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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1918
Page
4
An essay fragment follows Eliene and Annie Lafferty as they reflect on self made women. Annie’s rise from Irish wife to educated helper shows how books sharpen character and choice beyond traditional roles. A dance fundraiser for a military unit closes the note amid war time updates.
A reader notes Lon Sirier's The Empty Coat as a fine example of rustic poetry. The poem recalls a soldier's coat hanging on a peg, a family memory from France, with Ma's tears, kitchen scenes, and a quiet farewell. The piece ends affirming the verses as very good rustic poetry.
A letter from a mother of an adopted girl expresses deep sympathy for a birth mother seeking her child after 20 years. She wonders if the restored daughter could handle contact without revealing her identity and fears harm to her daughter’s peace.
Readers seek guidance on love timing and soul mates. A 17 year old questions marriage choices while gifting prudence. A soldier asks about senator mileage pay and traveling allowances. A reader requests odd baby girl names. A correspondent fears German aliens evade draft and urges reporting to authorities.
Mrs. M. J0. Gillespie of Kansas City shares a cheap at home formula to darken gray hair and make it glossy. Mix half a pint of water with one ounce of bay rum a small box of Barbo Compound and four ounces of glycerine. Apply twice weekly until desired shade, without coloring the scalp or leaving a residue.
Washington reports a bumper wheat crop likely to surpass the ten year record. Favorable reports from across the United States boost forecasts for both winter and spring wheat with harvesting underway in California, Texas, Kansas and southern Nebraska. Winter wheat may reach 600 million bushels if weather cooperates. spring wheat could rise about six percent from 232.8 million bushels in 1917.
It advises that a businessman's wife should not seek information from his secretary and an office girl should not reveal her employer's private affairs to anyone, even a family member.
A health note explains pimples among schoolgirls through poor digestion or anemia. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a non drug tonic to build blood and restore vigor. Price remains fifty cents per box with six boxes for two fifty and a free pamphlet upon request.
Syracuse man Mark Ho Jackson credits a simple remedy with curing his muscular and inflammatory rheumatism after three years of pain. He offers to send the treatment free to any sufferer without upfront payment, asking only for the dollar after proven relief and satisfaction.
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