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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1917

Page

5

Open Air and Day School Plans Approved by Seattle Board

The Seattle school board meets for the first time and drafts bills to authorize open air schools for tubercular students and a day school for the blind. E Shorrock presides with Judge Richard Winner as VP. Reuben W. Jones remains secretary in his 15th year. The plan includes standard clothing and equipment, extending the day school for the blind to adults up to age 21.

Seattle Henry W. Pennock Shorrock Richard Winner Reuben W. Jones Anna Louise Strong William Pigott

Instant Action Promises Quick Relief in Seattle

An advertisement from Swift's Pharmacies touts INSTANT action for constipation and sour stomach using buckthorn bark and other ingredients. It claims relief with one spoonful, noting benefits for digestion and even chronic stomach issues, with a store contact at Swift's on Second Avenue, Pike, and 135 N Broadway.

Seattle Swift Pike N. Broadway

Cure Your Rupture Like Cured Mine

Captain Collings endured years at sea then a severe rupture forced him ashore. After failed doctors and trusses he faced a dangerous operation or death. He chose self cure and claims relief, urging others not to fear cutting or torture by trusses.

Collings Truss

Prisoners and weapons captured near Botoch in Romania

Petrograd reports the war office announced capture of 600 prisoners, three cannon, and mine throwers on the heights near Botoch Romania from Teutonic forces. The event marks a significant engagement in the theater with holdings secured by Russian forces.

Petrograd Teutonic Botoch Romania War Office

High heels and corns drive hospital cases, cures offered

A medical warning links high heel wear to painful corns and infections. It touts freezone as a cheap cure available at pharmacies, claiming drops directly on corns remove the entire growth without irritation.

Quit Meat When Kidneys Bother

An authority warns that regular meat consumption burdens kidneys by forming uric acid and overworking them. If dull kidney pain, backache, or cloudy urine appear, stop meat and take four ounces of Jad Salts daily in water to flush and stimulate kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and keep blood pure.

Dr. Edwards Edwards

Nance O Neil Wears Rings Complemented by Gold Chains

Nance O Neil is pictured wearing a stack of rings linked by gold chains. The arrangement showcases her jewelry in a bold accessory display.

Nance O'Neil

Roosevelt Attacks Wilson Note and Backs Lodge

New York observers report colonel Roosevelt denouncing Wilson’s peace message as circular and immoral. He endorses Lodge’s fight against Senate endorsement and backs Wood and Gardner on the note and Lansing statements. He ridicules promises of guaranteeing world peace and urges Hague commitments and universal military training instead.

Roosevelt Wilson Lodge Senate Wood Gardner Massachusetts Lansing Germany United States Daniels Baker Artemus Ward Inter Belgium Wall Street

Greece Struggles With Allies Over Entente Demands

Dispatches from Athens indicate Greece remains unsettled as King Constantine's government faces public opinion constraints in accepting the entente's latest note. The allied blockade continues until Greece fully complies with all demands.

London Athens Constantine Entente Greece

Blast kills man wed on Christmas

Tacoma dispatch reports J. B. Anderson of Puyallup was killed and William Bell of Seattle seriously injured when a dynamite charge they had just placed exploded on a skid road owned by Mineral Lake Logging Co. in Mineral. Anderson had married Evelyn Maher of Puyallup on Christmas Day. it was his first job since marriage.

Tacoma J. B. Anderson Puyallup William Bell Seattle Mineral Lake Logging Co Mineral Anderson Evelyn Maher

It Pays to Read The Star Classified Ad Page

A short note highlighting the value of checking The Star classified ads for bargains and notices. Encourages readers to browse listings for jobs, services, sales, and community notices.

Paper's Cold Compound Relief for Cold Symptoms

Millions use this remedy to stop a cold with a dose every two hours for up to three doses. It opens congested nasal passages, stops discharge, relieves headache and feverishness, and soothes sore throat. Priced at 25 cents, it claims fast, pleasant relief without inconvenience.

Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound Hair Darkener

Old time recipe revived. Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound darkens gray hair naturally and evenly. A 50 cent bottle restores color and luster with daily use, without claiming disease treatment.

Wyeth

Women Wilson-Mar League Meeting at Good Pata Cafeteria

The Women’s Wilson-Mar League will meet at the Good Pata cafeteria Saturday January 16 at 2 p.m. New officers were installed Tuesday night in Camp 69 Woodmen of the World.

Wilson-Marshall League Good Pata Woodmen of the World

Restore Your Hair To Youthful Color

A promotional offer claims to restore natural hair color without dyes or harmful methods. It promises a free full information package by mail from Mr Mary K Chapman in Providence offering steps to reverse grayness for men and women, with self mailer instructions and a return stamp for postage.

Mary K. Chapman Suite Providence

House Aiding Wilson in Crisis

Washington dispatch notes Col. E. M. House at the White House as President Wilson weighs options after the note. Officials see House’s visit as signaling a potential new angle in the submarine issue and the pace of the peace movement.

House Wilson Robert J. Bender U. P Washington Col. E. M. House White House Col. House Germany

Germany to List Demands in Next Peace Reply

Reports from Italy and Switzerland say Germany will issue a counter reply to allied peace terms. The document would state conditions and concessions with less ambiguity and mark a first contact in peace progress. US Ambassador Gerard’s talks with Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg may relate to the note, with a final allied reply expected within 48 hours.

U. P London Italy Switzerland Germany Lugano Rome Corriere Delticino United States Gerard von Bethmann- Hollweg Wilson

Lost Boy Valentine Grant Missing After South Park Abduction

Eight year old Valentine Grant, in high-top boots, red cheeks and mackinaw, vanished after being taken by his step father S A Ramden of 8713 Greenwood Ave from Brothers College at South Park last Tuesday following holiday stay at home.

Valentine Grant Brothers’ College South Park S. A. Rameden Greenwood Ave

Berlin Considers Rebuttal to Allied Claims

Amsterdam Jan 4 German government under consideration a rebuttal to statements on the wars cause and developments in an explanatory note to neutral nations. Berlin seeks to challenge claims made by the allies and prevent official documents from leaving unchallenged statements.

Amsterdam Berlin

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