Grimy Hands Key to Clear Skin and Health
A 1928 column by ROYAL S. COPELAND emphasizes hand care over facial focus, warning that dirty nails and grime harbor germs and can cause blemishes. It urges daily cleansing, nail care, and avoidance of fissures, noting wart clusters in youth and advising conservative cosmetic use.
Home-Making Polishes Wood and Metal for Natural Beauty
Eleanor Ross explains polishing basics for wood and metal, urging light wax finishes to reveal natural grain and avoiding overgloss. She notes simple homemade blends with linseed oil and beeswax, plus a gentle brass and silver cleaner using whiting and ammonia. The piece champions appreciating imperfections and a natural glow over machine-made perfection.
A Fashion Model's Diary By Grace Thorncliffe
Helene and I plan a surprise shower for Dorothy to celebrate her engagement while keeping the secret from her. We juggle errands at the shop and lunch plans, coordinate Peggy’s cooperation, and dream of a navy blue jersey beach pajamas outfit for Dorothy abroad, with a scarlet and white color theme.
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A Cozy Porch By Marie Marot
A porch themed article by Marie Marot extols front porches as summer social hubs. It describes wicker furniture in green and yellow with orange accents, a lush rug, black lamp shade, and orange pots. Floral displays and careful color planning create a cool, soothing entertaining space for tea, luncheons, and bridge games.
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Legion
Puccini's Manon Lescaut Opera Tale Summary
An anonymous review outlines Puccini's Manon Lescaut in four acts. It follows Manon and Des Grieux as they elope from Lescaut and Geronte, progress through Parisian intrigue, and end with Manon's death on the Louisiana frontier, Des Grieux bereft.
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Puccini
Anon Lescaut
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Paris Gate
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Geronte
Lescaut
Satyr
Manon
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Des Grieux
New Orleans
Stars Say For Thursday June 20 By Genevieve Kemble
The day’s planetary setups hint at sudden far reaching change and possible public advancement through new contacts. Negotiations with combines or occult orders may occur while spiritual development and unique outcomes emerge. Those born on this day face radical shifts and potential talent in the occult or mystical, aligned with nature and independence.
Odd Facts From a Historical Record
Britain owns half the world’s ocean going ships and remains its largest creditor. Foreign investments total four thousand millions, ahead of the United States at two thousand eight hundred millions. Empire tobacco consumption rose by 3,200,000 pounds per year from 1924 to 1927, double the prior rate. Romans made candles with string surrounded by wax or pitch. In England about 1300 splinters of wood were fat-covered. The Chinese make candles from wax of the candle berry tree.
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England
If I Were a Man a Girl Aims for Gentle Temperament
A 1929 feature argues men would avoid golf-centered egotism and temperamental excess in a partner. It suggests women prefer autonomy in amusements and cautions against volatile, hysterical behavior at home. The piece emphasizes calm, even temperaments and mutual respect in marriage.
Two Girl Campers and Big Brother Bob
Ary and Helen head for the foothills in a car loaded with bacon bread and gas money. Bob worries about wild Buttlers and plans to tag along with ukulele and records. He teases Mary and notes Helen as the belle, while Mary stays calm and practical.
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Winifred Black
Benjamin Buttler
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Advice to Girls From Annie Laurie
A teen boy seeks guidance after a quarrel with a girl who moved away. The adviser urges calling on her in her town as friendly and proper, noting many reasons she might not have written. A high school girl asks about attracting a local young man. the response cautions focus on studies and enjoying life until school ends.
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Annie Laurie
Onesome
Pinkie
Inkie
Love's Awakening a Tale of a Steadfast Woman
Adele Garrison writes of danger and deception at a grand hotel as Mr Underwood trails a killer and guards a hidden room. Olivia Mary and Princess Olina face fear while a telegram hints at a future revelation in this suspenseful serialized fiction.
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Harry Underwood
Prince Georges
Mary
Olina
Mr. Underwood
Olivia
Lillian
Mrs. Underwood
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Shadow-Children Visit With Gaspard In Aquarium Tale
In a cramped parlor bowl five shadow-children meet Gaspard the goldfish and debate daily life under water. They discuss dull food and a castle that dominates the bowl while a celluloid duck becomes a target for the children’s mischief revealing the fish’s quiet longing for something real.
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Goldfish
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Yam
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Gaspard
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Knarft
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Words of the Wise Reflections on vocation liberty and success
A compact lesson on moral conduct and social wisdom. Notable quotes about respecting vocation hearing truth and the value of money. The collection links ideas from Dickens Thoreau Franklin Hazlitt and Harriman to public opinion and personal diligence.
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