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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
Excellent Opportunity
10 Test Girls Amity

Dear Miss Grey: I have n girl
friend whom ! always 30 with. !
have found that have spent hun.
drcds OF dollars Just on account OF
her. ] feel that | cannot keep on
like this any longer. How could I
Gu, out this extravaganza and. in the
meantime. retain her friendship !
like her so much.
BOY IN TROUBLE.
This affords an excellent op.
portunity for you to test the
caliber OF tho girls friendship.
II she is keeping your company
because YOU are you, she will
be only glad 10 assist you in be.
coming less extravagant II she.
on the other hand. is Interested
only In the spending OF your
dollars. you cannot find Il out
too soon for your own good.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
women HELPLESS
FROM HEADACHE
NEED THIS TONIC

Faint. subject 10 dizzy spells. fro.
quent headachcs--this 10 the story
OF misery that thousands OF women
can tell. Happiness under such
conditions is almost impossible. de.
spondency Is almost inevitable.
II your life Is ono continuous
round OF suffering without any par.
ticular Illness being manifest. you
receive but little sympathy because
no one but yourself understands
your condition. Help may be sug.
gested By this statement from Mrs.
Joseph Vandegriff OF West Grove.
Pa. She says:
~ was in n greatly rundown con.
dltion and was so weak that I would
faint away and have dizzy spells. I
could hardly retain any food on my
stomach and suffered constantly
with headaches. was treated by
doctors for several months, but
without relief. II was through
reading "A newspaper that | decided
to try DR.. williams Pink Pills and
II wasn't long before my headaches
left me and | was getting better. /
kept gaining In strength until 1 was
we'll"
Dr. williams Pink Pills build up
the blood and have proved OF the
greatest benefit In many disorders
due TO undernourished nerves. a
tendency TO anemia, or bloodless.
ness. is also corrected by these tonic
pills.
Two useful books, Diseases OF the
Nervous System" and what to Eat
and How 10 Eat" will be sent free
by the DIR. Williams Medicine Co,
Schenectady. ". Y. Your own
druggist sells DR.. williams Pink
Pills or you can order them direct
by mail, postpaid. at so cents per
box, six boxes for $3.50.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
: Cynthia Grey's e
J LETTERS {
Napoleon Bondparte
Dominated Prussia

Dear Miss Grey; Please answer
these questions an soon ms possible
On what soil or country was Ma
poloon Bonaparte defeated Where
was he captured. and did he ever
control Prussia In any way7
CURIOUS.
Napoleon BOnRparte was de
,feated at the Battle Of Waterloo
IN Belgian territory. Ito sur.
rendered at I,ochcfort. France.
To Capt. Maitland. OF the British
warahlp Bellerophon. Napoleon
dissolved the old German en-
pire IN July. 1905. The years OF
isi0ll were the period of Ma.
polcon'H greatest power. on the
north he had annexed Holland.
frieHland. Oldonburg. Bremen
and all Of the coast line as far
ms Hamburg. and on the south.
Rome and the southern papai
provinces.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
Directions for
Fireless Cooker

Dear Miss Grey; WIN you kind
print directions for making a fir
ienA cooker and obiige
\ WAR WORKER.
t'nc n Tin can with lid that
e. big enough 10 hold aoapstone
and cooking vessel Procure
box that will provide space.
Into this box place the car. fiil.
ing underneath and around sides
vita dry earth. Nail heavy
boards ont op around edges. With
mortar made Of water and earth.
using knife. flll all open
spaces. thus preventing escape OF
heat
Leave space over can for lid
60 open. Make outside lid OF
heavy board. lined with papers
and oil cloth 0f you have 10.
Pack papers carefully between
lids. preventing escape Of heat.
II one soapstone - not enough
heat. use hot irons also.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
She Would Dye
Felt Hat

Dear Miss Grey; I have a white
felt hat which I would like TO dye
Can you give me any directions FOR
doing no without inJuring the hat
READER
Only an expert should attempt
to dye hat with the present
supply Of dyes Even profess.
Hiouala will not guarantee the
work
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
Those Golden Stars

