Night Dinner shadows jealousy and flirtation
After a tense dinner with Alfred and Leila, the narrator weighs Bess Dean's hidden schemes and Leila's vulnerability. The agey questions of trust, loyalty, and Bess Dean's calculating charm test the Durkee household as Alfred protects Leila while flirts with the alluring visitor.
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Durkees
Bess Dean
Alfred
Mrs. Durkee
Leila
Mrs. du
Lillian
Dicky
Judith Fairfax
Bess
Leila Durkee
Madge
Dickybird
Alf
Bayview
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Scarfs Trimmed in Feathers from Barnyard Fowl Embroidery
Chiffon and georgette scarfs feature feather applique work with designs in natural shades or bright Eastern colors. The feathers used come from barnyard fowl and are embroidered for decorative effect in fashion items of the era.
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Fairchild
Novelty Boudoir Fashion Shifts Toward Frills and Lace
In this 1928 piece Eleanor Gunn describes a return to ruffles for negligees and slips, with costume slips in lace and crepe, waistlines reemphasized, and silks like glove silk and printed designs gaining favor. Paris trends hint at a future shorter silhouette.
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Godey
Paris
Fairchild
Bootleg liquor quality in Cleveland raids
City Chemist Knapp reports that of over 600 liquor samples from police raids this year only two matched pre prohibition quality. He says most confiscated liquor was green, lacked age, or was potentially poisonous, leaving a one in 300 chance of good stuff.
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Cleveland
Knapp
Guarding Your Health Against Summer Insects
The piece warns of summer insect threats like mosquitoes gnats and stinging creatures and offers home remedies and preventive steps. It emphasizes screening homes to curb disease risk and advises prompt care for bites and wounds. It cites Lord Carnarvon’s death to underline insect bite dangers.
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Lord Carnarvon
Dan
Health Q and A Reader Guidance 1923
Questions cover child development neck issues skin conditions and headache/nerve symptoms. Advises medical exam nutrition rest and fresh air. Recommends specialists for skin eye and facial concerns as well as gym exercise for fitness and local physician for carbncle and other infections.
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