Gibson Girl and Flapper Contrast by Charles Dana Gibson
The article contrasts Charles Dana Gibson’s classic Gibson girl with today’s flapper. It notes fashion shifts from long dresses to shorter skirts and exposed legs, yet cites Gibson’s belief that modern girls remain fundamentally good. A new illustration in Life via Hearst’s International Cosmopolitan shows a flapper in a bookstore asking for a book “fit for my grandfather and grandmother to read.”
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Charles
Dana Gibson
Gibson Girl
Charles Dana
Gibson
Charles Dana Gibson
Mr. Gibson
Collier’s Weekly
LIFE
Hearst
International Cosmopolitan
Nation Backing Maternal Child Health Weighs Federal Role
The country supports public health in communities and favor increases when results are clear. Yet many oppose federal involvement in maternal and infant health. Under the Sheppard-Towner Act last year 189,600 mothers and about 20 million children benefited.
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United States
Europe
Children’s Bureau
Burden of Asia and Chiang Kai-shek in U S China policy
The piece quotes Senator Borah criticizing Western coercion in China and notes Chiang Kai-shek rising as a nationalist leader. It argues American policy risks alienating China if it fails to maintain a fixed stance and highlights Chiang's view that Western treaties mask self interest.
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Enator Borah
China
Asia
Africa
Chiang Kai-shek
Sun Yat-sen
Fat and thin ideals cross cultures in odd remedies
An old discussion contrasts African and American beauty goals, noting fattening practices in huts and slimness schemes in the United States. It warns about dangerous anti fat cures such as pills with tapeworm heads, and argues that artificial thinness is as absurd as artificial fatness.
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Sam
Weight as index to baby's health
An article by Royals stresses that a baby's weight gain is the clearest sign of health. It urges regular weighing, individualized care, and careful feeding, noting variation among infants and when to consult a doctor. Copyright 1928 Newspaper Feature Service.
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Oep
United States
New York
New York City
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Queen Victoria on Charity to Animals and the Weak
A reflection on compassion for animals and the weak. The author cites Quotations from Queen Victoria and notes Ileana’s Romanian animal aid work. Personal anecdotes describe a household with many rehabilitating animals and a call for better care of orphans, elderly, and neglected infants. The piece argues cruelty to animals mirrors lack of humanity.
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Queen Victoria
Ileana
Roumania
Just David and the character of a name
A writer muses on how names imply traits. The name David evokes sincerity simplicity and kindness. The piece argues names should fit a person, and imagines earning the name David by living up to its associations.
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John
Mary
David
Sideshows of Science on the upas tree in Java
The upas tree reportedly grows over a hundred feet tall on Java with a poison sap used to tip spears. Legends claim it kills intruders and criminals, but those tales are false. the sap is poisonous though.
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Java
Their First Jobs The Tiniken Roller Bearing Pioneer
Philip Nowlan profiles a man who trained in law but followed family roots into an auto parts venture. After studying law and travel in Europe he joined his father and brother to build a thrust roller bearing business that became the Tiniken Roller Bearing Company with HH Tinikon as president.
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Europe
Tiniken Roller Bearing Company
Andi Yer
H.H. Tinikon
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Queen’s Counsel
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