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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1917
Page
8
Cascarets marketed as safe for women men and children regulate digestion and relieve bilious headaches cold symptoms sour stomach and bad breath with gentle daily use for the family.
A reading notes that actresses gain lovely hair by a simple shampoo mixture. They use a teaspoon of canthrax dissolved in hot water as a soap substitute, applied over all hair. The liquid dries quickly, leaving even color and removing dandruff dirt and excess oils for fluffy lustrous hair.
Sloan's Liniment has earned a place in the medicine chest as a relief for pains and aches. It penetrates quickly without rubbing and soothes soreness. Cleaner and more effective than mossy plasters or ointments and does not stain the skin. For rheumatism neuralgia gout lumbago sprains and strains use Sloan's Liniment. At all druggists 25c 50c 1.00.
Washington reports three German ships interned in Philadelphia saw two officers missing and believed drowned, while four seamen were recaptured. The missing men are Lieut. Corth and Machinist's Mate David Schroeder from the Prinz Eitel Friedrich and Kronprinz Wilhelm, amid a second escape wave after ten fled Norfolk.
Miss Yunker, director of garden work in Louisville public schools, urges owners of vacant lots to cultivate open spaces or pass them to others for gardening. She promotes urban gardening to help reduce the high cost of living.
In Rio de Janeiro on March 1, the jitney car made its first appearance and was soon dubbed Barata by Brazilians, a term meaning cockroach. They describe Barata as quick and about the size of a mouse, reflecting locals’ view of its speed.
Five year old Helen Guyor and her sister Irene suffered mercuric poisoning after eating bichloride tablets believed to be candy. Both children are at the city hospital and expected to recover. They live at 5111 Brandon. Their mother, Mrs. Helen Guyor, is in California.
Brig Gen W W Robinson Jr father of Fort Lawton founder is reported seriously ill at the army general hospital in Washington DC. He suffers from diabetes worsened by a crtp with possible foot amputation. Thompson, who came to the Northwest in 1896, helped establish Fort Lawton and served in multiple wars. He began his career as a private in 1865 and later attended West Point. He lived in Seattle at 4810 16th Ave W.
County commissioners approved listing all county pits and ordering purchase of two gravel pits. Bids for courthouse painting are due March 27. Bonds for three road supervisors and two drainage district commissioners were approved. Fred Grant named justice of the peace at Ravensdale. Coroner Tiffin seeks higher salaries for deputies. Dwyer Cochrane road project from Pacific highway to interurban tracks ordered.
The ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe, vegetable remedy to cleanse the blood, bowels, and liver like calomel without sickness or pain. It claims clearer skin, relief from pimples, bad breath, and sluggish feelings, recommending one or two nightly for a week with 10c and 24c options.
By a six to three vote, the council paused a measure from Councilman Erickson directing the franchise committee to seek from Puget Sound Traction Co the right to run streetcars between Division A and railroad stations over the company tracks on Third Ave and Jackson St, in exchange for running over the new Ballard bridge. Councilmen Erickson Heaketh Lane Moore Haas and Bolton supported. Thom son Hanna and Fitzgerald opposed.
The finance committee is expected to urge the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club to elect Gordon Corbaley secretary at a ten thousand dollar salary. Corbaley, former Spokane Chamber of Commerce secretary, has not commented. President Rhodes introduced Corbaley to the committee yesterday.
Frank Millroy allegedly sold forty acres of lake water as a homestead to Steve Diemez and Paul Droz. He also charged $300 for his services as locator. The prosecuting attorney filed a grand larceny complaint over the alleged lake-water scam. Diemez and Droz, new arrivals from the Middle West last September, met Millroy who posed as a land agent.
Miss Elvine Simeon, instructor in Russian at the University of Washington, has refused to comment on the situation in Russia. Simeon was brought from Russia to the university by Samuel Hill who endowed the Russian chair.
Howard James of the US Public Health Service endorses organic iron Nuxated Iron to correct iron deficiency in women. NY physician Dr Ferdinand King and others cite improved strength and well being after two weeks, noting diet and refined foods reduce iron. Claims include rapid gains in energy, endurance, mood, and clearer skin with treatment.
President Wilson prepares to outline the true status of relations with Germany within 24 hours as war looms. He speeds up sea defenses and meets with his cabinet while telegrams flood the White House demanding war and pacifists grow silent.
Plans for Baby Week celebrations from May 1 to May 6 aim to reduce mortality among women at childbirth through a major educational movement. The initiative is led by the Children's Bureau of the Department of Labor.
Wild rumors of a Berlin revolution spread through the United States and Canada on March 20, tracing to continental reports of unrest in Germany. Some viewed the Russian Revolution as emboldening Europeans to challenge authorities.
The mining, forestry and three engineering departments at the University of Washington complete open house plans. The event will be held March 29 with each department presenting a separate exhibit.
A letter from Eastern Drug Company dated June 29, 1916, praising Dr Kilmer and Co Swamp Root. The firm notes fifteen years of selling the preparation with no dissatisfied customers and recommends it to readers. It offers a sample bottle for ten cents and promises a booklet on kidneys and bladder, with regular bottle sizes sold at drug stores.
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