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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1910
Page
10
A period piece plea from a Seattle resident seeking a moral, home-loving partner. The writer, living in modest rooms, desires a true partnership and asks a good hearted girl to respond through The Star. He contrasts preferring a home over money and hints at social expectations of marriage.
The text presents quirky dialog about hair, hotel signings, Alaska employment, mildew removal, and dream interpretations. It mingles fashion, clerical practices, job prospects for women, household tips, and symbolic dream meanings, with references to Grey and Miss Grey.
A humorous poem recalls a foolish woman who scolds a cook yet keeps her after praising the pie. The piece contrasts expensive dinners with failed meals and ends with a Dance At Dreamland advertisement and free admission.
The article highlights Javanese mothers as notably fortunate. It describes a unique child carrying method where the infant grips the mother and clings with its feet, keeping the baby in the air. It notes women's independence in farming, early engagement of girls to boys, and a binding Java marriage vow.
A storm wrecks a crew and they abandon ship on a perilous voyage. They reach land after three days, survive on coconuts and food, signal for rescue, then live among pearl fishers before returning home aboard their captors boats.
A Western paper once canvassed which type of girl most likely to marry. The business girl with wider social ties challenges stereotypes, drawing more potential partners, while stay at home girls focus on matrimony. Risks include cockiness and loss of graciousness, but industry does not ruin charm or marriage chances.
A recipe fragment describes boiling a mixture of water and tomatoes with beef, then simmering for 16 minutes. Just before serving, 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley are added for fresh flavor.
The page lists a dated breakfast and dinner menu with various courses and desserts. Items include grapefruit, broiled raccoon, sweet potatoes, coffee, cream of corn soup, cold lamb, baked potatoes, string beans, pears, cottage pudding with grape sauce, and a jelly layer cake. It also provides multiple recipes for cake layers, corn puree, and grape sauce with detailed steps and measurements.
Peel Jonathan apples leaving a red ring, core them and cook in a sugar water syrup until tender. Fill hollowed apples with marshmallows and grated walnuts while hot, creating a brittle finished treat.
A kitchen note describes macaroni stew method using broken macaroni 46 minutes in water, beef cut small, onions bay leaf celery cloves, simmer until tender about 1 to 11/2 hours, then add tomatoes and boil with potatoes.
A recipe describes mixing suet with flour and water to form a crust. Core apples and fill with sugar and cinnamon or whole cloves. Place apples in cloths and boil or steam for two hours.
Boil one teacup rice in a pint of milk and a pint of water. When boiling hot, add a piece of butter the size of an egg, two tablespoons of sugar, two eggs, the juice and grated rind of one lemon. Stir well. Have yolks of two eggs ready. Cracker crumbs on another plate. Shape the rice in rolls, dip in egg then crumbs, fry in butter, serve hot.
One coconut grated and weighed with sugar. Beat the white of one egg to a stiff froth and mix with the coconut and sugar. Drop by spoonfuls onto buttered white paper, sift with sugar, and bake in a slow oven for 12 to 16 minutes.
A handsome gown for formal occasions features a tunic and jacket in gray satin embroidered with pastel green and pink roses and foliage. The underskirt is long gray crepe de chine, with a large gray silk motif at the tunic point. hat and ostrich feathers match in pastel green and pink.
Mrs. Ora Hood Russel rises from a five dollar daily stenographer to wealth in Kentucky. The Alaska Garnet Mining & Manufacturing Co of St. Paul is owned and managed by five women led by Blanche H Tuott of Buffalo, a noted nomad expert, who says women can master cams wheels and bolts as well as sewing.
Eilers Music House markets Lucore stock with new pianos from 142 and used ones as low as 96, organs from 13, and pianolas 48 to 104. The Seattle store leads a 10 day takeover of Lucore lines and 40-store Pacific coast chain. The ad promises low prices, flexible financing, and full cash-out potential within two years on traded instruments.
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