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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
5
A reader letter concludes that marriage is hindered by societal conditions created by workers’ lives. The writer argues for understanding working class romance, urging reform to allow sincere partnerships. Includes a signer A. L. and references to domestic life and social responsibility.
Mena Star editor suggests a simple Christmas dinner suitable for a working family. A beef roast at 30 to 35 cents for four to six servings, broth from with rice, onions and carrots, plain rice pudding with nutmeg and raisins, baked potatoes, and cranberry sauce. Mrs. J. W. Young signs as a subscriber.
The piece argues that women often lack money to lend and thus do not extend loans to friends. It notes a social expectation against women asking or offering loans, cites fiction like Diana of the Cross and other examples, and counters stereotypes of inherent female anti sociality with the practical point that many women simply have little money to spare for lending.
The page lists various recipes and menu ideas including Cereal with Cream Bacon with Fried Apples Corn Gems and multiple desserts. It describes steps for baked beans fashioned with figs vanilla and chocolate cake, along with tomato preserves and walnut cake ingredients and preparation notes.
A garbled cooking passage lists clams and flour with baking powder and milk, then deep fries fried items. It mentions sugar, milk, cocoa and multiple unclear quantities, but the text is incomplete and inconsistent. The OCR lacks coherent steps and precise measurements.
A recipe describes scalding milk with sugar and flour then thickening. It adds butter and yolks, folds in stiffly beaten egg whites, and bakes the filled dish in a hot water bath for 20 to 30 minutes.
Instructions describe sterilizing grapes, extracting juice by heating until crackling, then boiling juice 20 minutes with an equal amount of sugar. Add molasses butter ginger salt, mix with soda and flour to a stiff dough, then roll out and bake.
Ithaca dispatch recalls Louis C. Bement describing Bakimo children in far northern Greenland facing Christmas without light, presents, or Santa Claus. The arctic families live on frozen meat and lichens, sleep on polar bear skins, and endure extreme cold with no books or games.
Plans by Israel Ludlow of New York show boys how to build a wind powered aeroplane from bamboo, linen cloth, and rubber bands. A test flight reportedly reached 112 feet, with step by step instructions for boxes, rudders, propellers, and winding the rubber bands.
The article details multiple methods to remove grease from woolen fabrics. It covers ammonia and water, soap suds, white starch, dry magnesia, borax, alcohol and salt mixtures, and turpentine for heavy grease. It warns to test on a sample before treating valuable garments.
The Virginia at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Virginia Street opens with 105 modern furnished rooms available in single and en suite configurations. Everything is new, with weekly rates from two to four dollars. A recipe describes chocolate cake and frosting using butter sugar and vanilla.
Letters discuss removing wine stains and washing a sweater vest without stretching. Advice covers toothbrush cleaning, hair tonics, pimples, and eclipses seen in the United States, plus tips to keep oily light hair bright using baking soda in shampoo.
A very pretty blouse is made of lightweight cloth in elephant gray. Edges are outlined with satin soutache in the same color. The collar and jabot are of yellow lace with embroidery in gray brown and gold threads.
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