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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1918
Page
6
Kirkland resident Clark M. Nettleton, head of the Nettleton Bruce Machbach Co. contractors, will be a candidate for county commissioner this fall.
A vintage health ad urges mothers to treat constipation in children with California Syrup of Figs. It claims the laxative cleanses the liver and bowels, relieves feverish symptoms, and restores vitality without griping, noting counterfeit warnings and urging to buy from the California Fig Syrup Company.
John Cain Morgan, once Adjudant in the French Foreign Legion, travels toward California after saying a shrapnel wound in his heart will kill him within months. He describes a life of war from the Boxer Rebellion to World War I and says cannons haunt his brain as he seeks escape from trauma.
Private Lorenz Gillette of Co E 363rd Inf will replace his soldier role with an acting part for three days at Camp Lewis. He previously played Noel Burham in the production The High Cost of Loving before being drafted. Kolb and Dill perform at the Camp Liberty theatre.
In San Jose California engineers report half a million dollars in damage from the collapse of the Callaveras dam near Milpitas. The break delays San Francisco water system completion by about one year as clay reinforcement weight exceeded the structure’s capacity.
March 25 report from a commission of camp officers urges immediate funding for Camp Lewis facilities. The plan calls for painting all buildings and adding new barracks at the base hospital, plus improvements and extra storage for water fuel and animal feed. The proposal includes a $1,146,000 coating project and other appropriations.
Mechanical engineers are wanted in the engineering bureau of the ordnance department. Men in the draft are eligible. Applications will be received by Capt. A. N. Miller in Seattle March 29. Those seeking examination should leave names and addresses with Donworth Todd at 1304 Hoge building.
Special Holy Week services will be held at noon each day at the Strand theatre. Each service will be presided over by a Seattle minister. Dr. Matthews spoke Monday noon. Charles Irving Lynch left Seattle for France to serve as postmaster in the war zone following a telegram from Otto C. Prager.
A notable health notice warns meat consumption burdens kidneys with uric acid. It promotes Jad Salts as a grape and lemon acid lithia blend to flush and stimulate kidneys, reduce urinary irritation, and prevent bladder disorders.
Word reached friends that Smith College girls on the west front have been moved to safety. Even milk cows were saved. The students are now aiding Red Cross relief efforts on the front lines.
The Beattle YMCA announces free swimming instructions this week for boys ages ten to sixteen. The program supports the Red Cross motto Can you swim for two. Participants will learn essential water safety and basic techniques under supervision at YMCA facilities.
Netume B Barr from Baltimore says four years of organic trouble nerv ousness and headaches improved after five bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Her work returned to normal and she recommends the remedy to others facing surgery.
Dimmed due to garbled text indicating a sale on Nottingham Lace Curtains, 69 pairs in white and ecru. Price references show a prior 1.50 and a sale at 1.15 with special Tuesday event and OPAM note.
The house cleaning days bring a special Tuesday offer on Coverall Aprons designed for women. Percale fabric with an all around belt features back buttons and rick rack trim in blue pink and other light patterns. Sizes 2 and 3 available.
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