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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1918
Page
11
A wartime nurse recounts Evian scenes of repatriated elders and orphans, detailing their frailty and stoicism. She recalls two starved captives, the Sisters of Joan of Arc caring for the aged, and the tired bravery of a Polish or French woman awaiting an uncertain fate in a land she longs to call home.
The Lone Star issues a second dividend for four percent and notes total four month dividends at ten percent. Seven producing wells generate earnings with oil at 1.60 per barrel and Gulf Pipe Line Co. pays 125000 yearly for current production. The firm emphasizes its ability to pay dividends and plans to expand to 100 wells in Humble field while selling stock at two cents to attract investors.
Two blasts at a La Courneuve munitions plant near Paris kill 16 and render about 1 000 homeless. American soldiers and the American Red Cross aid the injured as investigators seek the cause.
Baker legal requirement imposes 20 percent substitute with wartime flour mix. Assistant Food Administrator B C Heck states only Victory bread may be baked and the rule became effective February 25, with license risk for noncompliance.
Fort Worth Texas March 19 Captain J W Drake London a member of the royal flying corps was said to be recovering at the base hospital from injuries after his aeroplane fell 400 feet yesterday Cadet Seret FE BW Watt 25 Portland Ore riding with Drake was killed
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Treatment with a free trial offer and a money back promise. It claims many users have recovered and invites readers to mail a coupon to receive a free box from a druggist. Take no substitute and test at the advertiser’s expense.
The distribution of the book The Finished Mystery has been forbidden by the government. Purported to be by the late Pastor Russell, it was compiled and enlarged by Clayton J. Woodworth of Scranton Pennsylvania, who was recently arrested on a sedition charge for writing.
The War Savings Stamp campaign is scheduled to begin on Wednesday as preparations advance. Community groups and local organizations urge participation to support national war funds.
An old health tip advises drinking a glass of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast for a week. It claims this interior cleansing removes overnight waste, improves digestion, boosts appetite, and brightens skin and energy, with cost of a quarter pound phosphate being modest.
Mrs. Alice Roberts of 56 W Nevada Place Denver credits Tanlac for rapid weight gain and relief from indigestion headaches and insomnia after a long period of stomach trouble and weakness. She says she gained nine and a half pounds after four bottles and shares hopes it will help her brother in Salt Lake City.
Harry Lilly of 4355 Clayton Street Denver says he weighed 130 pounds at the start and 162 after taking Tanlac. He reports relief from rheumatism kidney and stomach troubles, better appetite and sleep, and the ability to work hard all day after three bottles and a further bottle to finish clearing rheumatic pain.
Mrs KE. M. Linam of Little Rock Arkansas recounts severe cold in winter 1916 and rapid weight loss. After taking Tanlac she recovered appetite and sleep, her stomach stopped souring, and she gained 27 pounds from 113 to 149 pounds.
Captain Jeff D. Myes, a Y and M V engineer from Vicksburg Mississippi, reports gaining 25 pounds after using Taniac. He says he dropped from 140 to 110 pounds as a nervous wreck, then regained weight after two bottles and now feels like a new man. The ad notes Seattle Bartell Drug Stores distributes Taniac under a special representative.
Thousands report rapid weight gain and restored health after using Tanlac. Prominent individuals from across the country share astonishing results with the medicine after other treatments failed. A noted case is Mrs. Charles Peden of Huntsville Alabama who reportedly gained 27 pounds in weeks, sparking widespread interest and hundreds of letters.
Mrs. Charles Peden of 65 Mill Street Huntsville Alabama reports a dramatic weight gain of 27 pounds after three bottles of Tanlac. Previously 98 pounds she now weighs 126 and attributes her recovery to Tanlac alleviating chronic stomach trouble and pain, avoiding an appendectomy.
Elton Chatterson of 1975 East Jefferson Avenue Detroit reports remarkable health gains from Tanlac after years of catarrh stomach trouble and weight loss. He says he gained fifteen pounds and regained appetite sleep and energy, noting Tanlac as essential and worth keeping in his home.
Charles J Weeks, longtime Seaboard Air Line engineer on the Fox between Jacksonville and Tampa, reports a 33 year tenure and a 20 pound gain after drinking seven bottles of Tanlac saying he feels as well as in his youth. Tanlac is advertised by a Seattle Bartell representative
Frank Curry of 317 Post Street Salt Lake City says Tanlac restored his health and energy. He recounts years of pain and poor digestion, started December 17, then notes improved sleep kidneys and nerves and a 20 pound weight gain while feeling 30 years younger.
F G McGavock, a Columbia dairyman, reports to have gained thirty pounds after taking five bottles of Tanlac. He says prior illness left him run down with poor appetite, insomnia, and weight loss, and credits Tanlac with rapid improvement from the first doses.
John M. Crabtree a Five Mile Station Dallas Texas general merchant says Tanlac added thirty four pounds after three bottles. He suffered twenty years stomach catarrh and eighteen months of cereal living plus a year in bed and weight fell to 118 pounds. After three bottles he rose to 152 pounds and felt like another man.
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