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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
6
The column addresses a mother seeking help to curb illicit liquor and Japanese influence, a reader asking how to remove a stain from linen, and various inquiries about charities in Seattle, broken engagements, love guidance, and etiquette at events. Practical tips include chlorine solution and salt water for stains, and urging honest communication in relationships.
Arthur Atherton five feet tall and 28 pounds wed Blanche Burkley who weighs 130 pounds in Chicago. He is billed as the thinnest man in the world and the joke centers on weight as a marital rebuff. The verse notes a bachelor’s view of marriage and a playful remark about weighing in.
A homemaking feature lists a Saturday Dinner menu with Spring Vegetable Soup Veal Cutlets asparagus on toast mashed potatoes and Fish Salad. It includes a Cherry Pudding recipe with ingredients butter sugar milk flour salt baking powder cherries and egg whites plus a cherry juice arrowroot sauce.
The article describes new parasols edged with ostrich feathers and ribbon bows on the handles. It adds a lighthearted line about weddings, stating many will have such occasions or tie their lives to work if romance fails.
A suggestion to give children a simple tent to enjoy outdoor play. Any affordable tent can provide a private play space in a yard or small outdoor area, sparking imaginative games and relief from heat.
A short note urges keeping children outdoors in shade with a cool tent to prevent heat stress. It emphasizes the value of investing in a personal, comfortable tent for every boy or girl to enhance outdoor play and happiness.
Pansies rise in fashion with purple and blue hues matching the season. Hats trimmed with these flowers are described as beautiful in any shape, highlighting the plant’s appeal and seasonal color tones.
A call urging parents to keep children close for a sane Fourth of July and a peaceful fifth. It advises family time, shared joys, and simple activities like lemonade, whistles, bows and arrows, and a wholesome lunch outdoors with baked beans, chips, tea, bread, currant cakes, tarts, root beer, lemonade, fruits, and candies.
The piece notes 39 princesses, six duchesses, 72 baronesses, and eight viscountesses of American birth. Of 500 American women in Europe as brides of titled men, 200 have been divorced or separated. Queen Mary is said to own the most valuable tableware collection, kept in Windsor's royal pantry. A cited quote argues marriage is the best paid profession for women, claiming the married woman bears a heavy, more marketable workload than a businesswoman or homemaker.
Hemastitched tablecloths can be mended by faggoting edges with strong thread. Sew the skirt binding on the hem before pressing. Pressing tightens the material and makes braid hard to attach to thin fabric. Linen and pique suit summer wear, and coarse linen is ideal for everyday use.
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