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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1909
Page
10
A sequence of letters from Seattle readers seeking marriage partners appears in The Star. Women describe heartbreak after widowhood or divorce, while men from Canada and the United States announce their readiness to form homes, work, and share life with hopeful correspondents. The notes mention ages from teens to forties, professions, and a desire for honesty, Christian values, and stable homes.
A column invites readers to send letters to people listed as No 21 and to share addresses. It explains how correspondence should be arranged, asks for help connecting the right people, and cautions readers about safety and proper conduct in meeting correspondents.
Five hundred suits of warm clothing 260 clean shirts 60 winter hats and 100 pairs of underwear were given away by the Ladies of the Elks from a vacant store room on Madison near Seventh. Mrs. W A Day as president and other officers led the effort after weeks of collecting and an old clothes social.
Eva Dean suggests simple handmade gifts for children to give this Christmas. Instructions include collar supports with pockets and removable whalebone, a lace edged collar band, and a velvet cushion for polishing shoes. The piece encourages thoughtful, self made presents.
The menu lists Stewed Prunes Cereal with Cream Minced Ham and Poached eggs Toast Coffee Cream of Carrot Soup Broiled Tenderloin of Beef French Fried Potatoes Tomato Jelly Salad Cheese Wafers Maple Parfait and assorted cakes Tea and coffee. A recipe describes boiling lean fowl meat then simmering until tender with spices and gelatin for a molded dish. It also details yolk and sugar mixtures chocolate sauce and vanilla flavoring for dessert.
A reader submission details two candy recipes. The first covers marshmallow like candies using gelatine beaten whites and sugar cooked to thread stage, rolled in powdered sugar. The second describes marshmallows from Knox gelatine sugar and vanilla, beaten until stiff and cut into squares.
A 30s woman voices concern over aging in the job market as employers seek younger workers. The piece notes many women enter work under stress or without planning for retirement, facing dwindling opportunities after age fifty or sixty and difficulties finding new roles as stenographers or sales staff.
A middle aged woman discusses self management and preferred pursuits as she and a friend consider feasible paths. The dialogue explores choosing a fulfilling, workable activity rather than conventional trades like manicuring.
A conversation highlights a young woman's choice to pursue domestic economy training and seek a managerial or steward role in housing or related work. The dialogue stresses lifelong usefulness of women, the expanding field, and prudent future planning for businesswomen.
A reader asks how to remove hair kink and about gifting a gold ring to a boyfriend. Another questions public dance halls for girls with escorts. My look at the superstition of a broken looking glass is that it is folly and will pass with recovery. Advice on grease removal from wallpaper follows. Queen Alexandra is noted as a patron of arts and music schools.
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