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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1918
Page
6
An advertorial claim touts a homemade cough syrup of 2½ ounces Pinex in a pint sugar syrup claimed to loosen stubborn coughs within 24 hours. It markets Pinex as a concentrated Norway pine extract and urges buyers to ask a druggist for the exact amount with full directions, promising a money back guarantee.
An old health ad declares a morning internal bath of hot water with limestone phosphate cleanses stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels. It claims clearer skin, rosy complexion, and vitality, urging readers to buy a quarter pound of limestone phosphate from druggists to test the promised quick health changes.
Henry Welp of Lake View Iowa reports rapid relief from stomach distress after first Adler i ka dose. The ad claims it expels gas and sourness, clears both bowels, and may prevent appendicitis with a mix of buckthorn cascara glycerine and nine other simple drugs.
After a ten day search authorities arrested Sam Cutler Roger Jones William Mann and Walter Christensen in the county jail. They are charged with stealing a safe from the government marine employment service office on October 20 and cracking it with an ax in the Des Moines woods. The safe contained $226 in cash.
Captain G G Garland head of recruiting for the tank corps on the west coast says Beattle heads the Pacific Coast in exporting recruits for the American tank corps. Garland departed for San Francisco Thursday to speed enlistment of men there in the treat em rough branch of the service.
Student Army Training Corps members at the University of Washington will be barred from leaving the campus to vote next Tuesday. Officials will arrange on campus polling or an absentee voting method to cast ballots.
Capt Frank A Paul former Beat le attorney has been made a member of the general staff at Washington, according to word received from the national capital.
New York barber A. B. O'Brien urges home use of Orlex powder to instantly darken gray hair. Dissolve the powder in water and comb through. Each box includes full mixing directions and a $100 gold bond guaranteeing it contains no silver, lead, zinc or other harmful ingredients. promises no rubbing, stickiness, or flaking and a youthful appearance.
Eugene M. Pullen of Manasquan New Jersey writes that after years of rupture and failed trusses he found a complete nonoperative cure. He claims no surgery, no downtime, and invites readers to write for full information to help others avoid operation.
A vintage sale notice praises local fashion trends amid a flu era, touting six layer coverings and a self denial ethos. It highlights the Florence Upstairs Store at Second and Union in Old Times Building as a place to buy coats and dresses.
War Editor A. KE. Geldhof reports from Independence Hall Philadelphia on an Internationalist declaration inspired by America's independence. The “Declaration of Common Aims” calls for government consent, free self-government, openness in treaties, coordination for liberties, and a world league to secure peace. Signers represent over 66 million people across Czecho Slovakia, Poland, Yugoslavia, Ukrainians, Lithuanians, Romanians, and Italian irredentists under alien dominion.
Maj Gen Charles Gould Treat, who led Americans on the Italian front during the Piave drive, is a brother of Harry W. Treat of 1 West Highland Drive, president of Loyal Company. Treat entered the United States Military Academy in 1882, rose through ranks to major general by 1917, and served from Camp Sheridan to the Western Department in 1918.
An Australian sergeant evaded censorship by disguising letters with odd wording to indicate location. He directed letters as Home where in France and referenced stamps and Turkish notes, revealing Arras and Bethune while the censor failed to detect the ruse.
A long list records births to many Seattle area families with names and addresses, noting dates from September to October. Included are dozens of couples such as Dey Galante, Kubircky, Jerael, Achelsl, Morse, J. Mrechen back, Kieckner, Slattery, Karakashien, Ammon, Nachmian, Ambrosio, Amith, Lannon, Spostol, Derry, Shelton, Jenner, Spalding, Swanson, Davies, Schuldt, Warner, Reeves, Spanger, Mull, Erwin, and many more plus numerous recognizable Seattle neighborhoods and streets. The notice closes with a brief blurb about political complaints and contested marriages.
Seattle port officials and representatives from Frisco and Tacoma discussed port development guidance at a Wednesday port commission meeting and agreed on cooperation. The Ft Hiatt Bay and Lake Washington ferry contracts were signed between the port of Seattle and King County, with operations by Seattle through year end before county control begins. Port Manager Hamilton Higday’s salary increased to 5000, with multiple staff raises. A protest urged federal authorities to improve marine safeguards in Alaskan waters following the Princess Sophia wreck.
A new provision will be issued by the food administration governing delicacies such as mince pies larded sweet breads and larded filet of beef and other carnivorous items recently discarded by housewives and chefs as a patriotic duty. The directive was received by King County food officials from Washington.
Joseph Moore of Tacoma recounts a long Alaska journey seeking health. After years of stomach issues, gas and pain, and a failed medical prognosis, he credits Tanlac with restoring appetite, reducing indigestion, and improving sleep. He gained five pounds after two bottles and now plans to resume hard work. Tanlac sold in Seattle via Bartell Drug Stores.
CAMP LEWIS Oct 31 Thirty four influenza cases reported in the last 24 hours with 18 pneumonias. Over 300 men discharged from camp hospitals. A telegram read Sister desperately sill May die Meet me at the same place you did last time was received by a Seattle soldier in quarantine. The telegram prompted an investigation and the soldier confessed it was an attempt by his best girl to get him out of quarantine.
A rhetorical piece argues that many girls fail at daily duties due to female ailments and suggests Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a preventive root and herb remedy. The ad-like text touts the medicine as alleviating more suffering than any other known remedy.
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