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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1917
Page
5
Washington reports a new method to extract gasoline from natural gas by air lean processing. The process yields less than a pint of gasoline from a thousand cubic feet of treated gas, turning what was waste into usable fuel and reducing pipe clutter.
Advertisement claims bilious readers with weak appetite and gas can find relief from indigestion through Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. It asserts stomach health improves blood quality and complexion, urging women to avoid face pastes and to buy 50 cent tablets at the drug store.
An old advertisement claims a mercorized wax removes old skin by applying at night and washing away in the morning. It asserts painless exfoliation of the visible cuticle, revealing new skin beneath and a youthful appearance, recommending drugstore purchase.
Washington reports Pope Benedict has made his last peace offer as official cables indicate the Vatican sees no chance for peace or new negotiations now. Allies and Germany both weigh possible moves as Berlin hints at a new peace initiative before winter aiming to end the war by 1915.
Six hundred forty seven men, first of the second draft quota, reach Camp Lewis from Oregon and Washington as 18 conscientious objectors are set to report tomorrow. A spokesman says one would refuse the uniform and military maneuvers, with 17 others like him.
Brig. Gen Edward Burr of the 166th Brigade of Field Artillery becomes the first occupant of a guard house at the camp. He offers to stay temporarily until brigade and regimental quarters are completed, taking the initial space as a voluntary inmate.
Captain J R Montgomery praised the draft troops after a week in command of a Montana and Utah unit now Co B 262nd infantry at Camp Lewis. He said a better class of men is secured through the draft than by volunteers and noted the high demand for drill manuals with men buying their own.
Observer reports Alderwood Manor expanding with road work and new homes. Poultry and filbert nut farming attract visitors from Seattle. Demonstration Farm expands with new laying houses and brooders. Heavily notes influx of workers and developers fueling growth and upcoming harvest of day old chicks for settlers.
A Seattle music teacher Mr. W. A. Whistler plans to move to a five acre Alderwood Manor property this fall. The piece notes hopes for local musical education, filbert orchards, poultry farming, and nearby residents including George W. Johnson, Prof. Shoup, B. S. Dunham, G. R. Matthews, and Chas Knosher, with continued development of the Demonstration Farm and communal grounds.
Alderwood Manor builds a large poultry complex for George B Schultz featuring a 260 by 20 foot house, electric lighting, trap nesting, a feed house and a green feed sprouter. The eight room bungalow mirrors early settlers ambitions and marks Schultz as a rising poultry industry figure.
Mr C G Parker, an accountant with Puget Mill Company, often visits Alderwood Manor and anticipates joining the community's poultry and filbert venture. Seattle mining engineer H B Brown owns Tract 1 in Block 4 and plans a diversified poultry farm. Lynden’s E E Druley, allied with Bellingham’s Reed, is joining Alderwood Manor’s poultry effort. Seattle’s E C Chase, owner of tracts 11 and 12, has cleared land and built a modern home, embodying the energetic “Little landers” spirit for the developing community.
The Puget Mill Company guards architectural style for new Alderwood Manor buildings, mandating brick or brick veneer for business structures and drafting plans for a model brick general store. Local residents including L. A. Klein, W. H. Baker, N. Jappe, H. A. Grubb, and J. J. Devlin plan homes and poultry enterprises as growth centers.
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