Married Life the Third Year Read by Mabel Urner
Helen shines at a dinner with the Stevens but nerves fray when Warren frowns and nudges her. She fears she overacted with her suffragette mimicry and vaudeville imitations, only to learn his foot was asleep rather than offended. The evening ends with her doubting herself.
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Helen
Warren
Wasyn
Pussy Purrmen
Delia
Mrs. Stevens
Jove
Kitten
Mr. Stevens
Ren
Stevenses
George
Women Speakers Triumph in Dinners Across Generations
Harper's Bazaar notes a shift as women at recent dinners outshine men in postprandial talks. Men long dominate with lengthy tales, while women deliver concise five minute stories, leaving audiences eager for more. Age old training, they argue, teaches how not to tell a tale.
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New York
Harper’s Bazar
Williams Kidney Pills Promised Cure For Nerve Strain
Advertisers claim Williams' Kidney Pills cure overworked nerves and kidney related pains. The copy lists symptoms such as pains in loins side back and bladder with facial puffiness and offers the product at 60 cents through druggists and A M Fischer.
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Williams
A. M. Fischer
Woman Versus Woman in Social Circles and Chastity
A Harper's Bazar excerpt by Inez Haynes Gillmore argues that women judge each other by chastity and appearance. It warns morality as a home threat and notes divorcees rely on alimony, portraying social dependence and fear of scandal.
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Inez Haynes Gillmore
Harper’s Bazar
To Be Alert Vigorous and Think Right
The saying urges avoiding chronic headache by acting promptly against heat cold stomach or nervousness and staying vigilant in doing the right thing at the right time.
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