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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1918
Page
2
Advertises plain bitrophosphate as a remedy for thin nervous people to gain weight and strength in two weeks. Claims nitro phosphate supplies needed phosphates, feeding nerves and body cells for a rapid transformation. cites clinical tests at St Catherine's Hospital.
Dr Edward Varrish of New York recommends stopping secret mixtures for stomach pain caused by indigestion gastritis or acidity and taking a teaspoon of ordinary gerathol in water. Gerathol is described as an excellent neutralizer of stomach acids and inexpensive with a money back guarantee.
An advertisement extols Purified Tox as the best remedy for constipation. It claims to remove symptoms like mouth bitterness and brain fog caused by poor movement, positioning the product as a superior laxative.
An old advertisement describes rheumatic and back pain attributed to uric acid from meat beer and exertion. It urges kidney cleansing to expel poisons and promotes Anuric from Dr. Pierce. A trial offer invites 10 cents to Buffalo New York.
Seattle audiences will welcome Marjorie Lake, leading lady of the Broadway Musical Comedy company, as Levy's Orpheum presents The Time the Place and the Girl this Saturday night. Lake is a well known Seattle figure who has appeared on all three vaudeville circuits here and across the East in stock productions.
Newspaper chatter debates whether girls will still love boys after leaving uniforms, noting they did so before the war. The item captures social attitudes and expectations from a wartime era.
The food administrator announces two major regulatory relaxations returning to peacetime norms. Housewives will not need aubetitater with wheat flour, and after December sugar allotments rise to four pounds. Butter prices edge up and bean prices fall slightly. Prices for meats grains and evaporated products show varied movements across retailers and consumers. London reports chalk drawn headlines on sidewalks amid Max peace plea coverage.
Advertisement touts St Jacob’s Liniment as a harmless neuralgia remedy that penetrates to the nerves and ends pain. It promises no burning of skin and fast, lasting relief with a small trial bottle from any drug store.
General Francia A. Winter chief surgeon of the American forces in England reports a convoy of U S troops was attacked by Spanish influenza on the way to England. There have been several deaths from influenza and pneumonia in English camps, but this outbreak remained confined to a single convoy.
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