Wraith of a First Husband Threatens to Break Up a Home
A domestic item from 1929 follows Jim and Katie as jealousy over Katie's first husband strains their marriage. The piece notes Jim's long friendship with Katie’s late husband and his protective, jealous reactions after rewards and memories emerge. The family faces growing distance, with hopes for reconciliation and renewed affection for the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Black
Atie
Jim
Katie
Advice to Girls from Annie Laurie Ear Annie Laurie
Two nineteen year old girls seek guidance about an engaged rival and a shared fiancé. The advisor urges the lovers to cut the suitor from their social circle and advises that modest dances and social events are acceptable if the fiancé joins, to avoid jealousy and preserve trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Laurie
Dot
Dash
Famous Love Stories of the Operas Tristan and Isolde Tale
The piece recounts Tristan of Cornwall and Isolde, lovers doomed by loyalty and fate. Tristan defeats Morald in Ireland, hides his love, then pursues Isolde back to Cornwall where a staged death pact deepens tragedy. Brangane’s potion misleads, and Isolde and Tristan confess before dying. King Mark assassinates Tristan. Isolde dies beside him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tristan and
Isolde
Tristan
Mark
Cornwall
Ireland
Morald
Castle of
Tantris
Brangane
Kareo
Odd Facts on Roads Health and History
A survey notes cars travel about two and a half million miles per fatal crash. London police rise to around nineteen thousand eight hundred, up six hundred from pre war levels. Color blindness is largely hereditary, though tobacco use may worsen it. no cure exists.
Bride gowns shift to pale flesh tints in wedding season
The article notes a new trend in bridal fashion with gowns in pale flesh tones replacing white satin. A highlighted gown features seed pearl embroidery on a softly draped, train skirt, with a tulle veil and bridesmaid dress in rose tulle. Some brides still favor white satin, but flesh tones grow in popularity for their girlish appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Marotow
Vinegar rinse caution for hair and romance
A writer warns readers to rinse vinegar from hair to avoid lingering odor that can affect courtship. Guidance covers timing, thorough rinsing, and use with permanent waves, recommending diluted vinegar rinse followed by tepid water for best hair health and scent control.
Picnic essentials for easy outdoor meals from home making
An article on planning simple picnics emphasizes spontaneity, avoiding overpreparation, and using a prepared shelf of picnickery. It lists foods, packaging, and equipment such as percolators, folds, enamel plates, paper supplies, and a few compact utensils to ensure quick outdoor meals.
Stars Foresee Sudden Shifts in Affairs and Travel
Astrological forecast notes radical developments and precipitate change in government or public affairs, with possible travel or inventions. Personal relations may turn idealistic yet risk misinterpretation, while birthdays this year bring decisive shifts and potential employment changes. A quoted line from George Washington ends the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Cooking tips and household hacks from an old kitchen manual
A series of practical old fashioned advice covers cooking potatoes with a perforated plate method, washing woolens with soap suds and dry in them, cleaning slightly soiled kid gloves with warm milk, freshening old oilcloth with milk and turpentine, and storing cakes to stay fresh by placing bread in the tin and replacing it every third day.
Pleurisy Dangers and Care Urged by Dr Copeland
Dr Royall S Copeland warns pleurisy can follow a mild attack and lead to tuberculosis. He urges prompt recovery, honest rest, and avoiding overwork to allow the body to heal, noting fluid buildup as effusion and stressing the need to protect against serious complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal
Copeland
M. D
United States
New York
New York City
Nature
Medical Q and A from 1929 feature service
Questions cover intestinal worms Fordyce disease and limb development. Advice notes child’s nervous active state possibly due to worms. Fordyce disease described as yellowish granules on lips. Weight gain and activities like walking dancing advised for leg development.
Love's Awakening as Adele Garrison Tangles Family Tervan
In a fragile family moment Adele Garrison depicts a bitter scene as Dicky’s jealousy surfaces over her work with Philip Veritsen and Junior defends his mother. The trio argues, Junior pleads for unity, and Dicky announces an upcoming departure, leaving Adele to weigh tensions and future reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Love
Adele Garrison
Junior
Dicky
Philip Veritsen
Noth
Lillian
Philip Veritzen
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Shadow-Children Escape From Garden Worm-Hole
Knarf and the shadow-children escaped a worm-hole beneath a garden patch by climbing radishes and worm help. Inda the cook plans to use them for dinner, but the radishes finally push out, letting them flee to the light. The tale, dated 1929, features Inda, Knarf, and the shadow-children in a garden adventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knarf
Flor
Hania
Yam
Knartf
Yamust
Inda
Garfhe, Inc
Quotations on Wisdom Labor and Action from Whitehead Carlyle Marmion
A compact collection of aphorisms on wisdom ambition and virtue. It contrasts wisdom earned by labor with the joy of sharing it and cautions that talk without action is wasted. The notes touch on grandeur and the link between toil and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehead
Carlyle
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Wagner
Tristan and Isolde
By Ruth Morris
London
Josephine Huddleston
Elea Vor Ross
Genevieve Kemble
Fordyce
Feliciz R. Q
Max Trell
Words of
Marmion
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