Elegant ensemble costumes rise as best buys for children
A 1925 Western Newspaper Union feature advises women to invest in a conservative, elegant ensemble costume that serves as a dress and wrap, emphasizing fine materials like dimity Swiss and voile, with smocked trims and tasteful prints for lasting, versatile wardrobes.
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Dimity
Watch to watch: a stroke patient in a tense sick room
Renshaw and Verity contend with a stroke in the grandfather’s room as Dr Morris arrives and Doctor Stanley is summoned. Jenks aids, Hart returns, and the old man, after a moment of recognition, orders Renshaw to take charge, ensuring a purposeful vigil through the night.
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Jenks
Renshaw
Wainley
Madame Hooeslet
Verity
James
Hart
Morris
Stanley
New York
Campbell
Watch and take charge at Tawnover villa
In the Tawnover rooms, Renshaw resolves to watch and take charge as Miss Campbell tends to the ailing elder. Verity questions the warning and suggests subconscious fears tied to Madame Hooesler’s case, while the old man clutches a pallid hand in a last gesture of dependence.
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Verity
Renshaw
Madame Hooesler
Flo
David Campbell
Campbell
Miss Campbell
Practical Household Hints And Recipes From A Vintage Page
A catalog of home remedies and kitchen ideas includes iodine and ammonia use for stains, plant spray from tobacco and cigar waste, a cholera cure tea, a cottage cheese whey cucumber lotion, balanced diet tips, onion flavor praise, juice tests for citrus, asbestos paper camping cups, a hair shampoo with egg yolk, lye use and drain cleaner, and various recipes like Raisin Pie de Luxe Stuffed Celery and Stewed Ducks With Turnip with step by step cooking methods.
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Gome
Plaid Curtains Describe Pale Gold Shade with Design
The description notes curtains woven in pale gold with plaid lines of deeper gold and blue. The fabric’s gauze-like texture appears a bit unusual yet attractive and different in effect.
Fashion Notes on Woolen Hosiery Trends
The article highlights widespread use of worn woolen stockings with tailored and ensemble suits. It praises soft heather mixtures and checks, noting they pair well with current outfits.
Bang St Tailored Tome Ends Hours
A fragment refers to Bang St and a tailored tome, noting hours and Sbonte com. The readable text hints at a local notice or brief about a business or event on Bang Street and a product or item described as a tailored tome.
Collar and Tie Merge With Frock In Fashion Trend
A fashion note observes the collar and tie becoming an integrated part of the frock rather than a separate, removable accessory. The change signals a shift toward a unified garment look and practical styling.
Velvet Slippers Featured with Gold Embroidery and Straps
Velvet slippers described with evening wear details including gold embroidery and gold kid leather straps and heels.
Skeleton in the Closet Phrase Origins From A Moral Tale
A tale from Pathfinder Magazine links the saying to an Italian humorous story and English legend. A mother learns her son in India asks for six shirts. a visiting woman reveals a closet skeleton tied to a jealous husband. The son confesses impending execution in England and proclaims there is a skeleton in every house.
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India
England
Pathfinder Magazine
Would Be a Handicap Not Marry Me Says Ice Hearted Heiress
A young woman rejects an old millionaire’s marriage proposal, citing an unswayable heart. He laments the stalemate, comparing her to an iceberg and blaming Cupid for his failure. She retorts that even an old beau could not move her resolve.
The Kiichen Cabinet Quote by Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley declares that daily work is essential and unavoidable. He argues that being compelled to act and strive builds virtues that the idle never gain.
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Charles Kingsley
Snow Awe Grips Jerusalem in Rare City Snowfall
In Jerusalem the sight of snow evokes extreme reactions as a rare weather event. Residents describe the white coating as extraordinary and unsettling, turning the holy city into a scene of surprised alarm and astonishment.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
Reward in Hereafter The Denial Paradox
A compact saying echoes that denying oneself yields greater reward in the hereafter as attributed to Horace, framing self discipline as the path to abundance beyond this life.
Society Girl Catherine Noyes Takes Bar Career
Miss Catherine C. Noyes of Lynne Connecticut and New York abandons social life to pursue a law career and establish herself at the bar.
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Catherine C. Noyes
Lynne, Conn
New York
Fur Industry Record Alaska Sets 1924 Pelts Landmark
Alaska reports a 1924 record with a closed season on seals beaver and marten. The territory shipped $1707834 in raw pelts to markets worldwide reflecting a peak in fur exports.
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Alaska
Crosswords Catch On Among Foreign Readers in China
Foreign newspapers in China print crosswords and readers solve them at home and in clubs drawing interest from expatriates and locals alike as a growing leisure pastime.
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China
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