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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1911
Page
6
A series of Q and A items covers teen marriage, courting, dining etiquette, fur care, remedies for illness, and fashion. Readers seek guidance from Miss Grey on loyalty, marriage timing, love, travel letters, and grooming with practical, period tone responses.
Readers are invited to share views on whether a house or a flat suits modern living best in economy comfort and desirability. The Woman's Page Editor offers a fine cook book as a reward for the best answer. letters must be mailed by a specified date to the Woman's Page Editor of The ar.
Virginia settlers watched as two sloops led by Lieut. Maynard pursued Blackbeard off the Atlantic coast. In a brutal close-quarters battle, Maynard’s crew reclaimed the seas, Blackbeard wounded five times before his death aboard his ship.
The article showcases a double or extended ring with jeweled chains on either side of the finger. The outer ring sits beyond the joint, designed to prevent slipping off.
A reflective piece discusses whether a girl reveals real secrets in her diary and women moving furniture to tidy their homes. It notes men who love children are not cynical and criticizes attempts to push women to be sensible when their thinking diverges from men's.
The wife of Captain William H. Van Schaick, condemned for criminal negligence in the General Slocum fire that killed over 1,000, seeks parole after a long campaign. A widely signed petition and favorable talk reportedly point toward possible relief, despite his age and the crew's inexperience.
A fragment urges immediate medical advice for coughing lungs and recommends asking a doctor about Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. The speaker emphasizes not delaying care and cautions against taking the remedy without professional guidance.
A column offers practical household hints from Cynthia Grey. It covers ammonia in water for brush cleaning, crumb moisture with bread crumbs, cleaning jewelry with soap ammonia, threading a needle on the bias, making soft soap from leftover soap, cleaning hair with cotton and a brush, and easier lemon pie prep using a food chopper to avoid grater work.
An advertisement extols Eckman’s Alterative as a cure for tuberculosis and throat and lung diseases. It features testimonials from Annie Foy and others claiming dramatic improvements after using the product and urges readers to request booklets and write for further information. The copy cites addresses in Philadelphia and promotes mailed affidavits and cured-cases booklets.
Arthur Gage, son of former governor Henry T. Gage, serving as minister to Portugal, is seriously ill with typhoid fever at the Gage ranch near Downey, Los Angeles.
The Chicago Association of Commerce will stop in Seattle on March 19 en route to the Orient. The trip is planned as a reciprocal courtesy for the visit of honorary Japanese commerce commissioners to Chicago in 1909.
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