In every home where flies the service flag with
golden star and in every home to which the golden star
may come mother and father and all should read what
Abraham Lincoln wrote to a civil mother:
II have been shown in the files of the department
statement of the adutant general of Massachusetts that
you the mother of five who died gorousy the
field of battle feel how weak and futless must be any
words of mine which should attempt to begue you from
the grief of loss overwhelming But cannot refrain
from rendering you the consolation that may be found
the thoughts of the republic they died to pray
Heavenly Father the anguish of your bereave
men and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved
end the lost and the solemn pride that must be
have laid costly sacrifice the altar of freedom"
Mastery of retreat noe concede to the Hun; bit look
at the practice he's had.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
Keep Car Windows Open

Still they keep shutting the street windows
Saturday Chief of Police Warren instructed mounted
policemen and traffic officers to stop all street having
fewer than one-thrd of the windows open.
This done in several of but street
platform claim that when their moved again
the passengers shut the windows after the po
lcemen out of sight In instance of stubboness
is related traffic officer broke window open with hs
club rather than stall traffic while arguing with
srave passenger who feared colds than influenza
In Portland the company has torn out all windows
and thus saved arguments.
The death toll from influenza is mounting in Seattle
We must keep street windows open and obey the
health department instructions in every particular.
Instead Of silver lining the Germans mil find
the clouds are lined nth American arplanes
Tell your troubles TO Foch, Is moU the order Of the
n ddu
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
About Boisheviki,
Yarn and BOnaparte

Dear Miss Grey: VIII you pleas,
state what Ia meant by the "Reds"'
Also. wonder why the rage for
wool scarfs and caps for women, II
wool Is 80 scarce? Lastly. would
appreciate knowing how Napoleon
met his death. s. u.
The Reds" are the soviets of
Russia. Generally speaking,
they are the Bolshoviki.
Tho yarn used In women's
scarfs. etc. for the most part.
/ presume. Is of an inferior quail.
ity, or n substitute mixture.
Napoleon died OF cancer on the
island OF st. Helena.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
THEY'LL Thank You

This morning the editor received a letter from
man. directing athletic training of American soldiers ana
sailors gone the Atlantic to fight Tor free
dom, for ALL forever.
We quote him:
IF had but one thing to tell the folks back home
would say, WRITE!
81 know how precious the letters from home to these
lads? They read them and again. They carry
them around with them until the torn and rayed
and fall to pieces. Any back home who knows any
one over here should regularly and should write CHEEKY
snappy letters.
Some of these lads have been for some time and
they think how the and makes them
blue. CHEEKY letter is what they need bunch OF snap
shots of the home folks, of the home friends OF the
bunch where they worked what peases these boys they
carry the photographs with them until they are all crmped
up they to another fellow they show
them and the other fellow says how nice they are and
the homesick boy gets smile back on his face.
please ask the folks who read your paper to write to
every boy here they know.
And the editor asks you.
Yes, know the fathers and mothers and sisters
of boys write often but how about the boy who has
him. There plenty of these Anyhow the fellows over
there would like letters from their friends back home
Thanksgiving Day is coming. and you'll have much to
be thankful for chief among these being the victory they
winning there. Can make them thankful that
day for the letters you will write NOW and next week and
the next?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
Editors Mail
DOESN'T WANT HUN TOYS

Editor The Star; DO we want Ger.
man-made toys for our little ones,
when so many little babies have been
killed by those ''bloodthirsty
hounds"7 I, for one. say Nor My
whole family says mol"
You have always done things fair
and square. and here IL another
chance to help win. l will head the
list in big letters to have the whole
cargo 1900 tonsl of German-made
toys which arrived in America last
week. no matter when they were
bought. before the war, or any other
time, TO be burned.
There In no child In our U. S. A.
that wants Germany to play with.
/ have one brother helping to save
this land OF ours. and will try my
best 10 do so.
am a soldiers sister.
MRS. N. A. OLSON.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
Fight Shy of the Corset, Men!

