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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1910
Page
6
A humorously sharp fashion sketch catalogs social backs seen as stylish yet disagreeable. It mocks chronic bore, constant borrower, ailment-spreading entertainer, wife stealer, antique flirt, bragging boaster, gossip initiator, preachy converter, overbearing advisor, and more. The piece anticipates their growing popularity next season.
Mrs Helen M Wixson a Colorado educator and club leader was nominated by the Republican party and elected as state superintendent of schools Her background includes journalism marriage to a merchant and prominent educational work Her plans call for a progressive administration including hiring deputies and assistants from the top educators.
Proposals call for higher compensation for teachers, protection of school lands, and greater recognition of teaching as a profession, signaling a push for broader educational reforms.
A reader asks about chronic finger numbness and remedy for Mrs Mec offers general health guidance. Tips include rest, nutrition, outdoor time, sleep, and practical finger care. Another letter asks about courting etiquette for teens and fever blisters with answers on call times skirts and fashion.
Peel raw potatoes and layer in a baking dish with roast beef leftovers. Alternate layers of potatoes and beef, top with gravy, and bake. Process fresh roasted peanuts into a fine butter with salt and butter, or dilute with hot water for lighter use. Also mentions mock Angel Food Cake recipe with sugar.
A vintage recipe outlines a cake made with four cups milk and one cup flour mixed with two teaspoons baking powder. Beat two egg whites to stiff peaks, fold gently into batter, then fold in vanilla. Warns it can rival angel food if whites are not overworked.
Eastern necktie makers face strike disruption causing future shortages. An order for 10,000 wilk neckties was bought at 40s on the dollar by Himelhoch Bros. New York, with a dealer selling pure wilk neckties at 20¢ each or three for 50c during a special sale at 625 First Avenue.
Curtiss arrives in Los Angeles to conduct a series of aeroplane tests to be witnessed by regular army officers and engineers. He believes the craft will rise from the water as land planes rise, and sees biplanes as enhancements to naval warfare.
Julius Kruttenhaltz, vice president of the Southern Pacific and director of maintenance and operation of the Harriman Hoos, visits San Francisco to inspect construction work in California and the Pacific Northwest.
A rambling advertisement style list promotes homemade skin and hair remedies. It touts a grease cream jelly with almorein, a canthros shampoo, Delatone hair removal paste, and a complexion beautifying lotion claiming to erase pores, dandruff, and blemishes while softening skin.
In Hartford Connecticut the famous hen Weatley Hollister of Manchester continues laying at a sensational rate. Reports indicate the hen deposits about one egg daily, extending a remarkable streak that has surprised observers and kept the owner in high standing as the race for the title hen intensifies.
Prosecuting Attorney elect John Murphy will deliver the welcome address at the fifth annual banquet of the New England club next Thursday evening at the Boylston Avenue Unitarian church. Five speakers will discuss the Panama canal and exposition among other topics.
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