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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1910
Page
5
A discussion on proportion in hat selection stresses matching hat size to height weight and face shape. It advises women to view themselves in a full length mirror to assess balance and avoid disproportionate looks.
Grizzly rushed to market leaving Baby Grizzly with the children. They were warned not to touch matches but Buster climbed a box and ignited a fire. His brown fur burned. he cried out, and Mrs Gri sly arrived to stop the blaze. Buster spent a week in bed with blisters.
Letters discuss the Philippine Constabulary Band’s U S visit for Taft’s inauguration and Taft’s Philippines tour praise. The column gives reader questions on dress etiquette for skating with an escort, plus requests for recipes and home remedies.
Fashions show sleeves with varied lengths from above the elbow to just below, featuring gatherings, pleatings and slashings. The long tight model has given way to numerous fancy shapes and bands.
A reader column explores why many Seattle women do not marry. The Lazy Bachelor laments laziness and praises universal love, then hints that wealth or bank balance may trump character in securing a spouse, prompting a debate on what truly matters in marriage prospects.
A reader argues women should focus on homemaking and cooking to attract husbands. He recalls social expectations, notes rising costs, and contrasts past salaries with present, urging women to learn to cook while men pursue stable work. He cites a veteran husband who could not secure breakfast and ends by urging practical domestic training.
A reader letter argues that happiness comes from work and self-improvement, not from marriage. The writer scolds single women and urges participation in evening classes at the YWCA and high school to become better companions and content in life.
A wife writes to the editor detailing a difficult marriage with a husband who controls money, denies affection, restricts her, and spends every night away. She laments lack of love, fear of poverty, and asks for guidance on addressing the situation. She notes their home is stable yet incomplete without partnership.
An reader under the name One Left Over writes the Star seeking encouragement for love and marriage. A middle aged bachelor signs as another Left Over invites correspondence to Box 30% Georgetown Washington to discuss the subject at length.
A reader references a letter from Renton residents and suggests knowing the writer. The note implies local familiarity and a potential identification of a person in town, prompting curiosity about the letter’s author.
The article surveys color and fabric trends with beads, pendants, chains, and silver accents. It highlights birds fishes and butterflies as motifs, glittering stones on gold silver or pearl chains, and vogue items like turbans feathered trims straws and bows. It notes black and white schemes, Russian blouses, short skirts, and ribbon sashes as current styling elements.
A Renton girl writes that a bashful young man may have several suitors and appears afraid of them. She invites him to answer through the newspaper columns, indicating a desire for communication and clarity before pursuing any course of action.
A vintage recipe describes Beef Loaf using one and a half pounds round beef without bone, chopped fine, plus one cup crushed crackers, one egg, salt and pepper, one cup milk. Bake in a bread pan twelve hours in a low oven. Popovers mix two cups milk, two cups flour, two butter sized walnuts. beat well and bake sixty minutes, with longer beating improving texture.
Instructions describe canning mushrooms by splitting caps, packing in pint jars with water, and processing in steam setups for 15 minutes after seaming. Also recipe for Spanish Chicken with tomatoes rice parsley and onion, plus anchovy hors d oeuvres with tomato slices and parsley garnish.
A recipe instruction outlines mixing milk flour sugar eggs with salt, heating portions separately, combining into a smooth custard, cooking until thick, then cooling slowly in a covered dish. It emphasizes beating eggs well and flavoring to taste, noting a crucial final cooling step.
Advert says backache and bladder troubles vanish after several doses of Pape's Diuretic. Claims the 50 cent treatment clears kidney and urinary issues fast, with direct action on affected organs. Promotes trust in the Cincinnati firm Pape Thompson & Paps as a reputable medicine concern.
The Federal Paint and Wall Paper Co offers wallpaper paint and brushes at the lowest prices yet quoted. A good time to buy these accessories. 1914 Firm Ave.
A historic listing advertises The Oriental Pool Rooms at 1419 1517 Third Avenue between Pike and Union. It touts 46 pool tables and 26 bolo tables with Har, a restaurant, cigaret and barber services, plus a daily $10 cash giveaway, claiming to be the largest of its kind.
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