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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1919
Page
7
Demonstration week showcases the Empress three fuel range touted as fuel saving and kitchen friendly. It claims automatic gas and coal wood adaptability with self starter features and no matches, fitting a 40 inch space and offering compact, simple operation.
A newspaper advertisement promises a simple dandruff cure by nightly application of about four ounces of liquid arvon to the scalp. It claims most or all dandruff disappears by morning with three or four follow up applications, stopping itching and improving hair appearance.
Washington reports pork prices will continue rising after the price control removal. Wholesale pork has gained about $2 per 100 pounds in two weeks. Farmers plan spring wheat at 2.96 a bushel with a government guarantee, while corn is crowded out. Wheat may lead to higher hog feed costs and potato prices could jump about 25 percent.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap painless solution for removing corns and calluses. It promises quick relief with no irritation, claiming it prevents pain while the corn lifts off with fingers. The copy credits a Cincinnati genius as the discoverer.
Washington March 19 government conferences with the new industrial board and steel leaders led by Judge Gary and Charles M Schwab aim to lower war time prices. A plan for a durable steel and iron price schedule would back large purchases, including railroad work, which accounts for about 55 percent of output. Twelve steel men attended the meeting and prepared a schedule for submission.
Butter prices trend upward with quotes at 61.5 cents as of March 19. Early in the week, prices were five cents lower, and the San Francisco Dairy Exchange reports New York export demand and limited storage, indicating continued climbs and lean supplies.
Washington report from the surgeon general notes better army health conditions at home with fewer influensa and pneumonia cases. In France, pneumonia deaths outpaced home troops, with 414 of 516 expeditionary force deaths due to pneumonia during the week.
Washington report shows 162,402 soldiers and sailors became citizens up to January 1 under the act passed last May. The Bureau of Naturalization issued the figure as part of its latest accounting for service members granted full citizenship.
An era of home health guidance explains that skin eruptions signal blood impurities. It argues that only blood purification with S. S. S. offers lasting relief, urging readers to consult the chief medical advisor in Atlanta for free instructions.
New York March 19 prices were fractionally higher with strong public buying. United States Steel opened at 04% with Mexican Petroleum 146 up 4 and Studebaker 63% up. Industrial Alcohol 144 up and Bethlehem Steel 1B at 64% off 4, Central Leather 7% off.
The Luckenbaeh and American Hawaiian steamship lines plan to resume Pacific coast service, per Harry Y. Saint director of the Chamber of Commerce foreign trade bureau now in Washington, D. C. advocating for local firms.
Increased supplies of fresh vegetables and farm products may reach Seattle as a ferry line connects Beattie with Kitsap county. Twelve thousand acres of untapped land will gain access to Seattle markets and thousands of acres of logged lands will become reachable. The Washington will run from a downtown point likely Colman dock to a Kitsap county landing to be chosen by authorities. The Harper or South Colby area appears most likely.
Fees rose to 45 and 46 cents a dozen for strictly fresh eggs on the local market amid fading supply. Dealers cite strong New York exports and resumed shipyard work shrinking surpluses. Vegetables and fruits stay near yesterday's prices with greens just starting to appear locally.
Market notes show prices paid to wholesalers for creamery products and dairy outputs. Oregon and Wisconsin items appear, with separate lines for cream brick and triplets, alongside poultry price references and live mares rates. Strong emphasis on regional price quotes and commodity movements across Oregon, Idaho, and Wisconsin markets.
A historical note describes a tribal Medicine Man using roots herbs leaves and barks to heal. It credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best known modern remedy for female ills, claiming forty five years of use and status as a standard remedy in America.
San Francisco market report lists Butter Extras at 61 and Eace Extras at 43 extra pullets 40 Cheese California flat fancy 31 Potatoes on wharf Netted Gems 2.00 to 2.15 Oregon 2.00 to 2.10 Salinas not quoted River 1.50 to 2.00 Sweet potatoes 4.00 to 4.25 per cental Otonoma Ice-house California 3.75 to 4.00 per cental on street 4.50 Oats Red feed 2.02 to 2.17 red seed 2.50 to 2.76 red recleaned 3.00 to 3.10 Barley No 1 feed 2.05 to 2.15 No 1 shipping 2.02 to 2.20
Captain H A Peterson and the 21 crew members of the schooner Johanna Poulson were jailed in Portland after docking from San Francisco. Police boarded the vessel and reportedly found 32 quarts of whisky aboard, while earlier raids had recovered 200 whisky cases, with a search ongoing for additional liquor.
Patterson and Explorer, steamers in the United States coast and geodetic survey service before the war, will be returned to that branch following a notice received by the 13th naval district. During the war the Explorer trained at Bremerton navy yard and the Patterson operated in Mexican waters.
A dental office touts its staff as graduates of the State Dental Board with certificates on view. The facility claims modern equipment for painless dentistry, strict sanitation, and spotless white attire for all staff. It asserts capability to perform most dental work without any pain.
F H Waskey, Alaska's first U S representative, was divorced from Edna N Waskey by Judge William H Pemberton. She claimed to support herself and pay his debts, with custody awarded for their two children aged 12 and 13. The Bumble Bee mine owner faces credit issues as custody settles. Ten sub chasers built for U boat hunting will monitor fisheries during Alaska sale season.
The body of George Rhodes, 54, a Centralia resident since 1888, was found lying in a road in Pacific county about 50 miles below South Bend. He likely was taking a long walk when overcome by exhaustion.
An advertisement extols Peptiron as a highly effective and easily absorbed tonic blend of pepsia wax iron celery and other tonics. It claims benefits for prostration after grip and epidemics paleness nervousness neuralgia nervous dyspepsia sleeplessness and suggests taking one or two pills after meals to do the work.
The Hureha Maru freighter from Yokohama docked Tuesday with a 1000 ton cargo. She will load at this port and Tacoma with steel and cotton for Japanese ports, reflecting a limited early cargo shipment.
Portland, March 19, H. K. Goodwin, 27, Canadian soldier, and N. T. Devereaux, 33, American soldier, were arrested today on telegraphic request from Sheriff Norris in Tacoma. Charges not disclosed.
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