Fashioning Hair and Coiffures in Twentieth Century Dress
The article critiques a shift from nineteenth century coifs to modern twentieth century hair styles. It contrasts past plain middle parts with crown or knot arrangements and notes the new look aims to reveal only ear tips, signaling a modernized ensemble with short sleeves and updated accessories.
Fitting the Shoes Emphasizes Comfort Over Fashion
A vintage style column urges well dressed women to fit and shape feet with shoes that suit comfort, not extremes of fashion. It cautions against high heels that throw balance off and notes practical tips for testing fit, then shifts to kitchen notes on soup thickening and steam pudings.
Blue for peignoirs in Paris arrival described as favorite
Blue dominates peignoir fashion with pale tones preferred to complement dainty dressing rooms. The article notes delicate azure chiffon gowns with morning glory sprays and satin ribbons, detailing a blue bodice trim and ribbons across the silhouette. It highlights Alice blue paired with old rose in a boxy jacket peignoir design.
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Paris
Alice
Handsome Wilton Kissed Aboard Train By Three Women
An 20 year old handsome traveler Wilton attracts three women Aunt Sue Dorothy and Fanny during a train journey through a tunnel. A kiss occurs as the car passes under ground with Dorothy suspected then cleared by Fanny’s later appearance at a social event. The other two women arranged the kiss to draw his attention.
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Lton Page
Wilton
Aunt Sue
Dorothy
Fanny
Sue
Abot
Witton
Paper's Younger Readers Game Named Birds in Tag
In a children’s game players receive bird names such as blackbird thrush robin and crow. Two are left outside while “bird dealers” select who will be chased then tagged. The crow carries the chase, each named child dodges to avoid capture until all others are chosen.
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Tageng
A Chip of the Old Block Jess Willard Jr Portrait
The piece highlights Jess Willard Jr plus notes on boxing’s value and discipline. It contrasts the sport’s brutality with gym practice and self control, and cites biblical origin for the phrase skin of my teeth while mentioning common sayings. It also profiles two year old Jess as a baby with bright prospects.
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Jess Willard, Jr
Jess Willard
Jess
What is Your Occupation?
A party game where three or more children select an occupation for each other. One player becomes the guesser and asks about the tone of labor while the others perform the labor. The guesser may guess once and then the laborer takes the guesser’s place.
Concealed Central Acrostic
Nine lines hide a five letter word in the center of each. The concealed answers yield a sequence that reads as a message and points to a playful theme. The listed hidden words include Nicer, other, think, Salem, madam, rarer, there, sands.
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Mabel
Salem
Weathered Umbrella Tales in a Windy Day
In a dim scene a rubber boot muses on today’s path while a cotton umbrella explains a silk umbrella is in hospital after a strong wind attack. Three ribs broken, the injury marks a windy day scene as objects speak of the weather and misfortune.
Conundrums and witty one liners from a humor page
A brief humorous exchange questions which herb harms a girl’s beauty and why a fisherman's trade is most profitable. The answer rests on a punny line about net profit, reflecting light entertainment content.
World Bible Congress Planned in San Francisco
The American Bible Society accepts the Panama Pacific Exposition proposal to host a world Bible congress in San Francisco on August 14 with an honorary presidency by President Wilson. Dignitaries include the patriarch of Constantinople and bishops from Nicea Sardes and Selenceia, plus scholars from Princeton and Florence.
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American Bible Society
San Francisco
Wilson
Constantinople
Nicea
Sardes
Selenceia
Abraham Kuyper
Holland
B. B. Warfield
Princeton Seminary
Giovanni Luge
Florence
The
Bible Society
China
Siam
Vinegar Destroys Typhoid Germs In Salads
Paris Lancet notes Drs Lote and Legugneux tested vinegar as a typhoid destroyer. A mixture of wine and water was known long ago, but they prove twenty grams of vinegar per liter kills typhoid bacillus in about an hour. Soaking washed salad leaves in a liter of water with ten grams of vinegar for around an hour removes the danger.
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Lote
Legugneux
Paris
London Lancet
Shows No Improvement in Her Education Debate
A published exchange argues that despite college education, one woman has not improved. The speaker claims the educated daughter still aids her mother with housework as before, challenging the value of formal schooling in personal advancement.
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