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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1912
Page
5
A nostalgic plea decries costly handmade dresses for young girls and urges mothers to choose simpler garments. It argues affection and companionship matter more than fashionable ruffles and embroidery, noting ready to wear can be cheaper but less personal.
A short guide explains coloring white lace using a pea sized amount of yellow powder or pigment mixed with talcum powder or fine glass starch. The lace is dipped in this blend to achieve a creamy tint that stays after washing. For deeper shades, stronger tea is used and repeated dipping for seven or eight shades.
A dated recipe note advises softening old dates by placing a small piece of boat place in a pan and heating in a hot oven for five dates. The guidance emphasizes serving dates hot, referencing Good Housekeeping.
Billie Burke preaches strict dental hygiene stressing mothers must clean children’s teeth daily with breath washing and milk of magnesia flush. She warns against neglect, advises brushing nightly, using dental silk, and periodic peroxide mixes, chalk and castile soap pastes, and emphasizes personal cleanliness.
Letter from Marie A asks Miss Grey for a job lead. Reply notes lack of specifics, suggests visiting the Chamber of Commerce and engineer associations at Central Building to obtain addresses and apply through proper channels.
A reader asks if ammonia and peroxide can remove facial hair. The reply states a mix of one part ammonia to nine parts peroxide, noting the procedure is painful and can cause facial soreness, but is claimed to kill hair follicles.
A fragmented 19th century recipe describes preserving fruit and beets with spiced syrup. Steps include peeling and chopping fruit, boiling syrup with sugar vinegar cinnamon cloves and ginger, pouring over fruit to macerate, then sealing in jars. Beets are boiled peeled chopped and combined with brown sugar vinegar cloves cinnamon and a final boil before sealing. Additional notes mention slicing pears and preparing a preserving kettle with vinegar salt spices and boiling to a thick syrup before canning.
An advertising item detailing home-made tonics and beauty preparations. It describes an all purpose health tonic mixed from alcohol sugar kar tonics, scalp conditioner using alcohol and water, an eye tonic with crystal, and a skin cleanser cream jelly for tan and sunburn. It promotes quick results and low cost. The piece targets frail, thin people, pimples, blotches, and scalp issues.
Instructions describe preparing rind slices by soaking, boiling, and drying then cooking in a vinegar sugar syrup with lemon, cinnamon, ginger, and horseradish. The drained melon pieces are returned to the syrup, heated until clear, then sealed in jars.
Directions for making pear pickles using 7 pounds of peeled fruit with sugar vinegar cloves and cinnamon. Peel halve core fruit trap cloves, boil syrup, add pears cook until tender pack hot and seal. Also a pear pickle chop recipe with peppers vinegar spices salt brown sugar and mustard seed simmer until tender.
Canteloup pickles are prepared by quartering cantaloupes removing the center, soaking overnight in a jar with vinegar, then draining. To each pint add sugar cloves mace cinnamon and simmer until the fruit is transparent. Cool and seal.
Peel small white onions and brine with 1 cup salt to 2 quarts boiling water. Let stand two days, drain, repeat with fresh brine two more days. Boil onions five minutes then bottle with mace, white pepper, cloves, bay leaf and red pepper. Fill with hot vinegar sugar at 1 cup sugar per gallon. cork immediately.
Select cucumbers medium and smooth wash in cold water pack in a cask with dill vine leaves bay in alternating layers. Make a brine of water and salt pour to cover. After 2 3 days drain scald and return cucumbers. Open bung keep covered and weigh down to keep under brine during fermentation.
The text outlines two methods for green tomato pickles. One method combines green tomatoes with apples peppers onions and raisins then simmers with vinegar sugar and spices before sealing in jars. The second method uses chopped tomatoes cabbage and apples with salt to create a preserved relish through brine fermentation.
A reader asks about wage garnishment for a doctor's bill when small monthly payments are made. The physician’s bill may be garnishable under necessities for amounts above a ten dollar weekly salary unless a written or verbally witnessed agreement sets a nominal payment schedule. The reply condemns taking advantage of the law.
A reader letter urges the bachelor to wear women’s clothes if desired and offers support to obtain a petition to avoid arrest. It argues women deserve equal ruling rights, noting their hard work at home and wishing awakening from complacency.
A reader questions whether a man or woman should thank the other after an evening out. Constant Reader suggests the gentleman deserves thanks for providing the evening while criticizing the hothouse atmosphere, urging women to shed such insipid norms.
A reader asks about marrying a moody fiancé who withholds letters and crushes plans yet shows good business sense and kindness in gifts. Advice warns that faults grow without effort to change. happiness hinges on mutual resolve to improve and to overlook flaws while valuing positives.
A young 18 year old asks Miss Grey to marry her suitor without her stepparents know ing. The adviser suggests explaining objections to the parents, waiting at least a year, and urges the couple to consider the right of consent and the potential to avoid disappointment.
A garbled list cites Mrs O H P Belmont worth 10 million, Russia Japan war cost 860 million with 400000 dead, light hat cleaning with ammonia and lemon juice, famine bread from fern roots in 1438, the Congressional Library opening in 1897, land value 6 347 000, serge shine removal by press cloth, and City of The Prophet as Medina where Mohammed died.
A brief readers notice requests mailing a stamped self addressed envelope for prompt replies. The fragment notes that not all letters can be answered and many lack name or address.
A brief tip describes saving fuel by using a reused tin basin as a heat reflector. A penny knob from an old coffee pot is attached to the bottom and placed over irons on ironing day, promising quicker heating with less fire.
A collection of proverb-like lines offering cautions about praise, pride, and timing. Warnings about not overrelying on praise, the value of experience, self restraint, and the limits of youth for future talents. The verse pairs common sayings with quirky twists to lampoon wisdom.
Watermelon desserts include Half Frozen Melon served in sherbet glasses with salt and ice and garnished with vines. Melon a la Mode features two inch slices with rind removed and ice cream on top. Melon Sherbet blends red pulp with sugar and optional lemon, then whipped whites are folded in. Melon Drink is fresh juice with lemon and water over ice, touted as a blood purifier.
A physician extols slow chewing to aid digestion and overall health. He notes that rapid eating in childhood can cause chronic dyspepsia and urges parental guidance. A sample diet for children outlines milk cereal bread and butter, simple dinners, and avoidance of alcohol.
The article advises blond women on flattering colors, noting greens suit pale blondes by warming the face, blues enhance rosy cheeks and eye color, pale blues suit youth but caution for older, fair skin. It warns violet or lavender can yellow the skin and that moderately dark colors create favorable contrast.
A brief note describes a husband bringing his wife to a shared home described as a heart haven. The mood suggests a final, committed reunion within a loving domestic setting.
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