Tapeworms and Childhood Ills from a Family Doctor’s View
A 1920s medical note discusses tapeworms as a historical cause of child ailments, noting that modern sanitation and food laws reduce risk. It explains transmission through contaminated pork and animal contact, lists common symptoms, and urges physician supervision for any worm expulsion treatment.
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Acne and health tips from Miss Curious column
A 1951 Q and A presents medical shorthand advising acne improvement via diet changes cutting sugar starches and coffee, simple meals, and avoiding constipation. Other questions cover yawning breath loss seeking medical exam, mole treatment by specialist, pimples blackheads diet advice, sinus conditions and teeth extraction, alcohol camphor for reducing nerves, with emphasis on diet, exercise, and professional care.
Seen on 5th Ave Fashion Chart Promotes Spring Colors
Seen on 5th Ave by Louise Duntley describes spring fashion, urging greens yellows and reds in wardrobes. It notes military red in sportswear, opaline yellow and opaline green as upcoming trends, with Patou’s approval signaling style warnings for women.
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Open Book Shelves Shape Dust Free Bookcases
Eleanor Ross argues for adjustable narrow shelves to reduce dust and fit varied book sizes. She favors open shelves for accessibility but notes protection for rare volumes, suggesting a compromise with customized shelves that snugly hold seven inch wide books, reducing wasted space and dust collection.
Stars Say For Tuesday March 10 An Early Opportunity Despite Obstacles
A horoscope notes a sudden chance for signal success on Tuesday March 10 through lunar and mutual aspects but warns of obstacles and hidden risks. It urges caution against contracts and suggests loyal wit to counteract treachery and fraud. A birthday person may face a year of opportunity tempered by deceit.
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Odd Facts From London to England’s Ages and Royal Academy
A collection of curiosities notes 1 013 post offices in London and Europe’s fifteen monarchs and fourteen presidents. It records England’s typical marriage age as 24 for men and 23 for women. It also cites Walter William Ouless as the father of the Royal Academy, chosen in 1881.
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New Dinner Dress Emerges In Bold Chiffon Colorways
A fashion piece describes a fresh informal dinner dress with no loose sleeves, vivid chiffon colors, full skirts, and modest V neckline. The Chanel inspired model features a bodice integrated with the skirt yoke and ankle length skirt in rose chiffon. a second formal evening frock in black showcases draped bodice and back center detailing.
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Tina
Naming the Baby Tops Household Debate in Family Mix
In a lively family scene, Junior advocates Ruby Pearl while Rod erick argues Opal Violet for the baby. The mother recalls battles over Harriet and Margaret names, while Katherine defends a disciplined, healthy approach to infant care amid stubborn relatives.
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Rewinning the Sylph Like Form for Summer
A 1981 feature outlines home methods to reduce fatty spots. It endorses a self made reducing lotion of rubbing alcohol and camphor, applied twice daily to areas with excess fat, noting it won’t work for muscularly developed tissue. It also suggests Epsom salt soaks with hot compresses as an alternative.
Is Marriage Unpopular With Business Girls
Winifred Black writes that working women with careers face doubts about marriage, responding to a man who attacks women who work. The piece discusses economic independence, relationship expectations, and social attitudes toward marriage and women in the workforce.
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Livingston on women workers sparks debate on marriage and jobs
A 1931 letter from Alexander Livingston condemns single and married women who work, arguing jobs should go to men when scarce. The writer questions marital duty, affordability, and the social pressure on women to stay home, contrasting hunger with love and economic need.
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Mr. Alexander
Helpful Advice to Girls By Nancy Lee
A reader asks about relationships with a younger man and whether to continue dating. The adviser suggests clear boundaries, not waiting passively for invitations, and hints that polite competition may help, while urging the reader to pursue ideals and happiness.
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Nancy Lee
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A Fashion Model's Diary Note of a Tea Moment
Grace Thorncliffe writes of a planned private tea with Billy, aiming to impress him with a new black crepe frock. She details a Spring style with a white cowl collar, red dotted print trim, scalloped sleeves, and a peplum flair, hoping to appear his devoted sweetheart.
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Good Night Story Shadows and the Mud Rescue
Five little shadows and animal friends get stuck in a mud rut near a sled built from an acorn. A helpful frog frees all but the shadows and the beetle, who stay stuck until they choose to return home, ending the tale with a North Pole sled dream.
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Mil
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Words of the Wise and Voices Across Ages
A collage of quotations from Bacon Shakespeare Carlyle Jerrold Nowell Aurelius and others on knowledge memory misery music light and truth. The fragmentary lines pair reflections on learning invention and perception with brief aphorisms about life and observation.
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