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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1911
Page
5
Readers reply to Miss Cynthia Grey letters about finding a safe home for an infant. A Seattle couple offers care and welcomes visits, while other inquiries cover relationships, etiquette, jewelry, sun protection, and practical advice on everyday tasks.
An editorial urging mothers to dress boys practically in corduroy or khaki, not in constant dainty clothes. It praises real boy activities like fishing, biking, and baseball, and describes a sensible, clutter-free boy’s room with durable, easy care items.
The Observer muses on eyes across life forms from dragonflies to starfish and humans. It argues sight depends on more than number of eyes, praising Helen Keller’s perception and urging practical tips for sharpening tools and needles.
Classic home economy tips show how to repurpose vegetables and meats into salads soups and crocks. Recipes include ham and cheese sandwiches corn oreads and tomato based soups. A simple wooden coat hanger converts into an easy opening laundry bag with a sewn over bag for convenience.
A sick pianist facing eviction from his piano is inspired by invisible fairies to improvise a miraculous, uplifting melody. He completes an unwritten piece as ten white fairies emerge from the piano and vanish through the window, restoring his health and hope.
Practical tips on household tasks including using hydrogen peroxide for stains and ink marks, pre rinsing linen with a pencil to prevent ink spread, and making baking powder at home by mixing cream of tartar baking soda and cornstarch on a dry day. Also a lemon pie prep method to save time and avoid grating fingers.
A damaged recipe fragment outlines a lemon walnut cake with one cup sugar two tablespoons butter two eggs vanilla extract two cups flour two teaspoons baking powder one cup milk and two pounds English walnuts. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, vanilla, then flour mix with baking powder and chopped walnuts folded in, and bake about forty five minutes. Lemon frosting uses egg white, confectioners sugar and lemon zest.
The instructions describe gathering ingredients and spreading something on the bottom and sides of a cake after it cools. It emphasizes even coating to finish the exterior surfaces.
Australian workers led by printers move to enforce a six hour day and night shift for all female workers. Eight hour day is universal there with recognized labor and wage accords across trades. Workers claim labor controls government and politics remain independent.
New York May 20 Dear Cynthia Grey I report the latest millinery news from Broadway the Parisian experts returned with orders to make flowers Hundreds of flower factories reopened and flower makers were called to work Hats feature moss ropes moss roses pastel colors and the Butterfly ornament Some hats use the chantecler red and Helen pink shades while shapes remain large and fluid The piece is penned by Winifred Grace Shelley for the Fifth Avenue fashion department.
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