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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1911
Page
5
In letters to Cynthia Grey a young wife questions the legality of an assumed name marriage and potential remedies. A reader asks about pale thinness and life care, while others seek guidance on religious conflict and dry hands with practical, step by step advice.
The article extols packing a picnic basket with many sandwiches for summer outings. It details cheese and pimento sandwiches, ham and egg variants with mayonnaise, and chicken fillings with lettuce and nuts, plus tips on bread quality and seasoning.
Mrs John Maroni sends gratitude to Misa Grey and The Star for the $3.00 from donors and a package. She thanks the newspaper and all who helped the family.
A reader asks how to remove tar odor from tar rope packed in a suitcase. The note suggests trying chloride as a solution and mentions leaving the city on Wednesday.
A humorous exchange hinges on a self made man remark and a witty retort about having the job lashed. The brief quip reflects playful gendered dialogue with a punch line.
Alonzo Kimball, returning from Europe, declares American beauty supreme and daily, noting that the Venus type characterizes women with prominent beauty and intellect, and that Americans perceive lines and features more acutely than women of other countries.
A column offers a summer dinner plan with stuffed pressed steak served with cold sliced tomatoes new potatoes cucumber salad and fresh vegetables. It provides step by step directions for stuffing rolling and pressing the steak and serving with horseradish or mustard.
A narrative about a Little Boy and his mother using a flag as a moral incentive. The mother explains the flag’s past by referencing heroes and battles to urge the boy toward kindness and truthfulness. When the boy misbehaves the flag is removed, teaching obedience.
Seattle shoppers find numerous bargains this week with summer wear at low prices. Sailor hats and tailored hats cost about 1.95 to 2.00, veils 95 cents to 2.50, linen suits at 12 dollars and up, and tab fabrics 29 cents a yard. Silk chiffons and poplins range 60 to 35 cents, dresses for children 2.95, ostrich plumes discounted, wash chamois 69 cents, lingerie blouses at 1 dollar, and heavy all wool sweaters six dollars. Neckwear and fichus cut to about half price in a twice yearly clearance. Everything marked at half usual value.
The famed mime completes a 25 000 mile tour covering 103 American cities with 85 performances. She has earned nearly 1 000 000 in receipts, lost 15 pounds, and is 67 years old. Edna Weaver, 20, tops civil service exam rankings in Kansas City across seven positions. Concord Maass women’s club aims to buy Orchard House linked to Louisa May Alcott. Mrs. Margaret Voss Warren of St Louis has married five times and plans further wedlock, hoping to avoid a Saturday ceremony.
A collection of simple beverage recipes including Cool Drinks Egg Milk Shake Cocoa Eggnog Pineapple Lemonade and a humorous quip about a man pining for a woman. The drinks use syrup milk cocoa sugar and citrus with steps for mixing chilling and serving.
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