Food Conservation urged for 1919 food shipment surge
Hebberd calls for stricter conservation as the nation plans to ship 50 percent more food to Europe in 1919 than in 1918. Flour will be shipped wherever possible rather than wheat.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1918
Page
6
Hebberd calls for stricter conservation as the nation plans to ship 50 percent more food to Europe in 1919 than in 1918. Flour will be shipped wherever possible rather than wheat.
A French speaking American Red Cross nurse has been assigned to each French hospital caring for American patients to support medical care during the relief effort.
Far and Near Banks of King County sold 445 409 in war stamps during August. Plymouth Congregational church to hold a concert Wednesday evening to aid the Red Cross. Amos Slater urged coal conservation before the Associated Engineering societies in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Tuesday evening. Visiting soldiers and sailors may use the Men's Brotherhood club rooms at St. Mark's Episcopal church. Puget Sound Machinery depot strike resolved as workers return after union agreement with Metal Trades council. Frank Ross found guilty of liquor sale. Funeral services for Mrs. W. T. Burwell and Mrs. Euphemia B. Roy scheduled this week. W. A. Coatz sentenced to life for habitual crime after escape. to be returned to penitentiary. N. B. Solner improving in hospital. Great War Veterans annual meeting Friday. Baby clinic yields perfect scores. clinic to resume Saturday. Tank corps recruiting 112 applicants accepted. examinations ongoing for 18 to 46. Seattle chamber plans home ownership push for workers. Mitsui & Co. banquet honors M Fujise. 100 Seattle businessmen present. Vincent Rosa found not guilty in federal court. harboring a deserter. State fish storage issues addressed with aid from state food administrator.
A father asks if his son survived and reflects on duty and worthiness. He argues Americans must sacrifice beyond comfort, patching clothes and reducing sugar to fund the war, refusing new purchases until victory. The quote frames personal sacrifice as a civic duty during wartime.
Thomas Ryan of South Tacoma, a Northern Pacific railroad man, credits Tanlac with restoring his appetite, easing gas and stomach pains, ending terrible headaches and chills, and helping him gain weight. He reports sleeping well, no heart palpitations, and plans to return to his old job. Tanlac is sold in Seattle by Bartell Drug Stores.
A health article promotes internal use of Bisurated Magnesia to neutralize excess stomach acid and relieve dyspepsia, indigestion, and sour stomach. It claims 90 percent of digestive disorders stem from acid stomach and promises relief within five minutes.
Registrants of September 12 are receiving questionnaires under Provost Marshal Crowder orders. Each form must be returned within seven days. Government plans to call only the 1936 class may delay further inductions until next summer. Exemptions for shipyard workers are undecided. Crowder opposes a broad exemption to avoid shipyard depopulation. Rail workers may seek exemption as essential to rail operations. A Washington conference will address shipyard exemptions. Voluntary induction and home-based essential work are possible while Class 1 men await classification and deployment. Many new registrants could be in khaki by late October.
The condition of Mrs. W. E. Craig of 4020 26th Ave. S. W. remains critical after a head wound Sunday night, allegedly caused by Robert Collins, Smith Cove dock foreman. In a separate case, John H. Duffner of 5717 First Ave. N. E. shot by his wife Monday is expected to recover.
Members appointed by Franklin K. Lane prepare in Seattle for a voyage to Alaska. Geologists engineers and coal experts including George W. Evans of the University of Washington bureau of mines will meet Alaskan citizens to discuss postwar problems and coal shipping methods.
An old warning about severe skin diseases describes intense itching and disfigurement. It promotes S. S. S. as a permanent blood treatment, claiming local remedies fail and instructions are available from a Medical Director in Atlanta.
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