Health and fashion notes by Dr Copeland and home hints
Dr. Copeland defends lighter warm weather dress and modesty, urging minimal indoor clothing for health and comfort while noting Victorian norms fade. The column then surveys the modern family album trend, camera use for kitchens and entertaining, and letters answering readers about constipation diet cod liver oil and head noises. Copyright 1927 Newspaper Feature Service.
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Royal S. Copeland
United States
New York
New York City
Hicago
Bundeson
BR. Copeland
Lindbergh
Paris
Smart three piece frock from jackets to street ensembles
The Vogue presents jacket and jumper variations forming a smart three piece ensemble. Hip length bolero jackets pair with sleeved or sleeveless jumpers in tweed jersey or wool, with plaited skirts matching jackets. Street looks favor kasha crepe fabrics and printed silk or crepe de Chine blouses.
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Kasha
Exercise to develop upper body and reduce waist fat
Describes a wall stool exercise for the torso to build hollow chest and trim the waist. It details sitting on a wall stool with knees apart, contracting the abdomen, lifting arms, then bending and twisting to touch the floor near each foot, alternating sides and returning upright slowly.
Progressive calisthenics for muscle strength advised
The article outlines gradually increasing calisthenics to harden muscles, starting with relaxation of top muscles and proceeding downward. It warns against overdoing it on the first day, suggests up to forty repetitions daily as stamina builds, and offers a warm salt bath remedy for stiffness.
About a Boy Who Belongs Nowhere in a Family Tale
A feature by Winifred Black questions a boy living apart from his parents after their separation. The piece probes the effects on the child and the adults, asking whether new marriages improve or repeat old tensions. Copyright 1927 Newspaper Feature Service.
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Winifred Black
Horoscope for Saturday September 10 by Genevieve Kemble
Venus and Sol align to favor many felicitous outcomes today with possible health concerns and some thwarted plans. Avoid new ventures and overspending while birthdays may bring notable events and fragile health. Notable nativities include Poultney Bigelow and John Whipple.
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Paracelsus
Sol
Venus
Hazard
Poultney Bigelow
John Whipple
Seen on 5th Ave Fashion Notes by Miss Shopper
A review of a silk bouette style highlighting concentrated skirts and simple bodices with slight waist height. Sleeves are loose and varied in cut while metal trims appear on hats and frocks. Feathers including ostrich are emphasized for trimmings.
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5Th Ave
Miss Shopper
Dinner Invitation Sparks Family Tensions at The Larches
A dinner at The Larches reveals Miss Lincoln’s control over relatives and a tense dynamic with Noel Veritzen and young Jackson. Emma Graham navigates social expectations, Aunt Anna’s illness, and a plan to keep the gathering informal amid possible disapproval.
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George Logan Jack- Ason
Mrs. Townsend
Eleanor Lincoln
Noel Veritzen
Anna
Henry
Dicky
Miss Lincoln
Mr. Jackson
Odd Historical Facts From Early Times
A jumble of trivia notes mentions a Chinese invention linked to water lifting, Jenner's 1796 vaccination, Elizabethan wool prosperity and a Lord Chancellor commemoration, plus a curious frog eyelid wink. The fragment hints at miscellaneous curiosities without a single cohesive event.
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Jenner
Saving sweethearts from their follies in letters
Advice column on love and interference. A reader asks how to stop a beloved from harming himself, and Elsie Marlowe counsels Hands Off. a second letter from Frank worries over fiancée’s letters from two Canadian suitors. Copyright 1927 Premier Syndicate.
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Boots
Little Sister
Honey
Frank
Elsie
Canada
America
Turkey
Premier Syndicate, Inc
Advice to Girls
Advice column excerpt where Annie Laurie counsels an unhappy wife. She urges the wife to use humor and tact to handle jealousy toward a former sweetheart, suggesting that laughing with the husband rather than railing will earn his respect and improve harmony in the marriage.
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Annie Laurie
Famous Composer Frederick von Flotow
Cozette Douglass profiles Frederick von Flotow tracing a path from Teutendorf to Paris and Vienna, noting his early talent, slow production, and key works Martha and Stradella. It highlights his court post at Mecklenburg, later decline, Zelda’s failure, and his death in Darmstadt.
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Flotow
Teutendorf
Mehlenburg-Schwerin
Friedrich
Martha
Vienna
Stradella
Hamburg
Mecklenburg
Paris
Duchess of Guise
Chartoryski
Darmstadt
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Wanda Barton
A.M
H. Lee
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Pacific Coast
Court
Genevieve Kemble
Adele
Garrison
Romises
Elsie Marlowe
W's
Cozette Douglass
Frederick von Flotow
von Flotow
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