Votes for Women What Women Want Leaflet Excerpt
A suffrage leaflet argues constitutional basis for voting rights under the U S Constitution Articles I XIV and XV. It cites citizen privileges, taxation without representation, and how Denver women voters backed juvenile court reforms led by Judge Lind. The piece notes a 15 000 vote majority in Denver and promises continuation.
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Alki Point Suffrage Club
United States
Denver
Lindsay
Conver
The Cirl Who Bosses: Rules and Rulership in Girls Clubs
Advice on how a domineering personality harms friendships and group harmony urges girls to avoid ruling others. It warns mothers to curb such traits in children and encourages readers to practice tolerance and equal say, promoting harmony over tyranny.
Rain Songs at Dreamland Tonight Delights Crowd
Poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar invoked in Dance at Dreamland show. Rainy imagery described as harp strings from the sky. The passage frames weather as a musician wind by the stage, echoing classical poetry in a nightclub setting.
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
How To Sharpen Blunt Scissors With A Knife
A tip describes drawing a blade along a knife to sharpen blunt scissors. The notice also advertises M C M Soap made in Seattle and Garrett the grocer at 776 North 73rd Street with phone North 521 Hed 4.
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Seattle
Garrett, Grocer
73Rd St
North 521
Vaudeville Star Kathleen Clifford Says She Is Seven Eighths Woman
New York audiences laugh at Kathleen Clifford's boy impersonations while a quoted table from Prof Sargent and Miss Anna Wood claims Clifford's measurements approach female perfection. The tabulation compares Perfect Woman to Clifford in height neck waist hips calves arms and thighs.
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New York
Kathleen Clifford
Sargent
Anna Wood
Clifford
Miss Grey answers home remedies and social notes
A column features Dear Miss Grey with tips on killing cockroaches with borax or hellebore, making tomato ketchup, driving fleas from clothing, and Martha’s etiquette queries on greetings and post scripts. The page also mentions a bread starter recipe hint and references a grocery ad.
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Miss Grey
Pumpkin Pie and Cheese Straws Retro Recipe
A vintage recipe segment describes making pumpkin custard pie with a lard crust and a spice blend, plus cheese straws from leftover pastry. Instructions cover mixing, rolling, baking times, and a cool storage step for the cheese twists, including pear chips as another listed item.
New Seattle Department Store to Open December 1 1910
The Sanitary Public Market plans to open a new two floor department store on December 1 1910 in Seattle near Pike Place. It will feature a $200000 stock of cut price merchandise with two extra elevators and other alterations costing about $40000. The venture targets medium priced trade and will sublet space to exclusive dealers, fostering cooperation with several local merchants.
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Seattle
Pidduck
Pear Ginger Lemond Bread Preparations
A recipe fragment describes peeling and slicing pears, adding four pounds of sugar, three large lemons with rind, one cup water and one ounce ground ginger. The mixture is heated until clear and uses hard green pears as the base.
Cheese Grating and Stale Bread Ideas for Leftovers
Save cheese scraps by grating and storing them in a covered can for quick use in cheese straws or baked dishes. Cauliflower and potatoes au gratin benefit from a creamy cheese topping with a crumbly finish. Do not discard stale bread or old cheese as both remain usable for dressings and roasts.
Pinex and Sugar Syrup Cough Remedy Promoted in Ad
An ad touts a homemade cough syrup recipe using Pinex and sugar with warm water. It claims relief within 24 hours for coughs, whooping cough, sore lungs, asthma, and throat troubles, and notes popularity across the United States and Canada.
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United States
Canada
Bartell Drug Co
Local Soap Vendor Advertises Seattle Made MCM Soap
L C Hotchkiss promotes Seattle made MCM Soap with contact at 14th and 63rd and Ballard 401 phone.
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Seattle
L. C. Hotchkiss
Ballard
Love's Draft of the Cup and Flame
A lyrical piece depicts a lover's draft as a cooling cup and a burning flame. The speaker fears becoming consumed by love unless the beloved team provides relief, leaving only a nameless memory.
The Scandal Probes Marriage and Self Control
Actor Kyrie Hellen argues marriage must be more than looks and founded on solid attractions. He condemns divorces over incompatibility and urges adults to show self restraint and thoughtful commitment in facing domestic issues.
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Kyrie Hellen
Marriage Advice On Selfishness Generosity And Compromise
A quotation on balancing selfishness and generosity within marriage stresses the need for compromise and brains to endure married life. It frames partnership as requiring adjustment and mutual consideration for a durable relationship.
Bread Knife Dipped In Hot Water Cuts Bread Neatly
A hot water dipped bread knife slices bread more cleanly than when cold. The method helps achieve even cuts and reduces tearing of crust and crumb.
Goulash Recipe Fragments Prompt Cooking Steps
A fragmentary kitchen note describes browning beef in hot fat with paprika then adding tomatoes and potatoes. The text is garbled with stray symbols and incomplete phrases. It hints at a traditional goulash preparation but lacks coherent instructions or full quantities.
Pape's Diuretic Promises Quick Kidney Relief
A period ad touts Pape's Diuretic as the swift fix for kidney and bladder misery. It claims to cleanse regulate and heal kidneys bladders and related glands and notes relief from backache swollen eyelids headaches and urinary symptoms within days. It urges early use before conditions worsen and lists Thompson & Pape of Ohio as the preparers.
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Pape
Bright
Thompson & Pape
Ohio
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Rain Songs
Dreamland
Jap Mink
STAG
Margaret
Star of
Mian Grey
W. BE. Whitaker
Bess
Spokane
Kenwood Grocery
Kenwood Pl
Love's
Crescent Manufacturing CO
Seattle, Wash
Seneca Street
Union
Stratford
Coats
Panama
Colgate
Fleisher
Germantown
Saxony
Shetland
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