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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
5
A reader and two other correspondents seek advice in letters to Cynthia Grey. An Oregon timber land locator initially charged $100 and faced court rulings that the land would revert to government, with no entry by citizens without special acts. A third letter asks for rhubarb marmalade recipe.
The Star readers respond to a plea from Cynthia Grey requesting The Daughter call at 818 Lith Ave to receive a clothing bundle for her one year old sister.
A reader asks if a child born in the United States to Chinese or Japanese parents is an American citizen. Another asks about receiving castoff clothing for five children, and a query about hats at church weddings. The columnist replies with brief guidance on citizenship, charity aid, and wedding attire customs.
A reader asks Mrs Grey for guidance on choosing a girls school, appropriate attire, and whether to send a daughter away from home. The letter seeks parental and community wisdom on best home and school approaches for a teenage girl and her conduct.
A brief notice advertises seeking a Fox Terrier with contact options including the telephone East 6474 and a call to 506 15th Av. N. The terse item presents a small classified-style inquiry for a specific dog breed.
The Bon Marche millinery chief Mrs L M Cauffmann describes Seattle fashion as leading the West with high prices and close margins. She presents Seattle’s most expensive bonnet, a paradise hat priced at 200 dollars with 25 dollars for the hat itself, made of tagal from Japan.
A column offers practical advice for cleaning piano keys tubs ivory ornaments and jewelry using alcohol wax pumice stone and soap. It notes methods for wallpaper galley paper and flatirons and ends with a quip about workers and a living.
In a humorous dialogue Mrs Youngbride asks about delicious meat. Mrs Buywell explains she selects a good honest butcher and then stands by him while he is cutting the meat. The exchange hinges on a pun about “standing by” the butcher during work.
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