Health and Beauty Tips From An Outdated Column
An old health piece covers eye styes treatment with salt water, tonics like horseradish, dandelion greens as a blood purifier, and hair care advice. It warns against overuse of soap for hair growth, prescribes dry shampoo made from root and cornmeal, and suggests careful nail and skin routines for cleanliness and appearance.
Frills of Fashion Highlight 1920s Style Trends
The piece surveys fall fashion with Dresden silk foundations for chiffon gowns and hatpin controversy. It notes engagement bracelets, Tiffany settings, tailor made silhouettes, and Japanese influences, plus embroidered linen collars and well bred stares in magazines.
Poultices and A Alpine Record of Mile Madame Marvingt
Dietary poultices such as bread and milk and hop and linseed are described in detail. A Geneva correspondent reports Mile Marie Marvingt of Nancy aged 22 returning from a week among Mont Blanc peaks with notable climbs and a near avalanche incident.
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Mario Marvingt
Nancy
France
Chamons
Geneva
Ainong
Mont Hhune Ringe
AeOo Phan
Penh
Ollinbe
Chiaimonix
Joseph Dirwrebi
Jacques Tisnet Anon
Alquille de Mone
du Posson
du Tour
Alwull du Tour
du Chardonnet
Anthrax risks and outbreak control for farms in uncertain season
A detailed early 20th century guide explains anthrax causes, forms, and transmission. It notes spores allow long survival outside hosts, contaminated water and pastures spreading infection, and that vaccination is key during outbreaks. Carcasses should be burned, and thorough disinfection used if burial is necessary.
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Man
Noelther
Grain Shocks and Rain Affect Threshing Prep
Instructions on grain shock placement in wet weather emphasize upright stands, cover with caps, check every two to three days, reset fallen sheaves to shed water, and adjust shocks if rain continues to ensure proper drying before threshing.
Fads and Frills Highlight Early Winter Fashion Trends
A del icate blue crepe de chine scarf with two inch black silk fringe, new ostrich feather hats, sleeve bow belts in satin or velvet, rabbit ears shape, black velvet banda for jewel mounting and cape-like jeweled brooches. Also noted is a curious quartz and ruby firework display producing faux diamonds for future fashion uses.
How They Treat Truants In Swiss Schools
The absence of a child from school in Switzerland without illness is punishable by a daily fine. If illness is suspected a doctor is sent by the school. if the doctor confirms the suspicion, the parents must pay the fee.
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Switzerland
Cards Tell of Desertion In East Side Charity Case
A young woman described a cruel desertion to New York charity officers after an engagement with a Bohemian suitor. She recalled a plans to marry and a promised settlement, but her father observed the man and invited him to play, prompting a dramatic withdrawal as she cried I would have believed the cards.
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New York Tribune
East Aide
New York
Bohemia
Velvet hats and accessories spark fashion charm
The piece notes velvet hats with ostrich feather crowns remaining popular and showcases complementary items. A large velvet bow substitutes a theater hat and rhinestone decorations create a glistening effect. Novelty purse fobs in black brown or white feature German silver or gold finishes.
Duchess Consuelo Marlborough Faces Unhappiness and Seclusion
Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough, aims to shield her husband from alleged indiscretion and insists on a chaperon. Despite robust health she appears unhappy, with letters from New York suggesting strain. The duchess and her suitor circle spent time in Deauville with young nobles, amid rumors of marital strain.
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Marlborough
Consuelo Nnds
Consuelo Nnds Solder, However, In the Camp Witonehiy
Withers
Blandford
Tyo Booneer Churchill
Boye
Mont
Ville Macha
Deauville
Manufactured Rubies Stir London By Vienna Woman
A Viennese woman recently impressed London crowds with a public demonstration turning Jumpa clay into rubies of Anvest quality. Clay the size of a walnut was placed in a crucible and chromic acid added, reducing the clay to red mud. The remaining material was a powder with constituents known only to Malle.
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Chenlcat
Vienna
London
Cards Reveal True Nature in Marriage Tale
A woman recounts how a three card game exposed a future husband as unsuitable, saying the cards proved his character. She describes later joining her brother in the country, marriage to Max, and the trio's impact, ending with her sobbing in the office.
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Max
Fashion notes on Mosquetakre sleeves at Au Teuil races
The article describes Mosquetakre sleeves with crinkled wrinkled folds from shoulder to wrist and Mary Stuart style points over the hand. They appear in many French frocks worn at the Au Teuil races and are made of various sheer materials as shown by the yoke.
Use of Henna for Hair Coloring and Application Tips
A historical guide explains henna tea made from leaves to color hair. Boil one ounce of leaves to one pint water reduce to a quart then to one pint. Apply at the roots with a fine brush and distribute evenly with a hair brush to avoid red streaks. Drying can be sun or heat assisted.
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Stalin
Sis
Wiener Lds
The Flower of Forgiveness in Quiet Contemplation
The lines reflect on forgiveness as a gentle reconciliation that heals inner wounds. It compares forgiveness to the sea worm that pierces a mussel shell and the shell closes, suggesting wounds are sealed by mercy. The piece weighs cost and grace in granting pardon.
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Han
Father’s Trust in Daughter’s Suitor Questioned
A concerned father challenges the suitability of a young man, asking wary questions about his character and intentions. The exchange centers on family approval and the guardrails around a daughter’s romantic choices.
Look at Your Back A Caution From Street Car Scenes
A reflective essay on women's dress fixes and vanity notes how few use a hand mirror to check the back of garments. It warns of common misalignments from petticoats to collar lines and suggests inspecting the back to avoid public comments and untidy dress.
Sewing Gift Ideas for Travel Accessories and Home Decor
The article suggests compact sewing gifts for travelers a small tote bag made from Dresden ribbon holds pins needles and threads with ribbon ties and pockets a ribbon bag for narrow ribbons features embroidered buttercups and a brass ring closure a velvet applique couch pillow offers stamped designs ready for tinting using white velvet on black or colored backgrounds with floral motifs such as poinsettias and tulips
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Dresden
Olive Oil Uses Suggested for Scalp Skin and Health
A historical text promotes olive oil for scalp care inciting hair growth and for treating dry skin and slow healing wounds. It advises oil on a baby’s nose for colds and on the head for a scaly condition, plus daily external use for weak lungs and stomach. It also suggests combining oil with fruit juice and using it to grease bread or cake.
Norwegians praise native diet and teeth keeping strength
A Christiana dispatch extols Norway’s soup and stew based diet for digestion and dental health. It notes predigested dishes, fish ball preparations, boiled mutton and pickled herring meals, lasting supper at seven, ample bread and pastries, and non alcoholic drinks as temperance strategy.
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New York
Norway
Christiana
Seasoning Telephone Poles Sparks Government Company Experiments
The American Telephone Journal notes timber quality affects telephone and telegraph poles. Census data show about 800000 miles of pole lines in operation, equating to roughly 92 million poles. With a twelve year pole life, annual needs exceed 2.06 million poles, prompting government and companies to test seasoned wood and preservatives at stations in Dover New Jersey Thorndale Pennsylvania Pisgah North Carolina and Wilmington Delaware.
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American Telephone Journal
American Telephone and Teleraph Company
United States Forestry Bureau
Dey Wood Ia
Green Wood
Dover
J. Thorndale
Pisgah
N.C
Wilmington
Novo AX Oh
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Polos
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