Learn to Relax and You Have a Mortgage on Good Health
A health column credits Dr. Royall 8 Copeland urging daily eight to ten hours of relaxation. He cautions against overwork, promotes regular rest, brisk walking, dancing, and stress reduction, and includes reader Q&A on digestion, constipation, and self-care.
Advice to Girls Ear Annie Laurie
A young eighteen year old seeks help after her boyfriend, three years older, cuts off contact when she befriends his friend. The responder says the boyfriend is selfish since there is no engagement. Recommend explaining that the friend interaction was friendly and that if he cares, he will understand.
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Annie Laurie
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Rose-Red Velour Coat and Matching Hat Bargain Scene
In a diary entry Grace Thorncliffe describes shopping after a holiday rush. She and Helene snag a rose red velour coat with black caracul trim and a matching hat at bargain prices, celebrating winter wardrobe upgrades despite indulgent temptations.
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Helene
Home Decoration by Marie Marot Breakfast Nook shown
A decorative breakfast nook features orange and black painted furniture with a hooked rug. Rush-seated bench and chairs pair with orange pottery and a ivy plant in a black and orange pot, while net curtains and a cheery corner setup create a bright cozy space.
The Love of Esther and the Persian King
A historical reflection on Esther and Ahasuerus highlighting love, sacrifice, and national salvation. The tale recalls Vashti’s dismissal and Mordecai guiding Esther to seek the king’s favor, framing the romance as a high example of devotion to people and country.
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Hadassah
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Odd Facts and Esther Story Across History
The note covers holiday trivia from Holly as a fairy tree to the first Christmas card in 1846 by J C Horsley. It explains Wassail origins, Christmas dishes, decorations used against toothache, and the health advice of billiards after feasts. It then retells Esther’s tale, Haman’s plot, and Mordecai’s rise, ending with Purim’s meaning and the long reign of Esther and Ahasuerus.
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J. C. Horsley
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Day of activity and social liveliness under lunar aspects
The reading predicts a day of activity and travel for business and personal matters with pleasant journeys and social liveliness. Domestic relations should flourish under Venus with possible surprises. Those born on this eve face a lively year with changes and potential developments in romantic ties. A child born today may be original and artistsically gifted, guiding a successful life. Shakespeare.
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If I Were A Man I Would Not Parade Family Snapshots
A reflective critique on sharing personal family moments. The speaker argues against overbearing others with intimate home details and urges restraint unless invited, noting that what seems charming to a husband may bore coworkers and bosses. He advocates keeping such anecdotes private.
If I Were A Girl A Girltake a man win dow-shopping
A humorous 1929 feature notes male boredom with window shopping and the habit of girlfriends as they drag boys from shop to shop. It jokes about decorations and the idea of being “taken over” by a girlfriend while shopping.
Million Dollars in Jewels to Forget Lady Heath
A 1929 column recalls Lady Heath who left a million dollars in jewels in a Chicago hotel drawer. The piece riffs on aristocratic maids, valet culture, aviation daring, and the idea of gem theft as a whimsical media flourish.
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Winifred Black
Lady Heath
Chicago
Tommy
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Home Making Tips From Wanda Barton Readers
OMEW members share practical housework ideas for busy women not in clubs. Indoor plant options for winter thrive under heat, stocking care tips with tape and diaper pins, darning silk with a lighted ball, and advice on using mammoth matches to light fires and gas jets.
Love's Awakening and a Jewelry Dilemma
Adele Garrison details a tense scene where Edith Fairfax is seen wearing imitation jewels found by Dicky, while the narrator and Harry Underwood observe. Dicky remains unfazed as Edith meets with a subtle defiance, and the group shifts toward an offer to join a magazine subscription as a disguise. The installment ends with an invitation to continue tomorrow.
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Edith Fairfax
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Harry Underwood
Madge
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Knarf Defuses a Cruel Master in Shadow Tale
Knarf the shadow child rebels against his abusive master Frank by puncturing the bicycle tires to stop cobble riding. The bicycle and other shadows approve, while Frank faces discipline when the tires go flat. Knarf and friends plan a quiet remedy that ends with lessons learned.
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Flor
Hania
Yam
Frank
Hanid
Hye Knarf
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Quotations on Courage and Thought from Paine Seneca and Napoleon
A compact collection of reflections ascribed to Paine praising resilience of spirit during trouble, Seneca linking speech to mind, and Napoleon describing a bed as a throne in luxurious ease, illustrating contrasts between hardship and comfort.
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