Principles of Dress and Art in Everyday Life
Mrs. Holley argues that color and suitability guide good dress over fashion. She discusses four dress types, modular wardrobes, and standardization to achieve harmony, versatility, and personal beauty in garments. The piece notes her lectures to women’s clubs and her view that clothing should reflect modern needs while remaining artistic and livable.
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Gertha Haley
Mace
Bee Charming
West Forts
Pays de Chavanses
Holley
Landscap
Nutseume
Basin
Womern
Mode's Harbingers of Smart Fads for the Spring
The piece surveys spring fashion trends with crepe fabrics, velvet, and metallic cloths. It notes silk eyelashes, bateau necks, and beaded silver embroidery. It highlights Miss Amie Cannon of Harvard as a renowned astronomer.
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Mode
Prune based desserts and breads in old cookbook style
A garbled dish set extols prunes in many pastries and puddings. Instructions blend prune puddings, tarts, cakes, and breads with spices, milk, and nuts, detailing slow baking and decorative sugared finishes.
Carpet Cleaning Advice From a Distraught Homeowner
A homeowner laments dirt on a dining room carpet and discusses DIY cleaning methods and the high cost of professional rug cleaning. The speaker mentions trying household items, quotes ten dollars for rug cleaning, and contrasts budget options with time and effort.
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Menas
Gossip Bits Reflect Local Folk in Daily News
Fragments describe social notes and notable locals in the day’s small items. The text mentions people like Shaw Paswece and Moni with brief references to events, roles, and community life, preserving a snapshot of the era and place.
Woman Urges Sisters to Take Lead in Prohibition Enforcement
A Round Rock era feature shows a woman urging sisters to lead in enforcing prohibition laws. The piece cites the National Women's Organization, discussing public life, education, and social reform, and questions the effectiveness of activism through the 1920s temperance movement.
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Round Rock
Onberinn Han Prasime
Seumini
Wenen
That Old Fashioned Personal Touch
An old American streetcar tale recalls three generations on Marq Street where a late conductor helps riders and a longtime passenger with a mystery name tag. The scene captures daily rituals of a bygone era and the personal care of transit workers.
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Abby
Jno
America
Marq Street
Gray Hair Net Sparks Reflections on Aging in Store Line
A young woman, waiting in a department store, notices gray hairs amid a display of hair nets. She recalls a party and contemplates aging as she moves through envelopes and colors, feeling the tug of change and identity.
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Selon Cocnier
Lid
First Aid Advice Warns Against Amateur Nursing in Sickrooms
The article cautions that untrained individuals should avoid treating illnesses at home. It notes that misapplied remedies like starving a fever or improper nursing can worsen conditions. It urges relying on common sense and keeping a sick person in a quiet, well ventilated room with fresh air.
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Bertha Holly
Ofsigner
Batr
Matenais
Evar
Farey
Savimp
Une = es
Pesiel Enades
Parma
Liz
Jery
Paris
Lapeecs
Ceol Diesalve
Paris de Escheit
Smani Baie
Fefis
Simian
Reeding
Wurm
Wees
Nauierdar Beaad
Qitrise Facia Sane
Svea
Tae Weallerad
Toowat
Orkney Islands
Ob Bane
Irener
Anthony
Michierst
Teurea
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