No 21 reappears not exactly seeking husband in Star letter
The Star prints a long letter from No 21 aka No 11 hop girl reflecting on marriage, home, and the men who wrote seeking a wife. She says she did not intend to provoke, laments the stir caused by readers and asks for guidance, noting many single men want a home and life with her. She contemplates running away to spare them further hurt.
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Iris
Star
the Olay
Riment
Fife
Readers share candy and pudding recipes in Grey's column
Mead and Miss E M P send in airtight storage tips for candies to stay fresh and recipes for Peanut Brittle and Wafers. F K BE notes Maxwell’s Christmas fruit cake requires no soda or baking powder. Mrs K D requests old fashioned pudding guidance and fruit cake ingredients are listed.
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Harriet M. G
A.M. H
Sur
Pe Alam
BE. M. P
F. K. BE
Mra. G. B
Worth Knowing Tips for Cooking and Care
A collection of household hints covering cooking techniques for rice, milk, poultry, fish, and sweets. Includes methods to keep milk from scorching, improve turkey skin, and wrinkle-free sweaters, plus tips on Waldorf salad, dress fabrics, and presenting fruit arrangements.
MOTHERY PROBLEMS WITH BABY TOY BOX AND RUB
The mother works at home and uses a dry goods box in the kitchen corner for baby amusement. A painted box padded with blankets holds toys on strings the baby pulls out and back in for entertainment. An alcohol rub is given with an old toilet water bottle with a shaker cork to control drops while the other hand massages.
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Baby
Dinner Menu Highlights Julienne Soup and Roast Lamb
The menu lists Julienne Soup, Roast Lamb with Mint Jelly, Mashed Sweet Potatoes and Pena. Cottage Pudding with Fruit and Coffee, Supper includes Vegetable Salad Tea Roll, Nut Custard with Grated Cocoanut Loaf Cake and Tea.
Xmas Suggestions for Gift Ideas in Vintage Catalog Style
A list of potential presents includes veils and gloves, knitted coats and handbags, sachets, blanket bathrobes, watches, handkerchiefs, stockings, fabric for blouses or dresses, cutlery and table linen, a plant, bonbons, roses, novels, magazine subscriptions, classic books, theater or opera tickets, lectures, and a decorative calendar.
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Good Magazine
Out of the Wisdom of Cynthia Grey
A fragmentary piece describes Cynthia Grey’s failed artistic ambitions and practical shift to work in a department store coat section to support her family income, highlighting disappointment and missed opportunities in a social context.
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Cynthia Grey
A Woman’s Resolve to Overcome Obstacles in Work
The piece argues that a young woman with artistic ambitions may face poverty and family pressure. It asserts she can become a disappointed woman or a successful housekeeper wife depending on how she handles hardship. It praises perseverance as essential to any future achievement.
Tell Me a Story Choren's Praytime
A street dog narrates life with friends including aristocratic dogs like Bowlegged Bob and a playful chase with local boys. After mischief with a tin can and strings on his tail, the narrator and Bob flee, dodging a pursuing master who punishes the dog but admits the two are only playing. The tale blends humor and street hardship through the dog’s voice.
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Bob
Hob
Irrigation Spurs New Life in Fruit Culture
The article reflects on Horace Greeley’s view that tilling soil was the main livelihood of early settlers and notes how primitive cultivation gave way to modern soil culture. It highlights irrigation as the most transformative factor, multiplying results and drawing people to outdoor fruit farming in irrigated districts.
Taffeta Petticoats at 3.95 Dollars
Local retailer advertises taffeta petticoats priced at 3.95 dollars. The offer emphasizes affordable women’s undergarments and seasonal inventory in stock.
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Copenhagen
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R. Lk. Klein
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Mary
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SPREN
Baldridoh
Pike Street
Boren
Minor
Horace Greeley
Richland
Richland Valley
Downs Bldg
2Nd Ave
1St Ave
3Rd Ave
Chicago
Ghirardelli
London
Frederick & Nelson
M. Furuya CO
Marion
Columbia
Seattle
Zeking
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