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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
5
Digestive aid claims to end gas and stomach misery within minutes. It promises rapid relief from heartburn, dyspepsia, and indigestion by neutralizing stomach acid and aiding digestion, with a suggested use after meals.
A letter from Mrs. Lucy Broman of Roslyn recounts using Nature's Creation in March 1912 to treat a severe cough and bronchial illness. She claims rapid improvement, regained strength, and throat relief after two thirds of a bottle, urging others in damp climates to seek the remedy. The notice promotes Nature's Creation as a non patent herb remedy addressing weak lungs and run-down conditions, with contact at Matures Creation in Seattle for more information.
Practical guidance for women readers on preparing and serving grapes. Instructions cover chilling techniques, serving with grape scissors, and making grape butter by simmering pulp, pressing through a colander, adding skin, cooking, sweetening, and sealing. The piece emphasizes cooling, cleaning, and presentation.
A historical jelly recipe outlines steaming and crushing wild grapes with crab apples, simmering until soft, straining overnight, measuring juice, and heating with sugar. Fresh juice is boiled, skimmed, and jarred while hot, using six quarts grapes with one quart water.
In Savoy France a rich deputy M Carrett leaves 2000 dollars yearly to the most perfect girl judged on honesty modesty amiability generosity kindness humanity industry health refinement and chaste marriageable status. The requirement list is long and the prize seems simple yet impossible.
Mrs Laura Pearson of Cincinnati proclaims her husband James P a wealthy manufacturer as the ideal American husband. She notes a French group listed ten failings of the average married man and claims her spouse lacks all ten after fifteen years of marriage.
The interior department bureau of mines issue circular No. 5 on electrical accidents in mines and their prevention. It prescribes removing the victim from current, protecting the rescuer, turning the patient on his back, extending the head, drawing the tongue, and starting artificial respiration, with sterile gauze, cotton, and safe dressings for burns.
The school board approves night sessions at Broadway Lincoln Queen Anne Ballard high schools and Georgetown Central and West Seattle high schools. Franklin high may host sessions if demand exists. They consulted the King County Medical Society, which endorsed open air schools in strong terms.
William J. Bryan was met by a reception committee and several thousand citizens in Reno. He spent over ten minutes shaking hands before leaving by automobile to address a gathering for Comstock travelers.
The list shows Moore The Great Raymond the magician at one venue and Metropolitan Woman and The Girl From the J. 3. A. at another. Alhambra photoplays and vaudeville, Orpheum vaudeville, Emprese vaudeville, Pantagos vaudeville, Grand vaudeville and motion pictures, Clemmer photoplays vaudeville, Melbourne photoplays vaudeville.
Washington reports that National Guard officers in Colorado have shown little interest in joining the army service school at Fort Leavenworth. Since a May request by the adjutant general to enroll, only seven officers have expressed desire to enroll, despite time spent on other duties.
A simple salad features stuffed cucumbers and diced nasturtium leaves, highlighting a fresh cucumber dish. The dressing and exact ingredients are not specified in the text.
A kitchen tip advises adding a teaspoonful of cennines der to old potatoes during rination. Beat briskly to make them light and creamy.
Readers are advised not all letters can be answered in the paper and many lack names or addresses. A stamped self addressed envelope will bring a reply. Cynthia Grey.
The University held student elections with seniors selecting Will Horsely as president Hal Berge as vice president Bernice Sully as secretary and Ed Murnen as treasurer The juniors elected James Sipperell as president Ruth Axtell as vice president Hazel Randolph as secretary and George Mathieu as treasurer Sophomores vote today Freshmen have not set a day There are two movements in the close to organize a president outside Seattle and to combine against any candidate from Broadway High.
A fashion article notes a growing Aigrette trust shaping headgear trends with ordinary aigrettes priced 25 to 40 dollars and Bird of Paradise varieties valued higher. Laws in New York New Jersey and some Southern states ban aigrettes on women prompting the trust to relocate from New York to Philadelphia.
A young woman writes of past shame, seeking Miss Grey’s counsel on marrying a man who believed in her reform. The reply urges focus on mutual resilience and warned gossip will come from others, not the couple, if they marry with unselfish motive.
A description of a party game pondering word pairs and puns under 19 items, with themed clues such as Liberty, Celebrity, Calamity, Charity, Eternity, Loyalty, Duplicity, Honesty, Majority, Vanity, Christianity, and more. It includes a plan for a large flower T and cutting shapes from green cardboard.
A simple method describes placing wet glass pieces on a flat surface in the sun to dry smoothly. Once dry they become as smooth and round as before. The technique also enhances drawn work centerpieces and can be pressed with a hot iron to add gloss as desired.
Two laundry workers ask about sanitary conditions and public health oversight. They urge employers to ensure proper facilities and call for health inspectors to visit laundries. They request the name of the laundry if no action is taken.
A 25 year old woman asks Miss Gray for guidance after her husband’s jail sentence for an attempted murder of a man with her. She faces isolation, homelessness, and an unborn child, asking where to find aid. The reader suggests appealing to Juvenile Court, and hospitals, offering further help if she writes.
The article urges girls to use mirrors to correct facial expressions and posture. It highlights a compact beveled glass mirror built into a bag for go‑about use, noting it folds into the bag for a flat carry.
A miscellany of practical tips and trivia notes including wedding anniversaries, dates, color themes for Oregon Agricultural College, hair care frequency, cocoa butter claims, noble wealth comparisons, inheritance rules, and the Russell Sage Foundation’s 1907 incorporation aims.
A practical guide notes that a piece of art gum or a clean eraser helps lift spots from white gloves. It also states tar stains can be removed using turpentine for stain removal.
A 19 year old aspirant pleads for stage work and motherly counsel. Miss Grey urges dedication improvement of English and spelling, notes talent needs proper training, and advises starting as a stage hand to seize small circuit opportunities despite possible rejections.
Readers are informed in The Seattle Star that Parisian Sage, a quick acting hair restorer, is sold with a money back guarantee at 50 cents a large bottle. It claims safety, no dye, cures dandruff in two weeks, stops hair loss and itching, and leaves hair soft and lustrous under the Auburn Hair label.
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