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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1909
Page
10
A suffragette fought a male rival at the Calumet club and Hotel Seville crowd last night after he slapped her and taunted her. She declared she is a suffragette and said voters should have protection against such men.
In a moonlit orchard the Papples and pears prepare for a grand fall carnival. Mr Gate leads Miss Snow in a grand march while russet apples resemble Indians in tan coats. They celebrate with dewdrop frappe, sunbeam pie, and frosty tea before many move to the farmer’s cellar or Barrelay market.
Miss Kate McLaurin, niece of McLaurin of Mississippi, starts a new hair trend with an onion shaped Bermuda top piece to balance oversized hats. She explains the style conserves time for dressing and prevents hats from blowing off, prompting reactions from peers and society.
A fragmented early 20th century advisory piece discusses infant crying for exercise, sleep away from parents, and open windows for air. It also contemplates societal standards of beauty, suggesting women value character and charm over mere features and urging self culture as essential to beauty.
A muddled kitchen note describes brushing surface with beaten egg and breadcrumb coating, placing bits of butter atop each portion, and baking a briskly to a yellow color. The instruction ends with serving hot as possible, though phrasing is unclear and repetitive.
A reader request yields a mix of recipes and kitchen tips including divinity fudge with sugar corn syrup and water, tongue preparation with garlic and vinegar, cheesy mashed potato pyramids, coffee junket, tomato ketchup variations, an uncooked tomato based sauce, baked apple pudding, and deviled lobster with curry and nutmeg in a historic home cooking style. The text blends step by step directions and casual commentary.
A historical advice column fragment with readers asking about stage return for a teen actress, avoiding stage per mother, manners, and grooming queries. Tips include eyelash trimming, scenting drawers with lavender or cedar, and keeping diet and hydration for fresh breath. Also mentions methods to curl ostrich plumes after rain and maintaining cleanliness.
Black peau de soie at 79 cents per yard offers silk quality for gowns and wraps. Black Swiss taffeta 35 inches wide sells for 94 cents yard in chiffon finish. Orked a crepe Silk shown in multiple colors, 22 inches wide, 55 cents yard. All silk peau de cygne 26 inches wide priced at 97 cents yard.
The notice lists fabrics such as worsted suiting in a diagonal weave at 68 cents per yard and a dark cloth mixture with satin finished crossbar stripes priced at 45 cents per yard. Both widths are specified as forty-three and forty-seven inches respectively.
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