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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1910
Page
6
A gustatory slice lists several kitchen tips from a vintage page. It covers White Rice Soup with rice and cream, Peas en casserole with butter and peas, Marguerites using crackers eggs and nuts, and a method for frying bacon and eggs with tomato on toast. Contains multiple brief recipe steps and ingredients.
Attractive bows of sheer silk and batiste trimmed with laces appear, with Woops short and paired and long ends. Daintiest butterfly bows shown in shops. Black velvet set to be widely used for trims on coats and suits this autumn. Plain tailor made street wear suits expected to lead trend.
Dear Miss Grey offers a wash guide for white silk crocheted ties using light soda and blue water to prevent yellowing. For colored ties, gasoline is suggested. A reader asks about postage stamp positions and meanings with various corner codes signaling messages such as love, friendship, trust, and engagement, amid notes on summer dress collars.
A sultan hosts a feast where a Hindu reveals a magical flying horse. The sultan demands the Hindu's daughter as the price, angering the princess. The sultan's son mounts the horse, flies wildly, and a reward is promised for his safe return as the prince drifts higher and higher above the city. The tale ends with readers asked to guess a safe landing place, promising answers tomorrow.
The hop picking season opens across the state with 600 pickers at Chehalis, 300 at Roy, and 600 in Yakima valley. Prices run 14 dollars per box as last year, with three weeks of picking defining the season. Dealers estimate about 20,000 bales and immediate delivery fetches 14 to 16 cents per pound.
Chicago report notes Rev Dudley C Posher earned 1200 dollars yearly at Ryder Memorial Universalist church. He left to sell carpet cleaners and join the stage. his wife wears tights in the chorus to help earn a living, provoking shock from the old congregation.
Cornelina C Parmelee of Bethlehem Connecticut died at 80 he vowed in 1856 not to shave if Fremont failed to win the presidency. Fremont lost and Parmelee kept a whisker heavy beard. The obituary notes another man vowed not to shave until Bryan won and ran a close second.
A car carrying William Morris manager of White Steamer Auto J B McKenzie and Charles Forsythe real estate dealers was struck by a Queen Anne car near Av and Bell Street yesterday. They were thrown to the street and badly bruised.
Asotin Washington experts say this year will set a county record for apples with forecasts of a heavy harvest. One ranch plans to ship 2000 boxes tomorrow signaling strong production across the area.
In Pine Louisiana the 11 year old Miss Rath Handing daughter of a pioneer citizen married 19 year old William Breland. The wedding marks a notable union in the local settlement.
A tornado swept Heaton North Dakota killing Thorbinson and chef Albert Alison and causing about 100000 dollars in damages. In Kirksville Missouri Emma Selby wed Ebbert Funk of Hazen Arkansas during her parents silver anniversary. In Milwaukee Henry Kipp, 28, of Clay Center Kansas, was hospitalized after a seven day fall in a freight box car. Orley Parsons, 15, hanged himself in a Cherryvale Kansas barn loft amid school fears. In Greenville Illinois Mrs Albert Hirsch, 51, and her son John, 19, were struck dead by a New York limited train near the Pennsylvania lines.
Mayor Gil opposes municipal ownership but pledges to push for a state railroad commission takeover of all public utilities. He warns the Independent Telephone Co may be allowed to monopolize and drive rates up unless a city system is created. The mayor cites a recent rate increase as proof of the danger.
Bogdanovich, an editor said to helm a Slav paper, was fined 25 dollars in Judge Gordon's court for firing a revolver within city limits. He claimed the shot was to summon a patrolman as protection during a heated political argument with countrymen gathered in a back room on lower Washington Street.
Louise Gele was mistaken for a burglar and shot dead in the hallway of her New York home. Her husband Louie Geis was wounded in the arm by the same bullet. The boarder, Art Welsfiog, was arrested.
Mrs Emme line Paul, ward ten street superintendent, claims a new incinerator saves Chicago 106000 dollars yearly. In Marietta Ohio a divorce suit follows a four day court courtship and a second marriage proposal after a nine day courtship.
An amidomized market page lists livestock items and selling prices for meats and produce, including lamb, pork, beef, oats, corn, potatoes, and fruits. It also advertises real estate availability by Ole Hanson & Co. for a home site near Lake Washington with a brochure upon request.
Jacob Joseph 46 is charged with threatening to kill his wife. A warrant issued for him after a quarrel with his wife led to his arrest by Patrolman Humphrey and Deputy Prosecutor Meliride at Sixth and Union. The complainant is Sadie Brishors, 22, mother in law, who fears further harm. He remains jailed without bail.
FE Pinney Earle, famed for his affinity claims, plans to travel to Europe to ask his former wife in France to return with their child. He recently sailed under an assumed name and aims to reunite with his wife and their child at his Monroe home, accompanied by Julia Kuttner.
Authorities report Walter and Robert Hong of Nelson British Columbia died within an hour of each other in a single police cell due to acute alcoholism after a week of drinking. The brothers were inseparable until their arrest and subsequent deaths.
About 300 Spanish American War veterans gathered at the depot to greet Joseph R. H. Jacoby, new commander of the United Spanish War Veterans of America. A band led a procession to the Commercial Club headquarters where he attended a banquet with Chaunnry L. Baxter as toastmaster and Mayor Gill responding to a toast.
Poindexter calls all post office employees to gather at the Labor Temple tomorrow at 10 o clock. He will explain his attitude on legislation affecting them.
In August the Humane Society handled 259 cases including 5 arrests, 4 fines. 67 horses examined with 12 unfit for work and 6 destroyed. Family cases totaled 41 with 64 children involved.
In Port Smith Arkansas the season opens with the first bale selling for 161 dollars and 10 cents. The sale was conducted by C B Harper of Spiro.
In Columbia Missouri the historic brick building that housed Missouri University’s first classes was raced to the ground by fire. The structure dated back to 1832 and marked early campus life.
Elyria resident Bee Rose Mortarity serves as deputy city auditor and is regarded as the town’s most informed official. She has held the post for seven years and guides visitors through city government mysteries.
Between 400 and 600 traveling salesmen from the intermountain and Pacific coast states will meet in Boise during Thanksgiving week.
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