Neuro-dermatitis in older adults explained
Dr. Claud North Chrisman describes neuro-dermatitis in past middle life as a chronic itchy eczema linked to nervous skin circulation issues. It shifts from moist, intensely itchy patches to dry cracks, often on elbows knees neck eyelids and hands, with scratching causing bleeding and crusts. Treatment includes pine tar salicylic ointment and zinc paste, while soap and water are avoided. Infantile eczema is noted in two forms, with exudative scabby type common in fat hungry babies blamed on food but often due to excess intake.
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Claud North Chrisman
M.D. Ersons
Face Eruption Covers Large Facial Area Warns Hospital Care
The article describes an eruption starting on the face and scalp that can spread to the cheeks chin and forehead forming one mass. It notes poison absorption through the skin can affect the whole body and urges hospital confinement for large areas. Bland oil is advised to loosen scabs and a high calorie diet is required.
Modes and Manners Tips for tipping at coat checks
The guide states tipping norms for coat checks. Ten cents is typical for hat checks, fifteen or twenty cents for overcoats and hats, and twenty five cents in better restaurants. It also notes a marriage ceremony custom where the bride is kissed first by the groom, then by the bride's parents and finally by the groom's parents.
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Frances D.” Ie
Humble curate defies officials to wed beloved in England
The Rev. Robert Anderson Jardine, vicar of St. Paul’s Darlington, volunteers to perform a royal wedding against orders. He is poor, forgiving, and turns most of his $2,090 stipend to the poor while serving middle class parishioners in Durham.
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Church of England
Robert Anderson Jardine
St. Paul's Church
Darlington
County of Durham
Jardine
England
Novel Flower Bracket With Twin Buckets
An unusual terrace or garden wall flower holder uses a wooden wheel with a rope suspension to hang two four inch pots. The bracket and handles feature a rush finish and evoke an old oaken bucket.
New English two way stretch lastex bathing suit
A vari colored bathing suit from England uses chemically treated cotton and lastex stitching for stretch. It fits a twelve year old girl or a woman of good proportions and offers a flexible, form fitting design.
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England
Guide to Charm Take First Sun Tan In Easy Doses
Practical summer tanning tips for brunettes and fair skinned readers. Advice covers gradual sun exposure, skin care, protective creams, hair protection, cosmetics changes, lip and nail color, and post sun cleansing routines. Strong emphasis on avoiding burns and maintaining skin moisture and color balance.
New Recipe Plan to Break Menu Rut This Week
Feeling menus stale try a week of varied dishes from scalloped corn and ham to Weiner Schnitzel and meat pasties. Include stuffed tomatoes pinwheels and a date cake with mocha frosting for a diverse lineup.
Beauty Tips for Summer Skin and Fragrance Care
The article advises lip care with massage and suntan oil, avoiding cosmetic rut, two nail polish shades, two light fragrances plus an exotic perfume, and cooling hydration with fruit juice and water. It promotes spraying cosmetics with an atomizer for easier, economical application and notes perfumes and toners are best applied this way.
Family Fashion Hits The Sportswear Trend In Stores
The article notes a rise in matching family outfits across shops with styles like midshipman shirts and Monte Carlo silk shirts. It describes men and women adopting similar sportswear including breezers, blazers, sweatshirts, and golf gear, all marketed as identical family ensembles.
Burnt Toast Shades Highlight Fall Color Palette
The article notes fall color trends with the Burnt Toast family leading in lighter tones. Royal blues shift to purple, while Pain Brule and Adobe blend into reddish brown. Bordeaux and Abdullah tones appear alongside dark greens Aragon hunter and olive.
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Bordeaux
Abdullah
Aragon
Bride’s Scrap Book Gift Idea in Colonial Chintzes
A charming shower or engagement gift for the bride to be, a matching scrapbook and household file covered in colonial chintzes or modern designs. The standing, ribbon tied file can hold recipes or memory clippings and serves as a practical keepsake.
Sandal Heels Pair With Peasant‑Inspired Beach Sandals
Chunky cork and polished wood heels are the latest note to complement embroidered peasant style beach sandals seen along sunlit Atlantic coast spots.
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Atlantic
You and Your Child by Jane Herbert Goward
A column discusses children's needs and parental roles linking sight problems and stuttering to possible dullness, urges regular eye exams and glasses, kindness to shy or speech-delayed kids, and argues against escape literature while praising spy novels and the romance genre’s unrealism.
Most Books Pretty Dull And Mystery Thrillers
The writer argues most books are dull but mystery stories hold appeal for readers craving life-like plots. Murder is not pleasant yet thrillers moralize that killers can come from any class, and puzzle lovers keep raiding the mystery shelf even amid stress.
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Voltaire
Cock Robin
Dry clothes thoroughly to prevent mildew in humid months
The article urges drying all garments and linens completely before placing them in the hamper to avoid mildew during warm, humid conditions.
Whipped Molasses Cream and Tomato Peel Trick
Short kitchen tips cover making one cup of molasses whipped cream with cream and molasses. A tomato skin can be removed quickly by holding the tomato over a flame on a fork. A pinch of baking soda helps dry beans cook tender.
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Talbot Lake
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Miss Hunt
Judith Wilson
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New York
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Marian Mays Martin
Jane Herbert Goward
George
Secret Service
Mrs. Martin
Mrs. Goward
Taffeta
Gloria Baker
Ted Bassett
Waldorf-Astoria
Miss Baker
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