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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1918
Page
7
An advertisement touts LAXATIVE PROMO QUUI NINE TABLETS for tonic and laxative effects suited for general use without nervousness or head ringing. It notes the GROUP's signature on the box and the price 20 cents.
A New Yorker author Edward J Woods offers a free mailed book claim to banish tobacco habit quickly with delightful benefits. He promises calmness tranquil sleep clear eyes normal appetite strong memory and overall efficiency after conquering craving. Remove nervous irritable feelings and dependence on pipe cigar cigarette or chewing tobacco.
The event features a Wednesday celebration with posters in stores and windows, theater slides urging stamp sales, and a parade at 7 30 p m led by marshals and military units. Officials, Scouts, and labor groups participate as War Savings societies form across Seattle with pledges to save and invest in war stamps.
French and American soldiers receive war crosses in France as 12 Americans are honored. A French general kisses recipients, with names including MacArthur Col Tinley Maj Donovan and several New York soldiers cited for bravery in rescuing comrades and maintaining morale amid shelling.
Tuesday evening marks the first organized community singing drive in Seattle with concerts at Broadway Franklin Pallard West Seattle Queen Anne and other high schools under conductors Claude Madden J Edmonde Butler Lida Schirmer H D Johnson and more. Thursday at Lincoln High School Ferdinand Dunkley will conduct with Irene Rodgers as accompanist and Samuel V. Hill as soloist. Sings start promptly at 8 o clock.
Wisconsin voters hold a special Republican primary to choose three senatorial candidates amid a wartime split. Irvine Lenroot runs on a loyalist platform against James Thompson backed by La Follette, while Victor Berger seeks the socialist nomination. The contest tests Badger State alignment with national war policy ahead of the April 2 election.
Federal officers seized Mme Despina Storch and three others on espionage suspicions as they tried to reach Cuba via Key West. Investigations target their acquaintances. authorities doubt the quartet’s claimed French citizenship and seized coded messages from a safety vault.
Ottawa report lists American casualties in today’s Canadian casualty list. Includes killed in action G. J. Fyfe of Los Angeles. gassed J. Smith of St. Louis and D. Hicks of Eveleth. H. & Ashbough of Moxahala. died G. Nelson of Carrollton.
British forces raided enemy positions near Ypres Lavacquere and Botserenier capturing a number of Teutons. Portuguese troops east of Neuve Chapelle seized prisoners and two machine guns. Near Fleur Patz and Dolegrenier three enemy raid attempts were repulsed with losses. Artillery fire intensified in the Ypres sector.
The Pantages week offers a giant mechanical spectacle titled The Bombardment and Destruction of Rheima by the Germans. Margaret May Lester, fresh from the western front, enriches the display with her vivid description of pre and post attack Rheima. The Cabaret De Luxe features Misa Billie Richmond and the Moyer sisters with a jazz orchestra.
Advertises Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle substitute for calomel that cleanses blood and bowels. Claims clearer skin after a few nights, lists benefits like removal of bad breath and dull feeling, mentions price 0c and 25c per box and urges daily use for a week.
Crowds flock to Friedlanders as the north window showcases over one hundred thousand dollars in diamonds and jewelry. Prices slash ten to twenty five percent on solitaires, rings, watches, and silverware tied to Londan stock bankrupt sale. Watches and bracelets heavily discounted while diamonds promise strong collateral value amid rising market prices. George F. Rowe signs off from the window sale.
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