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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1915
Page
7
A narrative excerpt shows Margie and friends amid wartime news and family drama. Eliene fights for recovery with support from Harry, Margie, and Dick as they discuss home life, dinner plans, and wealth contrasts against hospital trials.
A fragment discusses the Balboas as a new national dance praised at a Frisco Expo with predictions it will sweep the country. The text shifts to a personal diary tone about dining preferences and a dinner menu, noting a man’s taste for certain foods and the playful secrecy about garlic in salad.
A reader letter in The Star argues women need practical home training and companionship fantasies are addressed. J Alp and others praise A Modern Girl for insight while critiquing material aims. The exchange covers marriage attire, teeth whitening, and etiquette for invitations.
American wives of Italian nobles and famed physicians organize Red Cross work. Homes converted to hospitals, cars offered for government use, and extensive nursing courses taken. Notable names include Mrs Bastianelli, formerly Marian Rawle of Philadelphia, and several high society marquise and princess spouses.
The Balboa has been designated the new national dance by the International Dancing Masters Association at its San Francisco convention. Frank H. Norman of Montreal created the dance which blends the one and two steps with arch turns maxixe two-step and eight waltz steps described in detail. It debuts at the Panama Pacific Exposition and is praised as not vulgar easy to learn and fun to dance.
Household guidance covers lamp chimney cleaning with warm suds and salt, then dry polish. Boiling water can remove stains while scalding water sets them. Oven and cake tips, rug handling to prevent fraying, and camphor water with turpentine to guard shelves against moths and roaches.
Watermelons arrive in several carloads since Saturday marking the first market week. Farm sized melons run around 50 cents each while commission men price at 30 cents per pound. Ice cream sodas offered at Hollywood Lunch Soda Fountain 212 Pike.
A coupon promises ten dollars toward a course of treatments. It states the coupon is accepted as cash value and may be used by presenting it at once. Only one coupon may be used per course of treatments under Dr. F. C. Lathrop.
A historic advertisement promotes Dr. F C Lathrop offering drugless treatment for stomach liver kidney asthma heart and other ailments. It promises frank assessment, low cost, and free consultation at 214-216 People's Bank Building Second and Pike with coupon clipped.
The article notes a swell in letter paper with heavy linen and a pale pink shade. Envelopes feature ragged torn edges outlined in gilt for a subtle, novel look. A monogram using all letters of the owner’s name is highlighted as a trend among stylish New York women, now seen in Seattle.
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