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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1912
Page
65
A long health column warns against sleeping and headache powders, urging readers to quit narcotics, seek natural rest, and pursue fitness. It includes beauty tips, skin care formulas, and reader correspondence on cosmetics, hair, masks, and closet scents, anchored by Lilian Russell themed pieces.
A 1912 piece argues corsets harm health by restricting breathing and pressing on organs. It advocates lightweight, Roman-girdle style support, deep breathing, and freedom of movement to sustain health and grace. It warns against tight lacing and urges wearing corsets only with full breathing and proper stance.
Classic pantry guidance on apple tapioca preparation with soaking times for tapioca and apple quantities, spice blends, and custard options alongside detailed salt mackerel cooking methods including soaking, broiling, marinating, and serving ideas. Also lists potato shapes and uses from cones to puff and duchesse styles.
A discussion on how respect for parents influences suitors and a girl’s demand for high ideals. The piece offers a Berlin dermatologist tip for smoothing a nose using benzine and cologne with water, warning to avoid fire or flames during application.
The Sentinel prize contest awarded a goat harness and wagon to the boy with the most collected tin cans. A six year old lad gathered nearly a thousand cans, collecting in yards alleys and streets. Second to fourth prizes were awarded by the City Beautiful League president. A mountain of cans loomed beside The Sentinel building as Knoxville locals joined in the effort.
An instinctive article from Parra and Fireside on chick care discusses placing a willing hen on a sheltered nest with eyes in and a comfortable location. It notes a hen’s maternal impulses but warns her judgment and self control are imperfect and influenced by sensory pleasures like bathing and chasing sisters.
The text describes cutting heads and tails, frying fish in clarified dripping after rolling in flour, and preparing mackerel by soaking, draining, and boiling in milk or water. It notes variations including two hour soaking, a brief boil, and serving with fish sauces.
A farmer lets a mother hen roam with her flock while the young chicks wander in wet grass. The hen becomes frantic and confines her brood in a small coop to guard them. Predators like cats hawks rats and skunks threaten the defenseless brood, turning a bright start into near ruin.
A McCall's March feature notes many girls dream of stardom but face costly training and fierce competition. Only a small fraction achieve enduring careers, while most must rely on teaching, small gigs, or other talents to survive. The piece urges realism about vocal career prospects and the need for courage and resourcefulness.
Notes and letters echo a flirtatious era as Laura Libbey weighs home entertaining versus traditional courting. The piece blends essays on social scenes with Q and A from readers about love, age gaps, parental consent, and the appeal of changeable evenings of lights and music.
Advice columns argue men ignore guidance while women seek counsel. Laura Libbey notes men rarely heed such tips, preferring independence in love and marriage. The piece contrasts male self reliance with female expectations, includes reader queries and gentle guidance.
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