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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1918
Page
3
The Washington Puyallup fair opens Wednesday October 2, featuring Jazz-Bo on roller skates and 700 naval trainees. Mothers of servicemen will be admitted free on opening day. Prizes will honor Northwest mothers with the most sons in service as the event blends entertainment with wartime farm focus.
K Takeuchi and Y Tsujino report to police the loss of 180 dollars in cash and 850 dollars in bank drafts from their hotel room at the Great Northern, located at 215 Sixth Avenue.
Bremerton pilot Harry H. McCarthy recounts severe stomach pain bloating and headaches then credits Tanlac with restoring his health gaining 12 pounds. He previously faced surgery and months off work before relief from Tanlac, now eating freely and feeling revitalized. Bartell Drug Stores in Seattle distribute Tanlac.
The ten counties leading the Fourth Liberty Loan in the 12th federal reserve district will have war tanks named for them and the ten leading cities will receive new ships in the merchant marine. County Chairman C B Wills notes strong private support and quotes the need for $50 buyers as a vital part of the drive. Seattle hosts widespread appeals with Catholic churches readings and a large meeting featuring speakers and a chorus. The Washington Ironworks plant reports heavy subscriptions, with many firms and workers pledging amounts toward the quota and a joint list of 100 percent subscriptions released by Liberty Loan headquarters.
Senator Wilson argues in favor of women's suffrage as essential to democracy and wartime leadership. He cites the global move toward equality, the service of women in the war effort, and the need for moral guidance from women in shaping postwar policy.
One man died and another is dying after consuming wood alcohol allegedly sold by J. Bernhardt Co. Police report over a score held in the city jail following arrests in the Washington Street area. John Rigdon, 68, of 722 Maynard Ave., a longshoreman, died at 11:30 p.m. Sunday. E. D. Snyder, 46, a barber, is expected to die soon. J. K. Kishada, 38, a laborer, is in serious condition.
A series of Liberty Loan boosting meetings are listed for Monday and Tuesday across multiple venues. Events include Queen Anne library Bellevue Endolyne at 8 p.m., Patterson MacDonald shipyards at 4 p.m., Plymouth Congregational church at 8 p.m. with Capt Thomas Seddon and Marie Dressler, Ajax hall 85th and Greenwood at 8 p.m., Kennydale Lincoln high school Lake City Richmond Beach Webster school at 8 p.m., and Canal Lumber Co. at 12 30 p.m.
Women have replaced men behind the California bar at 201 Occidental Ave. The saloon became a soft drink place after Prohibition. Proprietor William Uder says I have sent all my men to the ship yards and the women are doing fine.
After Western Beverage Co. workers subscribed to Liberty bonds, the proprietor collected a $100 bond for each former employee now serving in the military.
A dentist advertises painless, thorough dental work by graduate dentists. The office emphasizes low costs, lasting results, and an ironclad satisfaction guarantee signed by the operator and owner L. R. Clark D. D. S. It urges immediate treatment to protect future success and avoid needless delays.
Louis Lonheim received ten months in prison and a $700 fine after being convicted of selling liquor to soldiers. An additional 30 day sentence and $100 fine were imposed for violating the dry law.
An advertisement touts S. S. S. as a safe, herbal blood treatment made from roots herbs and barks. It claims to cleanse the system remove impurities and treat conditions like rheumatism catarrh scrofula ulcers and blood poisoning. Readers are urged to obtain S. S. S. from drug stores or write to Medical Director Atlanta Georgia.
A short meditation explains that habit shapes every man by sticking to a single path through sun or snow. Habits yield consequences, for better or worse, and only individuals forge them, sometimes becoming a curse.
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