Miss Grey Answers Readers in The Star Advice Column
Readers send requests on housing for a high school student, companionship, job exchanges, and club activities. Miss Grey guides Vancouver and Seattle inquiries, from boarding options for a teenager to finding athletic clubs and light work, with practical cautions and suggestions.
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Snohomish
Cynthia Grey
Seattie
Miss Grey
Broadway High School
the Star
A. W
Vancouver
B. C
Seattle
Hubert W. Campbell
Rastings
St. E. Vancouver,b. C
Living Cushions and the Monkey’s Cushion Metaphor
A zoological tale uses monkeys and white rats to critique human dependence. The narrator suggests people act as cushions for others in families and relationships, urging readers to surrender their comfort and claim real responsibility in life.
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Zoological Garden
Poe
New York
Buttermilk Pie Recipe Shared With Two Crusts
A Home Cook notes a double pie yield with two cups sour buttermilk two eggs one cup sugar one cup raisins one tablespoon vinegar one and a half tablespoons flour two to three teaspoons cinnamon one and a half teaspoons allspice baked in two crusts yields two pies.
Velvet Sponge Cake Method and Assembly
Instructions for a velvet sponge cake mix with two cakes baked in long pans. Beat sugars and eggs, gradually add boiling water, sift in flour and baking powder, beat smooth, bake, turn onto towel, steam, then pair halves with filling.
Victorian Era Kitchen: Frugal Steaks and Cheese Toast
A recipe fragment describes layering steak or veal with pasta and spices then baking until tender, with optional rice. Cheese toast uses stale bread slices with a milk cheese mixture heated above a boiling bath, served with cayenne on top. An orange marmalade method follows, slicing citrus and adding lemon juice.
Velvet and satin trimmed muff and scarf sets trend
Velvet and satin lined muff and scarf sets come in plain and far trimmed styles and are described as inexpensive and stylish. Handsome plaid silk replaces plain silk as linings in Persian design for chiffon blouses, signaling a fashion shift.
Home Plumbing Tips For Clean Pipes And Bathtub
Weekly use of sal fada in drains with boiling water clears grease and maintains pipes. Boil starth with a candle and stir a minute to dissolve buildup. Use warm starch to prevent flatirons sticking. Create a tub cover from cretonne or unbleached cotton with bias trim and elastic to stay in place.
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Cynthia Greys
Grey
Drosmianda
Datay Room
London
Williams
Unioad
Dain Tan
Julieta
Melton
Hamilton-Brown
Madras
Ering
Rellas
Ckwear
White India
Unioads
Oxford
W. Decla Crea
Quetté
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