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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1910
Page
6
The speaker praises club women led by H Jennings and Jen nt of the We eind, arguing for political equality through the ballot. She says women belong in the home and school and that gradual changes in conditions will place them there, urging Washington to grant the right to vote.
The Star cautions readers against dyeing hair warning it can cause permanent eye and health damage. It advises against dye and bleaching and suggests safer options like keeping hair clean and using sage and walnut juice to darken hair if needed. It also answers a reader about corns and remedies, noting a home recipe using lard and cotton and mentioning a remedy for foot corns.
Resolutions by women’s groups urge named women to quit smoking and condemn gossip as a greater social offense. The text argues that spreading unverified rumors can harm a person more than smoking, highlighting the era’s fear of publicity.
The column discusses the spread of cigarette use in private spaces like the boudoir or dining room. It criticizes the noxious fumes and mentions the lack of explicit rules on smoking. The writer references rumor mongers and the moral duty not to bear false witness.
The narrator recounts a family scare as a man, suffering chest pains, is told by a doctor the cause is a scratched pin. A tense moment follows with accusations of sympathy ploys as the man ends up “gone off to Helen Washer in the New York Times.”
Dotted weils are out this season while fine large meshed net dominates. Black and white striped suits in serge or linen with black satin collars and cuffs remain popular. Lace frills reappear under lace hats and ribbons with floral bands adorn young girls. Persian silk sashes gain popularity in Paris.
A guide to preparing four salmon salad servings in pepper shells with celery and sweet pickles mixed with mayonnaise. Garnish ideas include stuffed olives or parleyed ends. Also instructions for mint lemonade with raspberries and a vegetable soup featuring carrots turnips cabbage celery leeks and peas blanched and simmered in consommé.
A Bermuda onion is peeled and cooked briefly in salted water then sliced and fried with butter as a garnish for broiled steak. A buttered onion mix with vinegar, water, potatoes, parsley, and a fruit nut dressing combines ripe peaches and almonds with a two part mayonnaise dressing.
A charm ing little suit of rose-colored linen features black linen ornaments and a black satin hat edged with embroidered pink linen. The hat sits high with folds of soft satin, completing the ensemble.
A neighborhood event description promotes a humorous hose party on the lawn of participants near 1314 First Ave, near University St, with neighbors visiting in bath salts or old clothes and watering guests repeatedly for playful summer spectacle.
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