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Hair color shifts and price shocks in postwar era
A former movie star endures a playful hair washing as Dona Edmond demonstrates a new home hair dye claiming quick 25 minute color change and no skull damage. The piece traces dye names and color options from jet brown to canary diamond and notes pepper prices soar in New York due to wartime plantation destruction, with India as current supplier.
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Murial
Dona Edmond
Queen Marie of
Romania
Edmond
Ses
New York
Netherlands Indies
India