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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
5
The King County Democratic Committee will hold a dinner and meeting Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Fat's Cafeteria to organize and elect a state committeeman.
Detective Sergeant Paul Bolum of the Chicago police earned a medal and promotion after capturing Carl Miller, an alleged burglar. Miller fired at Bolum and 50 officers in a two hour standoff before Bolum, unarmed, negotiated a parley and downed the suspect in a rough melee.
Republican committeemen elected in recent primaries meet at 1 p.m. Saturday in Moose Hall to organize the fall campaign. Names of 277 precinct committeemen are on file.
The Ames Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company today subscribed the unit in War Savings Stamps and sent the pledge to The Star. The Ames War Savings society also purchased several thousand dollars’ worth as part of the drive.
Donald BR Olson and P. H. Raymond, officers of the state reformatory at Monroe, addressed the Rotary Club luncheon at the Masonic Club rooms Wednesday. Olson stated the institution’s upkeep cost 30 cents on every dollar.
Advertisement notes Freezone as a magic cure to remove corns and calluses from feet with fingers, claiming painless results. A tiny bottle costs only a few cents and promises to rid hard or soft corns and corn between toes without soreness or irritation. No humbug.
Mary Pickford stars in Johanna Enlists at the Liberty with comical scenes including a milk bath in a wash boiler as Johanna transforms from farmer girl to beauty. The bill also features Star Liberty Weekly and a Lyons Moran comedy with additional showcases at nearby venues.
The first organized push to alter the revenue bill draft includes cotton and child labor tax amendments. House leaders hope to vote before adjournment, facing opposition from Southern members. The child labor plan would tax products from facilities employing under 14 or over hours, while a 3 per bale cotton tax targets cotton sales.
A short old timey remedy advises readers with catarrhal deafness or head noises to fetch Parmint double strength from a druggist. Mix one ounce in a pint of hot water with a small amount of sugar, take one tablespoonful four times daily. Users report relief as nostrils unclog and mucus stops dripping.
A testimonial from W. H. Brubaker of Salina Pa states Adler-i-ka cured his wife’s soreness and allowed her to complete housework. The ad claims immediate relief for gas sourness and stomach distress, cleansing the bowels and entire alimentary tract, preventing appendicitis and curing constipation. It pitches Swift Drug Co and other druggists selling the mixture of buckthorn cascara glycerine and nine other drugs.
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