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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1916
Page
12
The piece notes that European troops now travel by motorbus like streetcars, replacing marching and taxis. It describes Paris and the front lines where soldiers ride from billets to trenches in endless motorbuss convoys, likening it to factory shift changes.
Kingsbury, commissioner of charities, declares a real home matters more than any asylum. He pushes for suitable homes for children under eight, recalling his past as a Seattle public school teacher.
Mexico City July 7 Gen Carranza decreed Sunday July 9 as a national holiday to mark the proximity of the first centenary of Argentina independence. He said the holiday shows the Mexican people's friendship for Argentina.
Kansas City Kansas yesterday granted the Kansas City Terminal Co a 200 year franchise for terminal privileges in lieu of a 6 million dollar expenditure for buildings. The article notes unrelated trivia about a Honduran fish with protruding eyes serving likely as insect hunting periscopes.
Western Massachusetts militia has been assigned to outpost duty at the Columbus base camp in New Mexico. Maj H H Warren leads a battalion on two hours on and four hours off in 24 hour cycles, expecting to challenge and shoot if unanswered. A sentry reported movement near the Mexican line but a burro distracted him. Cool winds ease the heat as guardsmen adopt typhus haircuts and amber goggles, becoming hardly distinguishable from regular troops.
George Gill of Toronto wins the Sterling Gum contest with the line The gum the sun brought out. The New York prize of 1000 dollars makes him the world’s highest paid writer for a six word sentence. The contest drew 314000 suggestions and 7777 prizes. Sterling Gum’s rise from a small gum to a national favorite is credited to merit and advertising.
Four hundred applicants from Puget Sound arrived in one train to register in Wenatchee, with about 4,000 already registered locally. Officials report 12,000 registered at Spokane and roughly 3,000 at other points. The piece notes the carnation’s ancient Greek cultivation and historical uses in banquets and a 17th century liquor.
A vintage ad promotes mercorized wax to renovate a soiled complexion. One ounce suffices, used like cold cream overnight, with washing in the morning. For summer wrinkles, an astringent lotion with saxolite and witch hazel is advised to tone and tighten skin before outings.
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