Russians in Berlin Wives and Homes Shaped by Occupation
A 1946 Berlin report details how Allied and Soviet wives adapt to German life, creating distinct shopping, housing, and social patterns. Soviet families fill stores with a wide array of goods, Russian carriages appear on Potsdam streets, and officers balance work with family life while British and American households manage rationing and domestic routines.
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Tanda
Tdke
Americina
Russans
Beltlan
Eluba
Amnyfean
Potsdam
Berlin
Germany
America
England
Russia
Badame
Dolace
Alfie
Steppes
Homemaker Hints on Storing Furs and Winter Garments
Storage advice urges sending furs to vaults for summer protection. Notes moth-proof closets and attic ventilation issues. Recommends sealed vaults, summer air flow strategies, and safety concerns about open basement to attic currents. Advises windows or vent openings to prevent mildew and damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tal
Fashion Beam and Mother Hubbub in 19th century dress style
Fashion historians note the term Mother Hubbub familiar in old nursery rhymes has been used by designers to describe wide full dresses gathered high with ruffled yokes. Summer shows reveal women wearing cinched waists with wide belts or cummerbunds at Cottons.
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Mother Hubabra
Mother Hubbards
Anne Yates Claire
New York
Chile
Wiver
Suise
Thon
Clothes Quiz: Skirt silhouettes and color tips
A reader asks Miss Blair for flattering skirt choices for a fuller hip figure and light summer wear. Advice suggests a fairly straight skirt with pleats, light gray or beige colors, a white jacket with a darker skirt, and cautions against narrow hems.
Evolution of Modern Anesthetics and Key Advances
A historical overview of anesthesia from poppy derivatives to ether and nitrous oxide. It notes morphine’s delayed widespread use after 1900, the inhalation era with nitrous oxide and ether, and postwar advances like cyclopropane gases and airway tubes. It ends with a reader question about hair color and a cautious answer.
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Humphrey Davy
Europe
America
Boston
Watch
Pink is outstanding color for spring and summer fashion
A fashion feature highlights pink as the standout color for spring and summer outfits. It covers wool year round wear, designer Muriel King’s ready to wear line, and Butterick patterns, noting wool fabrics’ cool, wrinkle resistant qualities and new silhouettes for both women and men in a lively hotel luncheon setting.
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Hollywood
New York
Honore
Harriette Harri
Muriel King
Misa Harrn
Butterlek
Nore
International
Stroock
Forstmann
Tha Notan
Tle Ditmer
Sisters Honor Students at Dansville Central High
Dansville Central High School honors two sisters in the graduating class. Helen Acamb, 17, is class valedictorian, while Besnie Acamb, 10, is salutatorian. The siblings share top honors in the senior class.
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Dansville Upi
Dansville Central High School
Helen Acamb
Elasa
Besnie Acamb
Sutulaterinn
Embroidery Patterns and Needlework Book Ad
An old advertisement offers pattern 7120 for embroidery and jacket designs by Lena Ferdvasa, with sizes 2,4,6,8,40 and easy charts. It mentions twenty cents per pattern and lists a New York address for orders, plus images of crochet, knitting, and home decoration projects.
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Lena Ferdvasa
Ney
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Compiete
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Ana
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William A. Oarten, M.D
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Sauerkraut
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Smiths
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