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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1919
Page
8
The article notes Fisher's Blend flour, once milled from the choicest wheat, reverted to prewar methods after the U S Food Administration required use of coarser parts. This shifted flour to a darker, coarser product while keeping output volumes aligned with wheat supply.
Ex‑union metal worker William Wilcox describes Alaska salmon canneries as slave labor, detailing debt bondage, armed foremen, filthy ships, and brutal conditions aboard the Libby owned fleet en route to Locknock. Other workers corroborate, prompting state probes into contractor systems and peonage.
Eighty two men and fifty two women serve as the February superior court jurors. Seattle public schools report two thousand absentees this season. Camp Lewis nurses are sent to care for influenza patients in Portland. The body of Henry A. Collins, of the Canadian Princess Patricia regiment, was buried at Washells cemetery. YWCA trustees will be elected in Seattle. Representative B. Tanker of Okanogan is elected floor leader in Olympia. Olympia health conditions will be reported to the legislature as Governor Lister asks for state health official Tuttle and companions to investigate. Funeral services for William Henry Llewellyn, pioneer Beateman founder of the Llewellyn Ward Co. scheduled at Loomis-Watson chapel. Frederick P. Awerbach, returned marine, lost his overseas cap and trophies and asks for its return to the naval hospital at Bremerton. Scout leaders decorating Third Liberty Loan banners with medals.
A Cincinnati census mention touts Freezone as a fast acting corn treatment. It claims instant relief with no pain and easy removal, selling a tiny bottle for a few cents to treat hard corns soft corns and between toe corn with no irritation.
Special report notes King George in 1915 began abstaining from intoxicants by royal order until the armistice. He, along with Lord Kitchener and ministers, pledged to drink no alcohol during the war. The king later celebrated with a glass of champagne after the armistice was signed.
John W. Miller of 5433 Ballard Ave Seattle recounts three years of pain from rheumatism with sleepless nights and backache. He credits Tanlac, recommended by a friend, for lasting improvement including better sleep, no constipation, and no headaches. Bartell Drug Stores in Seattle sell Tanlac.
Mise Nora Hacklett daughter of an Irish general informs the French government she will adopt a ruined Oise village. She plans to build comfortable barracks to aid farmer return, with modern sanitary homes later turned over to owners. Hackett led an ambulance unit with 18 cars and 24 women drivers, all awarded the Croix de Guerre.
C Dionne of Houston editor of the Gulf Coast Lumberman urges a nationwide campaign to induce people to build homes. Glen Bartlett, manager of the Gasteneau hotel at Juneau Alaska, is in Seattle on his way to California for a vacation.
An old style ad claims Pape's Diapepsia instantly relieves sour acrid stomachs and gas. It promises quick relief when meals cause indigestion, sourness, bloating, or headaches from indigestion.
Consumers are assured that taking one or two Pape's Diapepsin tablets ends dyspepsia indigestion and stomach distress promptly. The pleasant harmless tablets are described as effective and inexpensive, available at drug stores.
A Camp Lewis sanitation corps letter thanks United Cigar Stores Co of Seattle for 170 dollars worth of smoking tobacco. The gift, funded by five United Cigar Stores through coupon collections, was distributed at the base hospital to patients and workers with permission from Captain Gladwin.
EK C. Wagner manager of the Seattle Bank of California, National Association, has been reelected president of the Clearing House Association of Seattle.
A caller urges immediate action against coughs and grippe symptoms. The product has forty to fifty years of use as a prompt reliever and remains popular today with generous sizes priced at 60c and 1.20.
An old advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills provide clear bowels and clear thinking, with mild fast action for smoother digestion and skin. Priced at 25 cents, available at local drug stores.
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