Thinking of conserving Steel the industry board is
highly doubtful if corset-mang essential industry
and contemplates putting il out.
Jerusalem! Isn't the suffrage racket hot enough and
big enough without raising corset issue? And warn
the board that there's steel conservation in
sade against any metal contraption that's dear to the
feminine heart.
We remember that way back in boyhood there
the corset and it largely a whaebone
instrument of contoron, at that Ministers prayed and
preached against the corset immoral Physicians cussed
and kicked against unheathfu and the unprofessona
he folks stood around and abused it as deceitful
Did the corsets conserve whaebone? Not
your fe Did woman with high appreciation of morality,
health and honesty Of appearance discard N She certainly
did not She went to wearing pannier. or hustle to
boot She put Class A. No. defiance. she did She put
whaebone fore and aft till she couldn't sit down
chair without doing immoral tapeze get up
curb stone her hands and knees and there wouldn't
be whale with bone in him today had not the let
up trying to her wearings.
We don't know how much steel there is in a present
day corset by pound ton but well bet head that
if he board of conservation tries to take out what
there is here be of it, and probably also platinum
copper tungsten and other necessary metals Gents of
the industry board, avoid the corset!
Politics amt achat they used TO be! Here's United
States Senator Kenyon actually proposing budget sys
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
A SURPRISED FLEA

Pop
We'll. Junior
II was Just reading that. for It's
sire. flea can jump farther than
any other creature"
so understand"
And was just thinking II n flea
on dachshund should jump"
Yes"
How surprised II would 10 when
Il ilt TO find e was SIN on the same
dog"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
UNDERSTANDABLE

calier-ifow Is your new office boy
getting along these days.
business Man--Oh. fine: he's got
things 30 mixed up now that I
couldn't do without hi.nl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
BREATUF 1T GENTLY

Mrs. ninks-This paper tells OF n
man who lives on onions alone.
Mrs. Jinks twhose husband eats
themi-Wcil. any one who lives on
onions ought 90 live alone.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
HIS SUGGESTION

Mrs Justwcd--You must not CT.
peet me TO give M my girlhood ways
all at once. dear
Justwed That's all right: so on
taking an allowance from your N.
Their Just AS II nothing had happened
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
A GOOD SALESMAN

what is your idea OF good sales
man."
"a bald headed barber who can sell
hair tonic"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
SERVED HIM RIGHT

lie was trying 20 excuse himself 10
her for being a Stacker.
I'D rather he a live rabbit than a
dead lion" he said
Well" said the giri. you get your
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28

The rceather bureau declares that big gun dis
charges battle explosions aud concessions do not affect
the reaher The tcedther hoUerer. IS affecting the
prosecution of the 4car-not unfauorably to the allies.
either, according to the heddtnesi!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
MiSlNIORNiED

You've card OF Cleopatra. amt
yer. jack"
Jack referring 90 ship OF that
namel-"Ies, was out In China
with er In 90"
The dooco yer was' Then she
Amt been dead 80 long as thought"
---rearsun's Weekly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28

Kansas towns generally will con-
duct municipal coal yards this win
tar
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28

We have read In several papers
recently that Mexico has been dis
playing a more friendly spirit to-
ward the United States and VIC were
unable to account for u until today
when VIC iamped 81 Washington dis
patch that said 80 300 Germans had
gone from the United states to Mex.
leo since we declared war
GOOD Roy. I'D
I'd Judson spent Sunday at home
-Macoun CAM Post.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28

Politics amt achat they used to be- Here's United
States Senator Kenyon actually proposing budget sys-
tenn to avoid ,Coste of public fundsi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28

compartment car. my bis dread of
the day wRs realized Daddy and
Mother Losimer emerged from their
room and came toward vs. ON their
way 10 the diner.
a-HnIAu fnr dinner Lea nra p.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
STARSHELLS
A REGULAR BIRDMAN

81 suppose when you have been
flying for n year or 80 II becomes
second naturc1
"Ratherl why. I'm getting 80 used
10 Il that | often feel craving for
worms and bird seed"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28
CONNIE SSIONS OF A
WAR BRIDE

Mary nervous. walked
Midway tho corridor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-28

Mastery of retreat concede to the Hun; bit look
at the practice he's had.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Trouble of Tire Charging
Saved by Service Plan

