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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1918
Page
5
The labor board states 48 hours a week as overtime to prevent weekday work spilling into Saturdays Sundays for double pay. The ruling affects workers including those in war industries, with time and a half for Sunday or holiday overtime.
October reports say a successor to Cardinal is a key issue to be discussed around November 1. The list includes many high officials and Archbishop Edward W. of San Francisco is favored for elevation.
A vintage ad claims dandruff causes feverish scalp irritation and hair loss. It urges buying Danderine at a store for a few cents, applying it to the scalp, and promising dandruff removal and stopped hair loss after several uses.
The broken line on the map marks the Hindenburg line while the solid line shows the Meuse positions. Germans are retreating toward the Meuse as allied forces close in, relying on divine aid from their ally Gott.
A vintage advertising snippet touts a beauty solution claiming to transform skin by banishing pimples and blemishes. It emphasizes universal appeal and the dream of a flawless face, inviting readers to try the product.
Washington observers expect Germany to submit a peace response to President Wilson showing that Prince Max will seek Reichstag approval or a vote of confidence. The reply is likely to claim a political revolution in Germany and promise to evacuate Belgium and France if Britain and others withdraw from colonies, aligning with a broader effort to divide Allied unity.
W E B Spoorenberg, from the N V Philips Glodlam pentabrieken in Eindhoven, arrives east after 24 hours held by U S agents in Seattle over suspicious wording on his business card. He is in the United States to buy 17 900 000 lamps for his GloeiLAMPenfabrieken firm.
A rent motor mechanic school in Seattle under war department direction may be the outcome of the classes now being operated here by the motor transport corps. Roger Atkinson, special representative of the corps, says selective draft motor mechanics who show ability are being ushered on their way to army commissions.
Indefinite postponement of the Western Washington Baptist convention scheduled October 14 through 17 at the First Baptist church due to the influenza epidemic.
Claude Elmore McLain formerly of John Davis & Cos Insurance department died at Camp McArthur in Waco Texas from pneumonia. The obituary records the deceased as a former employee of the insurance firm.
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