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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1918
Page
4
A widow reflects on changing male attention at the club and the mystery of love after loss. She compares Barclay Sill's courting to her late husband Dick, ponders romance as a game, and contemplates time as a healer while reading Dick's manuscript.
The writer explains his lack of faith in the fair sex after a failed romance. He recounts meeting a pretty woman who deceived him by marrying another man, then observes that many women are engaging yet unreliable for a full year. He signs as Lothario.
A letter from L. H. H. explains he fails to win a bride because he cannot chatter or perform flashy talk. He believes many girls want more than polite manners and seeks a true partner and friend, noting his lack of a theatrical chatty style as the hurdle.
An advertisement touts organic phosphate sold as Bitro phosphate to treat thinness and weakness. It claims rapid weight gain and nerve relief, promising brighter eyes and healthier skin, with a caveat that those not seeking flesh should not use it.
An advertisement states Oxygen Vapor Treatment purges poisons from blood regardless of origin and relieves hay fever asthma and bronchitis. It notes low charges, supervised by F F Gearheard, Northwest representative, with a free trial offered at Parlors 317-18 Seaboard Building, Fourth and Pike.
An interested bachelor laments modern flippancy and seeks a plain, home loving partner who values real affection and family life. He recalls two broken engagements with “plain girls” and asks why such women don’t marry when offered commitment.
A series of community notices from Seattle area clubs and officials including the Far and Near Foreign Trade club meeting in Beattle Chamber of Commerce hall Wednesday night at eight, a Transportation club monthly ladies night, and a King County Republican luncheon with Wm. F. Humphrey. Dead are Henry M. Ross at 607 Findlay and George KH Adair a pioneer hardware merchant with funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. Also noted are local political calls, rail administration appointment J. M. McCullough, and a courtroom appeal by Fred Arola in quarantine case.
A simple home preparation blends two lemons with three ounces of Orchard White to yield a quarter pint of complexion lotion. Massage daily to fade freckles sunburn windburn and tan and achieve clearer softer skin at low cost. The ad claims the mixture is harmless and readily available from grocers and drugstores.
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