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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1918
Page
4
A reader asks how to handle two dating suitors while engaged and a husband who buys and pawns diamond rings. Miss Grey advises clarifying engagement status to the suitor and directing debt collection to the husband, suggesting the wife avoid handling payments.
The text argues that harmony in room furnishing does not require extra money over a haphazard approach. It urges readers to compare store value intelligently to achieve effective results at the lowest possible cost.
Post master General Burleson says Roosevelt’s preliminary reply to charges about punishing papers is evasive. He notes Roosevelt implicates the New York Tribune Collier's and the Metropolitan Magazine as discriminated against but the department has taken no action against them.
Visitors in Rainier National Park may now obtain accommodations at National Park Inn in Longmire as the park reconvenes for the 1918 season according to an official announcement from park authorities.
C A Harrison is named superintendent of hotels and camps for the Rainier National Park Company. Tents around the inn and hot springs are available for visitors.
A reader seeks guidance on reporting a landlord for unsanitary plumbing to health authorities while fearing eviction. Miss Grey urges reporting health violations, noting enduring such conditions violates city health rules and harms others, even if landlord retaliation is feared.
Squeeze juice of two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a freckle lotion. A quarter pint of the mixture, available at a small cost, can be massaged into the face neck arms and hands daily to fade blemishes and whiten the skin. The concoction is claimed harmless and widely available.
War time promotion explains Thermatic Fireless Cookers save fuel and time. The ad offers a free all steel stand with any size Thermatic and urges housewives to visit the store to learn about the convenience and cost savings of cooking meals without attention.
Among the new arrivals are many attractive patterns and colorings shown for the first time. These tapestries represent very choice furniture coverings priced so reasonably that you will find it profitable to renew worn furniture with new covers. Estimates on all upholstery work furnished on request.
Several new filet lace net patterns are on display as popular curtain materials. They are priced at 45c 65c 85c and 1.00 per yard.
A fresh shipment of robes has been placed on sale featuring attractive bright color combinations. Each robe is priced at seven dollars.
The display highlights dining room suites in mahogany, walnut or oak with prices: table 62.50, buffet 72.50, chairs 10.00 each, arm chair 16.00. Bedroom suites in ivory enamel or wood finishes show bed 65.00, dresser 80.00, dressing table 60.00, chiffonier 65.00.
Readers ask about dinner portions and dating etiquette. A letter discusses fair dining prices for women versus men and suggests menu labels. Other questions cover escort etiquette and a list of the seven wonders: Pyramids of Egypt, Pharos Lighthouse, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.
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