Physiognomists Read Faces by Ellie Grossman in New York
New York feature profiles Peter Shen, a makeup artist and designer with roots in Shanghai and a career spanning Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia and Japan. He explains physiognomy as an ancient art, detailing ear placement and lobes, facial divisions, and how long ears denote kindness, with expert lineage from a Linen Robe school in Tokyo.
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Peter Shen
Shen
Tokyo
Linen Robe
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Australia
Japan
Aziza Cosmetics
Confucius
Far East
Foreheads and Noses Guide Fate in Beauty Portraits
An expert analyzes facial features as indicators of character and destiny. High, wide foreheads signal potential. straight, small noses suggest budgeting ability and strong marriage prospects, while sharp, narrow noses imply selfishness and artistic talent. Eyebrows, chins, and cheekbones reveal further personality and aging outcomes.
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Shen
Bo Derek
Elizabeth Taylor
Joan Crawford
Who is Rula Lenska and why didn't she sell
Erma Bombeck surveys the foreign competition analogy in American pop culture, cataloging international film stars as industrial imports and noting public reaction to Rula Lenska as another example. She argues American women adapted by crafting domestic beauties to rival foreign icons, highlighting a satire of celebrity influence.
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Rula Lenska
Erma Bombeck
America
Mona Freemans
Baltimore
Debbie Reynolds
el Paso
Tex
Sophia Loren
Gina Lollobrigida
France
Briditte Bardot
Switzerland
Ursula Andress
Great Britain
Elizabeth Taylor
Julie Christie
India
Liv Ullman
Japan
Jacqueline Bissett
England
Catherine Deneuve
Ann-Margret
Signe Hasso
Ingrid Bergman
Anita Ekberg
Britt Ekland
Upper
New York State
Teresa Brewer
Ruth Buzzi
Westerly
R.I
Angie Dickinson
Loni Anderson
Farrah Fawcett
Raquel Welch
Bo Derek
Field Enterprises, Inc
Dear Ann Landers Explains Mother Rage and Reunion of Chains
A reader from Utica charges Ann Landers with bias as she urged unloading rage to break family patterns. Landers suggests the writer may have inherited issues from her mother and questions whether the writer has children. She cautions while endorsing possible release of long held anger.
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Ann Landers
Daddy
Utica
Dear B.L. Sums, tips, salaries and changing terms discussed
A reader recalls 1915 butcher wages and tips amid beef prices, then shifts to workplace pay, tips, and a 1977 survey showing women’s titles preferences. A reader asks about children’s sexual curiosity. the columnist responses frame it as natural play and advise keeping private parts private and shifting topic after the point.
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Ann Landers
Connecticut
Western boots endure as fashion staple in Nashville area
A century of Western bootmaking centers in Tennessee and nearby states, led by Acme in Clarksville. Industry employs about 6,500 with 11 million pairs made last year. Boots range from $75 to $2500, driven by country music culture and casual western lifestyle.
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Nashville
Tenn
Harry Wise
Texas Boot Co
Lebanon
Acme
Clarksville
Robert Turrentine
Turrentine
West
Former pavilion gives transportation in Detroit
A 76 year old two story open top trolley now serves downtown Detroit and visitors. The 51 passenger vintage double decker linked English towns and was found in Greasley England as a tennis pavilion. It is the only open top double deck trolley operating in North America according to Mayor Coleman Young. Enthusiasts bought the trolley and partially restored it before leasing it to the city.
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Detroit
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Katharine Hepburn
By Ellie Grossman
New York
NEA
Ms. Taylor
Ms. Hepburn
Wit’s End
Utica, N.Y
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Phillies
Bla
B.L
Bert
U.S
Saks Fifth Avenue
Neiman-Marcus
Texas
Southeast
Jim McAlpine
Geneseo
Sons of Pioneers
McAlpine
Michigan
Slau
SKS
Jackson County
Carbondale Towers
Carbondale
Virginia Hopkins
Mgr
Fred Simmons Furniture
Broyhill, Rowe, Karpen
Pontiac
Broynt
King Roil, Campbell, Serra
14Th
Cherry Streets
Herrin
Illinois
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