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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1912
Page
5
Mold in cellars comes from airborne spores common on stored fruit bread and vegetables. Keep the area well lit and ventilated and place unslaked lime around the cellar to absorb moisture. when the lime crumbles it is slaked and must be renewed to continue moisture control.
A reader argues against a male proposition that a girl pay her own costs when out with him. She supports sharing expenses but condemns extreme economy and insists the man pay for entertaining her. She warns relationships fade into money obsession and favors practical fairness over control.
A reader writes that her fiancé spends freely, urging thrift and restraint. She recalls suggesting quieter dates and park outings instead of theatre, noting she has learned the value of a dollar and worries about extravagant costs. She signs as Miss 2.
A 17 year old girl seeks guidance on whether to continue seeing two boys who behaved poorly. The advice urges firm refusal, minimal contact, and avoiding further association to maintain self-respect and happiness. The message promotes cautiously forgoing unwanted social invitations.
A letter signed "Another American Citizen" denounces hatpins and argues against women voting. The writer recalls hatpin injuries on a car and calls for action to curb hatpins, stating a personal boycott of generous seating to women in hats.
A fragmentary note quotes sayings about prudence effort and opportunity. It mentions a crawfish backward walk a thorn a creaking door and a rockin chair while urging timely action and careful choices. The author Wade Lawrence signs off.
Instructions for home pasteurization of milk to protect infants from typhoid and bowel illness. Describes using a small tin pall with a bottle of milk, hot water for gentle heating, then rapid cooling and strict cleanliness. Includes cautions on keeping the cap sterile and avoiding contamination.
A reader laments a long nose and asks for concealment or a remedy. The adviser cites Cyrano de Bergerac and notes many famous people have large noses, urging the writer to ignore the annoyance and seek confidence.
A reader asks how to handle a suitor who dates many girls and ignored a returned opal pin. The columnist warns against assuming bad luck from the stone, notes the man may still care, and suggests meeting him to explain the pin reversal to avoid hurting him.
The text lists cooking times for various vegetables including asparagus beans beets cabbage onions squash tomatoes corn and peas. It notes that experience is the only absolutely sure teacher and mentions that the stance age and quality of vegetables affect results.
Hot weather salads include Camel potanane and prunes with cream and walnuts, served in crisp lettuce nests. Poinsettia Salad uses ripe tomato sections with mayonnaise and chives, while Pea Salad combines peas cheese pickles and onion in a cream dressing. Watercress Salad features watercress with French dressing and chopped hard boiled eggs.
The ad lists women S suits from 38 50 to 58 50 cut to 19 50 16 60 white serge suits 12 95 utility coats 20 25 fall stock lingerie dresses 4 95 evening wear dresses 7 50 and 10 00 now 4 95 waists 1 59 embroidery pieces 25c to 98c early Pall hats 3 50 to 15 00.
In stuffing a batch for veal ensure the mixture remains very moist since the veal itself has little moisture. The guidance stresses keeping moisture high to prevent dry results in the finished dish.
A reader asks how to deal with a neighbor who visits at breakfast and mornings. Miss Grey suggests politely stating you are busy and prefer afternoon visits to avoid being treated as a door mat. It emphasizes setting boundaries and valuing personal time.
Mothers tuck into a picnic bag for a beach day wearing a new blue linen apron. The apron slips over a dress to keep the frock clean on the way home. A belt and reticule add a stylish touch for kids.
Carrots have medicinal properties and nourishing qualities. For carrot salad squeeze lemon juice over grated carrots. Arrange on lettuce leaves. Sprinkle chopped parsley and dress with mayonnaise.
The piece argues temper and anxiety affect digestion and health. It warns against excessive worry over non essentials and promotes mind illumination, tolerance, and balanced work life. It advises avoiding brain work when exhausted and preferring harmless mental pursuits to relax.
A distressed worker tells a colleague he must quit work due to painters' colic. The other asks when it began, and the first reveals it started after eating home made biscuits at lunch, suggesting lead contamination as the source.
The text cites the Gatun dam length at 8 000 feet along the crest and spillway. It quotes an 1882 law banning naturalization of Chinamen. It notes customs for olives using utensils or fingers. It states the U S government printing office handles most printing except postage stamps. It provides timber-cut totals for 1910 in Montana Washington and Oregon.
Reader letters may lack names or addresses and cannot all be answered in print. A stamped self addressed envelope secures a prompt reply.
For creaking doors and drawers rub the sides and edges with hard soap. It offers a cleaner alternative to grease and helps edges move smoothly.
The senate ratified the new treaty February 24 1911 and Japan’s privy council followed March 29 with signatory exchange on April 4. Domestic postage rates apply to Shanghai and foreign United Postal Union rates to other Chinese destinations.
A scanned fragment shows a stamped self addressed envelope and reply card addressed to Cynthia Grby. The item lacks full context but implies a request for a response or mailing action. No dates or locations are legible.
A cartoonish quip mocks a self styled inventor claiming a perfectly safe aircraft that cannot fly. The toast by Houston Oat echoes public skepticism about overconfident aeronautical claims.
A vintage advertisement-style column promotes beauty lore and slimming tips. It touts glycerine and spurmax lotion for age marks and sun protection, pyroxin for lash growth, canthrox shampoo for scalp and hair, and parnotic weight reduction with a 4 ounce dose in hot water.
Prepare a quart of clear black coffee stir in 3 yolks of ogee and 2 cupfuls boiling milk. Cook over hot water until thickened without boiling. Cool then fold in stiff egg whites and 1 cup beaten cream. Serve chilled in chili glasses with ice and a whipped cream cherry pyramid garnish.
In a lighthearted remark, a father notes a newly invented machine that can produce a complete pair of shoes in 16 minutes, marveling at the speed and saying it surpasses Tommy’s rate of wearing them out.
Public health note urges careful bowel care in hot weather and favors Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle effective laxative. It advises avoiding salts and cathartics and using nightly doses to restore morning regularity and ease summer diarrhoea.
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