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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1911
Page
5
Mabel Ray Goodlander advises mothers to lead informal home schooling during leisure hours. She outlines projects from stringing beads for number groups to making flower silhouettes on blueprint paper using fall wildflowers, photography, and simple botany lessons.
A gossip caption jokes about a chorus girl nicknamed Mona Lisa in a Buch publicity stunt. The note highlights a playful, eye catching title and the humor around celebrity branding.
Fragmentary extract notes a February 24 1888 entry and a September 5 date amid a Vaseline topic. The snippet mentions harm avoidance and reader anecdote, with no clear event or identifiable persons beyond general references.
The Woman's Page promises a fresh original fancy work pattern for readers on Monday. The note teases the pattern theme and hints at evolving nicknames used by a couple, reflecting light local-page style and serialized community interest.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal recalls a flirtatious exchange about a romance with Reginald. The couple pretended wealth and now learn he collects the letters from their plane trip.
A whimsical note from Red Hen about Young Jibson giving Tim two dollars to save in two stockings. The tale suggests the money sat in plain sight on Main Street yesterday, admired by onlookers as a tidy display.
A playful cartoon depicts an elephant and a character exchanging quips about linen and trousers. The gag centers on bagging knees and white linen as the punchline theme in a lighthearted, period-appropriate tone.
A period menu lists clam chowder steamed veal and ham with pickles potatoes cauliflower cold slaw and fire pudding. A recipe instructs to grind 2 pounds veal and ham, mix with salt pepper and an egg beaten with tea spoon salt and % teaspoon pepper, form and steam for 2 1/2 hours then slice when cold.
Mr and Mrs Albert L Maltbie announce their daughter Acheah to Milton Rawlings of Athol Idaho. Ruby Wave Burton to John Herbert Procher set for October. Leona Brown to Daniel J Pinney to be married at 413 Warren Ave. Mrs J J Green hosts double wedding Ruby M Green to J L Booth and Edith J Chase to Chris Moe. Christena Reichert and Frederick B Sylvester wed at Waldhune. The Sylvesters return from San Francisco to 945 234 Ave.
A reader suggests publishing a pretty shaped lunch basket for a basketball supper. Proposes a large orange shaped box with yellow cover material, eyelets along the edges, and narrow ribbon lacing. Two sides open for easy access and decorative lace finish.
A list of individuals with residences and ages including Jose Hi Brewer in Seattle aged 47, Grace Hazel Follet in Seattle aged 20, Marshall Hii in Tacoma aged 6, Alma Philia in Tacoma aged 4, Otto Wehmayer in Seattle, Kate when Marie Biabenar in Sherman Holt Vancouver aged 34, Eb Wilbar in Seattle, Leda F. Pgome in Seattle, Robert Allen Hickman in Seattle aged 26, Josephine V. Weaver in Seattle aged 20, Glenden C. Mitchell in Seattle aged 21, May Josephine Mitchell aged 20, Lonny Eralt Thompson in Seattle aged 37, Josephine D. Helm in Seattle aged 29.
Train times show Everett Seattle interurban departures with multiple morning and evening runs. Freight and passenger services listed, with stations Beattie Greenwood Ajax Drug Buntley and Game station in Everett noted.
Society endorses a simple inexpensive lotion to brighten and even skin tone. The formula dissolves spurmax in water with glycerine and optional witch hazel, yielding a non rub-off finish said to reduce shine and blackheads, with claims of satiny smoothness.
A sweeping promotion offers a free proof treatment of Dr. Lee K. Chin’s roots barks and herbs to one person per locality. It claims a four thousand year proven Chinese remedy and urges immediate written request to 370 Hall Safe Building San Francisco for a plain wrapped shipment with postage paid.
A Pure Milk sample labeled A. Kristoferson's Pasteurized Milk, bought August 17, 1911, passed state and national dairy and food laws with sufficient butter fat and total solids and was free from preservatives. Respectfully submitted.
The Star reports that the Pure Food Department tested samples purchased on the open market for safety. The samples were not submitted by manufacturers, indicating independent surveillance rather than manufacturer provided data. Findings referenced but specifics not disclosed in the excerpt.
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