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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1918
Page
6
Seattle voters near the local primary with 82 318 registered. Top two mayoral candidates advance, council six nominees, and comptroller uncontested. Hanson and Bradford spoke to large crowds, Hanson defending a railway plan and Red Cross chatter, while Duncan praised labor and progressive aims.
An old health advice column urges meat eaters to use four ounces of rad Salts in water before breakfast to purge kidneys. It claims this grape lemon lithia mix cleans clogged kidneys, neutralizes urine acids, and prevents bladder disorders and related ailments.
An advertisement touts Hamlin's Wizard Oil as a fast penetrating treatment for rheumatism sciatica lame back and lumbago with new usefulness for everyday mishaps. It claims antiseptic relief for sprains bruises cuts burns bites and stings and offers a 30 cent price with a money back guarantee. It ends by urging use for constipation or headaches with Wizard Liver.
The final push to raise Seattle's $60,000 war camp fund quota continues with $16,000 left to collect by Monday night. Campaign Manager J C Ford led captains and teams meeting at the Butler hotel grill for last instructions under an agreement with the State Council of Defense. Donated automobiles will be decided on Saturday. Notable booths run by the Young Ladies Institute and L C Smith Building, led by Mrs C E B Storey and Misses Zita Curtis and Agnes Handley, attract many donors.
Maj. Gen. BE H. Plummer resumes command of the 5th division at Camp Dodge Ia after months away on an inspection tour of battle fronts in Europe.
In Kansas City on February 18 a "cleanless day" strike gathers more than 750 female laundry workers and drivers demanding higher wages and better conditions. A federal mediator is expected to arrive soon to seek a settlement.
Police hunt thieves who stole 9,000 eggs and the wagon used to transport them in Chicago. The horse is also missing, and investigators pursue leads as the egg shipment vanishes.
Regular meeting of Company B Auxiliary, 161st infantry, moved from Feb 22 to March 1. Pythian hall hosts a fundraiser for the mews fund of Company D, 161st infantry. David M. Smith, 75, of Hayden- Smith Transfer Co., injured at work. compound fracture after sheet iron fell on him. Daniel Bagley school PTA to meet Tuesday afternoon. Exempted men from district No 3 reorganize Wednesday evening at Lincoln High auditorium. Frank Briggs, 29, of Patterson-McDonald Shipbuilding Co., hospitalized with a fractured leg from falling timber. Senator Wesley L. Jones, moving to Seattle, occupies 1162 BE Newton St.. his son H. B. Jones to reside there. Soldiers and sailors hosted by First United Presbyterian church Saturday. Isadore Petticlerc funeral at St James Cathedral. Letter Carriers banquet honors former secretary Chester A. Loucks. James L. Crotty funeral at Church of the Immaculate Conception. Victoria whaling season expected to open April 1 for a strong haul, says S. C. Buck. City detectives arrest Cr. H. Van Oosterom in suspected Los Angeles car swindles. William McCarthy, 20, arrested in Chehalis. held in Seattle on first-degree forgery charge after attempting a worthless check at Pine Street.
Joe Chadex of the 316th engineers reported at Camp Lewis that he was robbed of 92 dollars inside the St James hotel located at Second Avenue and Washington Street. Police took the report.
An advertisement claims a prescription tablet from Marmota Co offers easy weight loss with four tablets daily. It promises dieting without exercise and eating what you want, praising the tablets as a safe anti fat solution.
An advertisement touts four ounces of equid arvon as a cure for dandruff. It claims nightly application dissolves dandruff by morning, stops itching, and leaves hair lustrous and soft. The product arvon is said to be available liquid form at drug stores and inexpensive.
Olympia February 18. Commissioner of Agriculture E. F. Genson asks the state council of defense to investigate why wool prices remain high when millions of pounds of last year’s clip are stored in Portland.
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