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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1913
Page
8
A column touts a milk diet to lose weight with strict self denial and constant milk intake. It cites Dr. Wier Mitchell's obesity cure regimen of bed rest and hourly milk servings for four to six weeks, claiming dramatic slimming and improved complexion.
A young man asks if the red haired girl loves him and if he should ask again. Advice says love may exist and she may not be ready for marriage. The letter discusses engagement, commitment, and handling publicity without causing trouble from deceitful partners.
A reader asks about responses to personal troubles and a 15 year old girl complains of a five cent theater with heavy ads. The adviser says letters cannot be answered in print and urges polite contact. It cautions that youths should obey parents and seek orderly conduct rather than public intervention.
A compilation of trivia and notes from a period publication. It references Cynthia's answers, the steel anniversary, coin values from 1558, purchasing coin books, fashion patterns, the Salvation Army founding by William Booth at Mile End in 1865, Shakespeare's birthplace Stratford, Western Union word rates, business directory tips, marriage license publication, taxation on income, tides and tidal currents, and a travel notice for a hotel in Virginia.
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