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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1912
Page
5
A reader asks if a woman with a five year history with another man can marry a respectable suitor without losing respect. The columnist stresses motive, mutual virtue, and sincere love over social desire for respectability, urging honest intentions and proper conduct.
A reader asks if proposing to let his fiancée keep her job and arrange home help shows he is shifting too much responsibility. The advisor replies that if she values her work and he is willing, there is no reason she should feel pressured.
A reader asks if she should marry a man with insufficient income. The adviser suggests weighing plans for a future home, budgeting, and talking with the fiancé about shared work and saving. Reading books on finances is advised. marriage young is not recommended under these circumstances.
A reader asks if it is proper for a girl to kiss her older cousin goodbye at a depot. The advisor says cousins may kiss if not romantic, but dislikes public displays of affection and urges discretion while noting personal taste. The piece also advises on handling a silent suitor and expressing affection subtly.
An anxious traveler advises on undressing in the dressing room rather than the berth and suggests bringing a kimono for changing. He notes tipping is customary under current conditions and estimates about 25 cents a day for tips on long journeys.
A missive asks Miss Grey for a recipe to make gamete takes with baki powder and mentions strong salt and tea. the text is garbled with misspellings and seems to request cooking instructions. The fragment provides no clear actions beyond a cooking inquiry.
In a city exchange Miss Grey asks for full Red Cross nurse training particulars for Tam 13 and whether she is too young. The matron replies that details are available at city hospitals but training cannot start due to age.
A Sunday School girl argues against killing in self defense citing the Bible injunction Thou shalt not kill. The dialogue reflects early 20th century moral discourse on violence and religion.
The reader asks for a simple method to clear the voice with a sweet tone. Honey is recommended as a traditional remedy but should be used sparingly to avoid stomach upset and should be taken with meals.
A fragmented letter responds to readers urging civic action. It states that readers must decide for themselves whom to vote for and warns against implying outcomes. The writer advises patience in relationships until circumstances improve.
The speaker questions punishing the innocent wife while accusing the visiting man and the neighbor of wrongdoing. The excerpt centers on perceived moral wrongs and the moral blame placed on the innocent party.
The Star reports an Eye Contest asking how to boil eggs with a Plymouth Rock hen prize and 12 fresh eggs for second place. Readers submit methods from six to fourteen minutes simmering, plus humorous dodges and odd advice in a lighthearted page of mail.
An advertisement urges sending a hen and a dozen eggs by return mail, credited to Monroe Sunshine, promoting a method described as the best way to boil eggs.
Anita Norris discusses methods to remove facial and arm hair, endorsing electric needles as effective and describing depilatories, cornstarch pastes, tweezers, camphor, and pumice stone as alternative remedies. She notes costs, safety cautions, and the goal of smoother skin.
Chicago February report notes Miss Caroline A Lowe named to the presidential campaign committee of the Socialist Party. She also serves as national secretary of the party’s women’s committee and aims to gather ten million names for a women suffrage petition to present to Congress via Representative Victor J Berger in February. The piece also mentions a boy Candlestick tale with a Scotch kitchen scene.
A collage of aphorisms on women from Ralph Waldo Emerson Edward Bulwer Honore de Balzac and others. It contrasts grace etiquette and genius with moral judgments and stereotypes about women and men.
An old remedy promotes glycerine and concentrated pine for a speedy cold cure. It instructs pharmacists to supply two ounces of glycerine and half an ounce of pine compound merged into a half pint whiskey then dosed in teaspoonfuls after meals. The ad touts this as a best science formula, warns against cheaper preparations, and urges using only genuine pine concentrate.
The letter argues the Kirkland ferry is a public highway linking Seattle with King County farmland. It urges voters to support Proposition Six on March 5 to fund a Bellevue Ferry at 150000 dollars, claiming it would sustain farm traffic, boost Seattle markets, and add value to the county.
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