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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1918
Page
7
Reports from The Star describe a strict wartime secrecy order established in Europe after General Foch took charge. Officials claim only a few understood upcoming moves, with troops deployed without full front knowledge to ensure surprise and minimize casualties.
Three thousand garments for Belgian women and children were shipped Tuesday by the local Christian Science organization sewing division. The items represent work from 14 city sewing units.
Florence Logan will edit the University of Washington Daily for the coming quarter while Florence Rogers serves as business manager in the absence of the regularly elected editor and manager who have gone to war.
A home remedy describes squeezing two lemons into three ounces of Orchard White to make a quarter pint lotion. The mix is applied daily to the face neck arms and hands to fade freckles sunburn windburn and tan while whitening skin at low cost. The note claims the recipe is harmless.
Pope decides succession after Cardinal Farley’s death with Bishop PB J Hayes as leading candidate. Names for the position are prepared by the diocesan council and sent to Rome where the Holy See holds final choice. The College of Cardinals currently has 68 members, including Cardinals Gibbons and O Connell.
Physicians urge plain nitro phosphate as a remedy for thin, nervous people lacking vim. The product supposedly feeds nerves and body cells to increase weight and improve health, with cautions against use for those not seeking flesh gains.
Thomas W. Brewer, previously of Seattle with his mother Mrs Monica Brewer, rose from private to captain in the Canadian forestry corps after serving in a Scottish battalion in France and earning the Military Medal. He was wounded in 1917, spent time in hospital, and credits American courage while proudly noting Seattle as his hometown.
Seattle authorities signed a three year contract with the Puget Sound Tra ction Light & Power Co for interchanges of electric current. The deal follows a lengthy mayoral conference with Monte Appel fleet counsel and H F Kendall fleet housing and transportation rep. The city pays half a cent per kilowatt hour and will install interplant connections at a $75,000 cost.
The Metal Trades council wired Secretary of Labor Wilson on a Wednesday protesting the Macy board delay in a new shipyard wage schedule. The telegram urged honoring a Seattle Saturday half holiday and presenting Seattle workers’ message to President Wilson, while pledging loyalty to the government with shipbuilding records and Liberty loan subscriptions. Wilson had previously wired against Saturday half holidays as contrary to ship production needs. The council replied to Macy’s charges that workers acted for selfish interests rather than national ones.
The White Elephant shop funded twenty five hundred dollars in materials for Belgian sufferers to be turned into garments. The National League for Women's Service at Chickering hall receives the fabric on the fourth floor and seeks women to sew using the league’s fifteen electric sewing machines.
An historical estimate cites Noahs ark as 547 feet long 91 feet wide and 54 feet high with a capacity of 72 625 tons according to Bishop Wilkins, reflecting 17th century skepticism about biblical measurements.
A thrift stamp drive urges citizens to buy a stamp daily to back national defense. Organizers emphasize small daily purchases accumulate into significant wartime aid, with campaigns targeting schools and communities.
A. Hunsker, 65, was awarded 10528 by Superior Judge Calvin S. Hall against Mrs. Lillian M. G. De Lion in King County. Hunsker claimed she advertised for a partner to farm in California and owned Seattle property, loaned money, and promised marriage before discovering her husband George De Lion was alive.
Managers of Seattle theatres were guests at a banquet in the Arctic club Tuesday evening honoring the part the city's theatres played in relaying government messages to the people.
C. G. Sanders a 24 year old Puget Sound Navy Yard sailor was arrested Tuesday night after he allegedly assaulted Miss F W Eisel city hospital head nurse when she refused him access to a woman friend in an internment ward.
Office offers free consultation and pain free dental care by a specialist in crown and bridge work. Located second floor Pioneer Building at First and James opposite the Totem Pole, featuring porcelain jacket crowns to restore broken teeth with a natural look and reasonable prices.
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