Cucumber Milk Bespeaks Homemade Beauty Trade
A column criticizes cosmetic firms for selling spoiled cucumber milk and urges homemade remedies. It offers two cucumber milk recipes using almonds, cucumber juice, benzoin, and oils, and cautions about quality control in commercial products. The piece also notes Alaskan fur shipments to London shifting to St Louis for distribution, with blue fox skins selling high at auction and government influence on pricing.
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London
St Louis
Lendom
Philadelphia Pubec Ledger
Kidney Pills Back a Woman’s Relief Says Mrs Dean
A reader from Walnut Street Mass reports kidney trouble symptoms including sleep disturbance and rheumatic pains eased by Foley Kidney Pills. The letter notes it solved long-held health challenges after the writer’s 47th year and emphasizes the pills’ positive effect.
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A. Dean
BE. Walnutst
M. Mass
Hindle
Laura Jean Libby's Daily Talks on Heart Topics
An 1913 column discusses rival sweethearts and the dynamics of love between two suitors. It notes that many girls prefer one sweetheart, while some flirt openly and juggle rivals. The piece explores masculine pride, shifting affections, and how a demure debutante balances old and new admirers.
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Laura Jean Libby
Belinds
Eyerilme
Farewell to the Old Love and the Best Man Dilemma
A tale of love triangle tension where a jilted suitor wrestles pride and accepts being best man as the wedding proceeds without a true heart match. The piece cautions against flirtations and two-timing, urging decisive, lifelong fidelity between two hearts.
PITHY PARAGRAPHS OF SOCIAL IDEAS AND HUMOR
A compendium of quips and observations on courting and marrying politics human nature and technology. It critiques revolver violence contrasts Russia’s cruelty with post office gains notes a humane engineer saving a tramp and odd takes on education farming and car headlights with wry irony.
Mother Jones Active in Strike in Ludlow District
Denver reports labor agitator Mother Jones taking a leading role in a major coal miners strike in Ludlow. The strike drives coal prices up as workers, many foreigners including Greeks Italians and Hungarians, face possible serious trouble. Governor Ammons watches the situation closely.
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Denver
Jones
Ludlow
Ammons
Colorado
How To Make The Most Of Yourself In Dress
Advice for sandy haired women on personal appearance and wardrobe choices drawn from a 1813 column. It covers variations in hair and eye color, skin tones, freckles, and how to select colors such as black, white, pale browns, greens, and blues to enhance features. It notes that confidence and manner influence perceived attractiveness and suggests color pairings to suit different eye and hair combinations.
The Goddess Gossip and a Call to Female Dignity
A Marion essay argues gossip harms women and society and urges educated women to redirect their interest toward meaningful aims. It notes gossip flourishes when women lack subjects, while educated women rarely engage in it and should seek purposeful pursuits.
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Marion
Colors for Pale Complexions Hidden inside Hair and Eye Tone
The article advises pairing dress colors with eye and hair color. Rich crimsons suit pale complexions with green or brown eyes, blues with pinkish mauves risk fading, and greens or grays harmonize with gray-green eyes. Sandy-haired individuals should favor simple, transparent fabrics and avoid overly elaborate gowns, keeping age appearance youthful.
Radium Therapy questioned as cancer cure in modern medicine
Experts warn radium cannot permanently cure widespread cancer and many localized tumors resist its action. Limited supply and uneven accessibility restrict benefits, while reliance on small quantities risks harm. A cautious view urges diverse treatments and longer testing before declaring cures.
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New York
C.C. D
Book of Job to be staged by Wisconsin University
The university of Wisconsin dramatic society will stage the Book of Job this season, likely the first modern stage production of the work. Instructor H M Kallen argues the ancient Hebrew text is a drama in original form, resembling Greek plays and possessing dramatic characteristics.
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University of Wisconsin Dramatic Society
Job
H. M. Kallen
University
Kellen
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Nagle's January Sale Opens at New Main Street Store
Nothwele announces a January sale at their new store located at 11149 Main Street at the Elm Street corner. The ad promises big reductions on the entire stock of home furnishings, highlighting the largest and finest showroom in the region with floors crowded by bargains.
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Nothwele
Main Street
Elm Street
Adv
Radium treatment of cancer cautions issued
The American Society for the Control of Cancer warns that media hype over radium's powers may mislead the public. It stresses limits, noting radium mainly benefits superficial skin cancers, certain mucous membrane growths, and some less malignant bone tumors, with exceptions and cautions about expectations.
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American Society For the Control of Cancer
Easy and Practical Dressmaking Tips for Home Sewers
Demonstrates a one piece cotton voile dress trimmed with braid with two or three appearance variations. Describes cutting layout, seam placements, collar options, revers and plait details, and notes multiple neck trim choices. Patented April 1907.
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McClure
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Hach
Mexico
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Huerta
Russia
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