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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1917
Page
6
OCR fragment shows Woodhouse Grunbaum Furniture Co at 416 424 Pike Street with references to home furnishings and payments. Listed items include terms and amounts like 20.00 and 5.00, plus misc notation. The readable portion suggests a furniture business ledger or invoice snippet from a historical storefront.
Society women prefer to shampoo with a prepared product over makeshift mixes. A simple homemade canthrox solution dissolves dandruff dirt and excess oils, costing about three cents per shampoo. Hair becomes fluffy, lustrous, and soft after rinsing.
An advertisement warns against alkali-heavy soaps that dry the scalp and brittle hair. It recommends maltified coconut oil soap as mild, greaseless, and effective for cleansing hair and scalp. One to two teaspoonfuls cleanses thoroughly, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft, bright, and manageable. Coconut soap is cheap and available at pharmacies for family use.
Investigation by District Attorney Clay Allen targets the disappearance and return of a valuable German steamer Loong Moon silver dinner service stolen during repairs at Seattle Construction and Dry Dock company's plant. The silverware went missing while the government overhauled the ship.
A federal farm board delegation urged President Wilson to advocate a broader draft exemption for skilled farm labor to boost war production. Separately in Chicago, prohibitionists progressives socialists single taxers and union labor planned a possible coalition meeting for October.
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a remedy for headache colds liver and bowels. It urges a 10 cent box to purify the liver cleanse bowels and freshen breath and digestion with nightly use for adults and children alike.
Wey United Press Leased Wire reports German airships and Zeppelins raided London last night with three squadrons of aircraft striking Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coasts. Lord French says defenders drove off raiders with anti aircraft fire, with minimal inland impact and one coastal town injured slightly. The city endured the raid calmly as theatres continued performances.
Motorcycle police were called three times Monday night to chase a woman slugger who emerged from underbrush and threatened to shoot a lone woman at Tenth Ave N and Roanoke. He pursued her to near her home, tearing her belt and striking as she ran. Within ninety minutes another man matching the description tried near Ninth Ave and University. Police could not locate him.
International Bible Students members Kennedy and Marker claim religious exemption from military service. They were arrested for failure to report for service after certification. Kennedy vows to verify membership and may seek a presidential ruling from Wilson. Rice of Division 3 is also involved.
Gaston B Means faced court as he sits with nerves strained and smiles wavering, awaiting a decision on whether he will be found guilty of murdering Mrs Maude King. The case hinges on the Confederate judge’s verdict after Means’ confession about taking large sums from the German government for work in the United States.
Corporation Counsel Caldwell declares plan to extend municipal car lines by borrowing from the light department depreciation fund illegal. The opinion was read at Monday's council session and the matter referred to the finance and judiciary committees for action.
Norman Lank McLeod a university student from 4227 11th Ave N BK was accepted Monday into the Royal Flying Corps of the British Army after US examiners deemed him underweight. Physically perfect, he will attend the Toronto training school. He previously joined naval militia by drinking water to gain weight but was released after examination. he is a junior and Sigma Nu member.
In Kansas City on September 25 Col Roosevelt urged removing Senator La Follette from Congress. He said he would be ashamed to stay in the Senate until a method to depose La Follette is found and urged immediate war with Austria and Turkey.
Maitland F. Kindersley of London investigates using whale meat for English army rations in Seattle. He claims soldiers in trenches would not notice the difference after dining on a whale steak at the New Washington hotel.
A public luncheon will be tendered to military members of the Seattle Athletic club Col. Wm. M. Inglis and Maj. Fred W. Llewellyn Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the club new quarters at Third Ave and Jefferson St.
Danderine claims to stop dandruff and thinning hair after one application. An 21 cent bottle is advertised at drugstores or toilet counters with promises of soft lustrous hair, no itching scalp, and increased fullness within ten minutes.
Secretary Lansing has instructed Post Wheeler, American charge d'affaires in Tokyo, to investigate the condition of thousands of Jewish war refugees stranded there while heading to the United States, according to an announcement by the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society.
London dispatch notes the reconvening of Germanys reichstag with Chancellor Michaelis poised to deliver a major policy speech. Observers see the centrist socialist insurrection quelled and Erzberger allied with the government over the pope peace note, while socialist opposition appears weak and leaders bend to the government.
Major General Greene praised the select service army at a banquet in Seattle honoring Camp Lewis. He called the men the best raw material he has seen and stressed comfort, proper shelter, and wholesome food to avoid complaints. Also speaking were Gov. Lister Mayor Gill Dr. Herbert H. Gowen Rt Rev Edward J ODea Capt R B Coontz and William A Peters.
United Press staff correspondent reports that beautiful society women acted as unconscious aides to German Ambassador von Bernstorff by gathering inside information on American affairs. The piece suggests congressional inquiry into his propaganda and slush fund, noting embassy staff by day and waiter spies by night. Bernstorff, a social icon, accepted and encouraged frequent calls from social leaders.
The dispatch notes a historic shift as artillerymen and shells outnumber infantry in front line assaults. It cites French offensives averaging about one million shells daily during April actions along the Aisne Moronvilliers, and contrasts Verdun shell totals of 200 to 400 thousand per day with the new scale.
Dr Russell F Thrapp longtime pastor of the First Christian church in Los Angeles has resigned to accept a new post as pastor of the First Christian church in Seattle He will depart October 14 for his new assignment.
Men show strong taste for patterns as fall stocks arrive. New shipments feature laundered cuff shirts in the best shirtings with perfect fit and ample sizes from 14 to 18, priced from to 3 dollars.
A local ad lists non shrinking vests and Pante-In garments in white or gray. Prices vary by size at 65 cents each. The advertisement notes Sheper or Sheper garment offerings.
The collection features fur trimmed fabrics finished with bone buttons in Rich African Brown Russian Green Burgundy Plum Taupe Navy and Black. Available in sizes 34 to 46.
A wide array of prominent figures from politics medicine and theater endorse Nuxated Iron. Former senators Warren G Mason and Towne cited as proponents alongside doctors hospital officials and a famous actress Sarah Bernhardt who ordered supplies for French soldiers.
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