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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
3
A reader asks how to meet people and suggests trying church and social groups. The piece discusses teachers, parental influence, and community life, urging clearer support for education and better school conditions.
A reader laments sensational crime news in newspapers describing violence and tragedy while longing for positive family milestones and improved public morals. The letter questions societal change, asks why headlines focus on infamy, and seeks reader responses. Fort y seven U.S. readers letter page tone and period voice.
Egyptian influence appears in the latest Paris designs with rich colorings and patterns. Embroidery and metal handbag frames echo ancient art, showing a revived Egyptian theme in jewelry and accessories.
The Star offers two tickets to Kolb and Dill in the musical comedy Wet and Dry at the Metropolitan for the lady pictured. Readers are asked to identify her in the editorial room. Miss Leona Genshaw of 4107 39th is the pictured subject.
A letter recounts Miss Miller’s séance with Rasputin as a control and the Russian participants reacting with fear and wonder. The observer notes the medium's surprising accuracy, the cueing of the Russian to believe, and the fascination with Ouija and language tricks.
The old gardener advises tearing a small amount of seed to test viability. Prepare a box with sawdust soaked in warm water, make a small furrow with a pencil, plant a set number of seeds, and keep the box near heat. After four to five days, water is not needed. count germinated seeds to gauge viability.
The Cornish School of Music issues a catalog for its new Spoken Word department led by Margaret Prendergast McLean a Leland Powers graduate praised as an engaging teacher. She is joined by two Powers alumni Misa Fennesbeck and Miss LaFollette with courses in dramatic reading public speaking and general studies for children and adults. The narrative also includes an unrelated French translation and a dramatic scene description concluding with a teaser “To Be Continued.”
The New York fashion piece highlights a one piece dress crafted from midnight taffeta and serge band trimming with green gold threads. The tunic and waist are cut together with a straight skirt attached to the vest, and a matching taffeta hat with a long straw bow completes the look.
Dorothy Fay Gould guides a Seattle reading event as part of a community program sponsored by local groups. The program focuses on promoting literature and public engagement in the city.
The Seattle Public Library reference room hosts a two week exhibit of Mexican art and architecture. Annie Calhoun arranges displays of prints and photographs highlighting old churches monasteries and houses with Spanish Renaissance crafts and Aztec influences.
Elizabeth Gowdy Baker of New York, famed for lifelike portraits in oils and pure watercolors, plans a Seattle visit arriving in May. She is noted for artistic skill and pleasing sitters, with a promise to paint them at their best while here.
Several articles highlighted Seattle homes in Eastern magazines. The Co. D. Stimson house at Highlands appeared in January House and Garden with Kirk Cutter of Spokane as the architect. The Alexander McEwan home at the Country club was noted in a recent issue.
The piece notes house features in Hill and Shenandoah valley Virginia with architects Kebb Gould and W A Sturgis. It highlights the F H Ongood and F H Brownell houses, mentions Danie] Kelleher estate at Mt Airy and Meem estate history tied to Gen Meem.
A health advertisement urges steady self improvement and promotes the Euro-Phosphate health system sold by Arrow Chemical Co. It claims nerve calm, weight gain, and increased energy, with a $300 guarantee and physician endorsements. Readers are urged to request a booklet from 31 Union Square, New York.
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