Dermato phytic infection linked to fungus foot epidemic
The article notes a New York sanitation institute warning that dermatophytosis or ringworm has reached epidemic levels. It cites infection spreading from the Mississippi River east to the coast, affects over a million people, and warns that immunity is waning. It urges foot hygiene and antiseptic bathing after barefoot exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Institute of Sanitation of
New York City
Mississippi River
Remedies for foot fungus and throat lump reported by reader
The notice discusses foot sweating and skin tenderness in winter and suggests bathing and drying, with a physician if resistant. It also cites a reader’s tested remedy copper sulphate mixture and notes possible throat lump causes such as ulcerated stomach or hyperthyroidism, plus ear blockage explanations and a recommendation to see an ear specialist.
Knit It ARIS Kostio de War's Modern Knitted Cocktail Suits
ARIS Kostio de War presents smart simple cocktail suits with one button basques lace jabots and short skirts. Many outfits use metallic yarns resembling chain armor while others pair metallic jackets with woolen skirts. Lucien Lelong favors combining hand knits with waver wool silks and velvets. A six oclock black crepe dress features a dark red knitted bolero and back panel offering fresh styling for retro dinner or bridge dresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aris
Kostio de War
Marianne
Lucien Lelong
Fashion diary notes on Schiaparelli and Paris features
A diary on fashion highlights Schiaparelli and Vionnet trends with colored slide fasteners in blouses, front and back openings, and overblouse styling. It cites Creed’s waistcoat, Mainbacher’s Louis XVI tunic, and Lucille Paray’s lingene trim, plus a violet Schiaparelli accent and a potential Fifth Avenue debut of a formal evening tunic.
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New York
Hollywood
Schiaparelli
Paris
Creed
Vionnet
Fifth Avenue
Mainbacher
Versailles
Lucille Paray
Rosevienne
Profiles For Today TI BEGINS to look as if the old Bolsheviks soon vanish
News from Russia reports Alexei Rykoff, former Premier and Trotzky opponent, given the gate. Henry G. Yagoda becomes Commissar of Communications. Nikolai Yezhof takes Internal Affairs, OGPU, amid Stalinist reshuffles. Yezhof, 41, seen as a mild strict to run the agency. Born in Leningrad, he joined Bolsheviks at 14 and rose through roles including military commissar and Vice Commissar of Agriculture before 1934 Central Committee appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexei Rykoff
Stalin
Rykoff
Trotzky
Henry G. Yagoda
OGPU
Leningrad
Bolsheviks
Communist Party
Belts Back in Style for Democratic Era Fashion
The article discusses belts as a graceful expression of modern taste. It notes wide belts likely to become fashionable and suggests costumes may be designed for wear with or without belts, reflecting personal preference.
Guide to Charm Use Milder Soap and Skin Care
The article advises gentle skin care for aging or dry skin using mild soap soft water cleansing creams and tonics. It recommends morning rinses with tepid water cold water or skin tonic after makeup and thorough nightly washing with complete removal of suds. It also stresses cream application with upward strokes to keep skin supple and suggests testing foundations and bases for protection and a velvet texture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merit
Royalty, children, and a changing parent child bond
A reflection on class and royalty in American life contrasts with a mother daughter scene. The piece notes the allure of royalty and the awkwardness of public attention, then presents a domestic conflict where a mother restricts a thirteen year old from a downtown movie, highlighting mutual misunderstanding and evolving independence in parent child relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacr
Laura
Royalty in New York Seen Quietly in Public
A vivid letter portrays Victoria of Spain openly enjoying New York, mingling with locals and earning recognition despite her royal status. The piece notes other royalty in the city, including Russians, and recalls her husband Alphonso. It frames royal presence as news while discussing censorship and parental control over reading and mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Spain
Duchess of Toledo
New York
Paris
Biarritz
Alphonso
Dishes for Today Can Relishes Now and Enjoy Them This Winter
October offers ambitious housewives more canning ideas with cucumbers green tomatoes peppers cabbage corn mushrooms and apples to make relishes chutneys and pickles. A few jars on the pantry shelf add zest to winter menus. Luncheons include tomato juice baked ham with peaches baked beans cole slow apple butter tarts with whipped cream and tea. Oli Celery lives Fresh Pear Pie with Cheese Crust Coffee.
Vintage Pickle and Apple Preserving Guide
A detailed home canning and pickle protocol covers washing tiny cucumbers and brining in a salt solution with bay leaves, weights, and staged salt additions over weeks. It also outlines sweet pickle preparation with alum brine, vinegar treatment, packing in jars with spices, then a tart apple conserve with spiced pulp, and a corn and pepper relish with cabbage and vinegar to seal in sterile jars.
Practical Tips For Daily Comfort And Storage
Short Cuts advises ironing fabrics on the right side for best results. It suggests sprinkling talcum powder into new shoes to ease comfort. It also recommends saving cheese tins and foil wrappers to store leftovers, noting the wrappers help keep cheese fresh.
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Claud North Chrisman
Ald
DE. Cazeisman
East
Florence Burchaed
Yezkoff
Russia
Talbot Lake
Guide To
By Jacqueline Hunt
MISS
Mrs. Martin
Marian Mays Martin
England
Prince of Wales
Jane Herbert Goward
Judith Wilson
Feirchild
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