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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1912
Page
5
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for headache bile and stomach discomfort. It claims the product cleanses the liver and stomach, leaves the head clear, and costs a 10 cent box.
A historic ad lists ailments treated by a Dr including heart trouble dyspepsia La Grippe female trouble lumbago neural trouble rheumatism headaches Brights paralysis insomnia kidney and stomach trouble. The ad is from Peoples Bank Building Seattle Washington.
A reader asks for inexpensive party games for ages 20 to 30 and home decorating tips for Halloween. Suggestions include crepe paper vines with pumpkins, corn stalks, autumn leaves and berries, and a fortune telling game using kale leaves. Recommends a masked witch by the fire with jack o lanterns, plus simple refreshments like cake coffee sandwiches nuts fruit or candy.
A reader asks if clams can crawl and recalls a sight of a clam crawling with its hinge up and shell partly open racing along like runners. The writer seeks confirmation from others who may have witnessed such behavior.
A columnist scolds young men for disrespectful street remarks and cigarette habits, urging men to treat women with respect and let them remain in their rightful social sphere. Mothers’ fears about daughters’ safety are echoed as the piece condemns cowardly behavior and calls for accountability.
A collection of brief statements covers topics from birthplaces and birthdates of John D. Rockefeller to voting rules for registered and non registered voters. It notes suffragist Anna Howard Shaw’s address in New York City and offers housekeeping tips for removing pitch and treating oily hair. It recalls last year’s World Series with the Philadelphia Americans beating the New York Nationals four games to two. It also comments on fabrics and waxes poetic about perseverance.
A letter advocates elevating a woman's status and letting her decide her own direction in life. Another note from JACK instructs readers that not all letters receive responses and requests stamped self addressed envelopes. CYNTHIA GREY signs off.
A historical note describes party customs for Halloween featuring bonfires on hills from two centuries ago. Readers are advised to use a gas log with colored candles, corn names over doorways to signal future partners, and games like apple bobbing, raisin threading, and threading a needle on a bottle for marriage luck.
Gov. Foes signed a bill to appoint a commission in Massachusetts to study granting pensions to widowed mothers. Mrs. Henrietta Com grove of Joplin Missouri is credited as the first to advocate the mothers pension idea, a leader in the Southern Conference of Women and Child Labor.
Moleskin is listed as a fashionable fur trim paired with ermine for scarves and muff sets. Maltese crochet lace is being revived to edge sturdy new garments. Ivory buckles and white celluloid belts with bead networks are popular adornments. Modern point lace from Vienna’s trained peasant workers appears in specialty pieces.
Four year old Jean keeps rubbing her nose despite her mother’s inquiry. She explains the urge to scratch is strong and won’t stay put, reflecting a simple childhood discomfort documented in the household scene.
A high priced opera box appears costlier to some than the cheapest church pew as Charter Oak Heaters from Modern Furniture Company notes.
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