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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1918
Page
4
A historical notice or article addresses a remedy for a long standing issue with trusses. It discusses improvements, calls for adoption of better supports, and highlights failures of older designs. The piece emphasizes comfort, durability, and reliability for wearers.
A fragment describes illness, a plan to move money, and claims of providing best possible treatment. The text is incomplete and lacks verifiable details about Parties, venue, dates, or outcomes.
Staff Correspondent reports General Ferguson, a colored officer, has reached Camp Lewis Tacoma. Once a Pullman porter on Seattle and Portland trains three weeks ago, he is now the camp's only colored general and is warmly greeted by negro soldiers who learned of his rank when a captain saluted the casy alty company and called General Ferguson.
The piece notes that physical fitness is essential for women serving in war efforts. It describes a young woman rider's attire, including Oxford whipcord in hunter's green, a bright red flannel vest, and a trilobed hatter's plush riding hat.
Donna Tenney laments a blue hair mishap from home dye and reflects on the harm of judging women by looks. Margie and Donna discuss whether women must be beautiful to achieve great things and the need for substance over surface in society.
Capt W H Spath a Civil War veteran left Camp Lewis for Chehalis after serving in formation and at the quartermaster’s office. He said his wife is lonesome and his sons will carry on his duties while he returns home.
The department led by Effie J. Raitt begins sending letters to Red Cross auxiliaries appointing home economics representatives. It also opens a housewives consulting bureau from 2 to 6 pm Wednesdays to answer questions on meals, budgeting, dyeing, laundering, marketing, infant feeding, substitutions, and household management.
A puzzled mother asks if old fashioned manners can curb mismatched dating in high school. A writer endorses restoring home values, urging mothers to guide daughters and fathers to assume real parental duties to end perceived modern moral problems.
A column of Miss Grey guidance covers manners in dating and public behavior. Advice includes whether a man should guide a companion by arm, veil etiquette at second weddings, and whether a teen should accept or refuse social outings and engagements.
Advertises Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple harmless method to shed two to four pounds weekly without dieting or exercise. Promotes direct mail order from Marmola Company, 864 Woodward Ave Detroit Mich, with doctors and friends endorsing the product.
The speaker invites old and new friends to a relocated office offering modern dental parlors with qualified practitioners. After 80 years studying pyorrhea, they promise free examinations and estimates for gum disease symptoms such as stuffing gums, soreness, and bleeding.
The ready gown for street wear and shopping offers versatile style without overdressing. Serge with satin touches, braided trim at wrists and bodice, and a scarfdike satin collar with metallic ribbon band creates a graceful shoulder line.
Birds swarm around feed pens at the Remount Depot in Camp Lewis near Tacoma all day. Sparrows and hundreds of crown parrots flock to spilled feed in corrals as tons of horse feed are consumed at the depot.
Tacoma social set to turn out at Camp Lewis on Sunday afternoon with Tacoma’s prominent society figures as guests of the headquarters senior officers at the first event held there.
An advertising pitch extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It claims to relieve stomach ache indigestion and bowel issues within hours and urges mothers to buy the genuine 50 cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company, warning of counterfeit products.
Value and quality shine in this charming dining room furniture display. The catalog offers liberal selections in the newest and worthiest options, with prices guaranteed to be as low as any comparable quality.
Your Victrola Columbia or Brunswick is here with all styles shown side by side for direct comparison to help you choose the machine you favor most.
We Do Upholstering offers affordable furniture recovery to enhance home comfort and beauty. Whether you need one chair or an entire suite upholstered, the staff provides cost estimates and helps select suitable materials to meet your needs.
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