Mrs Emily Cummings of Malden to be 90 in September
Mrs Emily Cummings aged 89, a longtime church helper, has sewn 60 flannel skirts since age eight to pay church dues, and 32,000 crimson ramblers for Filene's. She has made 40 bed quilts since 85, and 12 in the last two years, while knitting for Red Cross. She reads The Post each morning, works until 4 p.m., then reads again, with eight children, 18 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and two grandsons in military service. one grandson died from service. Address: 152 Forest Street, Malden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily &. Cummings
Malden
Filene’sa
Red Cross
Post
W. M. Carr
Forest Street
Anchor Forger Samuel H Church Passes From Hanover
Samuel H Church an 88 year old anchor forger and sole survivor of a Hanover craft family. Born Sept 15 1830 on Washington Street he trained at John Sylvester forge and worked at Curtis Crossing and Raynham where he oversaw finishing anchors. He later farmed and ran a grist and saw mill near Third Herring Brook. He served as a selectman 1877 to 1889 and long time treasurer of the First Congregational Church Society. He married Ellen Gardner who died years ago leaving a son who died at 14 and now is cared for by a grandson in Rockland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Church
Hanover
Mass
Mr. Church
Washington Street
Samuel S
Sarah E. (Sylvester) Church
John Sylvester
Curtis’ Crossing
Raynham
Herring Brook
First Congregational Church Society
Ellen C
Thomas J
Elmira Gardner
J. S. Lawrence
Summer Street
Rockland
Civil War Veteran Lewis Bailey of South Duxbury 91
A 91 year old Civil War veteran, Lewis Bailey, famed in South Duxbury, handles all housework and farming, washes floors weekly, bakes cakes, reads the Bible Sundays, and recalls war experiences. He is accompanied by a large dog named Jack and remains a local hero admired for resilience and devotion as America faces the current war. Mrs Grace M Bennett, South Duxbury, O Box 12.
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Lewis Bailey
South Duxbury
Jack
Duxbury
America
Grace M. Bennett
O. Box
Remarkable 83 Year Old Shelburne Falls Woman
An active worker at 83 Mrs Lydia V Stowe of Shelburne Falls Mass reaches her 84th birthday soon. Despite frail health she maintains vim and will guiding her invalid daughter’s family of five as chief accountant of income and outgo. Each summer she tends garden, sews, mends and crafts, and every evening she reads aloud for an hour or more to someone in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia V. Stowe
Shelburne Falls
Mass
Regular correspondent to weekly farm magazine
A note from Mrs. Frank Leonard of Shelburne Falls Mass praises a young contributor's stunt and mentions she writes as a regular correspondent for a well known weekly farm magazine. She inquires about timely farming topics around the day and signs off with a price indication of nearly S84.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Leonard
Shelburne Falls
Mass
Travels Alone at 91 in Maine’s Round Pond and Rockland
An 91 year old widow, Mrs Cun ningham of Round Pond, Maine, attends Lincoln County Fair annually and travels solo by rail to Rockland each fall about 60 miles. She makes a rug each winter that wins first prize at her town fair. Many think she looks about six years old. her granddaughter is Mrs Pitcher of North Edgecomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cunningham
Round Pond
Lincoln County Fair
Rockland
John Pitcher
North Edgecomb
Birthday Bio Briefs David Rittenhouse Pioneer Astronomer Clockmaker
David Rittenhouse born April 8 1732 in Roxborough Pennsylvania now part of Philadelphia. He was a farmer son who educated himself through a small library turning to clocks astronomy and surveying. He served on government boards directed the Philadelphia Mint and led the American Philosophical Society before his death in 1796.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Rittenhouse
Roxborough
Penn
Philadelphia
David
Mint
American Philosophical Society
Facts and Fashions in Dress Trimming Styles
A fashion note describes trimming a gray dress with pockets and wristlets in skunk fur. It mentions high stock designs with a narrow ribbon at the bottom tied in a bow. It notes 80 pretty remnant frock ideas for children and summer dresses for little girls.
