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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1919
Page
8
Fisher's Blend flour returns to its pre war fine white quality after wartime controls ended. The U S Food Administration had required coarser darker flour to increase output with the same wheat volume. Now America's Finest Flour Mills resumes milling the former superior blend for discriminating customers.
Finnish leader Mannerheim returned from London amid renewed speculation over ties to Imperial Germany after White Finnish forces received German battalions to combat Bolshevik forces. A published pledge praised Germany and urged Finnish soldiers to uphold discipline and loyalty to the German war effort.
Special to The Star surveys Turkey’s fate at the peace talks. It argues racial tensions, pan Arab ambitions, and European powers’ interests threaten Turkish rule in Asia Minor and Europe. The piece weighs Armenian, Greek, Syrian, Mesopotamian claims and potential international controls or Arab state creation.
J D Lowman assistant director of operation for the United States Shipping Board Northwest district has resigned. His resignation was accepted from Washington. He will be succeeded by D W Burchard, formerly Lowman’s assistant, a longtime figure in Coast shipping circles.
A noted old time remedy claims to halt a persistent cough with a syrup named Pinetly. The ad promises low cost and easy preparation, emphasizing its effectiveness and popularity among users.
An old home made cough remedy using 2% ounces of Pinex with syrup to make a pint bottle promises rapid relief from severe coughs and throat irritation. It claims to loosen phlegm and heal irritated membranes and warns against imitations while guaranteeing satisfaction.
Special to The Star from London reports a program by Lloyd George to base national policy on agriculture. The plan strengthens the food production department, eases land transfer, secures tenure for workers, and ties land ownership to maximum food output. It aims to reclaim waste land, plant forests, build housing, improve rural education, and provide cheaper farm to market transport.
Pennsylvania members of the legislature command a salary of 1500 dollars annually, while Washington legislators earn 300 dollars. The contrast highlights regional pay scales for lawmakers in early settings.
An advertisement claims Adler-i-ka relieves intestinal distress instantly. It asserts the product expels gas and foul matter, cleanses the entire alimentary canal, prevents appendicitis, and offers frequent cures for constipation, with ingredients listed as buckthorn and nine other simple drugs.
Washington January 16 organized labor outlines a democracy and cooperation based program to defeat Bolshevism in the United States. The Senate committee on education and labor planned to hear from the American Federation of Labor as it reviewed reconstruction proposals stressing overthrow of autocratic power and wide liberty justice and opportunity for workers and employers alike.
An advertisement promotes Pape's Cold Compound as a quick solution for colds and grippe. It claims three doses every two hours will break the cold, relieve nasal congestion headaches feverishness sore throat and sneezing, and says it costs only a few cents without requiring a substitute.
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