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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1917
Page
13
Allen Dale of the Soldiers' and Sailors' club says Gen. Greene's quarantine order will not stop plans to entertain enlisted men. He notes 8,000 men from forts and stations remain unrestricted and urges contributions of meals or sleeping quarters for visiting Lewis soldiers when the order lifts.
War time article discusses reducing rail travel and fuel use to free manpower for war logistics. It mentions Lenin and Bolsheviks, Italy, and a Seattle shipyard under the Shipping Board, with stray remarks on Germany, Russia, and the refugee arc.
Chicago prescribes death potion for Baby Paul Hod uma, a physician argues it is right to end life of an abnormal infant while parents defend keeping the child alive. Debate centers on ethics, legality, and whether doctors may end a doomed life.
American women behind the French front under Mrs Vanderbilt report success of Grouch Exterminators in Red Cross canteens for French troops. Daily hot meals and clean rest quarters serve about 2,000 men with 600 accommodated, showers and wash basins provided, boosting morale amid war weariness.
In Mayfield Kentucky F H Guier and son Dennis report a dog alarm led to the discovery of a four foot chicken snake that had swallowed a copperhead twenty feet long. The snake regurgitated seven young copperheads, each about the length of a lead pencil, as the men checked the scene while suckering tobacco.
The United States civil service commission announces a special stenographer and typewriter examination in Seattle Washington on December 8 1917 at 6 pm for the field service applicants age 15 or older.
Augustus Baughman of Pahaut Pa recalls a long period of weakness and nervous trouble. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports improved health and renewed energy for daily tasks. The ad invites women to seek free medical advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
A theatrical fragment shows a youth Arnold a maid Agnes in a midnight parlor as he reveals a France aviation corps commission. Act 2 skips to an office where Arnold files letters then confesses he has joined the bridge club and now analyzes bidding and plays the New York Sun columns for guidance.
The program emphasizes building a professional persona in learners from the start, guiding them in demand, shorthand, civil service basics, bookkeeping, and advanced grammar to prepare for workplace expectations.
An advertisement invites readers to visit Right Drug Co at 169 Washington Street and 1111 First Avenue for a careful examination and prescription. It promises better treatment, money savings, and top care for the sick.
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