American Styles in Summer Undergarments Highlight Self Reliance
The article notes a shift toward domestically produced undergarments for American women with washable silks and crepe de chine gaining on cotton. It praises hand stitching as elegance, compares machine made and hand finished pieces, and describes two envelope chemises showcasing silk and satin embroidery with lace, yokes, and empire waistlines. It includes how cotton versions remain equally beautiful.
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America
Ready Mades for Little Maids Highlight September Fashions
Mothers turn to specialists as ready made and partly made children’s outfits rise in popularity. The July previews show fall styles with neat, practical designs for dresses and wraps, including a black and white checked woolen dress with a plaited skirt and a coordinated cape.
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Uttle Girlea
Badlee
Out of the Darkness and a Nurse Named Hope
In a Connecticut seaside town, Major Angie now blind after the war finds solace in Miss Forbes a nurse named Hope as a stormy spring tests loneliness and bonds. Aunty Kate schemes to bring them together while the coast quiets under a widening moon.
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Angie
Kate
Beach Colony
Mrs. Bently
Mrs. Beatly
Bute
Bently
Miss Forbes
Eiven
Major
First American Dentist and the Rise of Odontology
A historical note traces the origin of dentistry in America to a pioneer practitioner named Jones who set up the first exclusive dental office in New York about 181 years ago. It also notes dentistry as a science developing in the last 150 years, with late 19th century advances and Prof. Richard Owen's 1830 link between tooth structure and vascular tissue.
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Doctor Jones
Pioneer
New York
Richard Owen
Buckrain Peng Seeks Legislature Seat In Tundioville
In a florid testimonial from Tundioville Ark a speaker named Buckrain Peng urges support for his legislative bid calling himself a plain man who earned luxuries by hard work and recalling his family’s old tree stump as a symbol of honesty during a campaign speech.
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Buckrain Peng
Tundioville, Ark
Kansas City Star
Protect the Birds and Farm Prosperity
A plea emphasizing birds as natural pest controllers. Hawks and owls kill mice and eat weed seeds, aiding farmers by protecting grain and trees. Despite occasional cherry thefts, birds are described as farmers' best friends sustaining productive farms and cities.
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Thees
Vacation Not Necessary for Wife and Four Children
A New York wife took a vacation with four children despite her husband's objection and boarding costs. The lower court ordered the husband to pay, but the appellate court reversed, ruling that a wife is entitled to necessities but not a Samuel vocation, and the decision was overturned.
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New York
First English Woman Doctor Mentioned by London Globe
The London Globe recalls the push for female medical degrees as Eb rem inds us of reform talk. It notes the University of London granted the MLD to Mrs Sehartieb of Alenchester after debate on the sex claim convocation and Jenner’s alleged stance on female advancement.
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London Globe
TSS
University of London
Sehartieb
Alenchester
Jenner
Wold
Lift off Corns With Freezone At Little Cost
An ad promotes Freezone as painless for corn and callus removal. A tiny bottle costs little at drug stores and a few drops applied to the affected area stop pain quickly. The copy uses exaggerated talk and slang to urge readers to try the product.
Freckles Othine Double Strength Ad Promises Clear Skin
An old advertisement touts Othine double strength to remove freckles with nightly applications. It claims most users need one ounce for clear skin and offers a money back guarantee if freckles persist. The copy ends with a wartime quip about war dogs and cats.
Summer Cold Relief Promises Quick Results
Advertising copy promotes Vader Balma as harmless fast relief for summer colds and nervous headaches, with claims for mumps hay fever and various pains. Offer to mail free samples or 225c tubes for stamps, from E W Yacher Inc New Orleans. Also touts Roman Eye Balm for sore and blood shot eyes with nightly use.
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E. W. Yacher, Inc
New Orleans
Adv
Arona and Lake Maggiore Shaped by Historic Views
Reading the Arona area near Lake Maggiore highlights its railway station charm from Milan, the Angero castle in the Sandsempa region, and Garibaldi’s 1845 guest tablet at Hotel Reale. Ruskin questions Turner's claimed hillside panorama, noting no such hills exist from Arona. The piece mentions Barromeos and Cardinal de Medici lineage and hints at a probable story as a defensive weapon. The violet is described as modest though the thorn can kill.
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Arena
Milan
Lake Maggiore
Porhans
American Corp
Europe
Arona
Castle
Angero
Cardinal de Medici
Pis
Hotel Reale
Garibaldi
Avena
Lago Maggiore
Turner
Ruskin
Olegvio
Bavene
Increase Weight and Vitality with Phosphate
The article argues that lack of nerve strength and body weakness cause social and health handicaps. It promotes nitro phosphate as a source of organic phosphate to restore nerve energy, weight, and vitality, warning to monitor weight due to its tendency to increase flesh.
Leech as Weather Prophet From A Jars Edge Legend
An old superstition says a leech seen in a glass jug of water predicts weather. If the leech climbs to the top of its vessel the sky will settle. if the wind comes it moves swiftly. a storm nears as the leech remains waterless for days. In frost or snow the leech stays at the bottom or edge.
Steady Performance Comment Amid Turbulent Exchange
A fragmented report notes a tense scene with an official directing actions and others reacting to orders. The dialogue hints at discipline, hierarchy, and pressure as participants respond to leadership.
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