Cause for Thought between Dicky and Madge over Lil and Savarin
In a tense car ride, Dicky questions Lil's plan to wed Robert Savarin, insisting her life with Harry was happier and praising Savarin as a genius. The narrator doubts Dicky's judgment yet senses his certainty about fireworks in a marriage of strong-willed individuals. Dicky teases and urges faster driving, hinting time pressure for a meeting with Savarin.
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Madge
Dicky
Robert Savarin
Lil
Old Harry
Savarin
Lillian
Harry
Old Sil
Robert Suvarin
Robert
Three Minute Journeys Through Algeria’s Oasis Life
A tour through Algeria contrasts vast Sahara lands with fertile Mediterranean basins where wheat barley and fruit grow. Oases host chiefs with private gardens while carpet customs require visitors to remove shoes before stepping onto woven rugs and carpets.
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Algeria
Rmaows
Sahara
Mediterranean Sea
Oases
Oagis
Clara Morris Writes About Family Crisis and A Dancy Party
Clara Morris writes about a family rattled by illness with Papa recovering from grippe and Mama tending a young baby. Four year old May X prepares for her first evening party in the city but lacks slippers. An unexpected visitor, Mother Careys Chicken, arrives uninvited.
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Papa X
Mama X
Little May X
Mama
Papa
Junior
Mother Carey
May's Dancing Slippers and a Mother's Deception
In a neighborhood tale, Mother Carey's Chicken wins a smile by promising slippers for May at a party. A visitor secretly crafts pink dancing shoes, sparking debate on motive as the X family debates intrusion and generosity. The narrator argues the act was a fault of omission rather than sin.
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Mrs. X
Mother Carey
May
Papa X
How to Make Beauty Aids for Refreshing Baths
Lucrezia Bori presents affordable beauty aids using common ingredients. The article outlines baths for robust or delicate health, including cold plunges, lukewarm sponge baths, and post bath rubbing for circulation. It describes making wash sachets with borax bran soap and a rosewater glycerin lotion with borax and benzoin for skin improvement.
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Lucrezia Bori
Weighing a Child and Health Development
Health column advises households to use scales regularly to monitor child growth. It urges school records of weight and height, diet and sleep improvements, and medical checks if growth lags. The piece promotes routine weighing, proper nutrition, and doctor or oculist consultations as needed.
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Ciid
Copeland
Br. R
Tomorrow's Horoscope Signals Cautious Business Shifts
The astrology notes a cautious business day with possible changes or travel, urging honesty and avoiding deception. Social and family life show harmony and flourishing prospects. Venus trine Luna favors romance for the young, while birthdays should handle business quietly. Children born under this trend may be popular and respected.
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Venus Trine Luna
Toast Creations From The Home Kitchen
A 1921 home cooking column outlines practical toast ideas using stale bread. It details making cups and cases from slices, sippers, squares for soups, milk toast with a rich cream mixture, and cheese toast. It also covers French toast variants, spiced fried slices, and fritter-dipped treats with currant jelly.
Advice to Girls by Annie Laurie
Annie Laurie advises a reader torn between two suitors to avoid risking heartbreak. She cautions against yielding to a single indecisive partner and suggests maintaining friendships with many others. The column invites further questions on youth topics for future replies.
Fashionable women favor black dregs with color touches
Black moire frock shown features a scalloped skirt with side fullness. The straight bodice displays an interesting neckline and small puffed sleeves in white net and lace to enliven the design.
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Adele Garrison
Wife Westure
Laa
By Temple Manning
Juanita Hamel
Clara Morris
Bath Sachet
Royal
M. D
New York City
Feature Bervion, Inc
By Genevieve Kemble
Jeannette Young Norton
Tiana
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Annie Laurie
Des Annie Laurie
Annie ‘Laurie
Mies Laurie
Vera GW
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