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Beauty Secrets from the 1900's

Submitted by haileyr on Mon, 11/26/2007 - 13:19.
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Young's Great Book of Secrets, ca. 1920s. Image depicts page 21 and includes information on cancer, face creams, soothing syrups, and increasing milk production in cows.This page from Young's Great Book of Secrets says that in the 1900's, some women believed that there was a recipe to make themselves beautiful.

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