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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1912
Page
5
Readers share party ideas for a school Halloween celebration with pumpkin lanterns and a kale garden backdrop. A letter proposes a chaperoned event while another asks about photos and proper dating conduct for young girls.
A brief note notes the doctor’s opening inquiry about headaches and bowel health, indicating beliefs that headaches and bilious attacks stem from a sluggish liver, with a patient named Mame seeking approval for pills.
A reader asks how to become a singer and if lessons can be cheap. Dorothy A advises testing with a fine teacher, unpaid expectations, and four seasons at five dollars each is better than twenty at ten dollars with a poor instructor. Jenny Lind is cited as a nine year old talent and later fame.
Advice to readers on controlling tears and nausea for social ease. The essay contrasts public sadness with practical coping, recommending deep breathing and fresh air to calm nerves. It urges forgetting past mistakes and not dwelling on them, ending with a personal cue about moving forward.
An article describes simple remedies for nosebleeds citing heat as a cause and methods such as pressing the bridge of the nose for minutes and chewing folded paper to stop bleeding. It also outlines snoring causes and suggests sleeping on the side or waking the sleeper to change position.
Dr Laura Belgerman and Dr Riegelman warn that curls hanging over the eyes may cause squint eye and eye irritation. They advise center parting or hair drawn back with a soft ribbon to protect vision and hair growth.
Dr Mischler argues women surpass men in observation memory quick reaction and senses while noting physical strength does not measure real ability. He cites the lion versus man to illustrate that brute force does not define superiority and claims female higher species show greater acuity.
Sprinkle a small amount of borax and sugar on pantry shelves where ants are troublesome and they will leave promptly. The tip emphasizes simple household pest control using common kitchen ingredients.
A hint notes that fish sticking to the broiling grid is avoided by thoroughly greasing the grid before placing the fish on it.
Mrs Helen M Wixon Colorado school superintendent says eighth grade girls should begin training to be good wives and boys to be good husbands. Girls should master coffee brewing bread baking roasting and meat cooking while mending plain sewing and house repairs.
Former Gov. R. B. Glenn urged 2,000 teachers at a Pittsburg Institute to wear pants, joking that women should wear both legs through. He mocked divorcee swapping, calling it a practice on par with trading horses and mules.
Readers are advised not all letters can be answered in the paper and many lack names or addresses. A stamped self addressed envelope ensures a prompt reply from Cynthia Grey.
A long price list for glassware to kitchenware and furniture items shows dozens of items with bulk and per piece prices. It includes water tumblers Berry bowls sugar sets cups saucers dining sets and Wearever aluminum cookware with special half price tables and reduced price ranges.
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