Wave lengths of trouble and joys in everyday life
A feature about Mary and her family misfortunes and the idea of life running in streaks. It ponders if bad luck comes in waves and whether people ever align with joy or trouble, from a 1927 newspaper feature perspective.
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Mary
Wall Street
Susie
Billie
Joe
William
Stephanie
France
Capyright
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Advice to Girls about Friendships and a Married Man
A teen girl asks how to regain a friendship with a older suitor while another brother dates her. The adviser warns against pursuing the first or continuing with the second, suggests ending both ties and hosting small gatherings to test sentiment, and urges choosing a healthy path. In a separate letter a teen confesses love for a married man. the adviser condemns the affair, urges ending contact, and returning to parental guidance.
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Annie Laurie
Oly Cheeks
Tomorrow's Horoscope by Genevieve Kemble
Wednesday December 1 cautions on adverse planetary rulership and excitable mood. Avoid major projects and signings today. Those born this day may have social or artistic promise but require self control and honesty. Notable Nativity: Frances R Havergal.
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Genevieve Kemble
Frances Bacon
Frances R. Havergal
Dainty Lingerie Inches into Delicate Peach Crepe de Chine
The article praises feminine lingerie in exquisite designs with lace trims and embroidery. It highlights a peach crepe de Chine step-in featuring a novel plaited skirt, fine lace yoke and hem, peach satin shoulder straps, and a matching sash.
Fight Worry with Direct Action Not Escape
A 1927 article argues against fleeing worries and promotes facing them head on. It notes past advice to change surroundings rarely cures deep fears and warns that avoidance increases panic and lowers self confidence. The piece advocates persistent, frontal attack on worry to build courage.
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Chase
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Three-Minute Journeys on South Africa’s Hottentots
The article describes Hottentots as mild, hospitable yet indolent, with a tepid temperament and generous, uncombative nature. It notes their clothing adorned with grease, love of butter and fats, and mentions voodoo-like rites and the fountain snake superstition. It also covers native laws where a caught killer is beaten and stoned, with automatic immunity after a year.
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South Africa
Hottentotland
Turbaned fashion and jewelry trends in evening wear
Seen on 5th Ave. notes a turban with drapes and trims as a fashionable statement. It highlights affordable jewelry designs using aquamarine or cut glass on silver chains, matching a simple black velvet frock with gardenias or rhinestone ornaments, and notes transparent velvets and metal cloths as top evening materials.
Odd Facts and Artifacts Highlight Early 20th Century Curiousities
The report notes that excess laughter may trigger a fleeting cataleptic state while Lloyds Exchange in London replaces old shipping ledgers with 2 ft 6 in by 1 ft 9 in volumes. Lincoln Cathedral oak timbers from 1092 fund restorations as the Death's Head moth dwindles, and English innovation yields an oil-free steelless clock alloy. Women’s population gains lag behind men per 10 000, with 52 vs 40.
St Vitus Dance and Its Treatment
Royal S Copeland explains chorea or St Vitus dance as a loss of voluntary muscle control in children five to fifteen, its city disease roots, and the link to overwork and illness. He prescribes treating teeth and tonsils, correcting vision with glasses, rest, fresh air, good food, exercise, and avoiding ridicule, with outlook toward eventual recovery.
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St. Vitus
Willy Boy Dreams of Fifty Feet in a Runaway Wish
A bedtime tale where Willy Boy wishes for many feet and wakes to find only two again. He learns that two feet are enough when used wisely, as he happily helps his mother by running errands with a single pair of shoes. Copyright 1927.
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Blondie
Londie
Willy Boy
Ife
Willy
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Planning for Soup Stock in Home Kitchen
Jeannette Young Norton outlines methods for making second class red white and vegetable stocks from scraps and bones. She details stock bases for soups hash gravies sauces and chowders including fish fumette and keeps guidance on finishing removing grease and keeping stock safe.
Revelations of a Wife Sequel Ends With Stage Plan
A tense exchange reveals Mrs. Graham and Lilian press producer Mr Veritzen about Miss Lincoln. Veritzen weighs guiding her toward a staged path while keeping his offices out of reach, fearing the scheme is impractical despite her evident talent.
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M Lillian
Lillian
Philip Veritzen
Mr. Veritzen
New York
Mary Harrison
Eleanor Lincoln
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Fragmented Provoking Quotations and Epigrams
A collage of aphorisms and quotes from Horace German Proverb and Sir Thomas Browne. It mingles reflections on beauty, art, nature, and providence with scattered fragments and attributions, ending with a brief aphorism about relief and beggary.
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Sir Thomas Browne
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