Everyday Etiquette Advice From Alicia Hoyt
Dress carefully and avoid mismatched clothing. manners mark true culture. In Small Town life scoffers hide their vulgarity, while city readers will value social rules shared by refined people. Courtesy boosts business success, and even Napoleon studied proper behavior from an actor. Entertainer notes that congenial guests matter more than the menu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Wartime Chocolate Cake and Biscuit Recipe Notices
A wartime chocolate cake recipe yields 16 pieces with simple mixing steps and a Seabrook Beach signatory. Also includes a baking powder biscuit and a sheet cake for Mrs C M Ogilvie, Lowell and Miss Rose Lemire, Lowell address, plus Mrs F H Proctor in Camden instructions for quick cakes and doughs.
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C. M. Ogilvie
Seabrook Beach
N. H
F. H. Proctor
Main Street
Camden
Debate on Mothers Reading Daughters Letters
Multiple readers argue for or against mothers opening daughters letters. They discuss trust, parenting, and guidance, with testimonies from mothers and daughters about reading or not reading mail, and the impact on relationships and futures.
Red Cross Benefit Ends With Notable Paris Song
A Red Cross benefit event featured a dance and a surprise performer aged about 18 to 20. She delivered a delicate French song in a demure style,Behind her hands, she avoided smiles, drawing attention with a poised, graceful stage presence. Her hydrangea blue taffeta gown emphasized a tight front skirt and rose accents, with a beaded scarf-like bodice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Right or Wrong in Two Years of Courtship Kiss Gesture
A reader asks if it is appropriate for a girl to allow a kiss from a longtime boyfriend after two years of dating. The column argues mutual consent and implied engagement by prolonged companionship, noting that absent a platonic understanding, two years together often implies readiness for affectionate gestures and a potential engagement.
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Miss Champagne
State theater to host Country Cousin's day sales drive
Today at the Liberty Theatre in the Tremont street mall the Stage Women's War Relief group will designate a Country Cousin's day as part of the Liberty Loan campaign. Women will run the theater during selected hours to sell bonds in cooperation with the Liberty Loan Committee of New England, while men from each company give addresses urging bond purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Theatre
Tremont Street
the Common
Liberty Cottage
Liberty Loan Committee of
New England
Household Hints for Rugs and Cloth Bags
Household hints advise preventing rug curls by attaching discarded window shades under rugs with strong thread. Remove shade to clean, restitch after, shades create flat rugs and longer wear. Use stiff shades for rugs and soft shades to craft dustproof bags for dresses and even furs in spring. Mrs John B Colby Holyoke Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Colby
Parker Street
Holyoke
Fear For Safety Of Landin Of Atlantic
Carl J. Landin 88 of Webster Street Atlantic left for fishing in Quincy Bay Friday night and had not returned by last night. His wife Mrs. Landin appealed to police for help. A boat believed to be his was found half full of water off Houghs Neck. He is an inventor of rubber machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Landin
Webster Street
Atlantic
Quincy Bay
Quincy
Stand by the men behind the guns Liberty bond drive
A wartime public notice urges readers to support the Liberty bond drive, calling on citizens to back the armed forces with bond purchases and highlighting the need to fund military needs through patriotic investment.
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Nie Oers
OF the Post
The
the Post
Boston
Sunday Post
Agnes Small
Home For
Roxbury
John K. Gilman
Soldiers’ Relief
Lever Bros. Co
Cambridge, Mass
Emily S. Cummings
the Press Publishing CO
Maurice Ketten
Alicia Hoyt
Sewing Circle
Tin Mother
H. J. Cowan
D. D
School Street
Savings Bank
ARMY
Henry B. Washburn
ED. B
Episcopal Theological School
Cambridge
St. Paul's Cathedral
Massachusetts
E. J. Hickey & CO
Friend St
North Station
Douglas Malloch
Mildred Champagne
Landin
Thresher Brothers
Temple Place
Chestnut St
Thresher
Inet
BORAX
Pacific Coast Borax Co
New York
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