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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1909
Page
3
A fragmented description references a young girl’s image and a marriage story. It hints at personal fears and memories, with text about her appearance, vows, and reactions, but the passage is incomplete and unclear.
The text describes preserving peaches and pears with steps and terms like boiling, cooling in water, and sealing. It mentions using wire baskets and a “beam cooker” for processing and sterilizing the fruit. Details are garbled with inconsistent phrasing and stray fragments.
A compendium of kitchen instructions includes pie fillings with dates and nuts, a melon milk dessert, shrimp and pea stir fry, Marlborough Apple Pie, boiled salmon with butter sauce, a mustard sauce, flank of beef with liquor and weight pressing, plus asparagus mold and a scalloped fish dish. The text preserves method steps, ingredients, and cooking times.
The article recounts a southern French bridal ritual where after the ceremony the groom races home as friends pelt him with an old shoe while bridesmaids cheer. It notes the tradition can leave the groom with a lasting facial reminder, or the shoe may miss, clearing the way to victory for the couple. It also mentions the tradition of something old and something new for brides.
The D A RK of New York builds a memorial arch at Stony Point to honor Mad Anthony Wayne and announces a dedication on July 16. Nearby notes mention a Harrington Park graduate earning a BA, a Missouri farmer planning a Holy Land trip, and various fashion and embroidery remarks from the era.
The article warns that infection can arise from scratches and stresses the need for clean dressings. It describes dipping dressings in an antiseptic solution of mercury tablets per pint of water and notes the importance of rigorous cleanliness to prevent complications like blood poisoning and lockjaw.
A mushroom shaped raw straw hat in natural color features a black satin scarf around the crown tied into a large bow at the right rear. The satin fold base bears a row of small vivid roses. The style is charming for the season though not ideal for very young girls or those following current fads.
The advertisement lists July sale prices for Morris chairs in oak and birch finishes, overstuffed rockers with leather coverings, and a range of oak tables, buffets, and chest pieces. It highlights quarter-sawed oak, Early English finishes, leather and hair-filled cushions, and matching armchairs with varied pricing from $1.75 to $24.75.
July sale features include a Chamber Chair of quartered oak finished in golden tone and a mahogany option with a dull finish. Both have box construction and cane seats. a Dining Chair in solid oak with a heavy build, golden finish, cane seat, quarter-sawed top rail, embossed carving, and a back with five flat spindles.
A number of Royal Steel Ranges slightly damaged in transit are priced at $22.85. The Royal Steel Range features Wellsville polished steel body, asbestos lining, duplex grate for wood or coal, and a high roll warming closet. It includes four Sinch holes and two 6 inch holes, a 27 by 35 inch top surface with end shelf and an even 14 by 18 duches.
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