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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
8
An old advertisement touts Love Syrup of Figs as a universal bowel cleanser for children and adults. It claims to regulate the stomach liver and waste bowels, relieve constipation, and restore appetite and health with a teaspoonful daily. The copy emphasizes quick relief and mentions the California Fig Syrup Company as the maker.
A selection of letters to Cynthia Grey covers teen love at sixteen, a woman weighing marriage for her children, hair styles for a young girl, bachelor standards, and a young man deciding whether to marry soon. Advice emphasizes growth, moral choices, and respecting others.
The letter offers guidance on romantic boundaries for a 17 year old girl and a 20 year old navy suitor. Miss Grey cautions the girl to heed maternal advice and explains why eloping is unwise, urging maturity before marriage and respect for parental concerns. The male correspondent is advised to prove character before considering marriage, avoiding desertion of naval duties.
A reader asks if shaving the head and going bare will restore hair. Another writes seeking dating guidance after a dispute with a 17 year old girlfriend and asks how to prove innocence in a workplace love triangle.
Nationwide appeal urges women with kidney bladder problems to try Swamp-Root from Dr Kilmer Co. Sample bottles offered by mail and full bottles sold in drug stores. Also advertises modern rooms at Hotel Virtus near Eighth and Virginia.
A health column advises seeing a physician for frequent dizziness to identify its cause. It notes chronic nasal infection as a possible reason for nasal soreness and winter colds, recommends fresh air and medical evaluation, and cautions that study times should fit individual needs for proper rest and digestion.
The article promotes feather adorned footwear as a budget friendly novelty for women in 1912. It explains matching tiny tips with dresses and describes feathers as a partisan, decorative feature worn like buckles or bows.
A collection of varied notes covers math, laundry, diplomacy, auto exports, and telescope types. It lists 1911 U.S. auto exports, an AMS address in Chicago, milk stain remedies, wool-washing guidance, and cautions about gifts among unmarried friends. It explains refracting and reflecting telescopes with brief definitions.
Advice column on romance and loyalty in a difficult courtship. An anxious reader asks about accepting an apology from a woman who behaved poorly and about a new love interest. The guidance urges caution, personal judgment, and suggests modest gifts to a fiancée rather than expensive presents.
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