Itching Skin in Old Age by Dr Copeland
Dr Copeland discusses pruritus in the elderly, its causes from dry inelastic skin to diet and infections, and practical remedies. He cites hyposulphite of soda for local relief, lifestyle tips like cool rooms, hydration, oatmeal baths, and avoiding harsh soaps, noting constipation and sleep factors.
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Royal S. Copeland
U. S
New York
New York City
Noowa
A Fashion Model Encourages a Negligee Copy Plan
A fashion model Haidee discusses copying a shell pink chiffon negligee with lace to beautify home life. She argues the stylish garment could influence her mother to invest in a nicer apartment, making evenings at home more inviting.
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Aidee
Haidee
Preparing to Entertain Lillian and Marion
In this excerpt Adele G plans a grand welcome for Lillian and Marion arriving with Philip Veritzen. The narrator battles hospitality duties versus a hungry guest list, ordering Marion’s favorite menu while excluding cucumbers. Katie predicts the exact spread and keeps watch over perfection.
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Marion
Philip Veritzen
Tomorrow’s Horoscope for August 18
Fate as the connected cause of existing things is noted with mixed lunar aspects. Benefits and adverse situations may arise from friction or deceit, while a fairly important change is foretold and could prove advantageous. Birthday-rights include gains through travel and change, with cautions against impulsive or treacherous moves.
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Diogenes
Home Making Helps: Asian Decor Inspire Modern Homemakers
Wanda Barton notes decorative sculpture and pottery from the Orient remain affordable amid price shifts. She highlights lamp bases carved figures and Buddha shrines, lacquer chests, screens, and bowls mixing china pottery and wood, urging American households to embrace Far East motifs in dining and living spaces.
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Orient
Far East
China
How to Remove Sunburn With a Cold Cream Recipe
A 1927 feature explains making a cucumber almond oil cold cream to whiten skin and treat sunburn. Ingredients include cucumbers, almond oil, white wax, spermaceti, lanolin, and tincture of benzoin. Process involves slow heating, straining, melting, and storing sealed for use.
Dear Elsie advice on marriage and jealousy in a new home
A 21 year old wife seeks guidance as her sister in law of 17 visits and clashes over attention. Elsie warns to share affection and win goodwill, while Gene gives moral counsel on preserving purity as a dowry and measuring affection in early marriage. The piece ends noting the 1927 copyright.
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Elsie
Bob
Lake Bim
Gene
Premier Syndicate
Tne
Famous Composers By Cozette Douglass
A portrait of Johannes Brahms from poverty to genius. Born May 7 1833 in Hamburg to loving parents, Brahms studied under Cossel and Marxsen before rise as accompanist to Remenyi. His bond with Joachim and the Schumanns shaped a lifelong career and celibate heart, dying in Vienna April 3 1897.
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Johannes
Hamburg
Germany
Herr O. Cossel
Cossel
Marxsen
Altona
Brahms
America
Remenyi
Kreutzer
Robert
Clara Schumann
Clara
Schumann
Beethoven
Vienna
Schubert
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