Writer Warns Against Synthetic Love and Cheap Substitutes
Beatrice Fairfax warns against cheap substitutes for affection. The column urges valuing genuine friendship and love, rejecting petting and superficial relationships, and highlights the importance of purity and eventual marriage with the right partner. It cites moral advocates and a Milwaukee conference on promiscous petting.
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Goodnight Stories Dragon Fly Meeting in a Pond
Peggy watches a dragon fly emerge from shed skin and meet a winged mate. The dragon fly explains life in the pond and hints at mating dances and future flights. Peggy, thrilled, rushes to tell her mother about the encounter.
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Wingtil
Jover
Sarvoine
Fashion's Facts and Fancies in New Dress Trends
A vivid review of contemporary fashion shows highlighting peacock motif roasts, bold textiles, contras ting calico patterns, and handpainted shawls. It notes convertible fabrics, modern patterns, and new bag styles in brown tones with alligator frames, emphasizing individuality and refined evening wear.
Meditations of a Wife explores shifting gender roles
In Helen Rowland's piece from 1927 the traditional view of the strong male hero is challenged by a rising image of the modern wife and the overburdened husband. The text contrasts the days when men carried heavy tasks with the current reality where women manage offices, errands, and domestic duties, redefining the household dynamic.
The Rhyming Optimist
Fragmented verse about sunshine and joy, urging happiness and trust. Mentions a journey and the difficulty of choosing paths toward contentment. References to folly, grieving, and pursuit of joy amid winds and fate.
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Einidex
Tours
Love's Wages A New Serial Scene From 1927
An installment in a serialized romance follows the narrator after a painful separation from Archie Dining. Dinner plans, theater outings, and a web of romantic entanglements unfold as Corinne, Grace, and others maneuver encounters, suspicions, and shifting affections amid a musical comedy opening.
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Grace
Corinne Hubbad
Covinns
Corinne
Geneo
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Aigmore
Carteret
Terry
Archir
Covinne
Eines
Mar
Atehic
Corrinne
Anisha
Listen World! Elsie Robinson excerpt in King
The piece recounts Jesus washing his disciples feet at the last supper, urging humility, followed by a long parable of a famed American newspaper magnate who rescues a addicted man. It contrasts personal sacrifice with public pride and ends noting copyright 1927.
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Armevica
World of America
Manny
Frien
Tor
King Seahires Syn
Canape Preparations and Recipes From a Menu Card
A readable fragment describes canapes and their preparation, detailing bread bases toasted or fried, fillings of fruit cheese fish or meat, and methods to keep hot bread and cold fillings. Examples include anchovy canapes with lettuce and orange, bacon canapes with olives and cheese, and cheese with pimentos, all framed as stylish hors d oeuvres for formal or informal settings.
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Ihg
Tnday
Andy
Pointers on Etiquette for Flowers to a New Baby
Advice on appropriate flower gifts after a birth. Recommends sending roses with pastel greens and lilies for the mother, small bouquets for the baby, and ivory or pink ribbons. Describes basket designs including all white or pale blooms, and a baby nosegay tucked to the handle. Also suggests Colonial bouquets for newcomers and seasonally suitable flowers for the baby’s breath celebration.
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