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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1918
Page
5
An old advertisement urges readers to request a free sample of Pos Boap skin tonic from Emergency Laboratory in New York. It claims to improve eczema and itch relief and to be harmless and effective for general skin health.
Pliny Allen notes 200th district No 10 will feel the work or fight order as many shipyard workers must shift to war effort duties. I W Mattison says 1,500 to 2,000 men can find work in Seattle shipyards and other industries, with demand rising to 10,000 more by year end. Government calls extend to Portland and coast cities. harvest fields also seek labor.
A column advises making a bleaching lotion from lemon juice to reduce tan freckles or sun burned skin and claims it can remove tan. It targets readers seeking complexion lightening through home remedies.
A cheap beauty mixture is created by squeezing two lemons into three ounces of Orchard White to yield a quarter pint of lotion. Grocers supply lemons and drugstores three ounces of Orchard White for a few cents. Apply daily to fade freckles sunburn windburn and tan. The mixture is advertised as harmless.
Major Baracea, Italy’s top aviator, shot down his 32nd enemy aircraft, crippling a Teutron squadron leader. He earned the Gold Military Medal for his latest feat as Allied air power grows.
Seattle awaits the text of the work or fight order amid a expected shake-up in classification. Reports cite idlers and workers such as doormen ushers footmen and clerks facing rechecks while married men may shift from Class 4 to Class 1. County attorneys plan to assist draft boards and 500 advisory lawyers may help. Secretary Proctor notes 75 percent of studied slacker marriage cases changed class.
Eldridge H. Stuart of Carnation Milk Products bought a $160,000 bull calf in Chicago. It will arrive Friday morning in Cedar Falls by baggage express in special compartments, direct from Chicago, after leaving Tuesday night.
Government action halts rent profiteering by landlords to protect munition and shipyard workers. War Regulations bar eviction from prem ises in defined areas if rent is paid and leases honored, ensuring worker stability for defense plants. Federal measures are anticipated to curb living-cost rises tied to wartime labor needs.
Bremerton officials join a drive against a rent hog and war profiteer. A Bremerton Chamber of Commerce committee led by J. C. Clark E. E B Keith L R Jackson and C. M. Benson visits Seattle to compare city price lists with Bremerton data. Tenants will soon be asked to disclose current and previous year rents as the chamber weighs actions.
An advertisement promises skin improvement and a brighter look by cleansing blood, stomach, and liver. It asserts Beecham's Pills purify the blood, remove toxins, and aid digestion, claiming clearer complexions, bright eyes, and rosy cheeks as outcomes.
Private Eugene M. Link of the signal corps, formerly of Seattle, is ordered to West Point for training. A separate note says Sergt Norman Ballantine will address the British American Relief association at Eagles hall Wednesday night.
Jay Haas, manager of Levy's Orpheum, had a man arrested Tuesday evening after pro-German remarks against the government were overheard by the head usher and others in the packed foyer. Haas grabbed the man, the police took him to the station. the detainee gave the name EF. L. Rausmanson.
Division five of the Council of Patriotic Service holds its regular weekly meeting Thursday evening at Redding's hall at 7 p m. Sergt Major Knight, famed for the Princess Pats, will speak on trench life.
Mrs A W Binzer of Black River Falls Wisconsin credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with saving her from an operation for organic troubles and persistent side pain. Doctors in Eau Claire urged surgery, but the remedy reportedly cured her, prompting her to urge others to try it and contact Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts for advice.
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