Social forces that drive couples apart in rent plagued era
A 1927 reflection on home life under soaring rents and social shifts argues that high living costs push couples into cramped spaces, erode shared duties, and foster independent, self centered relations. It warns mutual dependence as essential to happiness and predicts a temporary drift will reverse.
The Home Kitchen Goods From Cans Reviewed By An American Host
An article extols canned foods as high quality American products suitable for emergency meals. It describes canapes with anchovies, ham dishes, soups, relishes, desserts, coffees, evaporated cream substitutes, and international cheeses, praising canners for preserving flavor and reducing waste.
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Denmark
Odd facts of money and living conditions in England
Chefs in large hotels demand as much as ten percent of total WN from merchants with big contracts. Northumberland and Durham towns report the highest death rate, while rural Eastern Counties have the lowest. Hampstead births show 42 of 407 in one room and 150 in two-room homes. Rail engine markers indicate loaded freight such as fish and meat.
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Northumberland
Durham
England
Hampstead
Velvet fashions described in today's trends by Vera Winston
Vera Winston notes velvet the season’s key fabric for evening dresses coats and wraps. Chiffon velvet coats feature tubular silhouette hip fullness and deep shawl collar with ombre lupin cuffs for afternoon wear.
Advice to Girls to Annie Laurie and Readers
A teen issue column offers guidance on romance and social confidence. It urges the young man to initiate steps to progress a friendship and suggests meeting the girl’s family. it advice girls on overcoming self-consciousness, resisting casual good night kisses, and maintaining high ideals to gain respect.
Description of Negrillo Pygmies and their dances
The Negrilloes of equatorial Africa are described as small, lively, and humorous people under four and a half feet tall and about seventy nine pounds. They are quick mimics, open to conversation, and notable for modesty, refinement, and a talent for rhythm in dance. They reportedly excel in poisons knowledge and have rich festival music using hollowed tree trunks and antelope skin drums.
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Equatorial Africa
Sir Harry Johnston
Devel
Advice to a Young Married Woman on Family Ties
A letter from Annie Laurie advises a young wife to balance attention between her husband and their child. It urges rearranging duties to greet her husband warmly, show interest in his concerns, and prove his suspicions about neglect are incorrect.
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Annie Laurie
Womean
Alerie
Tomorrow's Horoscope Notable Nativity Kipling Highlight
Tomorrow's horoscope notes Venus and Luna influence on holiday revelry and travel risks. It warns against haste and accidents during celebrations while predicting a prosperous year for those with a birthday. Notable nativity features Rudyard Kipling, novelist and poet.
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Venus
Luna
Pleasuc
Rudyard Kipling
Cleanliness First Aid to Longer Life
Dr Royall S Copeland argues cleanliness builds health and longevity. He urges personal hygiene at home and in education, ties cleanliness to germ theory, and promotes public health benefits while offering reader questions and advice on hair, dandruff, warts, swelling, and foot issues.
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Cleanliness Journal
Copeland
Fashion survives cape trend and bolero’s persistence
The author notes the cape never fully vanishes and reappears each season in various forms from evening to sportswear. Boleros return as a perennial accessory, while costume jewelry grows in popularity but requires careful coordination with outfits. Satin slippers in rose or green add color to all white evening wear.
Good Night Stories From The Jewel-Weed Garden
Betty meets a talking elfin and golden Jewel-Weed by a mill pond. The plant explains pollen transfer via Ruby Throated Hummingbird and seeds that pop and fly, while Betty collects the unusual orange blossoms to show her mother. Published 1927 by Copright.
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Betty
Mama
Miss Nasturtium
Hummingbird
Mrs. Jewel- Weed
Mrs. Jewel-Weed
Mr. Hummingbird
Mr. Bumble Bee
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Love like embers fuels a hopeful actress
In a fiction scene, Lilian urges a wary producer to protect Eleanor Lincoln from public stardom while a tutor trains the aspiring actress. Lincoln shows fierce resolve, asks about the author behind a book tied to portraits, and seeks a path to contact the illustrator Graham.
Words of the Wise and Sages Across Time
A reflective collage of quotes on memory, aging, death, happiness, and the value of books. Notable lines from Wilde Wordsworth Burton and Seneca emphasize time, mortality, and the enduring power of literature.
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