Rheumatic Pains and Weather Changes Backed by Tests
The article reports Mayo Foundation studies finding a link between rheumatic pain and weather. It notes 367 arthritis patients showed pain correlating with falling barometric pressure and storms, with relief on pressure rises, plus observations on humidity temperature and electricity. It lists potential causes and urges medical consultation for rheumatism especially in children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Foundation
American Medical Association
Mayo
Health Q and A: diet, eye care, wrists and weight
A 1930 feature offers brief medical advice. Topics include reducing sugar and starch to ease ailments, eye lid treatment with yellow oxide mercury ointment, wrist strengthening by massage, and diet corrections for pimples and sore tongue. Readers are invited to request full particulars by mail.
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Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Home Making Helps By Eleanor Ross Carving tips for elegant dinner hosting
The article advises making a roast at the table to enhance hosting charm and outlines precise carving techniques for chicken and other meats. It emphasizes sharp knives, poultry shears, carving against the grain, and presenting slices with tasteful garnishes like parsley, watercress, and orange wedges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Ross
Stars Say Oct 14 Outlook Focuses On Diplomacy And Secrecy
The astrology column notes a day ruled by Neptune stressing secrecy subtlety and diplomacy over aggression. Birthday individuals should plan discreetly to advance interests, while a child born today may show eccentric tendencies and a propensity for secrecy and misrepresentation.
Longevity Trends Across Regions in Historical Estimates
A historical note compares life expectancy in England and Wales around two centuries ago to current figures. It cites 30-year life expectancy then, 50 for men and 60 for women now. It also mentions New Zealanders, Denmark, and Europe with their respective average ages.
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England and
Wales
Europe
Denmark
Dicky Extends Christmas Dinner Invite to Veritzen
Dicky persuades Philip Veritzen to join the farmhouse Christmas feast, presenting the invitation with deference and resolve. The narrator applauds Dicky's tact, insisting Veritzen be welcomed for the holiday, while the host-family dynamic plays out with humor and anticipation.
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Dicky
Lillian
Mr. Veritzen
Philip Veritzen
Odds and Ends of Beauty by Josephine Huddleston
A feature on fall beauty trends and products including suns and wind burn prevention as bases for long outdoor wear. It highlights rouge lightening, soft eye shading, natural lip tones, red hair rinses, a white hair pencil to whiten gray streaks, and a peroxide ammonia hair lightening quick fix.
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Beauty
Josephine Huddleston
Giving Up Her Husband to the Other Woman
A short story vignette about a young wife who discovers her husband loves another woman and chooses to divorce him so she can let him marry the other woman. The narrator praises the wife’s generosity while entertaining a cynical view of the other woman and reflects on resilience and self respect.
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Chesterfield
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Helpful Advice to Girls by Nancy Lee
A reader asks about a boyfriend with gambling problems and whether to stay or part. The adviser says reform must come from within and warns against attempting to reform him through marriage. Other letters discuss age differences and romantic expectations with comments from Virginia and Kitty Kat.
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Nancy Lee
Shadows Explore Amsterdam In World Tour
Five shadows accompany their masters to Amsterdam and marvel at windmills canals bicycles ships and tall houses. They wander the vast city admiring Dutch signs and quaint canals as they learn how different life looks in Holland.
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Amsterdam
Mij
Flor
Hanid
Yam
Knarf
Holland
Amsterdaned
Plor
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
A Fashion Model's Diary by Grace Thorncliffe
College girl enjoys a holiday trip as her father gifts funds and a stylish coat. Grace Thorncliffe describes buying a gray and black tweed coat with curved sleeve seams and a wolf fur collar, ideal for campus and travel. The piece celebrates practical fashion and thoughtful, understated giving.
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Grace Thorncliffe
Pam
Little Gracie
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Royal S. Copeland
United States
New York
New York City
Dr.copeland
Gener Se
The
Genevieve Kemble
Ile
Rita
Adele Garrison
Madge
Veritzen
Long Island
Noel
Philip
Ananias
Sapphira
Winifred Black
Virginia
Kitty Kat
Itty Kat
Words of
Chesterton
Homer
Seneca
Perefire
Terence
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