Hair color verdicts as social science in 1920s report
A Manhattan era column reports Dr Katherine Blackford's hair color philosophy, dividing blondes and brunettes by traits and social roles. It parries romantic and career advice with playful, gendered generalizations, noting blondes as speculative and inventive while brunettes appear conservative and practical.
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New York
Katherine M. H. Blackfor
Dr. Blackford
Indiana
Sava
Katherine Blackford
Syrup of Figs promising relief from digestive issues
An old advertisement extols delicious Syrup of Figs as a gentle cleanses for liver and bowels, claiming relief from sour bile, gas, headaches, indigestion, and constipation without drugging, urging readers to ask for the full name Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from California Fig Syrup Company.
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Imbel
California Fig Syrup Company
Color schemes and the simple path to wealth
The speaker extols a plain method of getting by by following a color card system of procedure and selection. It promises easy riches through timeouts and a life in the country with autumn sunshine, a bread veranda, and clipping coupons.
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Lous
Grand Central Terminal Opens as Modern City Within a City
New Grand Central Terminal in New York debuts as a vast complex called Terminal City. It includes convention and exhibition halls, hotels, clubs, hotels, post office, offices, shops, and restaurants with two rail levels, separate entrances, and 7000 daily passing cars nearby.
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Grand Central
New York
Greater
Grand Central Terminal
Forty-second Street
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