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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1917
Page
4
Hundreds report relief from digestive troubles with Binesia, an alkali claimed to neutralize stomach acid. The ad describes use at meals with water or tablets, promises fast relief, and notes a money back guarantee if not effective. It urges readers to buy the genuine Pi nesia product from druggists.
The report lists wholesale prices for fruits and vegetables including cantaloupe celery corn melons peaches grapes in Yakima and local varieties. It also notes prices for potatoes radishes sweet potatoes peppers and bananas along with wholesale feeds like alfalfa meal wheat hay and corn products.
Camp Lewis reports a plan to assign soldiers to civilian trades they trained in or are skilled at. A personnel office and a civilian expert committee will classify workers by former trades to optimize wartime efficiency. Skilled mechanics and clerks are in demand, with chemists and dye workers to learn gas and tear shell construction.
Japanese Americans marked the Mikado's birthday with pilgrimages to the consulate at 2632 Boylston Street bowing before Yoshihito's portrait from 10 am to noon. They gathered at Nippon Kan Hall on Maynard Avenue to hear speakers and sing, ending with a reception and dance at the New Washington Hotel attended by American friends.
Tuesday night at the University of Washington more than 1000 freshmen took the ephebic oath pledging allegiance to the university. Journalists and alumni gathered to mourn the old journalism building known informally as the Dally Shack.
Cynthia Grey responds to readers asking about Hoover’s corn bread guidance during wartime shortages and conserving wheat. She urges bakers to produce corn bread to help the public and support soldiers reading about front line workers and donations.
A staff correspondent contrasts the new army's democracy with prior rigid rank. Officers and enlisted men dine together and share lines, blurring old snobbery. The first lieutenant may have been a civilian recently, and both ranks serve the same daily duties, eroding class barriers at Camp Lewis.
A former U S Navy sailor argues for eradicating corrupting influences in Seattle's public image. He calls for a citywide clean up and sustained reform to make Seattle renowned for honest, clean reporting and propriety. He appeals to fair minded citizens across Seattle and nearby cities to support the effort.
Medical schools agree most disease stems from intestinal putrefaction due to constipation. Promoted remedy is Dr Caldwell's syrup, offered as a gentle, natural laxative in stores for fifty cents. trial bottles available by mail from Monticello, Minnesota.
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