Sounding Depths Beneath Frivolous Exterior in a Family Portrait
A nostalgic piece recalls two daughters Portia and Jessica, vivid sisters with stark contrasts, as their parents’ worries evolve into pride. A surprise anniversary party restores faith in an old fashioned home, marriage, and family despite past strains. Copyright 1927, Newspaper Features Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessica
Portia
Mother
Dad
Coe
Green Country
Featury Service, Inc
Lace and Chiffon Evening Frocks Catch Sun Day Mood
Fashion piece highlights lace and chiffon Sunday night dresses designed for bridge and dinner events. Describes two standout gowns a bright blue lace dress with velvet ribbons and a black chiffon lace ensemble with a long sleeves jacket, offering versatile in-between wear for day to night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owever
Love's Embers Absorbing Sequel in a Rural Tale
In a quiet farmyard scene Adele Garrison builds tension as two mysterious men converse with Jim in unknowable tongues. The narrator plans to test comprehension by an orchestrated distraction and invites Katie to eavesdrop, hoping to uncover the men’s intent and protect the household.
Odd Agricultural and Maritime Curiosities Across the World
Hamp shire tobacco farms may yield over 1000 pounds per acre while beekeepers warn against imperfect honeycomb cells. Forged Treasury notes flood London venues with about a hundred passed in one week. Chinese fishermen paint eyes on boats to aid navigation and some South American Ante tribes dig tunnels miles long. A long range flight plan and transport route are under discussion for a continental run.
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Betty
Melinda
Portia
Jessica
Mother
Treasury
London
Continent
Dear Elsie asks Lila if marriage drains her happiness
A letter from Lila, twenty three and married a year and a half, asks Elsie whether all wives tire of home life. Elsie counsels that fatigue is common, urges honesty with self, and contrasts office freedom with homemaking duty, noting husband Dave’s fatigue and responsibilities. Copyright 1927 Premier Syndicate, Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isa
Dave
Cretonne
Daves
Lila
Elsie
Premier Syndicate, Inc
Exercising With a Wand by Josephine Huddleston
A guide to using a wand for daily exercises. It covers posture, grip, breathing, and progressive bending to improve waist and shoulder flexibility while preserving alignment. Begin with small forward bends, increase gradually over a week, and maintain shoulder line for full hip and waist movement.
Fashion notes from Miss Shopper on Fifth Avenue styles
A shopper notes pink taffeta evening gown with pink tulle bodice edged by rose buds and a basque waist. An ensemble in navy and light blue features a degradé blue crepe bodice with embroidery and a pleated wool crepe skirt. A blue crepe back satin afternoon frock has a shoulder cape effect in check.
Tomorrow Horoscope Signals Launch of New Ventures
The forecast emphasizes lunar aspects aiding enterprise and progress in new ventures and financial negotiations. It predicts thriving commercial deals inventions and promotional efforts with possible minor delays. A child born today may have literary talents and notable nativity of William H. Crane, actor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Crane
Light Dress an Aid to Women's Health
Senator Royal S. Copeland of New York, former New York City health commissioner, advocates a light dress approach as an aid to women's health. The note emphasizes practical clothing choices linked to well-being and public health messaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal S. Copeland
M. U.nited
New York
New York City
Home-Making and Women Health in Early 20th Century
The piece argues modern dress and lightweight hosiery improve women’s health by enabling natural movement and reducing catarrh. It praises home equipment, efficient labor in the home, and better plumbing and electricity as essentials for a healthier, longer life. It includes Q A on tuberculosis and outdoor activity.
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BLE
American Home Congress
Des Moines
Iowa
Kate Vaughan the Great Dancer and Actress
The article recounts Kate Vaughan born Kate Candelia in London. Apprenticed by her musician father, she rose from skirt dancing to fame at the Grecian Theatre and the Gaiety. She played roles from Little Em’ly to Maid Marian and led the Vaughan Troupe before a long career, ending in Africa after illness.
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Ate Vaughn
Candelia
London
Kate
Conquest
England
Kate Candelia
Kate Vaughan
Little Em'ly
David Copperfield
Little Nell
Mary Kindly
Erin
Vaughan
Susie
Spirit of
Darkness
Gaiety
Gretchen
Dr. Faust
Esmeralda
Donna Soi
Hernani
Diana Vernon
Morgana
Princess Badroulbadour
Maid Marian
Robin Hood
Tili
Africa
Polly and Mrs Gray Spider Tale of a Friendly Web
Polly frets at spider webs in the kitchen and learns from Mrs Gray Spider that webs help catch flies and mosquitoes. Polly helps by moving the spider to a barn where it can build a new home high above Bossy Cow’s stall. The story ends with Polly pairing a new understanding of spiders with daily chores.
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Althout
Mrs. Ticer
Jim
Mrs. Ther
Polly
Saige
Mrs. Spider
Mrs
Goodby
Fragmented Moral Fragments Echo a Founding Era
The text presents garbled quotes touching honor, deeds, prudence, and liberty. It references Dryden, notions of honor earned by action, and a call to boldness among friends. It evokes themes of Liberty and Union with nebulous lines about judging the world.
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Winifred Black
Mal
Annette Bradshaw
Adele Garrison
Madge
Katie
Mr. Lincoln
Hampshire
Ante
South America
Ari i Pei
CR Review
Elsie Marlowe
Josephine Huddleston
Miss Shopper
By Genevieve Kemble
Henry VIII
Wanda Barton
Copeland
Mountains
Erie
Ina
Anne Chaplain
Blanche Silver
Mrs. Gray Spider
Words of
Ned
Orvar
Earth
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