College Men and Power Across the Nation
Opinion questions the idea that college men should hold every public role from Senate to police. The piece argues education is a tool, not a guarantee of virtue, praising brains and character while cautioning against universal college dominance. It notes differences in wit, suggests education should favor all, and ends with a reflection on public service ideals.
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United States
Senate
House of Representatives
White House
Maine
California
Fargo
South Dakota
New Orleans
New York
Chicago
Waco
Tex
What Cheer
Florida
Tex 3
Iowa
Federation of
College Catholic Clubs of
America
Frederick
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Seen on Fifth Ave. Sports Frocks Show Elegance and Tailoring
Higher necklines mark the season as chic sports wear with discreet smartness. A dead white tussah silk frock features white suede lacing and pressed pleats, paired with a white suede cardigan. A yachting costume by a noted French designer includes a white ribbed jersey jacket and frock with a white pique underjacket and stitched pleats.
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Sane
Madge Revises Vickers Speeches with Dicky Help
Madge, aided by Dicky, starts revising the play character Vickers speeches. She wrestles with ownership and risk of Philip Veritzen’s disapproval, while Dicky insists on rewriting to obscure his own identity as Richard Graham. The moment of reconciliation comes as her husband embraces her and they brace the task together.
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Madge
Dicky
Vickers
Lil
Richard Graham
Edith Fairfax
Edith
Philip Veritzen
Ede
Stars Say For Thursday August 27 By Genevieve Kemble
A astrology column notes Neptune Sun aspects heightening mystery and secret dealings, predicting private tensions and possible advantages through intrigue for birthdays. It cites Charles G. Dawes as a notable nativity and weaves in a fiction excerpt about Edith Fairfax and Dicky, leading to a continuation next issue.
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Genevieve Kemble
Neptune
Charles G. Dawes
Eugene O'Neill Built on Failure to Achieve Greatness
The article traces Eugene O'Neill life from expulsion at Princeton to seafaring hardship and early rejections, then bursting into fame with Beyond the Horizon in 1919. It notes his realist style, bold endings, and enduring hits like The Emperor Jones and Desire Under the Elms, highlighting how failure shaped his dramatic vision.
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Eugene O'Neill
Young O'Neill
Princeton
Woodrow Wilson
Burger
O'Neill
Broadway
43Rd Street
New York City
James O'Neill
New Orleans
Honeduras
New England
George Jean Nathan
Henry L. Mencken
Provincetown Players
Emperor Jones
Desire
Anna Christie
Marco
A Perfect Golf Costume
A vintage golf outfit combines practicality with feminine style. A white wool cardigan with wine red trim, a matching red pleated skirt, and a white wash crepe sleeveless blouse with dark red square dots create a coordinated golfer’s costume suitable for on course wear.
Door Shelves Add Space Inside Closet Doors
In crowded apartments the attachable door shelving offers compact storage by mounting narrow shelves inside closet doors. A rim keeps items in place while the doors stay closed. Uses span from forks and buttons in the men’s room to toys and clothing in the children’s room, with a mirror transforming a door for a makeshift dressing table.
Household Hints for Flowers and Home Care Tips
Practical vintage tips cover cutting flower stems under water, wax sealing to preserve blooms, salt water revival method, epsom salt window frosting, and making new slippers from a discarded felt hat. Includes steps and quantities for each household technique.
Be Sensible About Your Eyes Treat Them Fairly
Dr Roy W Copeland former New York senator outlines causes of eyestrain from excessive use and the role of rest, proper lighting, and glasses in correction. He notes temporary weakness can be treated with eye exercises and rest. unsupervised OTC glasses may harm vision and should be avoided.
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Copeland
Causes and cures from a 1931 medical Q and A column
The column lists reader questions with concise answers. It mentions intestinal worms as a child tooth grinding cause, food poisoning for facial red spots, nail biting remedies, and nose bleeds possibly from nasal growth ulcers or high blood pressure, reflecting period medical guidance.
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Helpful Advice to Girls from Nancy Lee in Love
The letter from a 15 year old in a college town asks if a 17 year old boy is jealous and how to handle revealing love. The adviser warns against using mutual friends for gifts and questions a 16 year old's capacity to know her mind, noting many girls are swept by romance but usually not advanced in judgment. The response suggests the boy may have moved on and emphasizes growing older clarifies why confiding to friends is risky.
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Nancy Lee
Skippy
Kippy
Paris
Billy
France
America
Helene
A Fashion Model's Diary Homeward Bound at Last
Grace Thorncliffe writes of a grand Paris send-off and return voyage, enjoying gifts, deck chair days, and a budding life managing housing and plans for a friend. She notes worry about language, hopes for future travels with Billy, and resolves to stay fit with gym and pool visits while admiring a friend's elegant travel wardrobe.
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Grace Thorncliffe
Am &O
Helene
Good Night Stories in a House of Shadow and Insects
A whimsical scene unfolds with Shadow Saying and friends Knarf Hanid Yam and others debating a show inside an empty garret trunk. Creatures including insects clash with fears and jokes about speed, potatoes, and attic plans as Inda the cook appears with a broom, hinting at a future battle.
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Flor
Hanid
Yam
Knarf
Mil
Inda
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Quotations on Reason and Knowledge Through History
A compact collection of maxims from Cicero to Emerson. The excerpts cover prudence, happiness, law, judgment, music, restraint, knowledge, anger, invention, and language. The lines present varied authorities and periods, highlighting enduring truths about human virtue and intellect.
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Heart of
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Dickey
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Buenos Aires
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Aia
Marie Marot
Eleanor Ross
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BE. H. Q
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Horace
Quintilian
Johnson
Plutarch
Hardy
Emerson
Eliot
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