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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1912
Page
5
A reader, self described as a crippled, orphaned woman of 21, asks Cyntha Grey how to handle marriage plans with a fiancé who has paused for years. Grey urges self respect, suggests love rests on character, not appearance, and advises making plans only when both are ready.
A speaker accuses a wavering fiancé of secrecy and disregard, noting lack of invitations and repeated dinners with other women. She cites her own education and home training while lamenting his silence and unanswered letters.
An old ad claims Pape's Compound cures grippe and cold symptoms quickly after two doses. It touts relief from chest back stomach ache head feverishness runny nose and sore throat with no harmful ingredients. The leaflet urges readers to purchase from a druggist and try the product for prompt cure.
Local ad promotes artificial teeth and dental services at low prices in Albany. It touts gold crowns bridges and porcelain teeth, claiming large practice facilities and affordable examinations, inviting readers to visit the People's Bank Building location for affordable dental work.
A reader asks if a four year old girl walking home with a well behaved boy from a party is harmful and about party games. Blondie replies there is no more harm with a well behaved boy, but disapproves of late school events and suggests indoor and outdoor games from the public library.
A playful Leap Year party plan suggests decorating with Cupid motifs and old shoes and wedding bells. Invitations appoint a hostess to escort a guest to a "last chance" party with Thursday evening timing and a playful tone.
A high school girl seeks guidance after a month long visit, meeting a young man who gave candy and invited activities. The editor cautions that his actions likely reflect friendliness, not serious love, and urges focus on education rather than romance. Another reader asks to share an address for work opportunities.
A reader asks about proper wedding conduct for the best man and the bridesmaid. The best man enters with the groom and stands to the left of the minister, while the bride enters and advances to meet the minister. the bridesmaid follows.
A collage of reader letters to Miss Cynthia Grey includes an underage confession about cooking and housekeeping, flirtation with the Old Bachelors, and requests for guidance. Other notes request moral guidance on jealousy in relationships and choosing between lovers amid engaged partners. Advice suggests honoring consent and independence, cautioning against controlling behavior.
In Philadelphia a 13 year old girl underwent the second bloodless operation for congenital curvature of the spine. Dr. J. P. Mann used manipulations and weights to straighten her backbone. Puyallup saw the Crawford Air Navigation company incorporated with capital of 100000.
A vintage instructional piece urges women to wash arms and hands properly to maintain beauty. It prescribes borax soaks, elbow scrubbing with pumice if needed, and rubbing in cold cream, followed by daily at home manicuring tips and almond oil for after washing. It ends with a reminder to not neglect hands and arms.
November 10 in Los Angeles city the board of public utilities weighed a measure to have women shoppers off the streets by 430 PM during December. The move aims to clear downtown congestion and ease crowds of tired shoppers and laborers in late afternoon. Hotel Virnus advertises elegantly furnished rooms at low rates at the corner of Highth and Virginia.
The notice explains title insurance as a raw material versus finished product, the insurer’s financial strength, state supervision, and a $500000 capital with $100000 deposited for policyholder protection. It notes a reserve from premiums and invites inquiries about Title Insurance in Geneva and the company.
Readers are reminded that not all letters can be answered in the paper and many lack names or addresses. A stamped self addressed envelope brings a prompt reply. Cynthia Grey.
Nov 30 report says a Berlin writer asked ex King Manuel of Portugal to court Gaby Design promising to compromise her if she visited London. She reportedly claims to be a "good girl" but an advertisement from him could test her humor, provoking his ex-majesty’s irritation.
A matinee by the junior guild at the Moore theatre featured child performers including Churchill Peters and Junior Stedman as The Gold Dust Twins and Dorothy Hendricks in The Ragtime Nolin. Proceeds fund a new bed for a crippled child at the Children's Orthopedic Hospital.
New evidence in Portland shows Misa Matilda Schmidt, found dying from carbolic acid, took the poison herself. A drug store salesman backs the claim she bought the poison, while Jose F Carrera places himself away from the scene at the time of the act.
It is expected that Sheriff-elect ed Cudihee will announce his staff of deputies next week. Bert Thompson, present office deputy, is the only man officially named, but many current deputies under Hodge are likely to be retained when Cudihee takes office in January.
P. Sanders, president of the Ballard Mill Wood and Coal Co, was arrested after shooting and seriously wounding Bert Bailey a teamster who entered his office intoxicated. He remains at the Ballard police station pending action by authorities.
Sacramento November 30 Former Governor Geo Pardee and chairman of the California conservation commission says there is nothing serious in the charges against Louis R Glavis secretary of the commission accused of favoring timber barons and salary delays.
George A. Barnes, president of the board of town trustees and former Olympia mayor during President Harrison's visit, died here today. A frontier settler who crossed the plains twice, he founded the first bank in the state. Barnes married three times, last bride over 80, none of his wives or he have surviving children. He had lived in the same house since 1860.
Practical guidance covers brushing pie crust with egg white to keep it juicy, lining plates, and baking briefly before filling. Canning string beans is advised with salt water and a vinegar splash per can. For jelly, boil juice half the time before adding sugar, which warms meanwhile. To cut iced cake neatly, dip the knife in hot water briefly.
In Coronado California Mrs. Lucy L. Flower’s garden hosts two mocking birds that learned a new song in two weeks. The birds imitate the typewriter sounds heard from Elliott Flower’s writing retreat, mimicking keys with their chirps and pecks.
Pierce county court imposed a two month jail term on Olympia-day Fox editor of the Agitator for the article The Nude and the Prudes. The supreme court yesterday upheld the lower court ruling.
A medical guide describes croup in young children as a serious but rarely deadly condition often tied to a cold. It details symptoms including hoarseness at night and a barking cough with labored breathing, plus steps like warm baths, hot compresses, steam, and small doses of ipecac to loosen the cough. It notes possible need for a surgeon to insert tubes.
Venice Cal Nov 30 A woman claims to have designed and built the first fool proof aeroplane by a woman. Mrs Beassie Taylor says the aircraft is entirely her design and includes a new feature to prevent it from dropping to earth.
A collage of short items includes farming inquiries to the Agricultural Department in Washington and fashion notes on white serge with black velvet trim. It also covers instructions for ivory cleaning, a note on naturalization timelines for voting, building dimensions of the national Capital, life estate guidance, and an advertisement offering money back for cure of medical conditions.
The ad argues that medicine cannot replace doctors and claims Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral for coughs and colds is endorsed by physicians. Jr. Ayer Co. of Lowell Massachusetts promotes the product as trusted by doctors.
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