This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1918
Page
6
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a versatile medicine for kidney liver and bladder issues. It claims thousands of success stories and offers sample bottles by mail with a Seattle Star mention.
A New Yorker Edward Woods offers a book claiming easy withdrawal from tobacco habits with promised health benefits. He will mail the book free on request from 1819 C Station New York City. The text cites calmness, better sleep, clear eyes, improved digestion, vigor, memory, and reduced craving.
The article promotes daily mornings flush of the digestive system with hot water and limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels. It claims benefits for headaches heaviness cold breath foul tongue and various ailments while urging readers to buy a quarter pound of limestone phosphate from the drug store at a small cost.
Private Andrew Anderson twenty four year old Seattle resident of Casual company find engineers died Sunday of pneumonia at Camp Grant Lil word reached his uncle A. Anderson an employee of The Star Anderson formerly lived at 2007 Federal Ave He enlisted last spring.
A New York City physician promotes a low cost home treatment using Orlex powder to darken gray hair. The formula dissolves in water and is claimed to restore any desired shade without staining or stickiness, with a gold bond guarantee and no harmful metals.
Advice promotes pure cocoanut oil as a greaseless cleaner for hair and scalp. Claims soaps and shampoos damage the scalp and hair, while a small amount of cocoanut oil creates rich lather, cleanses thoroughly, and leaves hair soft and manageable. For sale at drug stores.
A check from ticket sales, totaling about $40 after game expenses, will be turned over to the smoke fund by the Ames Ice hockey club. The amount reflects receipts from Monday's game between the Ames and Towers clubs in the Arena.
Milwaukee March 26 James Thompson defeated the La Follette candidate and endorsed Irvin Lenroot republican for the April 2 election and aided his campaign today.
The report lists diverse items including a $300 loss from John Mallen, rejected steel bridge bids by county commissioners, a Municipal League luncheon with Special Assistant US Attorney Reames, injuries from a King street collision, war French classes for workers, and a March 30 district meeting. Additional items include a perjury conviction of Athanasios Kickias, a German sensitivity case involving Rev Martin Lienck, a liquor prescription charge against Dr Southward, a King County petit larceny sentence for John Collins, a $17,000 damage verdict for Puget Sound Traction, internment ward arrests in Seattle, and funeral and tax matters involving local entities.
Newald Chapman, already supervising school children’s gardens, will organize and direct Seattle war garden efforts. He will provide methods, rentable property locations, and labor sources from his 827 Central Building office or by phone. The director operates under the King County Council of Defense.
For the benefit of the Red Cross the Ronald church surgical dressing class will entertain at the home of Mr and Mrs Philles on the North Trunk Bird Friday evening.
An advertisement promotes a hair color restorer that darkens hair gradually without staining the scalp. It claims long lasting youthful appearance, compatibility with washing and waving, and a money back guarantee. Sold by druggists nationwide with a money back guarantee.
A 17 year practitioner touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a liver and bowel aid. The formula, sold 10c and 25c per box, is presented as a safe substitute for calomel to maintain health, claiming benefits for pale complexions and general well being. Thousands of women and men used the product.
An advertisement promises fast relief from rheumatic twinges headaches neuralgia and stiff necks with Sloan's Liniment. The ad highlights a generous long lasting bottle available in 25c 50c and 1.00 sizes and urges readers to ask their druggist for it.
The food price publishing board calls on consumers to cut waste and support wartime conservation. Retailers are told to limit flour sales and sell substitutes. price lists detail controlled pricing for BUGARE sugar, grains, flour, corn meal, oats, beans, rice and canned goods with consumer costs to follow retailer limits.
Mrs. Edith Thorne, 81, was fatally burned when she poured kerosene on a kitchen fire. She died at 2:45 PM after hospitalization. The incident marks a third similar death in a week. Census of Seattle manpower to begin with public service enrollment in progress. Monday drive figures not yet tabulated.
The largest spring showing features every shade approved for Easter. Order now to give milliners time to craft changes. A purple silk crepe hat with matching brim facing, purple curled quills, priced at $7.50.
George Bovik Jr and Thomas F Filas were declared unqualified for military service after their names appeared by mistake in yesterday's call list. William Snyder faced an information on attempted robbery filed Monday by Deputy Prosecutor Carmody. Superior Judge Kenneth Mackintosh to preside in Clarke County court this week in Judge Black's absence.
An appeal for health improvement stresses building red blood to avert weakness from childhood through adulthood. It urges daily measures for children including orange juice, Dr Williams Pink Pills, and weight tracking, and warns of consequences like grip, St Vitus dance, and infections. Patient anecdotes from Mrs Cruikshank and Mrs Hampson illustrate claimed benefits of the pills and broader tonics for nerves.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.