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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1912
Page
5
Advice column explores whether men value a pretty face or an attractive figure and how girls can handle introductions and hosting boyfriends. It discusses when a girl is ready to entertain callers, suggesting 19 or 20 as an age for mature company.
A reader asks how to end a frequent courting pattern with a prettily persistent girl. The advice urges moderating attention, setting boundaries, and pacing calls to preserve friendship, while cautioning against overfamiliar behavior and urging respectful, slow decision making. The column blends relationship guidance with a hair depilatory tip.
A fragment notes that the early proponent fully developed the theory in his 1879 work Progress and Poverty. It mentions an email reference connected to Miss Grey.
Dear Miss Grey asks the day of May 26 1874 which fell on Tuesday. The correct pronunciation of La Follette is given as Labh fo let with the accent on the last syllable.
The text explains the roc as a mythical giant bird. It notes purported egg circumference of 160 feet and claims nests on high mountain crags. It mentions a diet including reptiles and humans per Arabian Nights lore.
A reader Letters section discusses valuing housework as a livelihood and saving money through practical work. The piece contrasts opinions on employment for women and mentions a father gifting a motor car, underscoring differing attitudes toward women’s work and independence.
Philadelphia Magistrate Thomas Mac Farland ruled that a wife may take money from her husband’s pockets for public safety items, declaring that what belonged to Dorcas also belonged to his wife. The case arose after John Dorcas, arrested for non-support, claimed nightly theft by his wife.
Two Dijon biscuit factory workers long argued over petty quarrels settled their feud with a pitched fork duel in a field. One woman was knocked unconscious by a head wound, while the other escaped.
Miss Emily Lee of Pittsburg proved to doctors in the Jefferson hospital that a vital organ arrangement issue exists. The report notes a remarkable case presented to physicians, highlighting diagnostic insights and potential treatment considerations.
The education committee of the London county council presents last year’s favored titles in the annual prize list. Shows novels and classics such as Robinson Crusoe, Tom Brown School Days, Little Women, Westward Ho, Ivanhoe and Grimm’s Fairy Tales among others. Some entries include Tales From Shakespeare Lamb and Coral Island with variety of widely read works.
A whimsical note quotes a fictional descendant claiming California women are the prettiest. The exchange riffs on speculation and odd topics as the conversation spirals into a humorous aside about bursted tires and a writer’s imagined history.
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