Votes for Women Readings Stir Local Readers
Emma Smith DeVoe of the Washington Equal Suffrage Association leads a persuasive appeal on woman suffrage amid statewide and national interest. The article argues taxation fairness, property rights, and political voice for women, citing Boise merchants and Gov. Brady on Idaho benefits, urging a large November vote.
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Washington Equal Suffrage Association
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Women and Suffrage in Early Washington Debate
A fragment discusses suffrage and women’s role in government, noting 6,000,000 self supporting women and the need for female ballot access. It argues women are intelligent guides in citizens’ formation and deserve the ballot for protection, education, and shared societal progress.
Grey-Who is asking about dyeing suede and shorthand
A reader requests guidance on dyeing green suede and using a dyeing liquid from a shoe department, while another asks Miss Grey for the best shorthand systems in Seattle and where they are taught. The column also includes a partial cooking tip for clams and a note about dates in 1881 and 1877.
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Miss Grey
Seattle
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Ballot Instructions for May 14 Voting Day
The Star invites ballots to be sent or delivered before noon May 14. The ballots will be sent to Con s Teseman Humphrey with yes and no votes separated to show local sentiment. Each eligible woman must vote but once.
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Pelle Cone
Teseman Humphrey
Seattle Women to Publish Suffrage Opinions Soon
If you have not sent in your vote, do so at once. Clip out the above ballot and mail to the Suffrage Auditor, The Star. On Monday The Star will print the opinions of a few more Seattle women on woman suffrage.
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Hyatt Fowell Business College
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Star
Seattle
Sunday Menu Highlights Breakfast and Dinner Dishes
The Sunday food list features breakfast items like sliced oranges and brotied shad roe with mashed potato cakes and popovers, plus dinner offerings including cream of asparagus soup and planked steak with scalloped potatoes and baked onions. It includes detailed instructions for scalloped potatoes with eggs and a layered onion bake, ending with a fruity dessert of whipped cream with strawberries pineapple orange and banana.
Cooking and Seafood Prep From 19th Century Menu
Instructions describe making batter with salt and milk, frying roe portions with butter and lemon, cream of asparagus soup from stewed asparagus, and fried clams with cornmeal and flour, plus dates August 30 1881 June 29 1877 and a note on roasting and garnishes.
Cottage Cheese Bites on Lettuce with French Dressing
Form small cheese balls and place on lettuce leaves. Top with young mustard leaves and drizzle a dressing from salt oil vinegar and pepper. Mix to blend all ingredients into a cohesive, seasoned bite.
Should Women Want To Vote Mis86 Pauline Louise Clark Letter
A reader from 113 East 57th Street argues against women's suffrage. She cites changes in property rights and taxes, saying women should focus on homemaking and teaching values to daughters. She notes skepticism about women’s voting and recalls a grandfather’s remark about the dangers of universal female suffrage.
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Pauline Louise Clark
East 57Th Street
Behoolgiri
Woman Suffrage Debate Reflects Patriotic Views
The reader argues the constitution favors male guardians in law making and that women do not need suffrage. He claims male representatives protect women their lives fortunes and honor and dismisses female voting as unnecessary. He blasts suffrage as a danger tied to foreign influence and a rope to hang the United States.
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Star
U. 8
Robin S Soliloquy on Snow and First Robin
A robin laments cold ground and snow while longing for spring and crumbs from a kind woman. The bird muses on migratory delay and hopes for northward restoration as sparrows tease and crumbs appear. A local train schedule line for Portland appears at the end.
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