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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1910
Page
5
A Spokane View reporter recounts Denver civic engagement by women after gaining suffrage. He notes high female turnout, intelligence and patriotism at home, and claims increased women's voting powers improved family and moral outcomes. Judge Lindsey benefited from female votes.
In a lakeside tale a meadow lark and a frog dispute who sings best. A fisherman’s interruption with a thrown stone drives the frog away, then the two rivals reconcile when neither can outsing the other, choosing friendship over rivalry.
Fragmentary dialogue extols smiles as friendlier than grim expressions. The speaker contrasts a distressed look with a pleasant face, arguing serious faces fail to impress and that old philosophers who scowl have little appeal. A young man or woman should avoid mimicking gloom to seem wiser.
A collection of letters offering guidance to women involved with married men. It urges self respect, avoiding temptation, and suggests practical steps like severing contact and focusing on duties to one's husband. The tone appeals to moral choices, with readers sharing experiences and counsel.
The piece notes stylish coifs favor fruit motifs with cherries grapes and tiny flower rosettes wound into hats. Satin slippers with beaded buckles replace rhinestones while white chiffon ribbons with gold threads trend. White gloves with black stitching outrank matching stitches and lace details diversify frocks with remade real lace hints.
An article advises nervous women to avoid haste and hurry, slow to regain self possession, and spread work over longer periods. It urges controlling anger fear and worry and replacing them with love aspiration faith and reverence for a divine order.
A period piece argues that most women can improve their voice with training. It claim a soft gentle and low tone enhances charm and attraction, while a voice spoken without finesse often breaks the spell of beauty and allure.
Cut flowers last longer with plain care. Remove binding strings or wires unless threaded through stems. Avoid crowding in vases. use pitchers or finger bowls. Favor one or two elegant stems per vase as in Japanese style. Add a pinch of salt to water and change daily. Char the stem ends with wood fire, not a match, and avoid touching cutters to flowers.
A wide spreading white straw hat features a deep blue foulard with large white spots around the brim and crown. An immense lace bow adds height and an elegant touch to the headpiece.
Practical household notes on cleaning and maintenance from Cynthia Grey. Methods include skimming milk for wall paste, using olive oil and salt for white marks, washing soda paste for grease stains, and stretching carpets with rubber soled steps. Tips cover tiled grates, marble, carpet placement, and fabric mending.
The Star advises readers to check the Majestic Theatre classified columns for two free tickets. Names listed in the ad stem from the directory and may include readers' own names. Read The Star classified ad and get the habit.
A reader asks if 15 year olds should date and how to meet, with advice favoring home gatherings over public venues. The column also covers handling jealousy in engagements, squeaky shoes remedies, and growing taller, plus practical tips for leather shoe care and hair/ribbon styling.
A lament recalls a world flowerless after Eve's expulsion until a child's death. From the grave, violets shine for its eyes and petals bloom from its lips, shaping all flowers born from that sorrowful loss.
Boats depart Colman dock for weekend visiting days aboard battleships. Round trip fare is five dimes.
A dated menu outlines a full day with breakfast items like oranges cereal with cream poached rags griddle cakes and coffee. Dinner features soups beef dishes potatoes and salads followed by raspberry whip and mocha cream cake with a Sunday night lunch of cold meats peach salad and cheese sandwiches. A cake batter section explains a two to three layer bake and a custard like filling with coffee milk eggs and butter, plus a simple icing recipe.
A refined canapé features thin toast slices topped with caviar then layered with heart lettuce and minced chives. Each piece is crowned by a perfectly poached egg for a luxe bite.
A basic batter combines one pint sour milk one teaspoon salt one teaspoon soda and one pint flour. Mix soda and salt with flour then add milk and beaten yolks of two eggs finally fold in beaten whites.
Start with cold beans and add double the water, simmer until soft. When nearly done, stir in half as many tomatoes, pass through a fine sieve, and add hot water to reach the right consistency. Season with salt pepper and mustard. Reheat and serve with toasted crackers.
A recipe describes shaping a beef loaf with bacon strips inserted, baked until center is pink, and using bacon drippings to baste. It suggests stuffing green pepper halves with a mix of grapefruit pulp celery and apple, with pecan pieces, then plating on lettuce with mayonnaise dressing.
A dessert recipe describes whipping raspberries with powdered sugar and white pi to form a stiff mixture for 20 minutes. The whipped mix is served on a dish with a custard sauce made from eggs sugar salt hot milk cooked in a double boiler until thick, then chilled and vanilla flavored.
A fragment describes creaming sugar with butter then adding sweet milk and sifted flour with baking powder. The text truncates before completing the mixture instructions.
Pare a quart of ripe peaches slice thin. Chop one half cup almonds. Mix fruit and almonds with a dressing of two parts mayonnaise to one part whipped cream. Serve at once on lettuce leaves.
Mix a hard boiled egg yolk with Krated cheese salt pepper and dry mustard. Add two large tablespoons mayonnaise or cooking dressing. Rub the yolk smooth before combining with seasonings for cheese sandwich filling.
A brief recipe describes making hermits with sugar and molasses, soda in hot water, butter, raisins, cinnamon and cloves, salt, then adding flour to roll and baking in a moderate oven.
In season fruit juices help whet the appetite and stimulate digestive organs. Some call fruit juices nature's remedy for ailments caused by indigestion.
A curious list explains stamp corner positions with messages ranging from I love you to I seek your acquaintance. The guide shows various orientations for business signals, affection, jealousy, engagement, and parental objection. It mirrors social etiquette printed for Cynthia Grey readers.
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