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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1918
Page
16
United Press describes a 16 year old bugler's emotional response as a group of U W coeds prepares to serve as hello girls in France. The piece notes the role of young women fluent in French operating switchboards behind lines and the emotional toll of wartime separations.
Washington reports four men killed in action two died of wounds one accidentally killed and three died of disease. The War Department lists 14 severely wounded and 40 slightly injured. Des Moines Patriot Defense adopts condolence resolutions for Charlie Anton Utz a private in Company C 147th Machine Gun Company who died of pneumonia in France. Utz formerly resided near Des Moines.
The text notes that statistics indicate men are most likely to commit crimes around age 29, making this period the riskiest for criminal behavior compared with other ages.
J A McCrea known as Daddy and Grandpa due to white hair shares a cheap home formula. Mix half pint water with 1 ounce bay rum a small box Barbo Compound and ¼ ounce glycerine. Apply twice weekly to obtain a softer glossy hue that does not color the scalp or rub off.
Instructions suggest visiting a druggist to obtain Parmint double strength one ounce mix with hot water and a small amount of sugar, then take one tablespoon four times daily. The remedy claims to relieve nasal congestion, clear nostrils, ease breathing, and stop mucus drainage.
Northwestern offers night classes in shorthand reporting civil service bookkeeping and advanced grammar at Elliott 1581. Enroll Monday Wednesday Friday in the arcade building for practical, workplace ready skills.
A center image features Frances Laney, Doris Summers, Jennie Young, Adele Hoppock, Marjorie McKillip, Helen Natemith, Helen Hi, Eton Turner, and Ellen Turner as members. The group showcases a blue star symbol for Arcicle Sam's telephone operator during a service event of Alpha Phi sorority on 19th Avenue Northeast.
Miss Helen A Nasemith becomes the first Seattle girl admitted to the service after quitting her junior year. She trains as an inspector of operators as some students volunteer for war work. Professors discuss departures and the growing service flag with blue stars, while sororities race to add stars for members serving.
The article lists multiple women and a few men sailing or traveling for training and exams. Adele Hoppock heads to New York, while five others arrive in San Francisco and several expect to depart next week. It notes family ties to Vice Admiral Story and mentions connections to Frederick Nelson and Dr. S. W. R. Hooker.
An advertisement touts St. Jacob's Liniment as a harmless remedy that stops rheumatic pain without internal treatment. It claims quick relief from pain, stiffness, sciatica, lumbago, backache, and neuralgia, urging readers to rub on a small trial bottle to become free from aches.
Oscar T. Crosby president of the inter allied council on war purchases and finance opens the Paris office in Talleyrand’s former residence. The French government directs transfer of Napoleon’s desk from a state collection for Crosby’s use. The council will meet monthly in Paris or London to discuss allied purchases of supplies in the United States and neutral countries.
A retired sea captain Lombardus Muller killed himself by shooting after leaving a note claiming he had been a false prophet and sinned against God. The report cites his belief in an unreached prophecy as the motive.
Spencer Iowa March 15 William Mincer a Spencer citizen was shot in the shoulder by Charles Rogers of Estherville. Another bullet struck a paper document in Mincer hip pocket and was stopped. The trouble grew from a land deal and a judgment Mincer obtained against Rogers.
As part of the 1918 drive to double hog production, Mississippi is enrolling 20,000 boys in corn and pig clubs to promote agriculture and livestock raising among youth.
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