Why you should give good books a place in your home (1918)
Give good books a place in your home
An old saying runs to the effect that "a man is known by the company he keeps." There might be another one to ... Read more...
Full service gas station tips for happy customers (1944)
What does it take to be a tip-top gas station service attendant during the 1940s? Find out how full-service went beyond 'Shall I fill it up with Super Special?'
Readers get love and relationship advice from Bette Davis (1942)
Believing there is a great need for wise counsel in this troubled world, Photoplay-Movie Mirror has persuaded Bette Davis, Hollywood's famous advice star, to act as consultant to its readers.
The science of pleasing women (1898)
Here's an... interesting... take on the so-called science behind successful male-female relationships.
The science of pleasing women and what it mea... Read more...
Stop your kids from becoming juvenile delinquents (1958)
When I was a kid, we had the same desire to loot and pillage and rape as these kids today, we were as savage as kids always are, but at the same time we knew that our parents and all other grownups were unalterably opposed to it, and we didn't do it.
Should newlyweds show affection in public? (1919)
Should a newlywed pair show their affection in public?
It is the "innocent bystander" who suffers most at first, but experience shows that after the ... Read more...
When to leave calling cards after a party (1902)
When to leave calling cards after an entertainment
On the subject of leaving cards, there is always much to be said. When should cards be left ... Read more...
A checklist to help wives plan for the future (1958)
From an expert: A checklist to help wives plan for the future
For husbands:
Mrs Charles Ulrick Bay, well-known New York broker, offers this advice... Read more...
Ronald Reagan: How to make yourself important (1942)
How to make yourself important
... and strangely enough, love has a lot to do with it, in a way you'd least suspect
By Ronald Reagan (as told to... Read more...
Office girls as shapely as models (1913)
Office girls as shapely as models
Is the working girl to be barred from the Venus contest now in progress, and which has already reached from Buffalo... Read more...
The etiquette of marriage: Popping the question (1850)
Popping the question
There is nothing more appalling to a modest and sensitive young man than asking the girl he loves to marry him: and there are ... Read more...
How to win the favor of ladies (1850)
The etiquette of courtship & marriage
No subject in this work is more important, and certainly none will be studied with as much attention, as ... Read more...
The etiquette of courtship: Love letters (1850)
Love letters
A gentleman is struck with the appearance of a lady and is desirous of her acquaintance, but there are no means within his reach of ob... Read more...
The etiquette of marriage: The ceremony & after (1850)
The marriage ceremony
Weddings are everywhere accompanied with some degree of ceremony, and are usually considered as occasions of festivity. The p... Read more...
What advice would Adam West give to Lynda Carter? (1977)
Batman: What's Adam West doing now? (1977)
What advice, you may wonder, would Adam (Batman) West give to Lynda (Wonder Woman) Carter?
"That de... Read more...
How to make your hair more beautiful (1914)
Dear Mrs Thompson: Please tell me how I can have pretty hair and lots of it. Tell me what to use to make it look alive and make it grow.
Girls, don’t bewail your lot in life (1918)
Not one of us should blame fate or environment for what we are. If we feel that we are not the success we should be, it simply remains with ourselves to better our condition.
How to laugh, just for girls (1955)
Laughter is a serious thing. Hoot if you must, but strict attention should be paid to how you laugh and when. It is the barometer of your emotional state. Precisely put, laughter is a form of behavior.
Quoted wisdom of George Washington
Without virtue and without integrity, the finest talents and the most brilliant accomplishments can never gain the respect and conciliate the esteem of the truly valuable part of mankind.
Mother’s letter to John Quincy Adams, age 11 (1840)
The Mother of John Q Adams
It is said that superior men always have superior mothers, and it certainly seems to be the case in general, if not always... Read more...
Nothing is free – everything costs, says Billie Burke (1913)
Nothing is free; everything costs!
Sermon by Billie Burke
I'm going to preach a sermon from a text that most of us are always forgetting. The te... Read more...
Advice on boys’ too-loud voices (1904)
Boys' too-loud voices
Question: I would like to ask you a few questions regarding my little boy. He has a habit of talking very loudly. I have ... Read more...
News, advice, comedy & more on the CBS Radio Network (1960s)
One immediate reason to turn to your CBS Radio Station and stay there: News!
You don't need much of a radio station to give you a quick sketch of the... Read more...
Thanks-living: Show gratitude by doing good for others (1914)
"Thanks-Living"
Proper way to show gratitude is doing good to others.
Thanksgiving presupposes thankfulness. One cannot give thanks unless he fe... Read more...
Advice: Should a girl accept advances from her boss? (1914)
Should a girl who works accept the attentions of her employer?
by Idah M'Glone Gibson
Dear Mrs Gibson:
I have smiled and raged alternatel... Read more...
Why long hair is a burden to Civil War era women (1862)
Short hair for ladies?
A letter to Louis A Godey, publisher of Godey's Lady's Book
I know, Mr Godey, to an absolute certainty, from both reason ... Read more...
