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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1910
Page
2
The Star begins a daily suffrage column edited by Mrs. George A. Smith to discuss the issue from both genders. Tomorrow she will recount Washington territory’s suffrage history and how politicians later undermined equal rights in the state.
Scrappy the pet rooster challenged two fighting hens and drove off a prowling cat with a battle in the chicken coop. He defended the flock while his owner Mr. Smith watched, praising the brave bird as a great warrior.
A wide list of common salt uses covers medicine and health cures such as settling stomachs and stopping headaches, dental care, and nasal relief. It also notes cleaning and preservation roles for salt with glassware, fabrics, carpets, furniture, and mats, plus food preparation tips and odor control across households.
If you are short waisted and desire to look longer, wear a belt the same color as the waist. To appear shorter waisted, choose a belt matching the skirt. A short woman should wear a belt the same color as her dress, as a contrasting shade can look ungainly.
Excursions run from June 20 to July 4 with returns available until July 5. Prices list Victoria and return at $2.00 and Vancouver and return at $4.00. Steamships Princess Victoria and Princess Charlotte boast speed and quality. Canadian Pacific offices at 609 First Ave and Pier A foot of Washington St. Phones 209.
A July Fourth themed porch party plan features patriotic decorations including flags bunting and Liberty Bell motifs. Activities include card games with score cards, toy cannons and prize flags, plus a red white and blue menu with cream cheese sandwiches cucumber sticks and star cakes.
Instructions advise extinguishing flames quickly after burning, washing curtains with muslin edges to prevent sagging, storing Natirons in wool bags or stockings to avoid dust and roughness, adding cedar with ironing to keep starch from sticking, and boiling new ironware with potato parings to condition it before use. The tone mirrors period domestic guidance.
President Taft argued at Hryn Mawr that women gain the same educational benefits as men enhancing discernment and independence. He said college learning widens horizons, reduces dependence on marriage for livelihood, and fosters intellectual companionship between well educated partners. A Washington Post note and unrelated fashion snippets follow.
Readers submit questions on remedies for warts stain removal and eczema. Replies discuss oxalic acid risks, social etiquette for couples at picnics, cleaning white kid gloves, and advice on appetite and digestion. The column notes Arizona and New Mexico statehood with Taft’s 1910 signing.
The article notes thin cotton crepe or crepon as highly popular this year. It describes a bias striped black and white day gown with flat pleats and corsage trim, and states nightgowns, kimonos, and baby comforts are also made from the fabric.
Read The Star classifieds to learn two free Majestic Theatre tickets awarded to names drawn from the directory. The ad suggests readers may be among the winners and urges following the classified ads to “Get the Habit.”
A historical daily meal plan lists breakfast with oranges cereal codfish coffee and fruit. luncheon features salmon croquettes with parsley au parage quaker muffins strawberries tea. dinner offers tomato soup halibut mashed potatoes spinach radishes beet salad frosted lemon pie coffee and nuts. Additional garbled notes describe a cooking mixture and pouring milk to thicken, with instructions to delay mixing until serving.
A recipe notes picking codfish and soaking in cold water for hours, then draining and combining with rich milk. The mixture is cooked with a flour paste and milk until boiling, then steamed briefly and served with butter.
Take 1 2 cans of salmon cut fine and seasoned with salt and white pepper. Boil mash 3 or 4 potatoes and mix with salmon. Shape into croquettes coat with egg and cracker crumb and fry until crisp. Garnish with parsley and serve with cucumber slices. The remaining salmon may be packed with mild spiced vinegar for a cool side.
Cut off the tough chalkas wash the tender part and tie in bunches again. Place in a saucepan and cover with boiling water. It will take from 20 to 20 minutes to cook it. Ten minutes before taking it up add a teaspoon of malt for each bunch. When done serve on toast with butter sauce or just spread with plain butter.
A vintage directions passage describes pouring scalded milk over rolled oats and letting stand then adding sugar salt and fat. It instructs folding in flour baking powder and a beaten egg then baking in greased iron gem pans for about twenty to twenty five minutes.
Stir a teaspoonful of soda into a quart can of tomatoes. Let stand a half hour, then add a teaspoon of onion juice. Heat and mash through.
A 2 pound pork piece is layered with thin fat slices and wilted greens then covered with a creamed butter mixture and flour. Cracker crumbs and buttered fat slices form a crust before baking for about an hour, with mid bake crumbles added. Serve garnished with paprika and a slice of fat.
Heat yolks three eggs and sugar with lemon rind and juice, salt and milk. Bake in crust until brown. Whip whites with sugar to stiff peaks, spread on hot pie and bake until browned.
The piece describes the piinse frill migrating from Paris into black tailor made costumes. A white band at the collar and wrists echoes a chemisette and slips, brightening plain sombre outfits with a new white addition.
The speaker laments petty thefts and a bold betrayal by Alice. He recalls stealing from Alice in youth, calling it a simple larceny, while noting her greater art in deception and a smiling theft of trust. The verse frames guilt and conscience amid a confession of past transgressions.
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