Care of the Teeth and At-Home Dentifrices
A guidance piece on maintaining dental health notes that teeth should be kept immaculately clean, with a recommended chalk and camphor tooth powder and a liquid dentifrice made from borax, hot water, tincture myrrh, and camphor spirits. It links gum health to overall health and warns yellow teeth signal vigor while very white teeth may indicate fragility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Fannet
Ernest R. Lowe
Fa Grod Housekeeping
Reading Gas Meters And Household Water Use Guide
Household care urged to scrutinize gas and water accounts. Instructions explain meter reading, deduction, and unit conversion for bills. Also notes rotation of linen and Roquefort cheese milk output from sheep in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roquefort
France
Mrs Clarence Mackay The most extravagant society leader
Mrs Clarence Mackay of New York commands a fortune near forty million and spends over thirty thousand annually on wardrobe with lavish jewelry and gifts. Her Long Island estate features a marble Italian pool with twenty five baths, a vast staff, and a violet stationery habit. She charms New York society while maintaining privacy with a veil and a renowned jewelry collection.
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Clarence Mackay
New York
America
Mackay
Long Island
John W. Mackay
Hid
Gotham
Paper of Adoption Holds Key To Banker's Threats
James Ellison and his brother Frank plot to obtain a forged or copied adoption paper used to control a fortune tied to Martin Frale's heiress. A coup by Hendricks thwarts Ellison, revealing a copy instead of the original. Frank then pressures James to drop efforts to aid Barnett while hinting at a marriage safeguard against further meddling.
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Dub
Ellison
Martin Frale
Cnd
Montepin
Job
Edison
Waldinger
Elison
Igheil
El-lison
Fin
James
Exton
Jimmy
James Ellison
Frank
Briggs
Frank Ellison
A Season of Monograms on Linen and Crest Displays
A discussion notes that monograms dominate contemporary linens with a dainty corner initial in wash silk or fine linen. It adds that a family crest may replace a monogram if the owner is keen to flaunt it, reflecting snobbish tastes and feudal relics.
Unclear dialogue as brother departs after taunt
Fragmentary quotation shows a man taunting Tammy about crossing sides and leaving the room. His brother stares in shock, unable to speak, creating a tense moment with implied conflict.
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Jing
Tammy
Will You Hold Me Up as a Model to Your Third Husband
A brief, dialogic note from a Chicago Post item reveals a wife asking if she should be held up as a model to the husband’s future, while reflecting on her own marriages and past roles. The exchange centers on preferences for guidance and comparison within intimate relationships.
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Chicago Post
Patience and Monuments Echo in a Gentle Scene
A fragmentary Victorian tone shows Phyiliv driving, Dobbins pacing, and discussions of patience, homes, and social mores. It references a nurse or doctor rising, a pleasant fate, and a lightly satirical “Candid Friend” note. The passage also includes a brief, unrelated quip about a summer boarder and a towel incident.
Itinerant Talk and Quick Quips From The City
A collage of humorous quotes and social banter from Chicago Daily News style columns includes remarks on women at church fashion, political views on women’s suffrage, a letter of introduction miscast for an actor, and light anecdotes from entertainment periodicals. It presents a slice of urban opinion and jokes surfacing in midcentury society.
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Deacon Jones
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mreet & Smith
Hendricks
James Wilvon
Barnett
Olodhopper
Phyiliv
Dobbins
Ines
Farmer Waybark
Meekton
Venice
Washington
Ann
Brooklyn
New Idea
Woman’s Magazine
Ths
NEW
Rae Poalisrt
Broadway
T. Dewitt Talmage
Hix Pon
Frank DeWitt Tainage
Ae Rootite
Christian Forald
Mgr
Heormons
Cate
PbMa
Menrhorb
Pepe
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