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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1915
Page
4
The editorial argues for a naval general staff like the army's but insists it must include a nonexpert citizen who can spot fakers and oppose self serving interests. It warns against a staff of only professionals and urges diverse brains to prevent waste and inflated war scares.
Provisional Louvain burgomaster quotes America’s aid to Belgium as a moral mission. He argues bread and sympathy symbolize universal brotherhood, contrasting wartime hunger with Christ’s teaching of humanity, urging imperishable records of shared humanity.
A letter from John D. Rockefeller Jr. to 26 Broadway outlines Rockefeller Foundation relief and projects. It notes aid to Belgium, relief for New York’s poor, and work in the British West Indies, Central America, Malay States, and the Philippines. The letter highlights a new industrial relations research department and urges consumed energy for worker welfare and education.
The Seattle Commercial Club launches a campaign to aid struggling manufacturers by providing guidance and support to boost local jobs and payrolls. It aims to identify industries stalled by finances or location and nourish them into thriving enterprises.
A provocative 1920s style column argues that anti alien employment laws test constitutional rights and states rights. It questions divorce alimony fairness and gender roles, mocks male repartee, and notes five Chicago aldermen searching for an alley amid saloon debates.
A shopper complains to a department store about a lamp, mocking its brass, fragility, and faults likening them to her husband. The scene blends humor with a fishing trip mockery, bet challenges, and a quip about a car outpacing income.
The Seattle Association of Credit Men held a highly attended meeting at the Butler hotel on Monday night. Plans for a membership campaign were outlined to begin next month.
A noted authority blames stomach troubles on excess acid rather than lack of digestive juices. He explains how hydrochloric acid slows digestion and ferments food, causing a sour, gas-filled stomach and symptoms like belching heartburn and nausea. He recommends four ounces of Jad Salts with water before breakfast for a week to neutralize acid and aid digestion.
Edward F McCullough of 249 River St Matapan Boston reports severe eczema covering his body with blisters. After eight remedies failed he used Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap which stopped the itching immediately and left him entirely cured. Samples offered by Resinol Dept 6 R Baltimore. August 11, 1914.
Cure claims for piles with PAZO ointment promising relief in six to fourteen days. Mentions itching burning and bleeding as symptoms it aims to relieve starting from the first application.
An advertisement claims drunkenness is curable with CRRINE and promises complete home treatment without sanitarium costs. It offers two forms, a powder and pills, with a money back guarantee if no benefit, priced at $1 per box from Swift's Pharmacy at 2nd and Pike.
The piece argues against overzealous inspectors and urges careful pre and post slaughter examination to keep meat safe. It cites TB hog cholera and other diseases, noting many animals condemned yet emphasizing consumer responsibility and proper teeth care as part of public health.
An old newspaper ad touts Danderine as a 25 cent cure for dandruff and scalp irritation. It claims application stops hair loss after a few uses and removes all dandruff, with a call to purchase at any drug store.
Overdoing and worry drain the kidneys and body tissues leading to sickness. Rest, light diet, outdoor exercise, milk and water help, and Dean's Kidney Pills have a worldwide record of success for weak kidneys. Edmund H. Crowe of Seattle endorses relief from kidney secretions, back pain, and headaches.
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