Film Gossip on Costumes and Censorship in Early Cinema
Discussions on period costumes giving way to actor driven performances follow Mae Murray in Sweet Kitty Bellairs and Morosco’s David Garrick. Notes on Chaplin Essanay dispute, Paramount music scores, Alice Joyce contract, and Lilian Gish working with Allan Dwan in a Kentucky life story.
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Sweet Kitty Bellairs
Morosco
David Garrick
James Young
David Belasco
Egerton Castle
Lilian Gish
Allan Dwan
Mary Alden
Same de Craxse
Spottiswoode Aitken
William de Veull
Jennie Lee
The Handled Cleaning Tools Revolution
The article argues for mounting cleaning tools on long handles to boost efficiency and reduce strain. It explains that longer handles increase force without extra effort, allowing dusting, mopping, and scrubbing to be done while standing. It recommends five to six foot handles for floor tools.
Overseas trade in Australia shows gain for eight months to February
From the Consular Reports the eight months ending last February reveal a rise in overseas trade for Australia compared with the previous year’s foreign commerce. War impact is noted as chicary prices soar in Mayland from 125 to 150 a ton while normal prices ranged 5 to 40 a ton. American bidders miss a large Argentina contract due to ship shortages.
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Australia
Mayland
Argentina
Nursing Wisdom From Dr Williams On Patient Care
Washington neurologist T A Williams once addressed nurses on caring for nervous patients. Key points urge empathy, unobtrusive presence, tidy surroundings, appropriate conversation, careful handling of patient belongings, and avoiding startling routines. The tips stress calmness, politeness, and tailoring reading material to reduce anxiety.
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T. A. Williams
Washington
Amecy
Terence
Goose Rearing and Care for Toulouse and Embden Breeds
Geese such as Toulouse and Embden are the main American breeds. Typical weights, breeding ages, mating ratios, housing needs, nest placement, incubation, and feeding regimens are outlined for profitable production on small farms with rough pasture and natural water.
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Toulouse
Embden
Howse
Kent
Sain Waiter
Ford
Grafting Wax Method and Preparation Steps
The article describes grafting wax preparation in several steps including combining beeswax with a second wax component, heating and cooling with water, and shaping into tubes or sticks. It advises thorough mixing, cooling, and wrapping for use in grafting, with a noted ratio and a formula for a fifty softer wax for roost weather.
Digest on Poultry Health and Brooder Care
Notes advise on early chick health and common issues from improper heating or feeding. Proper brooding, ventilation, and nutrition are urged to prevent weakness, while ensuring chicks receive sufficient warmth and protein-rich meals to support growth and vitality.
Dictates of Fashion Collar Tips for Tailleur Styles
The piece advises light solid color collars to brighten dark suit fabrics and improve appearance. Detachable collars in pique linen broadcloth or Georgette are common, with favorite tones including flesh peach champagne old gold and cream. Light cuffs soil easily and pockets in light tones create patchy jacket effects.
Fashioning of sheer undergarments expands with flounces and bands
The season favors broad, flounced petticoats in linen cotton and taffeta with layers of frills and shirring. Nightgowns grow fuller with lower necks and wider shoulders. Parisiennes lean toward full silhouette plaits in delicate lace and trailing caps to accent the neckline and crown.
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Parisiennes
Crocheted Lace and Incoherent Sentences Feature Text
The fragmentary text mentions heavy crochet laces and crocheted trees, plus a vague description of linen insert and scalloped lace. It includes nonsensical phrases about mulch ing nominations and a crying baby, then a quothers remark about a father. The overall content is garbled and lacks coherent events or identifiable individuals.
High heels declared healthy by expert in study
Dr. Paul B. Magnuson reports that high heels provide grace and spinal support, while flat heels worsen posture. He cautions against Cuban and French heels and extols low shoes with good instep support, noting a link between backaches and improper footwear. Front-laced corsets are urged for better breathing and support.
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Paul B. Magnuson
Illinois State Medical Society
Champaign
Magnuson
Health and beauty tips and a note on bed making
A well known woman appears younger after following a doctor’s advice to drink juice from one orange and one lemon on waking. Other tips include a mustard plaster recipe and a French doctor’s claim that placing pillows under the feet aids sleep. A Senate clerk, Mrs Leena M Wells, has fifteen years of service in the U S treasury. Recent laws in three states grant equal property rights to spouses.
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Leena M. Wells
United States Senate
Neterab Service
Towser the dog dies as speed and progress pass him
An old terrier Towser, once loyal to a farmer with a one-hoss shay, dies as a faster car replaces horse travel. The tale contrasts enduring companionship with the march of modern transit, noting Towser’s final departure beneath the buttercups.
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Shay
Towser
Dobbin
Emergency Cement For Quick Leak Repair
A housekeeper faces sudden leaks from pots and kettles and must improvise. The article advises making emergency cement from egg white mixed with fine coal or wood ashes into a thick paste. Apply to the outside of the hole and bake over heat until hard.
Plaster Relief For Chest Pain Uses Mustard Poultice
Instructions for mustard plaster use to ease chest pains of muscular origin. Mix equal parts flour and mustard with hot water for adults, slightly more flour for children and elderly. Apply warm covering a large chest area, leave ten minutes or longer, then move to the back.
Mean Man Returns After Six Years Meeting Old Sweetheart
Six years pass and a man returns to see his former sweetheart at a party. She has married, and during dances she muses whether it was him or his brother who was her old sweetheart. The man suggests perhaps it was his father.
Watering Can Practice With Baby in the Water
A light exchange quotes a character boasting that a baby behaved well in the water due to prior practice with a watering can. The scene features Mrs Thatchbag and a man named Jim, reflecting a humorous pretense of training the child.
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Thatchbag
New Shoes Cause Burning Relief from Talcum Powder
When breaking in fresh footwear, sprinkle talcum powder inside generously to ease the burning and smarting caused by new leather. This simple trick provides fast relief and helps shoes feel comfortable quicker.
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Mae Murray
Mistress Kitty
Carmen
New York
George K. Spoor
Supreme Court
Chaplin
Essanay
Paramount
Henry Otto
Universal
Undine
King Baggot
Alice Joyce
Vitagraph
Los Angeles
Sebastian
Earth
Nate Bane
Dublin
Wales
Jim Iarcin
Ireland
O. K
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