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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1912
Page
5
A June 16 dress contest at Broadway awards a $10 Star prize to the prettiest neatest cheapest graduation dress with entries by Cynthia Grey. Readers publish letters detailing dress costs and designs for a high school senior.
A reader argues that men were created superior and questions women's roles citing biblical tale. The letter asks Cynthia Grey to address whether the serpent or devil tempted Eve and why men bear responsibility for disobedience.
A humorous discussion on bridesmaids and single life ends with wedding customs notes. It covers a jokey attitude to marriage and suggests music cues for a wedding ceremony including “Jolly Jane” and “Promise Me” as possible pieces.
An abrupt exchange reveals a young suitor aged eighteen seeking marriage with a girl of sixteen. A correspondent cautions that youth and bashfulness hinder prudent plans, urging the need for self-improvement before proposing.
A letter debate on women's rights and duties. A defender argues for equal rights while noting economic pressures that push some women toward marriage for financial support. The exchange contrasts advocacy with caution about moral and social consequences.
A humorous fragment describes kittens with different colored noses and their imagined behaviors. A black nosed kitten naps, a white nosed kitten is cheerful, a gray nosed kitten ignores calls, while a tabby is indifferent. The playful verse explores child curiosity about pets.
A vintage advice list warns brides about June weddings. It urges practical choices in outdoors plans, trim trousseau, early gown orders, affordable decorations, tasteful flower arrangements, limited guest lists, personal handwritten notes, and steady stamina. It cautions against excessive gifts, gushing gratitude, and settling for unsuitable partners. It emphasizes conversation if doubts arise and avoiding impossible expectations in a husband.
Mies Helen Frick daughter of Henry C. Frick has built a clubhouse in Hamilton for working girls. It will provide a rest space and modern amenities for gymnastics and other aids to recovery from nervous disorders.
Flowered and lace trimmed hats appear as dressy headwear for summer. Hats will be worn trimmed instead of scarves, features include flowers leather and lace adornments for a refined look.
The item lists trivia across domains including dates and calendars, legal property limits for minors, rattlesnake names, classical authors, coin terminology, 1910 US gender counts, real estate deeds and abstracts, and Argentine historian Vicente Fidel Lopez. It reads as a compact Q and A style knowledge digest from June 6 1900.
L. M. Norton, manager at Royal Typewriter, wed Mrs May McKenzie on Saturday in a quiet ceremony. The couple announced plans for a small reception with family and friends in the city.
June reports William Scott received three dollars after stopping the runaway horse belonging to Mrs. Emma Baldwin. The incident occurred in Ardaley, and three ribs were broken in the process.
Barefooted and stockingless women joined a bucket brigade to save the village of McDonaldsville from a midnight fire. In Columbus Governor Judson Harmon stars in a moving picture titled Gov Harmon Pardoning a Convict.
Reported in Chic June 3 court scene Judge Himes orders him to return home with his wife and end the conflict. Fred Masons replies with a defiant taunt saying he would prefer confinement to the Bridewell over further fighting.
A police inquiry notes a missing cash register worker with a five thousand dollar shortfall. The report outlines a string of maritime and church notes from Seattle to Liverpool, a minister’s conference remarks, and a marriage announcement in Philadelphia involving Mrs Lamar Beatrice Percy Gleason and her stepson Edwin P Gleason.
A kitchen note describes squeezing a cloth to extract juice, mixing equal parts juice and coke water, freezing until half solid, then folding in three egg white portions per quart. The result is described as a pressed, airy mixture ready for freezing.
A young girl, Nancy Isaacs, has been appointed judge of Melbourne's supreme court. She is the unmarried daughter of the late Sir Isaac Isaacs, who served as a supreme court judge for 10 years and died recently. The piece notes women's equal rights in Australia and eligibility for office. It also includes a humorous aside about doorknobs and hangers.
A plain steamed pudding made from the shortest recipe, served with mashed strawberry sauce and whipped cream. The dish is described as pleasing to all who taste it.
The first annual strawberry festival will be held on June 19 at Ellisport on Vashon Island. The event invites the state's commercial and industrial societies to attend and participate.
Sophia Stephan will perform at the Y M C A on June 19 and 20. The report lists other local updates including a shooting incident and civic notes.
Strawberries may be served unhulled dipped in sugar and eaten with fingers, placed on lettuce or green beds. If hulled, wash berries before hulls are removed and sugar is added just before serving. Some add pine juice, though many find it spoils the fruit.
In Chicago a collie witnessed Thomas Mc Dowell strike his employer Albert Price on the legs causing serious wounds. The dog was subsequently jailed. In Newark Ohio William Brennan, 59, a Wisconsin traveler, was found near starvation after eight days locked in the town calaboose until opening time.
Gore Oklahoma where Virgil Tinkiller and Thomas Sootawakeki two fullblooded Indians in a hog feeding partnership fought over who should feed the hogs. Tin killer was stabbed to death by his partner.
Leading food and dairy experts from the United States arrive July 6 for state and national conventions. Gov Hay and Mayor Cotterill will welcome the delegates. Mrs M N Keuppenburg, prominent clubwoman and native daughter of Washington, was buried yesterday.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and the prince consort arrive in Paris for a three days official visit. They are greeted with an enthusiastic reception by crowds and officials.
A newcomer at the Bee leysport house asks for an 8 o'clock call while the perpmeter records it without a change of expression. In truth, though, the 5:30 start creates enough noise to wake a cemetery.
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