Modern plumbing and health in the home in 1925
An overview tracing plumbing’s rise as a modern American invention, its role in delivering clean water and waste removal, and debunking the air from drains as a disease cause. It notes advances in materials and methods, the need for regular maintenance, and cautions that defective plumbing causes discomfort rather than disease.
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Bashan Ald
Wide brim hats and tailored suits return to fashion
Fashion notes from 1936 spotlight French tailored suits with ornate braids and fur trim interwoven with practical small hats. Describes broad brims, cinnamon brown gazelle sleeves, dull gold braid, inverted platis, and Parisian flair. Highlights trend of wide brim hats, embroidery, and velvet satin combinations in millinery. Julia Bottomley.
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Jon
Julia Bottomley
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Bread as staff of life in World War era meals
The article argues bread remains humanity’s essential food, citing historical shifts from meat to grains and the impact of war on wheat needs. It notes Europe’s bread reliance in Italy France and England, contrasts U S bread share at about 35 percent, and quotes Dr. Graham Lusk and Dr. Alonzo Taylor on bread’s low cost and high nourishment.
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Italy
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Graham Lusk
Alonzo Taylor
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I Don't Like It A Born Cook Childrens School Day
Narrative about Parent Natalie and Mother Fenwick handling breakfast and outfits. The scene follows the children and parents at a first day of school, with dialogue on cooking claims, dress approval, and parental discomfort as they navigate routines, dress, and the school day.
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Robert
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The Eye-Witness Note Humor of City Tour
An elderly man on his semi annual city visit quips that women wear two garters, one to lift stockings and another to lift traffic, reflecting a satirical Life magazine tone about urban life and fashion.
Country Boys Rough Nate Describes Village Teasing
A delicate boy Nate visits country friends as peers play rough. Nate confides his distress to his mother saying the boys pry harder than one fight. The scene contrasts childhood vulnerability with rural roughhousing and a mother's care.
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Nate
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