Mrs George’s recovery after Pink Pills for anemia
The letter from Mrs. George of 619 Parkwood Avenue Onto describes weakness, dizziness, and a hacking cough from anemia. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills she gains strength, energy, and appetite, and recommends them to others with anemia. The pills cost 50 cents and are sold by local druggists with a free weekly blood health week offer from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George N
Parkwood Avenue
Williams
20 Years of Suffering Healed by Mayr’s Wonderful Rein
A reader reports long illness and severe stomach gas relieved after taking Mayr’s Wonderful Rein. The advertisement claims the product removes catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and stops inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. One dose convinces or money back. Owl Drug Co. and drug stores nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayr
Owl Drug Co
Sen
More Women Must Answer for Red Cross
Frank Waterhouse resumes duties as Seattle Red Cross chairman after Liberty Loan drive. He praises thousands of Seattle women for support and urges expanded female labor to meet pressing Red Cross needs and boost production. He notes current volunteers are near capacity and calls for immediate enlistment of more women in Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Waterhouse
Liberty Loan
Waterhouse
Seatte Red Cross
Red Cross
Seattle
Whisky Decoy Used In Robbery Near Durham
Alleged to have decayed under promise of whisky one James Kulver of Durham was taken to a city jail by a confederate with a gun. The accomplice, Joe Kolouch, Austrian, held up the pair and removed Kulver’s $16 and his watch on a highway near the town.
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James Kulver
Durham
Joe Kolouch
Kulver
Skinner-Eddy Men Set New Ship Launch Record
Skinner Eddy corp launches the Weat Mahomet a 3900 ton freighter setting a new record for the plant. The previous record was 49 days for the West Hobomac. The plant has delivered 35 ships with 31 in commission and 25 serving US Shipping Board emergency fleet. Walter Kalinowski surrendered 110 dollars and a gold watch to three burglars in a Spruce Street incident.
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Skinner & Eddy Corporation
West Hobomac
United States Shipping Board
Walter Kalinowski
Spruce Sr
Spruce
Telephone service praised by McNally campaign against idle chatter
P L McNally of Pacific Telephone announces an immediate government backed ad campaign to curb needless phone talk while denying any service curtailment. He notes slight pay increases for operators and cites complaints from Seattle residents about poor service and low wages. A Seattle mother recounts a fatal influenza case worsened by delayed calling. Multiple locals blame management, wages, and housewives for excessive phone use, with letters from operators and residents urging reforms.
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P. L. McNally
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co
Asaya McNally
McNally
San Francisco
Seattle
Central
Instant Relief for Stomach Ailments
When meals misfit and you belch gas and acids, indigestion with pain, flatulence, heartburn or headache occurs, relief arrives quickly with no waiting. This ad promises rapid help for stomach distress and related symptoms.
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Dyspepsia Relief
Advertises tablets that end indigestion and stomach distress immediately after consumption. Claims are pleasant, harmless, and cost little at drug stores.
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Pape
New Japan Premier Seeks Closer Ties With America
Takashi Hara, Japan's new premier, tells Americans he and his colleagues wish to bring Japan and the United States closer together. He says Japan has no aggression intent and that the military influence in Japan is not dominant, countering outsider fears.
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Tokyo
Japan
America
Takashi Hara
Outaidera
Seattle Autoists Plunge Off Road
WENATCHEE Oct 21 Plunging over a precipice an automobile driven by A B Burwell of Seattle with five other passengers turned over three times on the Slocum grade near Monitor. All the passengers escaped Burwell receiving a severe scalp wound.
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Wenatchee
Burwell
Seattle
Monitor
Portland Soldier Injured in Wreck Near Freeport
Private Cheater Godskesen of Portland Oregon was injured internally while fellow passenger G BH Smith Perry Ja suffered cuts to head and face when a Chicago Great Western train wrecked at Freeport IL early today with several aboard.
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Freeport
Cheater Godskesen
Portland
Ore
Smith
Cheney Youth Honored for Bravery in France
Leveque L Whelen of Cheney Washington was commended by Secretary Daniela for conspicuous bravery while tending wounded marines in France under shell fire. He received 10 pharmacian notes and hospital apprentices.
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Washington
Leveque l L. Whelen
Cheney, Wash
France
Daniela
Influenza Claims More Victims Than German Bullets
A Seattle newspaper ad cites a Spanish influenza epidemic surpassing German bullets in fatalities and markets Tanlac as the cure all. It touts Tanlac’s claims, sale milestones, and a Tanlac Laxative Tablet sample included with each bottle, sold by Bartell Drug Stores under a representative’s direction.
