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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
5
Billie Burke argues many men desire a wife not for companionship but to escape the monotony of boarding house meals. She notes practical needs and shifts in domestic life while addressing audience expectations.
A letter to Miss Burke critiques men who seek dull wives and mocks the idea that humor equates to value in marriage. The writer laments witty women and urges finding a sensible partner, while a response counters with humor and modern prospects, warning against narrow views.
A philosophical column argues over gender roles and leadership in marriage. It questions whether men or women should be the head, citing independence and duty, and notes social habits like a man holding the door for a woman as part of the wider debate.
A 19 year old wife overwhelmed by "mad" love seeks divorce for another man. The columnist says such love is fleeting, warns against leaving without love, and urges building a strong bond with her husband through character and purposeful work to earn respect from husband and community.
A reader letter praises loggers near Puget Sound, extolling real woodmen with rugged work ethic. The writer mocks “sissy boys” and endorses loggers who wear hobnailed boots and blue shirts. He emphasizes arms of Yale Princeton Harvard alumni among loggers and lauds those who live in nature.
A young man asks Miss Grey for guidance after a one night encounter resulted in pregnancy. He seeks whether to marry the child’s mother or marry another woman he loves, asking for prompt legal and moral direction. The letter asks how to provide a fair start in life for the child.
An advertisement touts a home remedy for colds using two ounces glycerine a half ounce Globe Pine Compound mixed into a half pint whiskey. Take one to two teaspoons after meals and at bedtime with smaller doses for children. warns to obtain genuine Globe Pine Compound.
A reader asks how to handle an incoming mother in law living with a daughter and causing strife. Advice suggests writing a gentle note declining hospitality while offering a monthly monetary stipend. The second query asks who should choose partners at a card party with hostess assigning by tally numbers.
An anxious reader asks why popular Milas Grey is not asked to go places by boys. The reply suggests boys may doubt they are good enough or fear rejection. It advises Milas to be merry and friendly, avoid vanity, and let things work out.
A reader asks about propriety of a young lady hugging the writer. Minas Grey replies that there is no chance for argument and agrees with the reader. The writer is told to come to the office at 5 o clock Friday afternoon.
An optical ad from Myers Optical Co promotes spherical lenses priced at 81.50 and warns that astigmatism makes spherical lenses dangerous. It lists the business at 208 Peoples Bank Hidg, Second and Pike, with open hours Monday and Saturday.
A collection of short notes mentioning various facts and figures. It covers topics from a fourteenth wedding anniversary in Ivary to bananas consumption in the United States, legal interest rates in Washington and Oregon, and a music request from Theodore Presser Co. It also notes a railless trolley line between Leeds and Bradford in England, with car specifications.
An advertisement touts spirits as an innovation for rheumatism and back ache. It claims a formula using Toris compound, syrup of sarsaparilla, and whiskey to be taken before meals and at bedtime with immediate relief. The copy urges obtaining the genuine Toris compound in the original sealed package from Gobe Pharmaceutical Laboratories.
A marriage license for Helen Taft and Nicholas Souflas sped to Washington from Los Angeles. Souflas, who allegedly deserted from an artillery company at Fort Rosecrans, filled out the paper and fled before officials could intervene.
A new School for Parents opened in St Petersburg as announced by Prof Kapteren. The program invites citizens to learn how to raise children focusing on physical mental and spiritual welfare. It is described as Europe’s first such school and praised as an immense success.
A reader submits a compact poem urging empathy and self knowledge by imagining shared thoughts and rewriting life’s pages. The verse contemplates forgiveness and moral renewal across youth and age with a final reflection on sin. The second fragment discusses U S citizenship and voting rights for American born women and foreign-born residents.
City Physician Ziegler rode in the police patrol to Fulton to greet a stork bound for Mrs Benioist in Fulton. Chief Slover approved, and the doctor arrived at the Benioist home just ahead of the stork which delivered a baby girl. Dreamland tonight hosts a dance related to the event.
An advertising claim touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a swift cure for pimples boils and skin eruptions. It promises clear skin within days and a rapidly improved complexion through a blood and skin purifier with calcium sulphide, urging immediate purchase of a 60c box.
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