children showing listless feverish signs. It claims a teaspoonful will clear foul waste, sour bile, and fermented food from the bowels in hours, restoring a well playful child and notes directions on the bottle for all ages.
The article outlines consumer prices for poultry, meats, vegetables, and staples, with notes on recommended consumer payments and retailer duties. It highlights flour purchase limits, subsidy guidance, and shortages prompting liberal use of potatoes and bread alternatives while warning of investigations for profit above wartime levels.
The notice specifies sale terms set to not exceed a reasonable advance over the actual purchase price of the goods sold, ignoring current market or replacement value at the time of sale. It stresses fairness in pricing rather than market fluctuations.
Solomon Redson, a Russian, and Steve Kowbin, an Austrian, slacker suspects, are in the county jail Friday pending action of federal authorities. Both were employees of the Skykomish Lumber Co. at Skykomish.
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