Geta It Promises Liberty Bottle For Corn Cure
An advertisement touts Geta It as the greatest corn remedy of any age. It claims to transform a corn foot into a Joy-walk and likens the effect to the Statue of Liberty. Buy a Liberty bottle of Geta It.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1917
Page
10
An advertisement touts Geta It as the greatest corn remedy of any age. It claims to transform a corn foot into a Joy-walk and likens the effect to the Statue of Liberty. Buy a Liberty bottle of Geta It.
District cap talms will organize Green Lake patrols to guard the area north of 5th to the canal against women sluggers and general lawlessness during the war. Citizens may enlist at local drugstores or by contacting D C Millward. Queen Anne hill residents have a similar plan and new alarm system. A separate report notes incidents of attempted assault and loitering police actions in nearby blocks.
Camp Lewis post office handles about 33 000 pieces of mail with 46 assistants including 16 civil service clerks and soldiers. Mail is trucked from the depot, distributed to officers and barracks, and then delivered by ordermen with no government mail delivery at army posts. Three trains daily keep rapid turnover, and staff expansion has been modest despite a surge of 15 000 men.
A 19 year old man writes about falling into debt gambling and bad company, losing his savings to a gambler lifestyle, and seeks advice. The advice urges returning home, confessing to parents, and resisting temptation to find a square, honest path with family support.
Emma asks where to sell her school books as she moves to another state. The letter notes many second-hand booksellers in the city and suggests checking telephone and city directories for listings.
The passage explains that the White Sea is part of the Arctic Ocean, with saline water. It notes the Baltic Sea receives large river inflows and has limited connection to the North Sea, resulting in about one third the salinity of the Atlantic Ocean.
The excerpt discusses prudent budgeting for a family, noting a plan to pay two dollars weekly for furniture, the need for good management and health, and room for illness. It suggests avoiding long payment terms and considering alternatives for furniture purchases, while noting clothing expenses vary with each family.
A thirteen year old correspondent writes from a wartime era wishing to enlist at seventeen. He asks if stenography work could aid Uncle Sam and receives guidance to apply at exemption boards, register for vacancies, and continue current duties while seeking direct service.
A letter from Tam asks for travel jobs for a young woman. The response notes few options and suggests nursing or accompanying a traveling family as the main path, stressing fit and training before applying.
Public notice promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative for infants and children. It claims no opiate, uses simple laxative herbs, and is easy for kids to take. A fifty cent bottle is sold with a free trial bottle offered by mail order from Monticello Illinois.
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