Advice to the Lovelorn Beatrice Fairfax column
A sixteen year old asks if a kiss without permission is improper and if a girl of sixteen is old enough to date. Beatrice Fairfax argues guardians decide age of consent for social activity and warns that a boy kissing a girl without consent is impertinent and that the girl will resent it. The advice urges cautious, friendly behavior and limits on invites while maintaining age appropriateness.
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Fay King Denounces Distorted Values in Modern World
Fay King laments a warped sense of value in contemporary society. He argues that despite vast gains in comfort and sanitation, many lack genuine purpose, while past civilizations often lived with more peace. He questions what difference wealth makes when the world’s spark is fleeting.
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Fay King
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Meditations of a Married Woman by Helen Rowland
A satirical look at marriage and divorce in the early 20th century. The piece contrasts progressive divorce with a harem like notion, notes men’s fear of temptation, and mocks superficial romance. It references rubber hearts and changing social norms.
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Helen Rowland
Child Training for Parents by Lamar Matthews
The piece notes a mother guiding her 4-year-old daughter in color discernment and harmonious dress. It emphasizes teaching early color feel, choosing combinations, and even furnishing a child’s room to develop tasteful, balanced aesthetics.
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Lamar Matthews
Louise
Bey
International Fea
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National Toilet Co
Paria, Teun
The Rhyming Optimist by Aline Michaelis
A poetic fragment contrasts December skies and starry seas with a sense of fading calm. The speaker laments changing rhythms of the world and wonders at the stars and the universe breathing new light, hinted in a dreamy, reflective tone.
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Rhyming
Aline Michaelis
Do You Know That Milan Is Only City With All Phones Ulon
Milan stands alone as the sole city where every telephone line is in service. The article notes about 20,000 subscribers rely on this fully urbanized network and highlights the achievement as a point of pride.
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Milan
Chiffon Tweed For Early Autumn Fashion Trend
The Enashion Coortiinater notes light weight wools and a chiffon tweed linen fabric in a soft blur shade with a pin check. A belt at the natural waist, a semi collar worn open or knotted, and a smoothly fitted skirt with inset panels define the ensemble. Navy kid leather pumps and a navy felt hat complete the cool weather look.
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Lucy Park
Enashion
Gouny
Navy Kidskin
Midnight Farm Romance Stirs On The Eagle Ranch
Nancy and Jack flee the city to the Forest Some area for a cautious weekend at the Eagle Ranch. They evade detectives, discuss divorces and annulments, then ride horses under a springlike sky, amid a private world of yearlings, stables, and a grand fence.
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Nency
Jack Heamer
Nancy
Duck
Steve UtHetts
Anita
Ruger
Tess
Jack
Sha
Jick Garfield
Garfield
Cate
Methodist Church
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Stork Farm
Eagle Ranch
An Invitation to Tea Etiquette Guidance
Dear Miss de Peyster explains handling a formal invitation to tea. It covers using the correct reply card or correspondence card, language formality, whether a separate acknowledgment is needed, and the obligation to respond when the invitation asks for the pleasure of your company.
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Miss de Peyster
Tam
Nightmarish Tall Tale Adventures From A Dreamlike Realm
Five children named Bt Flor Heold Yao l and Kuart strive to grow tall by stretching themselves to telegraph pole height. They overreach and must retreat, then face a perilous river crossing. As they drift toward danger they shrink to pins, struggle, and some meet misfortune while attempting to return home.
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Yaol
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Bowie
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