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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1912
Page
5
The Montreal Star reports a simple method using potatoes to remove dirt and mud stains from raincoats dresses and trousers. Cut a raw potato into slices and rub stains until marks fade. The method is described as an old friend for cleansing fabric and upholstery.
A classic ad touts Pape’s Diapepsin as fast relief for sour upset gas and undigested food. It claims a gentle digestion action within minutes, enabling people to eat favorite foods again and avoid distress. The ad notes a large case costs fifty cents at drug stores.
A reader argues that guardians should know their daughter's associates and not leave them unaccompanied in late visits to entertainments. Another letter asks about business colleges for girls in Seattle and telegraph operator training after eighth grade, with Miss Fifteen advising high school completion.
Milwaukee and New York dispatches report District Attorney says John Schrank who shot Theodore Roosevelt Monday night is legally sane and aware of his actions. He may have an aberration medically and will face an impartial trial. Bullets were ordered tested for poison.
Murphy Turner and Harry Graham, aged 18 and 22, were arrested by Patrolmen Neumen and Smith after attempting to sell knives stolen from a North Yakima store. At the station they claimed the goods were found in a Spokane woodpile, and they will face Judge Gordon this afternoon.
Everett reports a Spokane box manufacturer John Michaels believed dead after falling from a Great Northern train into the Snohomish River. Masons searched the river but found no body. A Spokane woman writes that Michaels is alive and hiding, having told a friend he planned to circulate a drowned story before leaving Spokane.
After 26 hours of deliberation Judge Tailman’s court returned three verdicts against the city for personal injuries from failure to post danger signals at Spokane Avenue last year. Mary J. Pfeifer received 4000 dollars for her sister Linda Hodgson’s death. C. E. Sorenson and Gladys Sorenson were awarded 2500 dollars for injuries and Glenn M. Fisher was awarded 750 dollars for minor injuries.
A recipe card lists ingredients for three pies including milk, boiled pumpkin, sugar, molasses, egg yolks and whites, salt, ginger, and cinnamon. The mixture is beaten and baked with an under crust.
A recipe describes stewing pumpkin and pressing it smooth, then mixing with milk mace cinnamon nutmeg and sugar. Whisk whites and yolks separately, heat with the pumpkin mixture, and bake in an uncovered crust to yield three pies.
The Longfellow branch of the Mothers congress will meet Thursday afternoon October 17 at 3 o clock at the Longfellow school Fourth and Thomas. The city health department will furnish a lecture. Every woman mother or not is invited to be present.
A collage of home brewed tonics and beauty assists describes a system tonic and ardene sugar alcohol mix to improve complexion and appetite. It also mentions pyroxin for lash and eyebrow grooming, eye tonics with crystal solution, a beauty lotion with rmax and glycerine, and quinkxoln hair tonic to stop hair loss and dandruff.
Judge Dykeman ruled Kate Saddler’s name will not appear on the ballot as a socialist candidate for the legislature from the district. She filed as Kate Saddler but kept the name Kate Levis until after nomination. The suit to disqualify Hulet M. Wells and other socialists, led by the conservative faction, is under advisement.
Bartell Drug Co promotes Bamose as a flesh forming food that quickly adds weight and strength. The ad claims many customers improved from thin and pale to plump and healthy, offering a money back guarantee if unsatisfied and asserting safety for delicate users and children.
A brief feature notes a social sentiment valuing independence and privacy in romantic matters. It highlights that individuals seeking courtship do not rely on external supervision or formal guardians, reflecting evolving social norms and personal autonomy.
A reader named M. F. praises a son identified as F for saying that self restraint by men and respect for a sweetheart eliminates the need for a chaperon. The letter notes the virtue of such principles of manhood and condemns temptation as selfish, not true love.
A house work girl writes to Dear Miss Grey arguing that girls can be trusted in male company without a chaperone. She challenges mothers strict views and advises keeping one’s place when out with young men and away from home.
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