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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1918
Page
3
An old-time health advice piece urges daily morning cleansing by drinking hot water with limestone phosphate to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It promises relief from headaches foul breath and sour stomach and claims benefits for constipation bilious spells rheumatism and skin tone.
Nine youths the oldest 15 were rounded up by Sergeant Hasselblad and three officers in Riverside after a spate of petty thefts of cigars and candy. Victims include stores reporting losses from 25 to 100 dollars over several months. Loot was seized. four suspects were found asleep in a deserted barn.
A compact record of market stalls listing goods such as pasteurized milk, sweet runes, Japan tea, baking needs, meats, roasts, pork, cranberries, potatoes, oil, pickles, mayonnaise, and Jonathan apples. Stalls 65 73 and 79 appear with assorted prices and items, including sacks of potatoes and canned dairy products.
A scanned price list shows various stall items with weights and costs. Fresh produce includes lemons and huckleberries, while staples offer oats, flour, corn meal, lard, corned beef, and sausage. Dairy and beverages feature pasteurized milk and coffee, with canned and bottled goods also listed. Prices range from few cents to few dollars across stalls 28 11 33 and related items.
A fragmented listing of groceries with assorted prices for meat dairy fish and produce. Items include butter meats like veal roast shoulder of lamb bacon and salmon. produce such as fresh lemons and limes. canned goods like sauerkraut. seafood including red snapper and oysters. and various price tags from small shop displays.
A fragmented sale board lists numerous groceries with stalls and prices. Items include Jonathan apples 2.50 box, potatoes delivered from Yakima and Burbank at 2.50 to 2.75 per sack, various canned goods, dairy products, biscuits, and staples such as Crisco and pancake flour, with multiple stall numbers and scattered quantities.
Market list shows stalls offering milk at 12¢ per quart, 7e per pint, fresh butter, comb honey, cranberries, canned soups, beans, pineapple, and assorted soaps. Featured sellers include Stout’s Stall and Red Seal Grocery Annex with multiple brand items priced in cents.
A mention of a product labeled Bromo Quinine with KEW GROVE'S signature on the box references a remedy claimed to treat grip and influenza. The text notes a singular Bromo Quinine tablet and presents little additional context or details.
Chicago celebrated the cessation of hostilities with a citywide parade and mass enthusiasm. Crowds filled streets despite rain as news dispatches sparked cheers, gun salutes, and torn ticker tape, with Mayor Thompson declaring a holiday.
Special dispatch from Zurich reports German crowds avoiding stations as troops leave. A mood of doom spreads propaganda claiming Allied superiority, with rumors of 2,000,000 tanks and 60,000 planes, while official bulletins and Pan American papers are distrusted. Austria bears the blame for impending defeat.
Advertisement seeking watch repair services near Liberty theatre mentions Haynes as the repair specialist.
A vivid wartime catchphrase urges readers to buy thrift stamps daily to support the war effort, framing the small contribution as a shield against the enemy and a boost to national resolve.
United Press War Expert J W Mason reports Germany beaten to its knees and forced to surrender. Allied offensives trap half the German army in France near the Ardennes, Sedan captured, and Prussia’s military power shattered beyond repair as Hindenburg and the retreat fail to save the frontier.
San Francisco sends a citywide celebration after Germany aligns the armistice news reaches Mayor Rolph and United Prom. Pandemonium erupts as newspapers run short, stores empty, and business may close early. Paris reports Denys day rites with relics and the Orifiamme borne by Americans in a ceremonial procession.
Henry White states he will vote for the measure, arguing the system failed under private ownership and any price overvaluation would be offset by improved convenience and eventual recovery. He admits he has not investigated the price.
In Carlsbad Austria severe clothing shortages force caregivers to wrap babies in newspaper. The situation highlights resource scarcity and local hardship as families seek improvised solutions.
Grace Hagen proprietor of a lower Yealer way rooming house is jailed after allegedly firing a small revolver at her star boarder Paul Madden. Madden is also held. police say Hagen procured the weapon after a confrontation involving her 13 year old daughter and Madden. Bail set at $100.
In a London telegraph, the German war office reported that between the Oise and the Scheldt the enemy conducted heavy assaults aimed at hindering the methodical progress of Allied movements started Monday. The communique frames these actions as attempts to disrupt operations.
After Tuesday’s approval of the car line purchase, Mayor Haneon, Corporation Counsel Walter F. Meier and A. W. Leonard of the traction company held a conference Thursday to discuss final plans for the property transfer.
The United Press announces the end of the war prompting wild celebrations in Los Angeles. Horns blare, streets fill with revelers, and normal commerce stalls as the city marks the historic news.
Engineers describe the challenge of neutralizing engine magnetism and preventing centrifugal force from misdirecting the compass. The magneto and banking turns cause the dial to swing away from true north, complicating navigation in flight.
A carrier pigeon with a bloodied eye delivered a message of attack at a French airdrome during an Allied advance. It flew from two seaplanes struck by German flyers and saved two aviators. Another exhausted bird delivered a similar message, saving six more lives. Both birds were officially mentioned by the war department.
Premier Lloyd George received official confirmation that the German armistice delegation had arrived within the British lines last night in London.
Delegates from every Pacific coast shipbuilding town attend the Metal Trades convention opening at the Metal Trades hall. Secretary Vert Bwain notes the first session will handle routine business and committee appointments, with full labor action discussion to follow over several days.
The chamber passed the bill by 4 to 13 votes, extending civil rights to Jews who served in campaigns from 1913 to 1916 as part of the Bucharest peace treaty agreement.
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