Just Kids by Mrs Jennie Little Ipswich
A car ride with two clever children creates comic chaos and social commentary as Betty and Bob charm strangers, dodge scoldings, and narrate their Gramma visit. Jack Barnes confronts Hastings and a dance plan, while Betty prays for good behavior at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gramma
Bobs
Betty
Bob
Bella
Amma
Cle
Daddy
Alice
Babs
Jack Barnes
Jack
Grandma
A Walking Song with a Shakspere in My Pocket
A poem fragment imagining morning hills as sacred space. The speaker carries Shakespearean reference and mentions Erasmus, Memnon, and the muses. The tone blends rustic landscape with immortal joys and a desire to lead a divine life through verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erasmus
Memnon
Genevieve the Gas Stove Becomes Family Member
A humorous essay describes a couple naming household items including Genevieve the gas stove. The narrator explains how the stove became their cheerful household companion with a window, curtains, a flower pot, and a portrait that lifts moods as they treat appliances as members of the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve
Jack
Horace
Casey
Recipes of New England Housewives feature fritters and chowder tips
Sunday Post presents a full page of recipes. Frying tips advise soft dough, timely turning, new fat, and minimal flour to avoid cracks. Cheese toasts fry in hot butter. The Big Sea Clam Chowder blends pork, onions, potatoes, clams, milk, and butter with optional salt and pepper. Maud Witherell shares the chowder recipe from East Lynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith B. Macteer
Wilmington
Maud Witherell
Broadway
East Lynn
Sylvan Dells of Summer Time
A 1920 poem celebrates nature and peace in gentle terms. Gentle imagery of arbutus violet roses and apple blossoms evokes summer in peaceful valleys with no sign of war. The piece contrasts winter’s gates with blooming meadows and honeyed memories.
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Sylvan Dells
Arbutus
Grasa
Sylvan
Searing Circle Letters on Equality and Courtship
A collection of letters to the Sewing Circle debate equal rights, male dominance, and social norms. Readers reference Vicente Blasco Ibanez, domestic behavior, city versus country values, and warn Hyde about arrogance. Multiple contributors discuss romance, money, marriage, and independence with admonitions and advice.
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Vicente Blasco Ibanez
Sewing Circle
Paris
Sylvester
Hyde
Household Hints From J Brennan Somerville Beacon Street
Onions taste milder when boiled in water with 1 2 teaspoon baking soda. Salt removes egg stain from silver when rubbed dry with a soft cloth. To remove paint from window glass rub with hot sharp vinegar. J Brennan Beacon street Somerville 42.
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J. Brennan
Beacon Street
Somerville
Dreams of theft and robbery meaning in ancient signs
A 1920s column explains dream interpretations by mystics. Dreaming of theft signals losses or hidden gains, stealing predicts unexpected money if returned, and accusing others shows inconsiderate behavior. Being caught with stolen goods warns of past secrets exposed and enemies ahead, but courage can preserve one’s good name.
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Hyde
Theinens
McClure
Fashion notes on dress fabrics and summer styles
The piece discusses dress fabrics such as serge taffeta and lingerie materials, arguing washable fabrics are practical. It envisions a blue af feta frock with tiny pincheck, a deep V neck, and a filmy fichu collar tied in a bow. Navy tones, sailor hats, elaborate handbags, and marabou neckwear are favored.
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Sunday Post
Jennie Little
High St
Ipswich
Cad Hastings
Alice Camden
Mamma
Richard LE Gallienne
Harper's Magazine
Kostas
Y. Metropolitan News- Adpaper Service
N.Y
New England
Bentztown Bard
Southern Press Syndicate
Oolong
Formosa Oolong
Formosa
Monadnock White House Preferred Stock Union Blend
AENES
Athup
Frank N. Nathan Co
Washington St
Boston
U 1801
Miss Bean
Bean
Frank E. Davidson
Mysticus
Lenore
Rinso
Lave Bros. Co
Cambridge
Mass
Makers of
Lux
Lewer Bree. Co
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