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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1911
Page
4
Young women at a home craft level turn ideas into income by making shirt waist boxes. They charged three to five dollars per box, materials cost four to six tens of a dollar, and completed four hours of work. Boxes are bought for five or ten cents, hinges sourced in stores, with added pockets for finish. Men also buy as linen receptacles at higher prices.
The Star offers a free copy of the Marion Harland Cook Book to the reader who submits the most ideal four-person dinner menu. Write your menu on one side of a page in ink and mail it before Thursday night. Winners will be announced next Saturday with the book mailed that day.
A reader writes to Cynthia Grey asking for help finding a home, offering companionship and noting correspondence by mail with enclosed stamped envelope. The writer hopes the request is printed to reach a needy person.
A New York Herald notice by Mae Martyn promotes canthrax in cleansing hair claiming it dries hair faster and leaves a vigorous scalp with natural gloss. The recipe advises dissolving a teaspoonful in hot water, applying and massaging the scalp before rinsing. It notes the product costs little and requires buying an original package for purity.
A Seattle audience hears elected voters discuss initiative and referendum at the YMCA. Mrs H P Fish chairs as prominent women offer brief remarks on civic topics.
An advertisement touts a fat reducing remedy made from Marmola Cascara Aromatic and Peppermint Water. It claims rapid loss of two pounds per week with no exercise or dieting, and promotes buying from drug stores and mixing at home. Dance at Dreamland tonight.
The note describes aging envy of the young and social anxieties of widowers about smiling. It also records men criticizing wives dressing in a kimono at breakfast while performing chores in shirt sleeves. Dr. Maker, Dentist, moved to Room 620 Northern Bank Building.
A historical recipe card shows Pesion Cream of Potato Soup recipe with boiled potatoes celery and onion mashed with the boil water and hot milk topped with whipped cream and nutmeg. It also includes Creamed Parsnips and Creamed Celery on Toast with butter flour milk and seasonings.
A quick fudge method combines sugar milk or cream and bitter chocolate with vanilla. Cook rapidly fifteen minutes while stirring, then pour onto buttered dish. Stir in desired fruit or pure, heat to soft or spongy, and cut into squares.
Advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a no quinine remedy that ends the grippe after three doses every two hours. It claims rapid relief from neuralgia pains feverish symptoms and nasal congestion and cites three years of research and a $50,000 cost. Also plugs Federal Paint and Wall Paper Co. services and local contact numbers Main 2304 Ind. 3913.
An appeal extols Doan's Kidney Pills for backache caused by kidney trouble. It cites long success and a Seattle testimonial from George Badhant praising relief and improved health after use.
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