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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
3
Packing tips for travelers list practical items such as cameras Kodak film thermos bottles playing cards fountain pens and cosmetics. It suggests everyday items like sponges combs brushes and bath sprays to prepare before reaching a destination.
Daggett and Ramsdell advertise MCFORM 2 facial cream priced at 45 cents. The note lists Woodsbury’s Facial Cream alongside the product, indicating a cosmetic retail context and a period style catalog entry.
OCR fragment lists various brands and prices such as Listerine at 22¢ and 43¢, Lavoris 23¢, Sal Hepatica 27¢, Bromo Seltzer 34¢, and other items in 4g or 0 cinerea forms, indicating a mid-century grocery or pharmacy advertisement with multiple products and prices. The legible entries include Boc Hind almond cream and Sal Hepatica, reflecting typical daily consumer goods pricing of the era.
Under Capt W J Wileon 376 men of the 20th Engineers arrive at Camp Lewis from Portland by train amid a Seattle welcome. The unit includes many Washington state members and officers led by Lieut Tom Rentveld from Colfax. The roster lists numerous engineers from cities across Washington and nearby states, marking a homeward discharge after overseas service.
Californians rally to save wine industry as the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce seeks endorsements against wartime prohibition affecting beer and wines. H M Sheehan of the state viticultural commission sends letters to Congress urging repeal of the dry law to avoid a potential $10,600,000 wine grape crop loss.
President Wilson has issued a call for the second Pan American financial conference. The United States invites all American republics to send official representatives to Washington on January 12, 1920. Nations should send a minister of finance and two delegates to discuss the postwar financial situation.
The Y M C A naturalization class will hold its regular meeting Thursday night in the Y M C A building at Fourth Ave and Madison.
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