The Office Politician Mack in the Newspaper Office
The piece profiles a clever office insider known as Mack who listens and whispers, shaping gossip about editors and bosses. He charms staff while misreading or misdirecting truth, but is mocked by office boys and telephone girls for his overconfidence and vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack
Pena
Eveery
Wisper
Far West Fort
Machiavelli
Medici
Florence
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Nancy Lee
Dolly
Olly
Love's Reawakening in the Harsh Hotel Dinner Plot
Madge and Lillian discuss Philip Veritzen's suspected motives as Mary fears being forced into a dinner engagement. Harry Underwood echoes harsh chivalry while the narrator contemplates leaving for shopping and Mary rests ill at the guest room before a planned dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Underwood
Philip Veritzen
Mary
Theotel
Noel
Lillian
Madge
Phil
Hushend
Darkey
Phil Veritzen
Mr. Underwood
Lil
Mother Graham
Stars Say For Wednesday May 7 By Genevieve Kemple
The planetary influences for this day promise rewards for those favored by higher powers through fidelity diligence and sterling qualities. Promotion honors are in store for these individuals and elderly people institutions and schools may be friendly. A birthday child should be hardworking persevering and achieve solid progress with recognition from authorities.
Three Minute Journeys Through Sheshuan Morocco
TEMPLE MANNING describes Sheshuan a walled Rif city perched on Jibel Mezedel. He details its Moorish gates sloping tiled roofs minarets and domes crowded streets beggars Berber traders and Berber women noted for beauty yet harsh lives as Riffians converge for wares amid Arabic Berber and Hebraic speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ust
Mediterranean
Morocco
Rifs
Sheshuan
Jibel Mezedel Mountains
Seen on Fifth Ave by Louise Duntley
Navy black and white pastels and grays dominate fashion notes on Fifth Avenue. Beige is a trimming touch, not a main color, signaling the end of the bronze age and a summer shift toward tawny tones and pastel hats.
Heirlooms in Cameos and Jewels Spark Modern Nostalgia
A nostalgic piece celebrates antique jewelry and cameos as links to grandmothers' charms. It contrasts old finery with modern allure, noting how young women still seek delicate pendants, carved cameos, coral, amber, and turquoise rings to accent beauty and romance.
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Grandmama
Cupid
Why Not Best Chairs For the Kitchen
The article argues for more kitchen seating, especially chairs at the table and a high stool by the sink. A revolving stool is praised for adjusting to tasks like ironing and cleaning, with a housekeeper noting fatigue from standing and benefiting from sitting during ironing after trying it.
Home Making Helps by Eleanor Ross
The article argues for alternating work positions to avoid fatigue. A revolving stool with a back aids relaxation while freeing the arms for tasks like ironing. It suggests sitting during many kitchen chores and using a high stool at the sink to cultivate sitting during food prep, reducing the three o clock fatigue.
Advice Columns on Love and Relationships
A set of reader questions about romantic conflicts. A woman seeks advice on balancing love with a partner’s work schedule and another on communicating availability to a first love. Answerer suggests patience, event timing, and using a trusted friend to relay signals and invite the partner to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Lee
Renew an old card table with oilcloth to new use
A worn card table gains a fresh life with tight oilcloth on top. It becomes a serving or sewing surface in small spaces and a washable, practical piece for kids, while cedar-lined storage chests hold seasonal garments and magazines.
Shingles Facts by Dr Copeland
Dr R S Copeland discusses shingles or herpes zoster, its nerve related pain, common and serious skin eruptions, and potential eye involvement. He notes causes shifting from old beliefs to infections from dental or tonsil sources, and advises rest, nutrition, fresh air, careful blister care, and doctor guidance for treatment.
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Ohio
Ane
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Skirts Are Suspended In Chic Ensemble
A gray light weight wool with diagonal weave shapes the skirt’s slender hips and flares at the hem. The capelet's weave line follows a circular cut, and a matching millinery beret ties the look to current fashion trends. The white silk shirt blouse completes the neatly tailored ensemble.
Shadows Skiing in Switzerland Adventure
Shadow children Flor Hanid Yam Knarf travel with their masters to Switzerland. They watch skiers descend a hill on long wooden skis, then Knarf tries skiing, grabbing his master Frank’s skis before disaster. Knarf and his shadow collide with a tree as the others react to the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flor
Hanid
Yam
Knarf
Switzerland
Mil
Frank
Words of the Wise Across Ages and Voices
A collage of quotations on virtue mercy happiness wealth and truth from prior Saville Ovid Pope Terence Sterne Wycherley Stevenson Nazianzen Tooke and others. The fragments touch on ethics temperance silence lies and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Nazianzen
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Winifred Black
Love
Adele Garrison
Robert Saverin
Underwood
Lady Fair
Harry
Genevieve Kemble
Temple Manning
Fifth Ave
By Louise Duntley
Fanny Darrell
Eleanor Ross
No. 2
No. 1
Kitty. Uitty
R. S. Copeland
U. S
New York
New York City
BR. Copeland
Vera Winston
Ce Stories
By Max Trell
Words of
Saville
Ovid
Pope
Terence
Temperance
Chastity
Wycherley
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