Charm in Conversation Charm in conversation by Beatrice Fairfax
Sympathy to be preferred to wit in a guide on charm. A well modulated voice, plain English, and poised silence attract. Lorraine's sharp wit repels. Cultivate kindness, tact, and simple diction to win friends, love, and lasting happiness.
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Beatrice Fairfax
America
Love's Wages Chapter 159 Exposed in Romance Tangle
In this installment, the narrator contemplates Dr. Blaine's charm and Miss Hubbard's involvement as she may have influenced a lunch outing. She weighs loyalty to Jim against the lure of Blaine and Spike’s devotion, while plans to see Frankie intensify. The piece centers on love, betrayal, and social expectations within a tangled love triangle.
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Dr. Blaine
Dr. Islaine
Dreakie
Wrankie
Frankie
Jim
Frantie
June Stinson
Spike Concoran
Littl
Elaine
Spike
Mrs. Stout
Social Register
Miss Hubberd
Jersey
June
Tim
George Eliot
Eve
Ixcel
Fergus Blaine
Miss Wubbard
Home Dyeing Made Easy With Diamond Dyes
Learn to dye at home using real Diamond Dyes for true even colors and tinted tones. Save on materials and labor by dyeing old dresses curtains and furnishings with simple directions and color samples available from Diamond Dyes Dept N13 Hullington Vermont.
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Lipregoods
DYMS
Dept
Hurlington
Vermont
Edna Learns to Cope With Nervousness and Wax Noses
The column recounts Edna’s lifelong nervousness blamed on temperament and heredity, detailing family reactions and social taunts, then shifts to Walter de la Mare’s tale Samuel Such and his Wax Nose. It highlights the moral about sensitive people clinging to false notions of rarity, until a final, comforting clarification.
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Edna
Mother
Poppa
Adna
Stool
Wilson
Samuel Such
Amuel Such
Walter de la Mare
Sam
Keren Happuch
Wee Sammy
Papa Bach
Sammy
Samuel
Boastful Woodpecker Learns a Lesson in Bragging
The tale follows Boastful Woodpecker who brags he can bore through any roof. Willy Blue Jay leads him to an old tin roof where tapping causes pain and reveals his boastful flaw. After the silly failure, Boastful Woodpecker never boasts again.
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Manna Woodpecker
Beastial Woodpecker
Tovan
Tod
Alwyn
Willy Blue Jay
Tye
Willie Blue Jay
Goastful Woodpecker
Willy Bine Jay
Wonspecker
Willy Blue Day
Yin
Advice to the Lovelorn Dear Miss Fairfax
A reader asks about a year of courting with a man who won t introduce her to his parents. The adviser says lack of parental introduction isn t proof of disinterest, suggests treating him as a friend, and urges seeking marriage as proof of love while keeping other suitors as friends to reduce heartbreak.
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Miss Fairfax
Meditations of a Married Woman by Helen Rowland
Essay on female illusions and optimism in romance. A witty critique of how women retain hope for beauty and love despite aging, deceit, and disappointment. The piece contrasts women’s enduring fantasies with men’s limited visions, noting women’s illusions regenerate with each new expectation.
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Helen Rowland
Etiquette guidance on widow name use and acknowledgments
A widow should keep the name form she used with her husband when announcing her daughter's marriage, so use Mrs Join Brown rather than Mrs Mary Brown. Also advised is to respond with personal thank you notes for condolences and flowers, not newspaper notices, keeping them short and sincere.
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Cam
Lorraine
Bee
Join Brown
Mrs
Mary | Brown
Better Breakfasts From Mildred Kitchen Table Talks
A vintage guide promotes easy morning meals and cheerful dining rooms to beat the breakfast blues. It recommends planning time for showers, bright curtains, tidy tables, and inexpensive sets, then outlines fruit options, cereals, and flexible cooking methods to please children and ease school routines.
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Rere
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Ad Ends Endure Health Claim
An advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a trusted remedy with claims of rapid relief from stomach acidity and indigestion. It promotes a pleasant taste and gentle action, noting the product is a US registered trademark and available in 25c, 5c, and 50c bottle sizes at drug stores.
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Magnesia
Magnésia
Thoharla Th. Phillipe
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