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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1918
Page
6
Dr Jeff Halford dentist offers up to date care for Pyorrhea Riggs disease at First and James. Free examination and diagnosis with guaranteed work for 15 years. Crown and bridge services available with natural looking teeth and reasonable prices.
Lenford E Seeley of Seattle says after using Taniac his weight rose from ninety eight pounds to a healthier level. He describes relief from gastritis sour stomach and gas plus restored appetite energy and strength. His wife Amanda also improved after taking Taniac and they endorse the remedy available at Bartel Drug Stores under a Taniac representative.
Qualified registrants learn their serial numbers via local boards and questionnaires. Those aged 19 to 36 will see immediate effects for Class 1 if fit and without exemptions, with early numbers going to Camp Lewis. Later, other classes and nonexempt men follow in sequence as numbers are drawn and districts notified.
Washington reports the third and greatest draft lottery ended at o o clock this morning after twenty straight hours of operation. Officers worked in shifts through the night drawing 18 numbers per minute in the final hours as the government printing office prepared to mail the results alongside the capsule pluckers.
Local draft boards busy with questionnaires will assign order numbers only after Monday's lottery drawing results. Between 19 and 36 years old in Claus 1 will be called for physical exams by order numbers, then fit men proceed into service by quotas set by Provost Marshal Gen Crowder. First call on 1936 men not yet known. October calls were canceled due to Spanish influenza danger.
Allied demands leave little room for negotiation after Bulgaria’s surrender. No separate peace. only military actions follow the armistice. Bulgaria demobilizes, evacuates Greece and Serbia, and cedes routes and strategic points to Allied occupation by Italy Britain and France. King Ferdinand’s fate is not addressed publicly.
A vintage style health ad urges men to stay in Class A by keeping kidneys clean. It touts Haarlem Oil Capsules to maintain vigor, mood, and stamina, claims two capsules daily sustain performance, and promises a money refund if no benefit.
Street corner campaigns stage shows and a sky written Liberty across Seattle as workers and shipyard crews push for higher subscriptions. Edward Hubbard plans a 3 pm smoke-letter stunt while Jack Williams scales the L. C. Smith building for Liberty loan appeal before a crowds of 15 000 to 20 000 observers.
A Pershing cablegram to the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign committee lauds Madera county for oversubscribing its quota of 303000 dollars. Madera was the first in the United States to report the achievement.
Military officials say American entente pressure is forcing the German lines to withdraw further east than Lille. The Lille line becomes untenable as Allied fire threatens its northern end, likely pushing the front toward Belgium and the Metz stronghold. Italy’s lack of Allied action puzzles observers, but confidence in Foch remains high as Balkan movements, including German troops near Sofia, are watched.
An old style advertisement touts DeMiracle hair remover for underarms and other areas. It claims facial and body use with a money back guarantee, offered in 60¢, $1 and 82 sizes and by mail from New York addresses.
An advertisement claims a home method to remove hair using a small original package of delatone mixed with water to form a paste. The paste, applied to the hairy surface for about two minutes, reportedly vanishes all hair with skin washing afterward and no harm from the treatment. It warns to buy real delatone.
Advertises Mio Na as a stomach building cure for sour stomach indigestion and fermentation. Claims it strengthens digestion and digestion without artificial aid, sold by druggists and Bartell Syrup Co in small tablets. Guarantees stomach improvement or money back.
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