/: used to be not so long ago that
motorists who did their own driving
were obliged to make their own tire
changes when occasion required either
at their garage or while on the road.
Clothing and hands soied as a result
did their bit toward adding to the dis
comfort of the motorist
But no more is this So There is a
store at SiXtysiXth Street and Broad
way, the New York Tire Service. Inc,
under the management of w. A. Cav
ley, which sells United States tires and
tubes exclusively and gives tire service
with every purchase. That is, if you
are United States tire user or if YOU
still have the original equipment on
your car they will change your tires
either at your garage, on the road or
at their store. This service is given
every day except holidays, Sundays ana
late evenings.
All one has to do is to telephone to
the store and "tell the counterman YOUR
troubles" and one Of the little "Red
Patrol' wagons, which are always
ready to jump" will bring tire ex-
pert to the car
Many motorists are enjoying this SER
vice now that chaufeurs arc at war
time duties. 1t appeals to women as
we'll as the men. as the former dread Of
changing tires has been eliminated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

fIER ALL the situation regards automobile
settled 1t did
mad been written making
tor the duration of the appear
there definite order building automobiles
pines OF materials small that nothing
after the governments
shutting
anecd But that situation proceeding from
han to ordered to down, the effect
The regrettabe thing
believe
of
need everyday
That there
dispense with them
of
country the estimate that
utility does line.
To the
Save freight Uncle SAM That applies
the Why similar
automobesSave
pitch
all that the
hghtened
the transporting of goods particularly
bile with this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Can You Guess the
Make ?
By II. S. Osborne

Some grease and lubricating OIL and gas,
A lot of tin, some wood and steel,
A what is called a steering wheel
Set up behind a piece of glass
The whole contrivance runs around
Upon four rubber doughnut feet.
And as it goes along the street
1t makes queer, distinctive sound.
Four feet it has. each with shoe,
But, quite unlike a horse, it takes
An extra one--in case it breaks;
1t often even carries two.
And frequently, as you or
Get thirsty, it requires drink;
The queerest thing though is, think,
1t ought to drink before it's dry.
It's called car-but doesn't look
Like anything they use in trains:
And if the suns hot or it rains
The roof is opened like book
The neighbors laugh. with one accord
They all refuse the proffered rides;
They say we'll. don't care, besides
It's quite the best | can afford.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Gallon Gasolene Equals
80 Lbs. Dynamite in Force

"Do you know" says George H.
Stowe, president of the Mitchell Motor
Car CompanNa Of New York, chat one
gallon of gasolene properly mixed with
air and compressed is equal to sbout
elghty-three pounds of dynamite in
explosive force? What makes rasolene
particularly dangerous is the fact that
IT is moro rapidly ignited and eyplod
ed than dynamite. One can never be
too careful in handling gasolcne under
any and all circumstances.
Ihat gasolene is dangerous stuff is
so obvious that the average motorist
acknowledges it, and lets it go at thai
But why it is dangerous and wherc
the greater dangers lie are questions
with which he concerns himself but
little. Wv
"Probably the most serious danger
from gasolene lies in the fact that the
vapor is very heavy and colorless.
mere is seldom any visible indication
or ITS presence. 1t may accumulate at
1he bottom of closed room or on the
moor OF a garage, and the dropping Of
lighted mA'ch is all that is needed
to start something.
"When allowed to accumulate in III ;c
manner its explosive power is trc-
mendouS, and walls of brick bu;jdingc
have been blown out from lust such a
cause. -
Care must be taken to avoid such
accumulations. Keep the premises ven
tllatcd so that the vapor will be dissi-
pated as fast as it is formed. In fllinp
tanks be careful not to spill TIC LIQUID.
A most dangerous device is gasolene
sprayer used to clear motors. r.
should never be used in a garage. and
not even in the open air under certain
conditions. va II
IF gasolene is to be kept in the
mousse or the garage the tcmpcraturo
OF the place should be as nearly even
as possible. This will do away win
any dangerous vapor pressure, which
VIII force gasolene out of the tank ar
might even cause a leak. The best
storage place for gasolene is in an
Underground tank, where its surround.
ings are at low temperature all tho
year round.
I'm pouring gasoenc into n tank ~,
other receptacle, the operator shouIJ
be careful rot to breathe the fnmos
since these have been proved bv
scientists to be highly injurious to the
human SYSTEM"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

