Dear Paris Fashion Dreams Shattered by High Paris Prices
Molly visits Paris on a shopping mission and finds the scene changed. Hats and dresses cost far more than in America, with once enticing shops replaced by commonplace wares. She endures seasickness London dampness and returns to shop in New York, vowing to speak on shattered shopping dreams, contrasting Paris with Cedar Rapids and Petaluma.
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Molly
Paris
Betty Martin
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mrs. Esmond
Petaluma
California
New York
Omaha
Ine
Newton Boyhood Moment Shaped a Genius
The essay recounts Isaac Newton’s early discipline at Grantham School where a schoolyard fight spurred his rise to head boy, his Lincolnshire birth on Christmas Day 1642, and his path to Trinity College. It highlights his optics work with prisms, the Mount Wilson telescope lineage, gravity theory, and Halley’s role in publishing the Principia, ending with his death in 1727.
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Isaac Newton
Newton
Grantham School
Isaac
Lincolnshire
England
Trinity College
Cambridge
Lucasian
Barrow
Mount Wilson Oberva
Tory
Royal Society
Edmund Halley
Halley
Europe
Einstein
Household tips for cleaning and stain removal
Household tips describe methods to restore lace by tea steaming and ironing, and advise on removing egg stains from dishes. A practical note suggests soaking dishes in cold water after use while stacking before washing to ease cleaning.
Stars Say For Saturday July 11 Forecasts
Genevieve Kemble offers a lively star forecast focusing on letters writing and publishing with fair financial prospects. The mind is serious, personal matters may entertain, birthdays signal a forthcoming active year if old lines hold. Employment brings minor anxieties but private matters compensate. a versatile child born today hints at a successful, socially adept career.
Evening frocks blend two fabrics for chic silhouettes
New designs showcase a two fabric frock with emerald velvet bodice and green tulle skirt, and a gold lame ensemble featuring a cross strap decolletage and jewelled accents. A hip length emerald satin lined lame coat accompanies the look. Both temper ornament with restrained silhouette.
Seen Along Fifth Ave Styles for Summer Yachting and Shopping
Louise Duntley notes smart yet affordable nautical outfits for women seen along Fifth Avenue. Blue madhana yachting suit with white blouse, blue beret. double breasted blue flannel skirt with white blouse and jacket. white flannel dress with yellow chamois jacket. woolen frocks rise in shops as variegated summer attire grows popular for yachts and seaside visits.
The Right Equipment For Out-Door Camping Comfort
A family fond of camping debates gear needs and the right balance between excess and practicality. It recommends light tents, waterproof bedding, sleeping bags, a rubber mattress, collapsible stoves, and compact cooking sets to keep camp comfortable without overburdening the load.
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North Pole
Advice to Girls by Nancy Lee
A reader asks about a delaying, unreliable boyfriend and whether to call or wait. The advisor says a man who misses engagements without plausible excuses isn’t worth a second thought and urges not to call. In another case a jealous older beau tries to curb her social talk. the guidance urges distancing, forgetting him, and enjoying others rather than enduring selfish control.
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Nancy Lee
Gertiee
Gertie
Heart of a Wife Ends with Noel and Mary Farewell Scene
In a tangled social display Avis Arlen presses Noel and Mary at a farewell, while Aunt Madge notes the explosive romance. Noel defends his betrothal to Miss Harrison as Mary teases and seals the moment with a kiss, leaving future revelations for tomorrow.
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Avis Arlen
Noel
Mary
Marion
Avis
Dicky
Harrison
Veritzen
No—el
Miss Arlen
Madge
Avise Arlen
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Science Gains in War on Addison's Disease
Addison's disease, described by 1865 physician Royall S Copeland, is rare with about 115 Mayo Clinic cases in twenty years. It causes muscular weakness nausea and distinctive skin discoloration. Rest and a stress free, hospital based care are advised. no definite cure yet though progress in internal gland diseases offers hope.
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Copeland
Addison
Mayo Clinic
Reader questions on health and hair care from 1931
A 1931 Newspaper Feature Service Q and A column responds to inquiries on milk of magnesia weight gain alopecia areata distribution hair loss and oily hair guidance on digestion bananas glaucoma and hair cleansing. Readers are advised to mail self addressed stamped envelopes for full particulars and to repeat questions.
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Ing
Shadow Children Help Earthworm With Dry Grass
In a Good Night Stories tale, Shadow Children Flor Hanid Yam Knarf join Mrs. Earthworm as a centipede like creature asks for water. They fill dozens of pails from flooded rooms to carry water for thirsty grass, noting tomorrow’s rain may matter. Tomorrow the grass drinks.
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Flor
Hanid
Yam
Knarf
Mrs. Earthworm
Shadows and Death in Classical Voices
A compact collage of lines from Tennyson Shirley Walton Herbert and others on fate death and happiness. It juxtaposes reflections on glory armour mortality and the elusiveness of fleeting life with a final note that a third of life is spent in sleep.
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Tenneyson
Byron
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Eleanor Ross
Heart of
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Ly Adele Garrison
Royal S. Copeland, M. D
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DE. L. Q
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Simon
Shadow Song
Walton
Herbert
Aeschylus
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