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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
3
A vintage advertisement touts Tiz as a magical remedy that drains poisonous exudations, reduces puffiness, and ends shoe tightness and limping. It urges customers to buy a 26 cent box at druggists or department stores, warning against imitations.
Judge Everett Smith of King County Superior Court may excuse jurors whose farming duties would harm crop production. He supports exemptions for farmers who claim their farm would suffer while serving on a jury, urging wartime farming over legal service and noting the government aims to keep food producers on the land.
About 260 students at the university are leaving college work to pursue farming and fishing related credits. More than 250 men will depart without finishing their studies, and further departures require special extenuating circumstances for permission.
Northwest shipbuilders receive orders to supply wooden hull ships for the United States Shipping Board. Col George W Goethals says Northwest builders should form a central association to dealings with the board. J E Chilberg plans to return to Seattle with details as local plans form in days. Capt J F Blain arrives to establish Seattle headquarters for the board.
The Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club deploy squads to recruit members across Seattle business districts. On Thursday the main membership drive aims to enroll four thousand, with Wednesday yielding 433 new members and boosting the budget by $15,631. Committees including 107 and 103 led by A. B. Stewart, J. T. Hardeman, F. T. Fisher and others raised substantial sums and new signups.
Mrs J Manders of 39th Ave and Helena Ave called The Star to announce that Thomas the cat must be rehomed. She says he is the finest-looking cat but too friendly with young chickens and wants a good home with no little chicks around.
Washington May 10 The state department announced that 127 American nationals were being held as prisoners by Germany. This contradicts the belief that the last of Germanys American prisoners were freed after the Yarrowdale case was resolved.
The Dominion quickly organized a semi official fund led by the minister of finance to support dependents of service members overseas. The plan provides $30 monthly to a wife or mother, with the Canadian Patriotic fund adding up to $42.50. Dependents receive specific per child allowances: $17.50 for each dependent wife or mother, $7.50 for ages 19 to 15, $4.50 for ages 5 to 10, and $3 for under five.
The fund is financed by regular contributions from individuals and corporations. Men are urged to pay from earnings as their duty to fight or support families, while women handle Red Cross and patriotic tasks. Contributions are banked daily and pooled into a national fund with monthly disbursements to provinces. Administration costs are about 50 cents per hundred dollars, and some call for government takeover to avoid any charity perception.
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