grinding before. because there may
be not enough clearance to allow the
valve to seat, thus causing the leak
which appears to make grinding neces-
sary; afterward, because there may be
a slight lowering Of the valve, making
adjustment necessary. However, If the
foregoing instructions are followed
there will not be enough grinding to
call for an adjustment.
Before grinding make sure that the
valve needs it. and edo not grind any
more than is necessary. After you
have ground enough to give tight
seat all further effort expended is
waste; more, it is harmful to the en-
CINE.
The conclusion is, therefore, grind
your valves as often as (but not more
often) they need it, but do not grind
them on general principles, nor longer
than to make perfect seat. Adjust
valves carefully and test the adjust
ment when leak is suspected These
rules will conserve labor and gasolene
and prevent grinding the valve seat
through into the cylinder or valve
chamber
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

From Burlington many interest;,c
side trips can be taken by motor or hs
boat on Lake Champlain. Excellent
conditions are available by boat ~
points in the Adirondack Mountains
South of Burlington the main rou,s
runs to Rutland, via ShelburNc FailS
Nergennes. Middlebury and Brandon
passing through charming country viii
towns and villages typical of rural New
England. then on through the Otter
Greek Valley to Manchester, where arc
the links of the Ekwanok Country Club
From Manchester the route CONTINUES
south through Bennington TO Williams.
town the picturesque site of Williams
College. The Berkshire Hills are now
traversed, as the road leads througb
Pittstield to Lenox and thence throusb
the Berkshires via Stockbridge and
Great Darlington, crossing the Con-
necticut line at Canaan. thence down
tie Naugatuck Valley through Torrine
ton to Waterbury. returning TO New
York via Danbury, Ridgeteld and Brar.
cliff.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

THERE ahead for the
10 begin WITH governmental
limitation OF output commercial vehicle And
what wide market there
100000 vehicles
100000 of the total commercial
eight
There field vastly substitution of
motor vehicles for railroad freight
points field Brsker
the United States implies installation
that there field for trucks
right this
Statistics reported by the Goodrich Rubber
England there $1,000 trucks
Tar demand
ms pretty well shown by the fact that five
Ohio, Pennsylvania
than there
than 100000 Small
of
tabished makers field
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Report Farmers Biggest
Users of Motor Trucks

The biggest users of commercial
vehicles in the United States are
not the merchants or the manu-
facturers, but the farmers Stats
tics given by the B. F. Goodrich
Rubber Company show that trucks
engaged in the haulage of grain,
produce, truck and livestock in the
rural districts head the list with
1879 during 1917.
Next rank manufacturers with
65.92o, and then retailers, with Ca
ass. According to the figures there
are 23S commercial vehicle manu-
facturers in the United States.
Ninety thousand trucks were made
during 1917, and it is estimated
that in 1918 production will 90 over
the 100000 mark.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
fabrication and Ease Of Mind

Proper fabrication is just as much
factor in the feeling of safety in mo-
toring as new tires or recently over
hauled motor. Unless the motorist has
confidence in his lubricants, a vision Of
ruined bearings is bound to pursue him.
The remedy, naturally, IS the careful.
selection OF lubricants.
Experience has taught racing drivers
and automobile mechanics that certain
kinds Of graphite are almost an abso-
lutte insurance against bearing trouble.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

MONG prime nuiances leading place belongs
that trucks and using
has been explained They
pecck and the faster the
riot of automobile
oughfare where it is found warning signals
quently, is wellnigh intolerabe
we told that the police
YORK; but II that the there hasn't
real would
we'll as IN homes and office buildings
OF suh rotous warning signals
toward the elimination of unnecessary noises this
class this blatant whistle
would do we'll to 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

II WOULD be the of
pan 10 pass along to the buyer all of cent tax on tho
~ cars ihae worked all right in the Of the cent tax
OUT taken together with the
a'e VIII make considerable burden the
IL VIII tend to deter folks o ,o
they have all this production is curaod ]
e'aoy he coming automobile woud do va
assume part OF the mpost than put it all IN tho
because the customer probably enough Of that - W.
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