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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1911
Page
5
Miss Lydia Barry reportedly slimmed down from heavy to svelte in eight weeks by a plan she offered to a class of about 200 women. Her regimen centered on iron three times daily, water, exercise, and avoiding fattening foods with a personal secret element.
The piece argues against spanking and describes using temporary loss of treasured toys as punishments. It outlines withholding favored items like bicycles, balls, paints, or marbles for a set period to deter misbehavior. The author claims this method fits the offense and effectively disciplines children.
A collage of reader questions and Miss Grey guidance includes hair styling for a girl of 12, lemon pie and angel food cake recipes, plus two letters about love. Advice warns a 27 year old against marrying a 45 year old with grown children and urges a Pearl to choose honesty and self respect.
The article envisions China wood oil as a new substitute for linseed oil. It details the seed tree grown in the south, its nut size, scent, and drying qualities, and notes China’s limited early adoption with promising long term prospects for a valuable crop amid linseed shortages.
Advert describes Cleeland's Paint Oil as far better than Linseed Oil for paint mixing profits British Columbia sales over four years. It claims lower cost per gallon, higher pigment uptake, greater durability, and broader value than Linseed Oil, urging painters to buy at 76 cents per gallon in barrels.
An advertisement extols Cleeland's Paint Oil featuring China Wood Oil and Nut and Soya Bean Oil for lasting gloss and non oxidation. It links industrial progress to painter's luxury, touts free demonstrations and free samples, and credits Earl C. Cleeland & Co. Inc. as U.S. manufacturers.
Mr Earl C Cleeland, headquarted at 803 Post Street, has run a paint material supply business for three years. Formerly a professor in Canton China, he migrated from Butler Pennsylvania to Canton and then chose Seattle as a strategic center for future growth citing rapid mail and shipment routes from the Orient via Seattle. He aims to keep Seattle as both his home and headquarters.
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