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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1912
Page
5
A Star readers notice advice from Merritt Farmer and Home Companion on affordable meat cuts. The piece outlines simmering, browning, and stewing steps for lamb and beef, with suggested servings and cooking times to ensure tender results.
Miss Ruth Hitchcock daughter of a Nebraska senator Mise Amparomene younger daughter of the new Cuban minister Mies Julia Crosby daughter of the superintendent are noted in a regional society item with mentions of prominent families and ceremonial ties.
An anxious reader asks whether to marry a reformed man with money or the steadfast but unsettled fiancé. The adviser urges the letter writer to drop selfishness, stay true to her promise, and avoid harming either man before marriage.
A list of ingredients includes 1 cup sugar 2% tablespoons flour a rind of 2 lemons 4 cup lemon juice 1 egg and 1 teaspoon butter. Careful not to let it stick as it cooks and before spreading.
The Marchesa shares a mobile decalogue after touring American cities, contrasting with Rev. Hyde's list. The rules urge restraint and modesty, condemning theft of time, gossip, slovenliness, envy, heavy drinking, deceit, and aggressive suffragette posturing while praising femininity and respect for elders.
January birthdays list notable figures by date. Notable names include Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert E. Lee, James Madison, and Daniel Webster among others, with multiple dates and varied professions.
The reader asks about the phrase chewing the cud and what a cow's cud is made of. The reply explains the idiom means to think over a matter and notes that a cow regurgitates and rechews food from the first stomach. losing the cud would not kill her, though she would lack a food source.
Washington January 18 Andrew Carnegie shifted from donating libraries to backing a permanent temple for the Brotherhood of North American Indians. He met Joseph Craig of Pendleton Oregon, secretary of the group, and a final decision to build the headquarters was expected at a later meeting in Washington on January 16.
Mr Cleverton recalls summer trip to England ruins where Miss Struckett Rich jokes a ruin longs for marriage. Princeton Tiger notes playful exchange between two named individuals.
Cynthia Grey answers a reader's question about a man living with a woman outside marriage and expecting a child. She says laws favor marriage, condemns the affair, and notes the harm to the home while urging honesty for future protection. She emphasizes that the woman's wrong does not justify the man's actions and warns that the law would not grant another man's child.
A young country girl asks if she was wrong to avoid speaking to a handsome country fellow at the station. The counselor suggests politeness is due to the person, notes she was not introduced, and advises the lady to speak first, warning against judging by a man’s brothers.
A reader asks whether to return home and expose a guilty brother or continue exile. The adviser urges not to bear blame for another and suggests telling the mother, urging confession, and considering reporting the brother if he refuses to confess. The tone offers hopeful guidance and moral accountability.
A 36 year old bachelor asks how to apologize to two maiden ladies who live next door after one tried to kill a chicken but fell and made a scene. He laughs at the mishap and wonders if writing a note will help. The response suggests a sincere note and a plan to let the mother save face and recover the situation with humor.
A reader asks Miss Grey about a gingerbread grandmother recipe, detailing mixing steps, ingredients, and baking time. The letter also notes the writer’s smoking addiction and claims the cure is helping, with a New Year greeting and a final note of credit to the reader who sent the cure.
A widow aged 28 asks if she should marry a widowed friend without the same passion as her late husband. The columnist urges honest feeling, advises against shifting responsibility, and suggests listening to inner instinct rather than comparing to the former spouse. The reader is advised to tell the suitor and let him decide.
The writer explains that many readers like Anxious Reader Lone some and others send requests that tie hands. The column notes they cannot fill the paper with requests and invites readers to send addresses while assuring Cynthia Grey will keep them private.
In answer to KE C A question inmates at McNeils Island may send and receive mail after passing through the warden. Address to the person, care of the warden, McNeils Island, Wash. That is all that is necessary.
A reader asks how to make a hole in glass and whether glass can be blown in the city. The answer notes diamond drill as cheaper and better, with an alternate method using camphor turpentine and a wet drill tip, plus a rough diamond in a tube. It suggests contacting the Chamber of Commerce Information department for a glass blowing factory.
Dialogue exchanges describe a neighbor losing control of an automobile and the sheriff taking charge. A Yonkers Statesman snippet remarks on a visitor’s impression of New York City, noting speed in automobiles.
A vintage patent remedy advertisement claims Electra-Vita injects electricity into the body to cure nerve weakness and a range of ailments. It touts energy restoration, pain relief, and general health boosts and invites readers to request a free consultation and instruction booklet.
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