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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1911
Page
5
Chicago July 19 A wealthy American widow Mia 8 Ella Wood Dean recalls European pursuit of her fortune by titled men. She quotes an agent offering introductions to peers and society figures for 50 guineas with private negotiations, noting she reclaimed the money after testing the claims.
A historic home cookbook item offers a Seattle Potlatch Salad with peas carrots parsley onion and a sweet cream dressing. Collared Beef features corned beef holes filled with a savory bread crumb meat mix and baked. Salmon Patties blend salmon butter cornstarch pepper anchovy and olives and are served in patty cases.
A recipe suggests mixing equal parts linseed oil and turpentine to remove grime from tan shoes and dust from surfaces. It recommends hot turpentine water and cloths to ease colds and rubbing stains on wood with the same oil and turpentine mixture. Sprinkling turpentine over clothing is advised before storage.
The piece describes a fashion driven push for weight loss with Marmota Prescription Tub tablets advertised as a safe, inexpensive remedy. It claims rapid fat loss of 12 to 14 ounces daily and urges readers to order a large case by mail from Marmela Company in Detroit Michigan.
Miss Edith Smith Davis of Milwaukee national superintendent of W C T U Scientific Instruction will address the Northwestern Chautauqua tomorrow. The public and W C T U societies are invited to attend with lunches. She also speaks to summer school students Monday and Tuesday, hosted by Prof. and Mrs. Lull.
A letter from P. R. B. asks if there is any way to cure her husband’s habit of chewing three or four tobacco packages weekly. The writer notes many wives accept the fault and urges restraint in early marriage attempts at reform.
A witty exchange explores whether two people can share a life together depending on the make of their motor car. The banter plays with social foibles and affection through a light, period voice.
Betty Graham reports on Seattle manicure girls who insist their trade is serious business. Workers explain they chose the job for income, endure short hours, and rely on hard work over tips, stressing it is essentially a woman’s work and not a joke.
Reprint of the health column offering several remedies for prickly heat including a bicarbonate bath, borated talcum dust, and a bran bath. Also provides a druggist prepared lotion with carbolic acid boric acid zinc oxide glycerin alcohol and water to make six ounces.
Venetian lace remains a popular trim for collars and deep revers on coats, and for bands on dresses of all types, highlighting its enduring role in refined apparel.
Basic tips for safe home canning emphasize surgical cleanliness and complete sterilization. Use fresh produce and avoid overripe items. Use a steam cooker, prepare jars, fill with fruit, seal, and process times range from 5 to 30 minutes depending on fruit.
A 40 year old man asks if he should marry an 18 year old. The adviser cautions age as disposition and suggests a sensible 18 can be older than older women, warning against frivolous choices. Other letters advise grass stain removal, and advise an old fashioned girl to wait for proper acquaintance in a new city.
Frederick Gobat of Buck Creek Indiana married Mrs May Davis. Both are over 60 and this is her sixth marriage and his fifth. She lost three husbands by death and two by divorce. He lost three wives by death and one by divorce. The couple answered no to the question Is marriage a failure.
Cynthia Grey argues parents must examine causes of blindness in babies and know imbecile proportions. She urges nightly supervision of children, parental guidance on life questions, and personal knowledge of children’s associates and reading, including ensuring access to suitable books.
Miss Bertha Markuson and Eugene Houseman wed at 7 PM at the bride's home 701 16th Ave with Rabbi Samuel Koch of Temple de Hirsch officiating. The couple plans a Canada tour and Seattle residence. Also listed are several marriage licenses and ages for Seattle residents including Myrtle Goff Walter Friebert Edith Lindberg Franklin Orman R. M. Smith Thomas Bills and Anna Struck.
A political pamphlet style message attacks a State Dental Combine, accusing it of using high prices to control dentistry. The speaker pledges to operate a competing practice at 718 First Avenue, promising lower prices under expert supervision and urging voters to question legislators about dental law.
In hot months scalp oiliness makes hair hard to manage. Ordinary shampoos fail to clean fully, leaving stringy hair. Use canthrox dissolved in hot water to create a cooling lather, rinse for clean scalp and hair, quick dry and bright sheen. Irresistibly delicious Seattle Ice Cream flavor Mapine.
The text describes how once appetite for liquor forms a person needs help to escape the craving. Alcohol poisoning fills the system causing a burning thirst for more. Will power alone cannot conquer this constant urge.
Ad promotes Neal CURES the Neal Drink-Habit Cure using harmless vegetable medicines given by licensed physicians. It asserts alcohol abstinence and weight gain after four months since leaving the institute. Provides Seattle address, phone numbers, and route directions for contact and mailing of the free book and endorsements.
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