Votes for Women and the Public Interest
An editorial argues that civic responsibility hinges on women’s suffrage. It asserts that granting women the ballot would awaken widespread public interest, strengthen patriotism, and extend civic duties beyond the home to the state, benefiting the republic’s perpetuity. It highlights motherhood as a force linking private welfare to national welfare.
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Biic
Washington
Republic
United
Tadeed
Breakfast Menu Teaches Simple Vintage Dishes
A dated recipe note lists stuffed Foxs Coffee Dinner with celery soup boneless birds Sunday Night Lunch Bammy Salad and mushroom sandwiches. It suggests cherry vinegar peanut cookies diced half inch squares and a French dressing poured over lettuce with cayenne and salt, garnished with cherries.
Boneless Birds and Creamed Rice Dishes in Plain Style
A fragment describes preparing boneless birds seared with bacon, rolled and tied, then simmered in a butter drippings gravy. It also details stuffing egg whites with a paste and serving with sauce over butter flour and cream, plus a celery and rice soup thickened and served with toasted bread.
Stuffed Tomatoes with Corn and Butter
Tomato shells are filled with green corn centers and a seasoned stuffing. The mixture uses butter and pepper, then is baked until tender and lightly browned.
Canteloupe Salad Prep Fragments Found in Page
A fragmentary note describes cantaloupes iced and cut in the interior, with unclear context or full steps. The text suggests a kitchen preparation detail but lacks complete instructions or a clear event. The passage appears to be an out of context snippet from a food-related item.
Peach Syrup Hearts With Nut Meringue Filling
Pare and halve six peaches and boil a syrup of one pint sugar and a half pint water until glossy. Dip peaches in syrup and chill in a buttered dish. When firm, whip four egg whites stiff and fold in five tablespoons sugar and two tablespoons chopped nuts. Drop spoonfuls into boiling water two minutes, drain, and fill each peach half with the meringue. Keep cool.
Delicately Marinated Shrimp and Cucumber Salad
A recipe describes breaking shrimp into pieces and marinating with French dressing. Chill cucumber cubes and fold into the mix with rich mayonnaise, shaping into a mound. Garnish with whole shrimp, lettuce heart leaves, and cucumber slices dipped in French dressing for added appeal.
Recipe fragment for spiced fruit cake batter
Instructions list sugar butter water soda dissolved in it raisins cinnamon nutmeg figs and flour. Mix, flour the fruit, bake in two layers.
Simple Mushroom Tomato Melt Spread
A basic mushroom tomato mixture simmers until tender then is pureed and cooled. The spread is whisked onto thin bread slices with butter for a light, savory toast option.
Preserve Cherry Vinegar Soda Method
Instructions describe pouring vinegar over red cherries and letting them stand for three days. After straining, measure and for each pint of liquid add one pint of sugar, boil twenty minutes and bottle. Dilute with iced water before serving.
Peanut Butter Novelty Cookies From Old Recipe
A vintage recipe combines butter sugar and egg with baking powder flour and salt. It adds milk peanuts and lemon juice, then bakes portions on a buttered sheet for ten to fifteen minutes in a slow oven.
Miss Gruening to Speak at Hotel Washington Luncheon
New York social leader Miss Martha Gruening will be guest of honor at a Tuesday luncheon at the Hotel Washington. She will discuss The Shirt Waist Strike in New York, a topic on which she has direct experience, having spent time in jail for inciting to riot during the protest. The event is open to all, with attendees paying their own way.
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Martha Gruening
New York
Washington
Miss Gruening
Miss Groening
Grue
Capitol
Capitol Hil
Capitol HI
To the Girl in Love With the Wrong Man
A 20 year old wife laments her marriage after meeting a cousin she fell for. Advice stresses accepting her husband, addressing drinking, and rebuilding affection through mutual effort and home harmony. Cynthia Grey counsels caution toward the other man and focus on marital duties.
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Mise Grey
Non
Teresta
Cynthia Grey
Coat Suit of Foulard
A sketch shows a knee length dark blue foulard coat with white lining. One rever features white lace over blue and the other white foulard with blue design. A broad white straw hat with blue velvet facing and blue flowered white ribbon completes the ensemble.
