Mary in Hollywood Home Delighting Fans and Dreams
A 1930 feature describes Mary renting a pink stucco house near Hollywood with a fountain, pool, and roses. Exotic lilies and African blooms frame her glamorous life with a cook, chauffeur, and a French maid as she hosts parties and talks of Paris fashion. Yet she longs to return home before the world tames her.
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Mary
Old Town
Paris
Hollywood
California
Kay Mary
Africa
Kitty’s
Kitty
Nelly
Mama
Newspaper Feature Service
Lingerie Fashion Fuses Lace With New Silhouettes
The article explores how cream lace like Alencon enhances slips teddies and nighties, while new silhouettes streamline undergarments to prevent bulk. It highlights broad attitude trousers for pajama silhouettes and a voluminous summer trouser trend, plus a woodland of soft crepe lounge sets and a flowered black and white outfit.
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Milady
Feeding the Year-Old Baby
Dr. Copeland outlines a nutritious plan for one-year-olds stressing proper milk, whole grains, and varied cereals. He recommends steamed cereals, gentle textures, occasional broths, fruits, and vegetables, with multiple small meals daily and juice before the second feeding to support bone and muscle growth.
Shadow-children join Robin Hood adventure within a book
The shadow-children squeeze into a Robin Hood tale and meet Robin Hood and his merry men. They help discover a bag of gold from a cruel miller and learn Robin returns wealth to the people. The group then enjoys a forest feast and stories.
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Flor
Hanid
Yam Ang Knarf
Robin Hood
Robin Ilood
Knarf
Alory
Repe Knarf
Knarts
Yam
Behin
Yamer
Robin Goodfellow
His
Merry Men
Love's Reawakening on the Icy Mountain Road
Mr Train volunteers to drive to warn a detective and Hasbrouck about the dangerous mountain road. He plans a staged near-miss to prompt a halt and guide emergency help while the Hasbroucks and a private detective are kept unaware until the right moment. The plan hinges on signaling a return with a garage man after a simulated stop.
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Mr. Train
BR UT
Train
Hasbrouck
Stranger
Mary
Madge
New York
Lillian
Miller
Pea
Eigbert
Ashokan Dam
Egbert
Newspaper Venture Service, Inc
Stars Say For Saturday April 12 Forecast
GENEVIEVE KEMBLE notes sudden changes bring disappointments and delays but offer optimistic financial auguries. Persistence and old ventures promise profit while new ventures require caution. Birthdays may see ambition fulfilled despite obstacles and hazards. A child born today may be ambitious yet restless with periods of melancholy, trained by perseverance and stability. A single planetary configuration noted.
Alluring Work Clothes for Home Makers in Smocks and Rompers
An early guide to stylish home making notes that modern women wear decorative work clothes while doing chores. Smocks lead, with embroidered or colored trims, and ornate pajamas are popular for lounging. Rehearsal rompers offer a one piece, easy wear for active days and are affordable in department stores.
Household Hints for Delicate Frocks
A tip for fine dresses like chiffon or organdy shows using a silk tape strip to attach snaps instead of direct stitching. Sew the snaps to the taped edge with fine stitches to keep the fastening flat and nearly invisible.
Love's Beauty Secrets by Laluna de Serrano
This piece discusses Jenny Lind as a model of disciplined vocal training and refined presence. It argues that true beauty for a lady lies in a soft, musical voice earned through persistent study, practice, and poised carriage led by deliberate exercises.
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Laluna de Serrano
London’s dangerous streets list and other odds and ends
London reports name Charing Cross Newington Butts Camden Town High Street Victoria Embankment Aotteebapel Road Hampstead Road among the six most dangerous for fatal accidents. Greenwich district shows rising child numbers. overall London sees 48 943 fewer elementary aged children than two years ago. England’s divorce rate runs one per 114 marriages. Privy Council permits Canadian Senate eligibility for women. A Fortingall yew is claimed Europe’s oldest tree at about 3 000 years.
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London
Charing Cross
Newington Butts
Camden Town High Street
Victoria Embankment
Aotteebapel Road
Hampstead Road
Greenwich
Fortingall
Woch Tay
Europe
Helpful Advice to Girls EAR ANNIE LAURIE
A 17 year old girl asks if she should continue dating a younger boy amid recurring disagreements. The reply suggests that with forbearance and mutual respect, most differences can be resolved as they grow older.
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Annie Laurie
Twenty four year old seeks love advice in brief
The writer describes herself as twenty four, with heart affairs but no serious relationship, and asks for the cause of her bad luck. A guidance column urges self reinvention including hair and wardrobe changes, mixing with new crowds, being a good listener, and not displaying anxiety about romance before friendship develops.
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Annie Laurie
Dancing at Dances for a Proper Young Woman
An adviser to an orphan girl aged nineteen says church or school dances are wholesome but public halls are for escorted visits by someone familiar. He notes avoid frequent attendance and encourages enjoying good times with decent companions.
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M O
Symptom and health Q and A from 1930 guidance
A health Q and A column discusses breast cancer signs such as a lump with possible no pain in early stages, weight reduction general rules, starch rich foods to avoid when slimming, foot care advice involving warm soaks and linseed oil, and a sample weight for an 18 year old girl at 5 ft 4 in.
Fish shaped bath bag trends headline Fifth Ave display
Seen on Fifth Ave shows a linen fish shaped handbag with embroidered scales and a waterproof back zipper. The design includes a waterproof compartment large enough for a full bathing outfit and a matching sleeveless white linen coat with a large fish embroidery.
Words of the Wise and Wry Markets of Language
A collage of aphorisms on hope fear law truth and eloquence. Notable lines touch on collars of iron and restraint parallel to public expression and the maze of opinion in age old phrasing. The piece blends misquoted snippets with reflective musings on language and fate.
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Emerson
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Sherlock
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Eleanor Ross
Jenny Lind
England
Canadian Senate
Privy Council
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
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Cc. V. Q
Cc. R. Q
Fifth Ave
Louise Duntley
Words of
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Voltaire
Hope
Campbell
Montesquieu
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