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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1909
Page
5
Newspaper readers submit personals from bachelors seeking brides, detailing ages 25 to 44, occupations as telegraph operator, banker, and department store worker. Notes mention desires for honest character, homes, real estate, travel, and avoidance of city excess, with several letters signed by individuals in Seattle.
A page from The Star presents letters from readers about love and marriage. One piece discusses a woman choosing vocation over fame and domestic life as noble, while another from The Twin Sisters seeks a loving, honest partner, urging responses via the newspaper columns.
An English widow, 40, with two young girls, describes hardship since her husband’s death and moving to Enetiats. She notes lonely, comfortless lives of single men and women, and imagines a better future if two or more lonely people connected. Christmas day highlights isolated friends and unseen companionship.
A fragmented 19th century instruction text describes making a pine table with trimmed legs and green felt surface, decorated with brass tacks for children to use for games. It then outlines a simple one piece apron for a girl with doubled material, edges faced, and neck and arm trim. The passage ends with a vague reference to a person named Wilson and an unfinished remark from a wife.
The article urges women to begin saving with as little as 60 cents weekly, arguing gradual growth can reach $500 or more. It cites examples of a woman buying a lot, building a home with a loan, and paying far less in mortgage than rent, plus another who buys a seaside lot and builds a simple house for vacations and profit. It emphasizes starting now and the motivational value of seeing savings materialize.
A boy named Bobby, rich in a quarter earned for father, buys a tin engine with help from a needy street child. Santa misses his own home, but gifts arrive later as Bobby shares his savings. The tale ends with an engine found beside his stocking on Christmas morning.
Advocates claim Bermudian women boast the world’s finest complexions due to eating large quantities of onions. Sulphur in onions is described as a powerful purifier of blood, contributing to beauty.
A woman resents a lover who ignores her, yet inwardly her love grows until he calmly proclaims he has always loved her and will win her. The scene thaw reveals a shifting romance and emotional power.
A period voice defines a lady by kindness and refinement rather than wealth or status. It argues refinement is shown through modest speech, quiet manners, and considerate conduct toward others, not through conspicuous dress or ego.
A brief dialogue reveals a lover’s marriage plan upsetting the father. The characters debate a wedding proposal as tensions rise within the family. Ronald Vivant’s quoted exchange frames a classic melodrama moment about romance versus parental authority.
The piece contrasts shy insinuating suitors with bold confident lovers who declare constant devotion and promise, often before truly knowing their beloved. It reflects on how different approaches affect a woman's certainty about matrimony or merely companionship.
Directions for making marmalade from apples and quinces. Halve the quinces and apples and slice without peeling. Soak in cold water for days, then boil until tender. Press pulp, weigh, and mix with three quarters pound preserving sugar per pound pulp. Boil to jelly, then process in jars with lemon juice and sugar.
A traditional Mexican dish recipe describes heating a bowl, rendering lard, adding onion green pepper and tomatoes. Then add chicken pieces, cook until nearly done, mix in rice and water for swelling, include canned vegetables, season and simmer about an hour and a half.
The Dollar Princess turban rises as the new hat trend replacing the Merry Widow. It features draped velvet with chiffon and three large ostrich tips cascading from the crown. Women tilt their heads to reveal a full top view, a fashionable gesture.
The advertisement asserts the coal is genuine, free of padding, and of the finest quality with good heat and lasting value. It urges buyers to stock up now while summer prices prevail to achieve savings.
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