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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1920

Page

14

Strong men in minority says man average affected by milady costume

Letters in The Seattle Star address whether women's dress affects morals. Miss Grey cites views on the danger of fashion and male temptation, while readers recount personal experiences with gossip and the impact on marriages and reputations.

Milady Cynthia Grey Miss Grey Dad Herbert Kaufman Uruguay Montmartre Dens Barbary Coast Ziegfeld Venuses de Milo Annis Mar

Mandrake Superstitions Through Ages Highlight Rare Plant

The mandrake, tied to dogs for harvest due to grim legends, was famed for narcotic juice and love potions. It was called devil's candle for its nocturnal glow and tied to beliefs of evil contracts with the devil, including a French nobleman’s alleged murder.

Y W C A Plans Americanization Program For Foreign Mothers

The YWCA will start an Americanization department on September 1 to teach cooking, Christianity, and citizenship to foreign mothers and their children. Sessions will include junior clubs for younger children, regular sewing and domestic science for mothers, and two groups of girls aged 15 and 18. Steamers will be used to contact foreign women.

Dancing cures colds and insomnia say ballerina

London reports Phyliss Bedells declares dancing keeps people fit and can cure colds and insomnia. She notes a decade ago four women abandoned dance to marry, but she has returned to the stage and regained vitality and youth.

London Phyliss Bedells

Confessions of a Bride A Test of Marriage Ties

The diary describes Jane confronting her husband Bob after a night of quarrel and suspected infidelity. She asserts she must be explained to, vents on Katherine, and ends the confrontation by declaring she will sleep and meet him at breakfast. The scene ends with Bob leaving the room.

Bob Jane de Pendal Ann Kath Erine Miller Lorimer Katherine Robert Lorimer

Sergio di Zanco to Sing at Arena Evening Recital

Opera tenor Sergio di Zanco and pianist Burenia di Primo plan a joint recital at the Arena on September 10 under H T Scott Huntington management. Di Zanco has enjoyed success in Milan and Rome.

Burenia di Primo H. T. Scott-Huntington di Zanco Milan Rome

Beattie Woman Credits Tanlac For Son’s Remarkable Recovery

Mrs. C. M. Miller of Seattle says Tanlac restored her 17 year old son from a severe post flu weakness after Alaska travel. He gained 15 pounds, sleeps well, and is back at school. she praises the medicine and recommends it. Tanlac sold in Beattie by Bartell Drug Stores under a Tanlac representative.

Tanlac Hic Beattle Bartell Drug Stores

Suffragists Celebrate Tennessee Victory at Luncheon

More than 200 people, mostly women, attended a suffrage luncheon at the Maconic clubroom in the Arcade building. Mrs. Edward B. Pick presided as speakers reviewed suffrage history and debated which party bore responsibility for victory. Attendees included Ir. Barah Kendall and Gov. Louis I. Hart among others.

Tennessee Maconic Edward BP. Pick Warrington League of Women Voters Homer M. Hill

Girls to Edit Paper at New Jersey Reformatory

Inmates of the State Reformatory for women in Redkyord New Jersey will be allowed to start a small newspaper. It will publish news about the institution and events outside its walls.

State Reformatory For

Home rendered lard as a facial beautifier gains quirky trust

A pantry beauty tip suggests using clear home rendered lard as a face cream. It claims the lard softens and cleanses the skin in a magical way. Users are advised to rub it in with a fingernail and remove with cheesecloth or a soft towel.

They're All Alike to Me Japanese or Pole American or Chinaman

A letter accuses Clare Colegrove of Northold Inn and allies of siding with Japanese interests to raise hog garbage prices in King County. The writer recounts paying in advance for garbage service, then being refused, and asserts white hog growers are driven out by pro Japanese deals. He condemns Colegrove’s "American preferred" stance as hypocritical.

King County Clare & Colegrove Northold Tan Clare Colegrove Northold Inn Pacific Hog Ranch Kirkland Mr. Colegrove Myan Mrolegrove C. S. Colegrove Colegroves Worcester Mass Denver Colo Utica N. Y Salt Lake City Pocatello Idaho Providence R. L Grand Ds Mich Boston Massachusetts St. Joseph Kansas City Los Angeles Wheeling W. Va Read Seattle Health Department Asis Missouri River City Health Department Board of Public Works United Sparling Tindall Hesketh Bolton Moore Thomson Drake Pacific

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