Genius girl rejects career for home life in 1928 feature
A 1928 profile portrays a young woman described as a genius who eschews fame and fortune to stay home with her dogs cats pigeons pigeons and garden. She values domestic projects like planting ferns tending curtains and feeding birds over city life and career demands.
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Modern decorating shifts spark a new home style
Wanda Barton surveys the rise of modern interior design driven by travel and exchange. The piece describes neutral ceilings and walls, dark floors, minimal ornaments, and new furniture forms inspired by skyscrapers. It notes updated bathrooms and beds on platforms, with practicality and comfort guiding choices.
Helpful Advice to Girls by Annie Laurie
Dr Annie Laurie addresses a young woman worried about a kiss between a friend and another girl. The adviser questions the certainty of the kiss and urges chill, suggesting both Sue and Bill may be teasing or mistaken. The tone pushes ignoring rumors and not dwelling on alleged truthfulness.
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Triam Jean
Evening gowns and wraps inspire stunning minaret themed set
A velvet and tulle evening gown features a rhinestone buckle center front with a V neckline and tiered white moire wrap. The skirt flaunts an uneven hem and back trailing flare while the wrap is tight at the bottom with ermine edging amid shifting fur trends.
Hand Beauty Hints for the Salesgirl
Josephine Huddleston offers nail and hand care tips for salesgirls who handle clothing and furs. She advises daily olive or almond oil massage, lemon juice cleansing after work, mild oily soap, cool rinses, and night care. Short nail filing and clear polish protect fragile nails during dye exposure.
Romances of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves
The piece recounts Henry VIII's arranged marriage to Anne of Cleves based on a Holbein portrait. It notes Henry's initial outrage at her appearance, the unconsummated union, the 1540 nullity, and Anne's later life in England while remaining loyal to the king. It frames the union as a lasting but unfulfilling romance in history.
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Catherine Parr
Stars Say For Saturday November 17
The Stars Say for Saturday Nov 17 indicates a routine day with normal progress in employment and industry. Advancements may occur quietly for those employed by others, while new projects should be delayed until a more favorable planetary outlook. The birthday cohort faces a steady year with slow, sure gains in work and industry.
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Fashion notes on trims and colors from 5th Ave
Margaret Sanville reviews fall fashion silhouettes and fur trims describing a black broadcloth coat with a Kolinsky cape collar, a brown tweed dress piped in orange jersey, and a bold orange neck handkerchief. She praises summer ermine versatility and notes molded hipline as a key but evolving feature.
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Kolinsky
Sensible to Guard Against Illnesses
Advice from Dr. Copeland urges preemptive health habits in youth and adulthood. Emphasizes prevention over cure, warns against overindulgence, and notes infections spread in households. Includes reader Qs on orthopedics skin care sense of smell canker sores dandruff and nasal catarrh with brief guidance.
Knarf's Curious Stamp Calamity Quest
A shadow boy Knarf joins Frank and shadow friends on a ceiling then follows to the post office. Curious, Knarf steps on an ink blot, gets stuck to a stamp, and is whisked away by a stamp pressed onto the letter. The postmaster blows the stamp off with a sneeze and Knarf returns home.
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Mere Frank
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Love's Awakening: Olina's Royal Dilemma and Noel Veritzen
Madge suspects Princess Olina hides a romance with Noel Veritzen, while fearing exposure by her mother. The narrator contemplates helping Olina flee to safety, wary of political and romantic entanglements as Prince Georges arrives with tense news.
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Adele Garrison
Madge
Princess Olina
Noel Veritzen
Olina
Charles Owen
Trees
Olga
Transvania
Eleanor Lincoln
Long Island
Mary Harrison
Prince Georges
Harry Underwood
Oider
Sergius
Marion
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Words of Wisdom Reflections Across Philosophers
A collection of maxims and quotes from Burke Plautus Schiller Shakespeare La Rochefoucauld Johnson Pliny the Elder Syrus Colton on wisdom love vice and human nature. The varied lines caution haste excess and the contrast between theory and practice in human affairs.
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