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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1915
Page
3
A beauty column advises local treatment for sparse or colorless eyebrows and lashes using Vaseline to stimulate growth and color. It recommends brushing, careful eye lubrication, and monthly lash clipping for three months, plus notes on a safe home tonic and related reader questions about aging features.
The article discusses traditional etiquette for greeting newcomers, arguing suburban sociability favors first calls within set periods. It notes city life omits such duties, while suburban neighbors observe calls and condolence rituals, though misunderstandings arise from limited knowledge about new residents.
The article describes two women hosting a newcomer who struggles to start conversation. Calls are brief and often ended quickly, leaving both parties satisfied yet socially distant. Return visits are delayed, and card exchanges become a relief to both sides, with unequal social positions influencing outcomes.
A discussion of neighborly rituals in urban life where a first tea invitation sets off a chain of social misreadings. A vivacious newcomer loudly assumes reciprocal visits while residents expect casual contact to remain routine, leading to a deadlock as both sides interpret signals differently.
Gen Sir John Hanbury Williams heads British officers in Russia born 56 years ago today. Prof Howard McClenahan of Princeton born 43 years ago in Port Deposit Maryland. Rev Dr William L Pickard Mercer University born 54 years ago in Upson County Georgia. William J Burns famed detective born 54 years ago in Baltimore. Dr John H Finley New York Education Commissioner born 52 years ago in Grand Ridge Illinois. Judge Walter H Sanborn US Circuit Court of Appeals born 70 years ago in Epson New Hampshire. Charles R Crisp congressman from Georgia Third District born 45 years ago in Ellaville Georgia. Mordecai Brown Chicago Federal League pitcher born 39 years ago in Nyesville Indiana.
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