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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1912
Page
5
Readers ask about women paying for outings, capital punishment for a ten year old, breaking bad habits, and whether early marriage is wise. Miss Grey cautions against harsh punishment, suggests assigning responsibility, and advises awaiting mature readiness before marriage.
A reader asks if she should wait for a fiancé who will only marry once he can provide a proper home. Red Hair replies that a woman should not marry on nothing but suggests the right wife helps her husband toward success and that the man should have some understanding with her.
The article describes a primitive evaporative cooling method using a wooden box inverted with saturated cotton batting and a coarse cloth. A damp lining cooled by draft lowers water temperature, suitable for milk and butter, with a two gallon tin pail hung above to maintain moisture and prolong cooling.
A reader identifies as JUST MOTHER questions why men fail to address unsafe car practices and discriminatory seating. She recalls a schoolmate burned to death by a cigarette stub and urges brainier, safer behavior for all riders, especially parents with babies. She voices frustration over voting and transportation in one strong appeal.
An admirer advises a parent of an eight year old girl who is backward in social settings. The girl struggles at birthday parties, feeling pressured to fit in and laugh. Guidance suggests allowing natural development with wise, nonpressuring support for her individuality.
The text references Carter H. Harrison's assassination in 1893 and the Iroquois Theatre fire of 1903 with 600 deaths, plus unrelated medical and culinary hints and a boxing bout between Pat Scott and Battling Wolf at 123 pounds.
A woman writes that a prince, of good standing, is ardently in love with her. She has not accepted gifts and has gone on dates, confessed liking him, but cannot love him. She proposes they keep their distance.
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