Married Life the Second Year Seethes with Temptation
In a quiet evening out, Helen faces subtle advances from Mr. Summers while her husband Warren rests unaware. The back seat intimacy builds unease as rain falls and a tension grows between past loyalties and dangerous curiosity. Helen longs for Warren’s stable presence to counter the veiled attentions of another man.
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Mabel Herbert Urner
Warren
Ison
Helen
Stevenses
Mr. Summers
Btevenses
Mrs. Stevens
Stevens
Noce
Mr. Stevens
When Love Flies Out of the Window
Cartoon caption by Nell Brinkley features a humorous domestic scene as a girl reacts to romance failing. The piece reflects early 20th century humorous social commentary with Brinkley’s characteristic style and wit.
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Nell Brinkley
Any Woman Can Have a Beautiful Complexion
The article argues that any woman can achieve a soft, rich complexion with proper care. It cites that skin foundation is the same for all, and blemishes arise from illness, skin troubles, wind, weather, or external conditions affecting either blondes or brunettes.
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Pune
Feot Mantet
Tex Texags
Rohrer's Artesia Cream Dream Remedy
A vintage advertisement touts Rohrers Artesia Dream as a medicinal skin product. It promises blemish removal and protection from wind and sun, claiming to restore clear healthy skin and noting antiseptic and soothing properties. The copy also mentions a skin care book with beauty hints and a free offer.
D'Annunzio Returns to Italy at Quiet French Resort
Visitors at a small French resort recount two months living with Signor Gabriele d Annunzio the famed poet and playwright. Servants kept noise to a minimum till noon and guests awaited dejeuner as the master woke at midday then resumed orderly summer routine at the hotel.
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Signor
Gabriele d'Annunzio
Italy
d’Annunzio
Italian Trial Phrase Enters Ananias Literature
In an Italian camorrist trial a defendant labeled a detective witness a 1,000,000 horse power liar. The remark echoes through linked Ananias literature as a striking courtroom attack.
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Italy
Married Women as Wage Earners
Dorothy Dix argues that married women who work face harsh judgments yet often work from necessity due to husbands unable to provide. The piece portrays these women as sympathetic figures balancing home and job, urging individual circumstances over blanket rules and highlighting the social and economic pressures shaping a wife’s choice to work.
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Dorothy Dix
Lfe
Spain
Dr Wiley Praises Cotton Oil as Safe Food Aid
Government expert Dr Wiley lauds gore food campaigns and endorses Cottolene the vegetable oil shortening made mostly from cotton oil. Physicians generally back its purity and wholesomeness as a leading cotton oil product for over twenty five years.
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Wiley
Gore Food
Health and Beauty Hints from Mrs Martyn
A column of home remedies offered by Mrs Mae Martyn covering facial lotion with spurmax, scalp tonic with quinzain, delatone hair removal, a weight loss tonic, eye drops for tired eyes, a classic liver tonic, a non greasy face cream jelly, and a canthrax shampoo suggestion. It emphasizes avoiding powder and promoting simple, inexpensive preparations.
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P. B
H. W
Grace T
Martyn
Adv
If Woman Had Three Wishes What Would She Ask
An essay argues that given three wishes a woman would chiefly ask for love or its equivalents: love, protection, and personal beauty. It contrasts women's desires with careers, noting most would trade fame for a home and a loving partner, and highlights a woman's longing for partnership and family alongside beauty.
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Lovye
Harlem
Cough Syrup Pinex Advertised At 50 Cents A Pint
An old ad touts Pinex cough syrup praised for stopping stubborn coughs including whooping cough. It claims Pine extract with guaiacol aids lung trouble and asthma, offering instant relief when mixed with water and honey. It suggests widespread domestic use and affordability though text is garbled.
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Norway
U. S
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National News Association
Miss Brinkley
Ihius
Mooney
Rohrer
Artesia
Rees Optical CO
W. Commerce &T
Ue Roessler & Hasslacher Chemical CO
Dr. Wiley
Mae Martyn
Rena N
Mildred
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