Spry Old Folk: Mrs. Sarah Nash’s Long Island to Maine Trek
Mrs. Sarah Nash known as Aunt Sally is celebrated among New England’s spry elders. Widow for nearly a decade, she tends her Bremen Maine home with her unmarried son and is remarkable for her Bible reading, needlework, and fearless rowing. Recently she walked long distances, visiting cemetery for flowers, then returned to Bremen, completing extensive days of travel through pasture and woods.
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Sarah Nash
Sally
New England
Long Island
Bremen
Francis Nash
Medomak
Evif Morelen Studley
Should a woman handle her future husband's money before marriage
A Sewing Circle query on marriage money prompts advice: a woman should not touch her fiancé’s wages before marriage as they belong to him and he, or his parents, may control them until wed. Other letters argue that a married woman should have one main male friend only, her husband, to avoid jealousy, rumors, and loss of reputation.
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Sewing Circle
Mr. X
Donald
Mr. Re
A Little Chat on Style by Phone With Dorothy
In a country idyll the writer notes a lingering holiday mood after a golf day and describes a violet jersey hat with hand stitched plaid detail, worn with white and a violet suede belt. A letter discusses the Boston five cent fare district and subway history, joking about Liberty bonds and public transit timelines.
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Dorothy
Doris
Sir
Greater
Boston
New York
Evening Thunder Sparks Spring Dreams of Blooms
A reflective poem invokes night rain and thunder to conjure spring. The speaker imagines trees waking, leaves unfurling, and mornings sweet beyond imagining with clover blossoms and vine-draped paths, envisioning a summer of morning glory days.
Grandson Pays Tribute to Cal Be s t in Eastondale
Calvin H Yuill of Eastondale Mass presents a brief, affectionate notice praising his grandfather Calvin BR Bezanson who lives with him. It notes two old apple trees felled on April 15 and a 21 inch elm cut, plus 25 cords of wood and care for 15 cows with milked thrice daily. The elder is described as healthy, wise, and guided by an early to bed early to rise motto.
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Calvin BR. Bezanson
Calvin H. Yuill
Eastondale
Mass
Mrs L H Clements of Hillsboro Enshrined as Local Icon
In Hillsboro New Hampshire Mrs L H Clements, age 79, runs a rooming house and tailors, sewing summer dresses and belted coats. She assists girls with party dresses and firms with alterations, appears at old-time dances, and is famed for charity and hospitality.
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Hillsboro
N. H1
L. H. Clements
Mary B. Book
Tox
East Washington, N. If
Buy Bonds to Back Troops at Home and Abroad
Each person should do his part by purchasing bonds to equip soldiers. The strongest support comes from everyday action at home as citizens finance the war effort through bond purchases.
Volplaning defined and street name query answered
Sir asks what volplaning means, answered as gliding with engines off and using the plane surfaces for flight. A reader asks when to plant corn, with a gardener reply about tree leaves as a timing clue. Tremont street spelling is possibly Trimont, Trimountain, but not in official records where Tra Mount and Tre Mount appear.
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Tra Mount
Lifebuoy soap promotes healthy skin and hygiene
Lifebuoy soap is advertised as a healthful daily wash that cleanses deeply, carries antiseptic into skin pores, and protects against irritation. It emphasizes a unique health odor and benefits for face hands and bath, urging readers to start using it now from grocery or drug stores. Lever Bros. Co., Cambridge, Mass.
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Gertie
Reive
Mama
Caarge
Grocer
Tommie
Growler
Iwaile
Mal
Eernen
Pess Pub 2
Lestina
Mount
Treamont
Treamount
Bour
Judd Mortimer Lewis
The
Houston Post
Patrane Omer Ey - Bovinine
Eneago
the Bovinint CO
West
Houston St
Boston Wall Paper House
Pearl St
G. L. Fisher & Co
Dudley St
Melmon L. Fletcher
Union St
J. W. Gerry
Franklin St
Magrane-Houston Co
R. R. Murray
M.C. OF
Canada
Tremont Street
Trimont
Trimountain
LEA
Perrins
Worcestershire
M. B. Hovendon
Cook Books
James Whitcomb Riley
Rover Boys
Southworth
Sheldon
Holmes Books
Red Cross
R. W. Service
Louisa M. Alcott
Magrane
Floustone
Lever Bros. Co
Cambridge, Mass
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