Jolly Varieties of Men and a Daughter’s Night Frights
A woman offers a cautionary meditation on many types of jolly behavior from platonic friends to Don Juan and Sheik, warning that all lead to a kiss while noting how vanity fuels appeal. The piece shifts to a distressed eight year old, SELAH, who wakes at night with nervous symptoms and the writer’s failed attempts at discipline. It ends with reader replies on behavior studies and questions about pregnancy, dental care, and bathing risks for ears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Selah
Fashion Hints OM woe
A 1925 Vogue fashion note comments on dress fabrics and prints. Cotton proves poor in heat while a foulard like "Bar harbor" in black beige on white offers contrast. Beige or black accessories pair well with the print, but white shoes are advised only in very informal town settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Harbor
Vogue
N. Y
Uncle Wiggily and the porch washing misadventure
Uncle Wiggily awakes to a stampless letter from his wife guiding a shoe shopping trip for their many bunny children. He powers the porch wash as Fox and Wolf plot mischief, but the bunny uses the hose to outwit them, while Mrs Twistytall Aunt Lettie and the children return with treats. The tale ends with a stray note about local unions and plasterers.
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Angele
Reooter
Tooter
Skinner
Nipper
Jingle
Jane
Mr. Longears
Auddenly
Uncle Wiggily
Mrs. Twistytall
Aunt Lettie
Wiggily
Uncle Wigelly
Crossword Puzzle Clues From a Historic Page
A fragmented crossword list presents clues across themes from geography and anatomy to Latin terms and ancient references. The garbled grid hints at multiple numbered entries with clues like state rules discharges wind indicator and pirates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Leiter
Rome
Asia
Health Bargains In Advice Booklets From The Times
A column promoting inexpensive health guidance booklets includes topics such as venereal disease hygiene for women, personal hygiene, how to live with health issues, and care for consumptions Bright's disease and other conditions. Free on request with postage, some require small payments and addressed envelopes. A diverging note mentions a girl having tantrums.
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Bright
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Mrs. Solomon
Helen Rowland
Watson
Clark
Cameron
Tucker
Elida Evans
Tam
Aly Coward
Garis
Bricklayers' Union
Marble Setters’ Union
Absord
Plasterers
Bunny
Africa
Chili Province
Josen
Mailan
Sre
Henry
America
True Story
True Story Magazine
64Th Street
Broadway
New York City
Lenalose
Rise Story Magazine
Horlick
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