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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
7
Lieutenant Richard E. Rickenbacker of the American forces shoots down an observation balloon after passing guarded pickets in the Verdun region. He returns to a lit landing field as arc lights and a portable dynamo illuminate the scene. A Frenchman thanks the Americans as Rickenbacker boasts of his daring feat.
Special to The Star reports rabbits fill Munich homes from backyards to attics as the Munich Post notes. Residents struggle to feed them due to scarce grass, with animals lodged in cellars kitchens and bedrooms.
Local theaters roll out a slate of new features including Liberty with He Comes Up Smiling starring Doug Fairbanks and The Girl in His House with Earle Williams, plus Just for Tonight with Tom Moore at Levy's Orpheum. Marie Dammond? No. see details.
An advertising pitch promotes a tiny bottle of Freezone for a few cents to remove hard and soft corns and calluses between the toes without soreness or irritation. The gleeful call to action ends with a playful jab.
Libertys Librettos and Clemmers present light comedies and dramas at multiple houses. Notable titles include He Comes Up Smiling, The Girl in His House, Jaet for Tonight, A Woman of Impulse, Come On In, Fame and Fortune, Kil Dane of Storm, The Girl of the Golden West, and Larentage with Barbara Castleton.
Heated discussion over nonlocal union men working on the docks was finally cut off by a Central Labor council vote on Wednesday night. Longshoremen delegates presented a list of accused men as the debate was settled by the council's decision to curb exchanges of personalities.
British admiralty reports September merchant shipping reached 144 772 tons in UK yards, 20 000 tons higher than August, with world shipping reduction rate cut 68 percent versus 1917. The Stars and Stripes says every AEF soldier will get half a pound of candy every 10 days as part of ration, produced in France by the Q M C.
Mrs. Margaret Williams of 659 Orcas Street says Tanlac raised her weight from under 100 to 125 pounds in two months. She suffered headaches back pain and weak nerves before treatment and credits Tanlac with improved appetite, sleep, strength, and ability to do housework. Bartell Drug Stores in Seattle sold Tanlac through a special representative.
The Good Luck Boys of the Treat Em Rough Tank Corps at Fort Lawton seek a big black tomcat mascot. Preference is for a large fully black tom, delivered to Barracks 57 at the fort regardless of tomcat’s midnight status.
An old advertisement promotes delatone as an effective hair removal treatment. It advises mixing powdered delatone with water to form a paste, applying it, waiting 2 to 3 minutes, then washing off to make hairs vanish. Usually one application suffices, and buyers are urged to purchase the original packaged product.
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