Questions on flaxseed use and private marriage plans
A reader asks The Star how to prepare flaxseed for weight gain and whether to keep an upcoming marriage private. The letter seeks guidance on health tips and discreet personal news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mint Wrey
Miss Grey Advice Column Snippets on Marriage Licenses and Fashion
Readers seek guidance on securing a Washington marriage license with a doctor’s certificate, weight gain remedies, and dog tumor care. The column also answers queries on hair cure avoidance, wine colored shoes with black skirts, and proper stocking color.
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Miss Grey
Anna
Women urge aid to keep waters undiled in Seattle visit
Edward A. Hous of Danbury Conn urged support for a proposed federal bill prohibiting disposal of sewage in U S waters. His ally Mrs Housman, CT VP for the Woman's National Rivers and Harbors Congress, spoke to Seattle Suffrage Club outlining aims and state committees in the nationwide conservation effort.
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Edward A. Housah
Danbury, Conn
Seattle
Congress
Housman
Connecticut
Woman's National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Seattle Suffrage Club
John Trumbull
Harrison Apartments
10Th Av. N
Harrison At
United States
Northwest
Gingerbread Boy Saves Cake Girl in Cakeland Tale
In a candy realm a kindly gingerbread boy defends a pink white cake girl from a mouse raiding Noahs ark. He sacrifices balance to topple the creature, saving her. The next morning King Baker ponders how the two stand together.
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Cakeland
Noah's Ark
Noah
Gingerbread Boy
King Baker of
My Evening Prayer
Poem attributed to Maud Battersby urges forgiveness for sins and wrongs. It petitions God to forgive wandering thoughts and idle words and to teach self awareness. The piece presents a personal, devotional plea for mercy and guidance.
Household Tips for Cleaning and Quick Fixes
Practical advice on saving paraffin by melting and cooling in water, shaping hats with tissue paper, masking smells from pans with oatmeal, using gas jets to bake potatoes, and recovering scorched vegetables or icings by cooling and finishing in a new vessel.
Reno Divorces Attract Notable Local Figures
The local divorce docket draws attention as Mrs. Hilda Sampson, 26, tall and pretty, wife of Chicago Kenwood businessman Charles W. Sampson, files for separation. Sealed complaint notes a marriage in Kenwood two years past. Hedrick Davenport byline is linked to her magazine work and forthcoming book.
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Reno
Hilda Sampson
Charles W. Sampson
Chicago
Kenwood
Hedrick Davenport
Smart Set
Life
Wice-aviotaree 208 Return Schedule By CP Saturday
Canadian Pacific announces Wice aviotaree 208 return service priced at $2.00. Princess Victoria scheduled to depart Saturdays and Sundays from Pier A at 9 a.m. Office contact at 609 First Ave with phones listed as 209.
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Aviotaree
Canadian Pacific
Princess Victoria
Pier A
First Ave
Pacific fleet visit at navy yard special day
Sun ny special visiting day announces round trip at 0c. Boat leaves Colman dock. Wanted plumbing and heating repair work offered by Brown Plumbing Co. 223 Pine store.
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Pacific Fleet
Navy Yard
Colman Dock
Brown Plumbing Co
Pine
An Irish Diva With an Italian Name
Signorina Corona is Gracia Clere a New York Irish soprano who rose to fame in Italy and England after studying in Europe on Melba's advice. She adopted an Italian stage name to attract patrons and achieved major success at venues including the Alhambra in London.
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Signorina Corona
Italy
New York
Gracia Clere
Mme. Melba
Europe
England
Alhambra
London
Daughters of the Vice President to Wed in September
Miss Irene Sherman and her sister Miss Mildred Sherman differ by nearly two years though long mistaken as twins. Irene, the elder, is engaged to Lawrence L. Gillespie, announced June 9, with weddings and dinners planned in Newport. The couple is set to marry September 8, as Mrs. Sherman hosts gatherings at the cottage settlement and Dreamland hosts a dance tonight.
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Irene
Mildred Sherman
Irene Sherman
Lawrence L. Gillespie
Newport
Mr. Gillespie
Gillespie
Sherman
Mildred
Washington Post
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George A. Smith
Suffrage Club
Capitol Hill
Foulard
Onthia Grey
Tacoma
State of
Prince
Mrs. Housman
National Congress
Shreveport
Womans Congress
Danbury
Conn
Maud Battersby
Kansas City Journal
Dreamland
Our
Liberal
Credit System
Eastern Outfitting Co., Inc
Union St
Reliable Credit House
The
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Bell Telephone
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