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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1910
Page
8
The piece argues that future American women may develop broader shoulders and a wedge-shaped figure similar to men, noting fashion pressures and the legacy of classical beauty. It compares modern figures such as Maude Odell and Annette Kellerman, highlighting bust and hip measurements and athletic ideals.
A fragmented household recipe describes preparing a raisin bread and pork dish with apples and tomatoes. It lists soaking dates, boiling fat pork, mashing fruit paste, simmering spiced tomato sauce, browning onion, and baking apples with sugar and raisins, aiming for a rich, multi step meal.
Instructions describe removing from heat and mixing with cup chopped meat and cup cooked rice. Form into cones, dip in beaten egg, coat with fine crumbs, and chill one or more hours before frying in hot fat.
A tall narrow vase makes a hat pin holder when partially filled with ground cork from any drug store. Do not launder stockings with other clothes to avoid lint. Ammonia in water helps wash them. Soak cooking utensils in warm water before dinner to ease washing. If soot lands on carpet, cover with salt to lift it clean and dry. Save tumbler containers for leftovers. steel knives clean with a razor strop and emery. If a drop of glue is needed, a cloth over a long file works as a substitute.
A cooking fragment describes cooking four tablespoons of flour in two tablespoons of butter to form a paste, then adding stock gradually and a fraction cup of Muat Paiquer, though the text is garbled and incomplete.
A letter asks if chimley is correct or if chimney is proper. It also seeks help removing light stains from satin dress and requests cocoa preparation tips and two fruit cake recipes white and dark.
Fashions show plaid and fancy taffetas in demand for waists and petticoats and entering new plaid attic kilts. Ribbons remain in pink, blue, and yellow with iris tones and orchid shades. Skirt lines use longer corsets with stocking supports and overskirts may return, trimmed with figured or braided fabrics.
Advert describes Poslam by the Quaker Drug Co as a rapid eczema remedy that halts itching and clears skin. It touts stop itching, restore skin health, and claims full face improvement within hours, with a free mail sample offer from The Conate PossumTorles at 32 West 25th Street, New York.
Chicago reports on the upcoming national milliners convention where Mme Maorie and M. Harris announce new hat trends. Bright colors replace subdued tones with rib- bons and Gowers, leghorns gain favor for the affluent, ostrich plumes rise, and multiple dress codes for every occasion are urged amid high prices.
An 19th or early 20th century style piece promotes eye brightness linking health and light practice avoiding drugs like belladonna. It suggests salves and baths, including thoracic solutions, and warns against risky cures. It also notes new silver bib holders for babies preventing bib slipping from the neck.
The advice warns against using a good broom for kitchen scrubbing. Use a broom with hot suds to scrub the floor and finish with a mop and clear water to avoid damage to valued cleaning tools.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diuretic as a fifty cent cure for kidney and urinary issues. It claims rapid elimination of backache, nocturnal urination, and bladder discomfort by cleansing and strengthening the kidneys with a universal remedy offered by Pape Thompson & Pape of Cincinnati.
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