A Sense of Humor Is an Asset but Why Distort It
A 1927 reflection on humor and mortality cautions against mocking tragedy. It contrasts a suicide letter filled with jokes with people who laugh at funerals and at humiliation, praising a bright laugh as a life aid while warning against illtimed laughter.
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California
Voowrisht
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Advice to Girls From Annie Laurie Readers Letter
A teenage girl asks how to attract boys and be popular without forcing gaiety. Annie Laurie urges authenticity, natural charm, and developing genuine qualities rather than a forced attitude. The column invites further letters for female readers and promises responses.
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Annie Laurie
Tromen
A Fashion Model Chooses an Untrimmed Fall Coat Idea
A diary entry records selecting a plain cloth coat with hip flare and roll collar for a chic mid season look. The model sketches the design inspired by European velours and discusses practical wear for travel shopping and walking with Madame’s approval.
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Fifth Avenue
Europe
The Last Rose of Summer Reflected in Memories
The passage quotes Swinburne and portrays a maiden savoring the last rose of summer. It describes the brief life of a rose from bloom to leaf and the sweet memories it leaves as petals fall.
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Fanny Darrell
Swinburne
Sugar Papas in Pressed Pants and Real Work Heroes
Elsie Marlowe presents a column about gender norms and the idea that clothes do or do not make the man. A letter from Valencia praises hardworking men with dirt on their collars, contrasting office workers with machinists and laborers, and argues America was built by sweat and effort rather than white collar prestige.
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Elsie Marlowe
Stacey
Jim
Valencia
Elsie
Johnny
Ban
America
Premier Syndicate
Tomorrow Horoscope Forecast for September 6
Genevieve Kemble presents a Tuesday horoscope noting prosperity and adversity contrasts from solar lunar influences. Expect unexpected visits and financial hazards but an underlying trend toward stability and growth. Warns of deceit and treachery while predicting a clever versatile child born today and a notable birth: James K. Hacknett.
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Genevieve Kemble
Francis Bacon
James K. Hacknett
Proper Care of the Feet by Anne Jordan
The article warns that ill fitting shoes cause foot pain and corns. It criticizes women for wearing too small shoes and suggests buying properly fitting footwear and soaking feet in Epsom salts nightly. A corn is treated with Epsom salts and camphor ice, followed by wearing comfortable shoes.
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Anne Jordan
No Penny Pinching With Babys Food
Dr Copeland argues that infant nutrition must be universal regardless of family wealth. Milk forms the basis of feeding and breast milk is best when possible, with artificial feeding necessary in some cases. He insists there are no class distinctions in motherhood or babies' food.
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Rockefeller
Ford
Copeland
Board of Health
Sun-Parlor Styling and Diet Tips from 1927
Furnishings for the sun parlor highlight wicker updates, rugs, drapes, and decorative touches centering on a fountain with goldfish and bamboo screens. The text also offers child feeding guidance, dairy milk advice, and a Q&A on health, diet, and pimples with author corrections and inquiries.
Love's Embers
In a farmhouse gathering Adele Garrison portrays social maneuvering around a wolfhound named Fedor and a claim by Eleanor Lincoln that the dog has bonded with her, provoking a tense exchange and sly tests of memory amid flirtation and social games.
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Adele Garrison
Young Jackson
Fedor
Miss Lincoln
Mr. Jackson
Eleanor
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