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was a monthly magazine published in the United States from 1928 to 1977. Its subjects included
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581:(1898–1969, 1971–82)
570:Ladies' Home Journal
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689:Louisa Knapp Curtis
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448:The New York Times,
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123:History and profile
40:June 1930 issue of
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563:Tribune and Farmer
534:Cyrus H. K. Curtis
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344:The New York Times
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153:upper middle class
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177:In 1975
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