Theatre chat and foxtrot trends spark city talk
A snide aunt and her niece discuss a film at a Potsvogue theater with a debate over who wrote the leading role and script. A column notes the foxtrot influence on women's feet as skirts lengthen and walking styles change with the dance.
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Charming New Gold Tone to Old Sweaters and a Twin Tale
An editorial note discusses modernizing sweaters with gold tone and notes women pursuing education and independent income after marriage. A letter from a Chicago Tribune reader recounts a twins anecdote, with a joke about both spouses being twins and the idea of individuality.
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British Air Trade Booms Shows Vast Aerial Commerce
Britain’s aerial trade is estimated at about 2.104 billion pounds annually. The major import and export items include gowns furs and wearing apparel, with France contributing the largest single item.
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A Modern Compliment on a Poetic Face
A witty exchange notes a face likened to a poem. The speaker replies that the poem is in blank verse, reflecting a playful literary moment. Life magazine caption style captures a brisk, urbane sentiment.
Exam paper numbers raise a preacher’s chuckle at conference
A visiting bishop reviews exam papers at a negro preachers conference and encounters a test marked 101 and another at 191 percent. A minister explains that one pupil was marked 191 simply because he answered a question they did not ask.
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Reliable Recipes and kitchen tips from Calumet ads
A collage of recipes and cooking tips including orange fruit ideas, beef chili, cream crackers, vinegar sauce, buttered potatoes, Grandmother's Muffins, Caramel Fruit Pudding, and Washington Pie. The piece promotes a free copy of Reliable Recipes via Calumet Baking Powder and a home economics service, plus a brief joke about aviation.
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Bee sting remark sparks puzzled student retort
A classroom exchange features a teacher noting bees sting once and a sharp boy asking if one sting is enough. The brief humor hinges on literal curiosity and playful wordplay in a school setting.
Woman describes relief after Lydia E. Pinkham's remedy
In Seattle Mrs G Richardson reports drag ging pains chills fever and a hard lump in the side lasting over two months. After regular use of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound the pains eased the lump disappeared and she could work again becoming feeling splendid. She endorses the remedy for suffering from pain nervousness fatigue and low spirits.
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Seattle
Washington
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