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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
8
A noted authority warns daily meat intake forms uric acid that paralyzes kidneys, causing back pain headache dizziness and urinary issues. Recommend four ounces of Rad Salts with water before breakfast to flush kidneys and neutralize acids. Jad Salts touted as safe inexpensive and beneficial.
A 300 plus woman meeting at the Good Eats cafeteria denounced Mayor Gill for alleged failures to police Seattle residence districts and urged action. A vigilantes committee was formed to gather evidence of vice, with a vote to press newspapers to favor officers with clean records.
Everett authorities search for the parents of a two week old baby found Friday in a basket near the city outskirts. The child was nearly dead from exposure and lay in bushes overnight. Mrs. Albert Bockstad, who found the infant with her two boys, plans to adopt.
A Seattle-area murder case centers on Ruth and Turner with claims she planned to marry him after a July visit to Bothell. Investigators trace Turner's whereabouts to Bothell during early September as the atlas bone search continues without confirming a bullet wound.
London reports Amsterdam wireless messages hint at including American waters in Germany’s submarine zone but leaders say Germany could not effectively wage war there. Submarine activity near the U S coast would be limited to a few subs or mines while Britain notes a continued drop in German shipping losses with 12 ships over 1,600 tons sunk in the latest admiralty statement.
Rome Oct 18 Arturo Labriola, socialist leader in the chamber, accused the Sonnino cabinet of fueling fuel and food shortages and rising unrest. Speculation grows that Signor Nitti may be summoned by the king to form a new ministry.
German majority socialists meeting at Warsburg voted 284 to 26 to oppose opposing war credits though earlier a delegate claimed the meeting would vote against government credits. The report comes from Amsterdam dated Oct 18.
An old health note claims drinking a glass of hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast cleanses the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It promises improved health and appearance for those with headaches bad breath bilious attacks constipation or dull complexions.
The destroyer lies crippled in a European harbor after a U boat hit. One crew member Osmond K. Ingram of Pratt City Alabama is dead and five are slightly injured. Wounded: Herman H. Pankratz Milan? St. Louis William J. Merritt New York F W Cruse Toledo Patrick Rut ledge New York William Selmer Dundas Minnesota.
A Western sugar dealer states there will be no sugar famine in the United States or among allies for the next 12 months if American housewives stay calm. He reassures plenty of sweetness and adequate supply.
An article from October 18 states that Western beet sugar will relieve the sugar famine in about 30 days, with the Midwest and Southwest following in about 60 days. Chicago dealers indicated the rest of the country will wait longer for relief.
New York housewives faced sugar scarcity as dealers limited sales to one pound per person amid wartime shortages. Local traders reported difficulties in supplying large quantities, signaling a tightening market in the city on October 18.
A claim of a new catarah cure without lotions sprays or salves or inhalants. The method avoids atomizers steaming injections electricity or massage and uses no powders plasters or smells.
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