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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1911
Page
5
A collage of public letters offers housing for a widow and infant, and a single mother seeks non charitable options with weekly payment. Also includes a child mentoring note and social guidance Q and A, plus a Coliseum family entertainment ad with moving pictures and an orchestra.
Chicago May 20 Miss Jane Addams rejects talk of her running for mayor. She says women are foolish to seek offices and that reform depends on the person, not gender. Addams notes women have pushed labor reforms and could effect change if granted voting and office rights.
Practical tips on laundry care and fabric handling, kitchen hacks, and simple sewing notes. Suggestions include washing white fabrics, wrapping in blue paper, avoiding bluing, using leftover rice in muffins, baking with water bath, labeling gloves, skimming soup fat with tissue, lemon foot rubs, smoky district dress storage, ruffler sewing tips, lettuce preservation, new satin called felt satin, colored embroidery preferences, and sleeve length trends. The piece ends with a note on worn cookbooks and Bible covers and a 6 cent seat at the Coliseum.
A Paris fashion trend features a hoop sleeve worn midway along the forearm, seven inches in diameter, ballooning the arm. The lower sleeve narrows at the elbow and wrist while the upper fits closely. Coliseum, touted as the world’s largest photo play house, opens today with showings from 2 to 6 and 7 to 11.
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