Massage Defies Ravages of Old Father Time
Old newspaper column promotes neck care through scrubbing with warm water mild soap and a stiff brush followed by vigorous massage using cocoa butter or cream. Recommend nightly cream application for aged or wrinkled necks and even muslin binding to enhance absorption.
Sunday Sunday Good Old Days and Now
Reflections on evolving Sunday customs in American life. The piece notes looser Puritan roots, rising conscience as guide, and social tensions over Sunday activities. It cites suburban teas, charity fundraisers, and acceptable religious services, illustrating shifting norms and eventual moderation of public critique.
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Henkr Warp Beecher
Bits of Wisdom to Interest the Woman Reader
A collage of brief notes highlights women in diverse fields. Miss Elsie Homes breeds fish for Washington state, England reports 812 women physicians, and Queen Victoria’s 62 year reign is noted. The census shows more women in trades from 1919 to 1920, a seven year old tennis contestant, and Japan’s public radio telephone demo with women participants. A Northwestern University policy on serial engagements is mentioned, plus a quirky Liverpool claim of the first woman cotton broker Margaret Robertson.
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Japan
Tokio
Mime Miuri
The Lady and the Peacock and the Vanity of Feathers
A parable of a vain jackdaw that borrows plumage from the peacock to seek admiration. When stripped of borrowed beauty, he reveals his real dull colors, prompting reflection on vanity. The piece urges women to value health, inner charm, and affordable clothes that suit individuality.
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Milady
Behind the Scenes of Selma Lagerlof Childhood Home
A feature on Selma Lagerlof, author of The Story of Gosta Berling, tracing her youth at Marbacka Manor, early literary tensions with French realists, discovery of Swedish legends, and the breakthrough that led to the Nobel Prize and a lasting place in world literature.
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Gosta Berling
Selma Lagerl
Marbacka Manor
Foundries
Alwas
Stockholm
Idan
Geeta Berlig
Mise Lagerlofe
Nove Et
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Thun
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Varmi
Miss Lagerlof
Hnke Aladdin
Swedish Academy
Academy
Miss Lageriof
Ekeby
Gosta
Geeta
Peter
Gusta
Marianne Sinclair
Elizabeth
Wilf
Old English Deep Dish Pie Method
A recipe row describes preparing a rich deep dish pie with brown surat cup sugar cinnamon nutmeg twice blended. It instructs rubbing a long baking dish with butter, layering washed fruit, topping with sugar, sealing with pastry, baking slowly for forty bites, then inverting onto a plate and serving with sweet cream sauce.
News Jottings of Fair Sex
Mrs George G Smith of Birmingham Alabama is a successful church architect Miss Georgia Hopley of Bucyrus and Washington DC is the only woman Prohibition agent in the United States She notes that scores of flappers aid enforcement officers In Holland it remains fashionable for ladies to wash dainty china and silver after tea or breakfast The Mistress-at-arms title is given to the chaplains added to vessels of United States Lines They oversee the comfort and welfare of girls traveling alone aboard the ships
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Bucyrus
Washington, D. C
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Holland
United States Lines
Women Preserve Kenmore Home of Betty Washington Icksburg
Fredericksburg activists rally to save Kenmore, the 1752 home of Betty Washington Lewis. Funds raised through a preservation drive by the Kenmore Association aim to repay a debt and keep the historic site open for public tours amid efforts to prevent demolition of the landmark and its grounds.
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Icksburg
Kenmore
George Washington
Betty
Col. Fielding Lewis
New York Times
Artal
Gen
Washington
Ie Baltie
Trenton
Frederickshurt
Arcos
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Frederere
A New Tool Like a New Toy Gives Housewife New Lease on Life
A homemaker finds renewed energy with novel kitchen devices and gadgets. The article argues that new tools spark enthusiasm, improve meal prep, and break monotony, citing examples like fireless cookers and inventive utensils to make cooking more engaging and efficient.
Gems From Mode's Treasure Chest in Paris Fashions
Dr Madeline de Rouveille heads a Paris fashion clinic team showcasing ornate fabrics. Rich velvet wraps with ermine line and metal embroidered fawns highlight winter models. Ivory lace, vanity purses, and metal brocades paired with velvet display clever styling. Ivy Williams, Oxford lecturer, becomes England's first female barrister in 600 years. A Wisconsin university unit earns a fourth consecutive War Department distinguished college rating for military work.
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Mode
Madeline de Rouveille
Paris
Ivy Williams
Oxford University
England
Whimsicalities of Dame Fashion and Household Décor
Whimsical fashion notes describe delicate trims and ribbons used on children's gowns and frames. The piece discusses embroidery tapes, borders, nursery attire, and hats with playful characters, noting practical garment details and indoor wear for women seeking cool, modest styles.
Tarts of the shoulder in the fore quarter of lamb and fish recipes
The text describes shoulder cuts of lamb and ways to prepare tender cubes for broiling or pan broiling, plus Armenian shiah kebab. It then gives a fish recipe with milk, butter, flour paste, yolk and parsley, forming cutlets or croquettes, breaded and fried. It also covers puff pastry shells for patties, chilling methods, and oyster filling for patties with butter, flour, milk, celery, and seasoning.
Discretion in Buying Fish and Cooking Tips
The article urges using discretion in buying fish to save money and avoid waste. It stresses watching markets for bargains, storing fish properly in cold nonmetal containers, and choosing fresh fish from trusted dealers. A chowder recipe using firm white fish is provided with haddock as an example.
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Ciuner
Vermont University Girls Rifle Team Sets High Scores
Women at the University of Vermont have formed a rifle team after last year’s success. Major Larned returns as instructor with Miss Sunderland as captain and Miss Shaw as manager. The team posted high scores in intercollegiate matches against other women’s teams, reflecting strong performance this season.
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Ruampton
University of Vermont
Major Larned
RO. T. C
Vermont
Agin
Miss Sunderland
Notable Women in Business Across Nations
A survey notes many women in Japan engaging in business, women appointed as notaries in Indon New York Milngia and Vancouver men taxi firm shows female leadership. England sees more women in business than before with nearly two million American women in skilled trades.
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New York
Milngia
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