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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1909
Page
10
The column addresses readers seeking skin care cures and medical advice. Topics include X ray therapies, beard removal concerns, wine recipes, theatre cast notes, and tips for tired eyes. A doctor panel offers cautions on safety and suggests sleep and proper washing to improve complexions.
A short description highlights an exquisite evening pose with colored crepe satin in a deeper tone and a silhouette that flatters refined figures. The fragment emphasizes rich fabric and flattering drape.
A nostalgic poem praising a mother figure as the Dr Mother who blends nursing skill with love. It extols tenderness, Sunshine, air, and the healer’s touch as more vital than medicine, detailing how care soothes fever, fear, and homesickness in a child. The verse intertwines medical imagery with maternal devotion.
A cold morning scene shows Mother Turkey roosting with her brood until the farmer eyes a turkey for Thanksgiving. She guides the family to flee to the woods after explaining the feast, while the farmer giggles at the clever escape as they wait for breakfast.
In a domestic scene Mrs Naggitt resists a new cook as Mr Naggitt insists the helper is hindering her way of cooking. A theater style exchange shows tension over kitchen control and seating.
Household hints cover storing cereals in heavy jars to keep dust and weevils away, and using jars for cookies and milk substitutes. Cleaning wood with olive oil and vinegar, reusing paper bags, protecting foods with overlaid coverings, and advice on evening wear with dyed laces and spangled fabrics appear alongside miscellaneous domestic notes and products.
Fifteen pounds green tomatoes layered with one cup salt and left overnight. Rinse and drain. Boil tomatoes in a mixture of one pint vinegar and one quart water. Prepare a syrup of one quart vinegar two pounds sugar four tablespoons whole cloves and two ounces cinnamon. Simmer together with chopped tomatoes until desired consistency.
Simple method: crush grapes and cook in their own juice and proceed as with other jellies. No water added. Follow standard jelly practice after extracting juice and until setting point is reached.
A historic home pickle recipe describes transforming four inch cucumbers cut in thirds by salting overnight then draining and rinsing. Cucumbers are boiled briefly with alum, then packed into glazed jars. A separate elder vinegar sugar cloves cinnamon and garlic mixture boils, then pours over cooled pickles and sealed with paper.
Instructions for making dried mushrooms in a stewpan with one quart of mush rooms salt mace and pepper. Cook until liquor flows and mushrooms dry then add liquid to cover simmer briefly and store in a jar for long keeping.
A fragmented recipe lists ingredients for a grape fruit preserve or relish. It specifies five pounds of grapes and sugar, one pound of raisins, walnuts, two oranges, one lemon, with steps to grind fruit, cook to remove seeds, add seasoning, and finish by cooking before serving. The text preserves period cooking terms and measurements with occasional OCR errors.
The season favors hats with lower fronts and drooping backs, black hats with vivid plumes reappearing. Greens in absinthe and soft blues appeal on black, with brownish yellows noted. Black Chantilly lace crowns, stored scarves, fur trims rival plumes, and jeweled hair bands gain lasting popularity.
This passage describes a handmade waist with taffeta and embroidery, a scarf and cravat in contrasting colors, dotted lace undersleeves edged with cravat silk, and colored silk piping around embroidery. It advises against white tissue paper for long storage, recommending brown paper to preserve delicate colors.
In a crowded omnibus scene two stylish women discuss hiring a moving company to handle a recent relocation. Their remark contrasts a continent tour with settling in, while a dark man on the pavement is spotted as weekly furniture money collector.
Take eleven pounds of grapes squeeze the pulp from the kina scald the pulp until the seeds separate easily work through a colander and throw away the seeds Mix pulp and skin in a porcelain kettle with one quart of strong vinegar six pounds of sugar two tablespoons ground cinnamon one tablespoon each of cloves and allspice boil 11 hours stirring often to prevent burning This quantity makes one gallon when done and is excellent with cold meats Store in a stone jar with cloth and paper tied tightly over it
Substantial Morris Chair with oak frame finished in fumed or weathered finish. Reversible seat and back cushions covered in velour provide a plush, adjustable seating option. Sold at special prices of 8.60 or 9.45 with similar design details and construction.
These bird's-eye Huck towels are spoke demstitched mercerized with jacquard borders and measure 17 by 34 inches. They resemble linen in appearance and are offered at exceptional value of 10 cents each.
Navy Yard Route J timetable lists sailings to Seattle with details for leaves Thursday and Saturday. Stops include Pleasant Beach with a 180 and 4008 numbers cited, times around 8:30 to 11:36 PM, and return times from Seattle. Advertises 50 cent round trip and child rate ages 6 to 22, customer phones listed. Time table notes may change without notice and until October 16, 190d.
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