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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1917
Page
9
Spokane dispatch reports the local car men union accepted a company compromise ending the potential strike. Workers sought a four cent hourly raise and won two and a half cents plus additional concessions.
In France and England the American Marines under Maj. Gen. Sibert have been withdrawn from trench service and are now serving as provost guards in dozens of villages and cities, still hoping for combat duty.
A vintage style health ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for children's constipation. It promises relief in hours, notes a pleasant taste, and warns against counterfeit bottles while instructing to buy a 50 cent bottle made by the California Fig Syrup Company.
Paula and Jeff Perrygreen recount a London and Broadway success as a motor crash shatters their plans. Jeff survives, asks Paula to marry, and she declares eternal devotion while at his hospital bedside. A cliffhanger notes a Bavarian king and a hurried getaway.
Declare stomach independence from dieting and drugs. After years of pampering digestion, start today with nourishing food and a dinner plus a teaspoon of bisulated magnesia in water. It neutralizes stomach acid, stops souring, aids natural digestion, and is not a laxative.
Washington reporting on the unveiling of Swedish secret notes and Zimmerman's instructions, portraying the United States as the Sherlock Holmes of diplomacy. It explains deciphering methods, cipher and code practices, and highlights Captain Parker Hitt's prowess in breaking a Japanese cipher quickly with translation aid.
Classified listing offers boys box calf shoes from 2.25 to 3.50 with heavy sole and heel, nailed or sewn soles. options include mutton or lace styles. Misses' kid boots priced 2.25 to 3.00 with several sizing and style notes.
A wide range of hosiery with prices. Women's cashmere hose 35c per pair with double heel and toe in black and ribbon tops. Women's fine cashmere 65c per pair for winter wear. Cotton hose 19c a pair with double heel and toe sizes 8 1 2 to 16. Silk stockings 85c pair in various colors and full fashion sizes 6 to 10. Iron Clad hose for boys and girls 25c, extra heavy 35c with triple knee and double heel. Arrowhead hose 15c 18c pair. Infants silk lisle hose 25c pair and cashmere for fall. Men’s iron clad cashmere socks 45c pair, seamless in natural black Oxford.
The catalog lists Warner Rustproof Corsets from 1.00 to 62.00 in multiple sizes and models. Also featured are women outing gowns at 89c, infant wear including knit sweaters 79c and sacques 1.50, and child coats from 2.95 to 6.98 in cream cashmere with embroidered details.
Mrs Nellie Phelpa of Fulton New York says she suffered over a year from female weakness and nearly could not stand. Doctors advised operation but she improved after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and is now well and able to work. She urges other women with similar symptoms to seek guidance from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.
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