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Europe
Seattle
Bartell Drug Stores
Tanlac
Itching Torture Relief with Zemo Remedy
A notice touts Zemo as a universal skin remedy from acne to eczema. It promises instant relief from itching and rapid fade of blemishes, advertising a 35 cent bottle and a dollar large size. The E. W. Rose Co. of Cleveland markets the antiseptic liquid.
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E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Far and Near News Roundup From Seattle and Beyond
Seattle reports include a raid on Constanso Galvango’s South Park ranch yielding 722 gallons of wine from grapes, burglaries across the city, and local crime notes. University of Washington men in service total 1900. Maj. Hugh Caldwell named Seattle’s housing and legal roles. ship routes and port moves noted.
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University of Washington
Constanso Galvango
South Park
Tanaka
Washington
J. Shorrock
Hugh M. Caldwell
Seatte
Corporaton
Advocate General's Department
Maj. Caldwell
Levon Derderian
Third Ave
Palace Clothing Company
Pioneer Sand & Gravel Co
Westlake Ave
Brace & Hergert
Btruce
Albert McConaghy
Seattle
James D. Hoge
Fuat
Cuxt
Egvid Charlies H. Clarke
Rainier Club
Sonvention
Oakland
Cal
Puget Sound
Mays L. H. Darwin
Chile
Beatle
Mian
Cleo Wakefield
Palatine Ave
Holmberg
W. T. A. Faulkner
A. Walker
Republican State Central Committee
Arthur W. Davie
Spokane
Davie
Warren H. Lewin
U. S. to Commence Huge Terminals Here in 30 Days
C. E. Hemaberg, president of the port commission, says federal work on Harbor island will start within 30 days. The project includes 551000 square feet of ground and 600000 square feet of floor space with a 1490 foot long wharf. He returned from Washington after requesting government action and later transfer to the post commission. Officials showed courtesy and interest in the Pacific coast and Seattle as the master port on the coast.
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Big Harbor Island
C. EK. Hemaberg
Port Commission
Washington
Post Commission
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Handley Page Works At Plane Building
Frederick Handley Page, at 33, builder of the Handley Page aircraft, has personally worked at jigs and lathes to perfect tools for plane manufacture and turned potential failure into success through his own efforts.
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N. BE. A
London
Frederick Handley Page
Pioneer Elvira Maple Jones Buried in Enumclaw Cemetery
Mrs. Elvira Maple Jones aged 90, eldest daughter of John Maple the first wetsier in the area that is now King County, was laid to rest Saturday at Enumclaw cemetery in a service attended by a large gathering of local pioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvira Maple Jones
John Maple
King County
Enumclaw
Coast Artillery Seeks Skilled Workers For Rapid Promotion
Electricians, experienced automobile mechanics, truck drivers, civil engineers with knowledge of trigonometry, and strong math skills are urged to enlist in the coast artillery. Col. 8. E. Allen, commander of the North Pacific Coast Artillery District, notes rapid promotion and the benefit that applicants do not have to leave their current profession. Interested men should report to 411 White building, district headquarters.
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Coast Artillery
8. E. Allen
North Pacific Coast Artillery District
Col. Allen
White Building
French Names Bad Here s Scottish One
A Yankee returning from Britain recalls a Scottish village name near its haunt. He wrote the town name Geodha na gobhlachen Duibhe without attempting pronunciation, illustrating the difficulty of spelling French and Gaelic place names for an American reader.
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Paris
Blighty
Scotland
Appointment of G H L Murray as British vice consul confirmed
The appointment of G H L Murray, who has acted as British vice consul in Seattle since February, has been confirmed. Murray previously served ten years as a government commissioner in East Africa and was an apple grower in British Columbia for about ten years.
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G. H. L. Murray
Seattle
Murray
East Africa
British Columbia
Over Here Goes After Shirkers Editorial
A quoted passage argues that true satisfaction comes from diligent work and finishing one’s daily toil. It condemns idlers and labor cheats who shirk duties, framing labor fidelity as essential to personal accomplishment.
Woman Claims Home Remedy Darkens Gray Hair
Mrs E H Boots of Buchanan county Iowa says a simple home mix can darken faded hair. She advises half pint water one ounce bay rum one small box Barbo Compound and one ounce glycerine applied every other day until gray hair darkens. not a dye, no sticky residue, purportedly makes wearers look 10 to 20 years younger.
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E. H. Boots
Buchanan County
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