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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1918
Page
7
Edwyn Selwyn’s column denounces the National Shoe Retailers' Association of America for profiteering while noting price declines in flour and meat. He urges investigations and moral reform, contrasting harsh penalties for women with lighter sanctions in a San Francisco case.
The piece argues the 1916 federal child labor law was unconstitutional yet overruled by political leaders. It counters views that the court alone decides constitutionality and cites historical shifts, while noting a lighthearted mockery about a school board purchasing smoked glasses for a Saturday viewing.
W S F of W C welcomes members in Seattle praising women’s federation leadership and progressive thought. The piece notes American tourists abroad receive warmer reception, jokes about Kaiser, fireworks, and calls for unity, with local remarks on Mayor Hanson and school board politics.
Rheumatism means blood saturated with uric acid and affects muscles and joints. Do not rely on salves. go deeper into the blood to remove the poison. Swift’s Specific is promoted as a long used blood purifier, advertised as vegetable, with free physician advice from Atlanta, Georgia.
A fragmentary column blends War era jokes and notices. It cites Dr Arthur Blachly and a knee writer for armless heroes, notes Rev Mason L Weema on Washington's death era, mentions Morgan leading Americana in a 1776 fight, and records items from Galena Gazette, Captain Shore, Rev Jolly, Cook Bros, and J D T about soldier terms and local chatter.
The article warns that clear water may still carry typhoid germs and urges caution with stream, well, and spring sources. It advises boiling drinking water, avoiding contaminated sites, and choosing safe bathing spots, noting roadside springs can be unsafe due to drainage. A medical aside discusses acidity and bladder inflammation.
Special Staff Dispatch reports 300 mile radius from Sandy Hook encompasses six major arsenals and 22 industrial cities critical to U.S. war production. It notes shipyards, depots, and private munitions factories across New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and beyond within reach of bombers, warning of vulnerable lines and camps.
In a Duisburg Volkastimme excerpt set on a Steerkow to Cummersdorf train, a luggage inspector’s rough handling prompts a wild basket egg distraction. Two women rush a hidden nest but are shocked when a jolt unravels their heist revealing the treasure spilled in a yellow white stream.
J C Spangler a Spokane Avenue real estate man tells Bartell Drug Store patrons Tanlac cured his thirty year struggle with dyspepsia and high blood pressure. He claims complete relief from indigestion headaches heart palpitations and sleep issues after three bottles and notes his appetite and weight improved. His family now uses Tanlac.
Fragments describe shell pieces bobbing on a rough sea and wreckage debris. A disgraceful free fight breaks out among passengers who were heavily intoxicated, proceeding until the next stop where the loud, crying egg hoarder is taken into custody with four violent combatants.
The Rainier school Parent-Teachers Association will present a service flag bearing 120 stars and four Red Cross crosses. The ceremony is scheduled Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Greyerbieh hall at 28th Ave and Jackson St. Parents of the students represented by the emblem are especially invited.
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