Perfectly Ordinary Girl Triggers Stenographer Letters
A reader titled A. R. complains that L. M. M. overpraises beauty in a newspaper letter. She argues the piece sows jealousy and misleads office workers about professionalism and tact.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
14
Cynthia's Short Questions and Answers Compilation
Reader questions cover skin care birth marks pensions and ankles with practical tips and cautions. Notable mentions include Dorothy Philips in Hearts of Humanity and William Stowell who died in an Africa train accident. Historical notes note Dijon library and Digny plague 1629 reduced population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Philips
Digny
France
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female health issues. It claims the product reaches the root of troubles causing backache headaches nervousness and irritability and urges women to try it for a healthier happier life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lady pictured will win two theatre tickets
The lady pictured here may call at The Star's editorial rooms to receive two tickets to Linger Langer Letty at the Metropolitan Theatre. Thursday's fashion picture features Mrs. Cecile Parker of the Hotel Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Langer Letty
Metropolitan Theatre
Cecile Parker
Hotel
Clark
Why Not Wash on Tuesday
The piece argues switching wash day from Monday to Tuesday reduces work. It suggests Monday be used for mending and patching, since sewing before washing avoids extra pressing and settlement of patches. It notes ironing and washing together lowers visible wear on garments.
Lady Baltimore Cake Recipe From Early Edition
Cream butter, add sugar slowly, then mix and sift flour and baking powder. Add alternately with milk and vanilla to the first mixture. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold in. Bake in three layers and assemble with chocolate icing made from egg yolks.
Leftover Fish Melt With Breadcrumb Butter Mixture
A recipe describes melting butter then mixing stale bread crumbs and milk with softened fish, lemon juice, and a beaten egg. The mixture is portioned into buttered molds, placed in a water bath, covered, and baked in a moderate oven for 39 minutes.
Custard Bread Pudding Recipe
Cut five slices of bread cream loaf size bake in a dish with jelly side up. Beat three eggs add four cups milk sugar to taste pinch of salt half teaspoon vanilla. Pour over bread and bake like a custard. It is delicious.
Jealousy and secrets in a moonlit night
A wife confronts jealousy as she overhears a lover mentioning a woman named Katherine Miller. The husband denies spying while tensions rise over living gold strands and the affair. A sudden interruption by Mrs Best hints that Katherine has spread a rumor triggering a cliffhanger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tob
Katherine Miller
Bob
Jane
Miss Miller
Lead and alcohol blamed in arteriosclerosis warnings
The text warns avoidable causes of arteriosclerosis such as lead exposure from painting and alcohol’s indirect effects on digestion and blood chemistry. It recommends clean hands, brushing teeth after meals, and avoiding alcohol. It notes violet high frequency currents have not helped epilepsy and favors balanced living and bromide.
Mat coffee request echoes through town ad
A playful advertisement line asks for more of Mat coffee by addressing Jim Boldt, capturing a local shopper’s humorous plea in a small town scene. The fragment hints at a community market or store promotion involving a character named Boldt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Boldt
Adv
Dip N Singh Aims to Endow Indian Women’s Education Abroad
San Francisco report profiles Mrs Dip N Singh as a leading Indian feminist and the first Hindoo co ed. She travels home after a world tour to fund scholarships for Hindoo women in American colleges and asks American women to help send over 100 students. Her husband is called the Rockefeller of India and her father endowed Calcutta University with two million dollars. The women of India seek knowledge and only two Hindoo women study in America at Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
India
Dip N. Singh
Singh
Rockefeller of
T. N. Palit
University of Calcutta
Hindoo Gizia
America
Columbia
Fish a la King
Melt butter and cook green pepper red pepper and onion until tender. Stir in flour salt cayenne, then gradually add milk until sauce boils. Add bay leaf, cool briefly, flake cooked fish into sauce, remove leaf, and serve on toast with parsley garnish.
Every Flower Has a Story All Its Own The Orchid
The orchid is famed as the belle of blooms with over 12 000 varieties amid lore of man bee and butterfly shaped species. Some specimens fetch 10 500 dollars at private sales while vanilla comes from a seed origin plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antrim
Mexico
East Indies
South America
Orchia
Pantellus
California Syrup of Figs Public Advisory
A note urges parents to look for the word California on the package to ensure a safe gentle laxative for children. It emphasizes the fruity taste and states full dosing directions appear on every bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
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Aa. R
T. M
Tom
Harry
The
Seattle Star
Universi
Cynthia
M. V
M. J
Broadway
Seattle
Dijon
the Star
Crese-Dale
Lady Baltimore
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Ann
Deborah Durns
Augustus Hirst
Katherine
Rob
Augustus Beet
Jim
Mrs. Best
Sam
Information Department
U. & Public Heaith Service
Washington, D. c
K. PF. Hall
Ard
Virginia
Miss Bright
Main
United Tea & Coffee Stores
Liberty Market
Yesler Way
South End Market
Atlanta
FISH
Oxfords
Nubuck
Miltary
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