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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1910

Page

4

Never Marry a Man to Reform Him

A moral lesson warns young women against marrying men to reform them. It argues women romanticize partners, overlook flaws, and believe kindness will uplift a reckless man. The piece urges women to see through illusion and require sincere reform before marriage.

Photographers Note Blonde Beauties in Pictures

A famous photographer claims blondes are photographed more often than brunettes in the long run. He cites perceived beauty differences as the reason, suggesting blondes attract more picture opportunities.

Contented: A 19 year old defends hired housework over factory work

The writer argues that a girl without parents doing housework is morally better and happier than factory or store work. She claims respect is assured in the West if the worker is tidy, careful, and obliging, while criticizing idle or imprudent girls who prefer factory life.

Annie Mise Grey Seattle

Blonde subject yields better photographs and love needs cultivation

The excerpt asserts that blonde subjects photograph better than brunettes under identical conditions. It argues love requires cultivation and grows with careful care, while neglect harms it like fruit planted by a gardener. The comparison uses gardening imagery to emphasize nurture and decay.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Worth Knowing Tips From Home Economics Columns

A compressed yeast cake keeps well if soaked in salt or flour. Save zinc scraps to burn chimney soot. A pinch on the fire clears root passages. A large family uses cheap Indian head cloths for table coverings and washes them often. Salt and water gargle freshens the throat. A home without newspapers periodicals and books lacks pleasure and light.

Massage tips and dating woes in a Seattle advice column

A reader asks about double chin reduction and hair care while another details long work hours hindering romance. The columnist suggests massage, creams, and parlor sessions, plus practical life notes on meeting people despite late shifts, prompting reader feedback and potential solutions.

Dear Miss Grey Readers Ask Recipes and Etiquette

Letters request vanilla caramels macaroons and cooking tips. The column explains proper engagement etiquette and suggests silver gifts for a silver wedding and timing for sending gifts. Also defines Chantecler as a rooster and notes Beattie rest-resort inquiries cannot be addressed.

Miss Grey Mise Grey Beattie Differroti Road

Quaint Fashions For Girls

Poke bonnets revive in fashion for little women with simple artistic trims. Spring coats of matching material accompany the outfits. Some outfits feature kimono sleeves and garments. A cloth wrung in hot vinegar and water on the forehead is said to relieve a headache.

Old Time Ribs and Chili Bean Stew Recipe

Instructions describe roasting ribs with lightly dredged batter, basting, and moistening with water, followed by gravy made from pan fat. Then beef pieces are cooked with fat, chili beans soaked then boiled, peppers and garlic strained, and combined with tomatoes and chili powder to simmer briefly.

Oven Baked Potatoes with Cream Sauce and Cheese

Bake nine potatoes with jackets on until tender then cool. Peel and dice into a dish. Salt well. Prepare a sauce of three cups milk thickened with two tablespoons flour, add one finely chopped green pepper, cook slowly three minutes. Turn over potatoes, sprinkle grated cheese on top, and brown in oven for fifteen minutes.

Pease

Sparerib Roast With Savory Bread Dressing

A recipe instructs layering spareribs, sealing, and filling an open top with a seasoned bread dressing made from soaked white bread, onion, butter, celery, salt, pepper, sage, and thyme. The method includes sewing the top and rubbing the rib with the dressing for flavor.

Homemade Candies For the Sweet Tooth From Violet Flowers

Instructions describe making candied violet blossoms by preparing a sugar syrup, dipping petals, and chilling on plates. Includes variations with meaty rose leaves and a peppermint flavored option, plus chocolate dippings and a coconut molasses candy. Mentions using hib herb horne and generic kitchen tips.

Fine Cabbage with Celery Seed Dressing

Chop raw cabbage very fine with celery seed. Heat vinegar and water with butter, then pour over beaten eggs mixed with flour sugar mustard salt and pepper. Cook dressing in a double boiler until thickened, then pour over cabbage and celery seed mixture.

Carnegie Tells 6018 Wil Kind of Girl to Marry

Andrew Carnegie advised Pittsburg high school students to choose a wife who cares for her mother, is useful at home, and does not seek social show. He praised Carnegie Tech and praised girls’ cookery classwork, saying success stems from proper parentage and service to a husband.

Mise Grey Hallroom Annie Annie Seattle Gil Carnegie Wil Andrew Carnegie Pittsburg Carnegie “Tech

Fashions for minor injuries and home remedies

A fragmented guide lists treatments for slight burns and choking, urges cold water rinses, and offers old time home remedies. It mentions brushing teeth in cold water, drying, using powders in rat holes, painting tar over holes, and using rubber leaves with tepid milk weekly. water is used to cover the area.

Tributes to Women Highlight Calm Dignity and Tenderness

A meditation on womanhood praises repose civility and dignity. Classical quotes from Shakespeare Laither and others extol women as embodiments of gentleness strength and moral influence.

Onfucius Shakespeare

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