Mixed Juries debated by women and men in Sew Circle letters
Readers discuss whether women should serve on juries with men. Arguments praise equal citizenship and differing perspectives while others warn against overstepping gender roles. A second letter defends gradual legal change and the value of shared duty, while a third questions marital bias in letters about jury service.
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Imogen
Philadelphia
Ely
Sewing Circle
Debates on Marriage Roles and Obey Clauses
MARIA ANNETTE argues that marriage power dynamics depend on the individuals and economic realities. She contends a wife may work or stay home, and questions whether a husband should demand obedience or submit to mutual respect amid changing norms.
Moonlit Night Inspires J Turner to Seek Sleep and Adventure
In a quiet spring scene, Mr. Moon Magic J Turner contemplates sleep but is drawn by a full moon. He steps onto the veranda and feels a surge of romance and anticipation as pear blossoms drift around him, sensing nature's vivid beauty.
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J. Turner
Jerry
Egyptian Plagues Persist as Pharaoh Resists Release
The delivery recounts worsening plagues on Egypt with boils, hail, and locusts. Pharaoh yields temporarily to allow men to depart but bars women and children. A final darkness deepens the obstruction to freeing the Israelites.
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Pharaoh
Moses
Aaron
Egypt
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on a long engagement and breaking off
A 29 year old woman seeks guidance on a long engagement with a man who repeatedly disappears and begs to return. The adviser questions delaying marriage and urges considering home-making and a definite marriage date, suggesting reconciliation if the man is capable of happiness.
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Miss Champagne
Champagne
Household Hints for Summer Babies and Meals
Practical tips for mothers include choosing silk baby shirts for comfort, adding arms root to wash water for fragrance, offering dates and figs to curb candy cravings, using a thin hair pillow, cleaning porcelain with crushed paper and kerosene, and baking with narrow loaf pans. Annie S. Goldsmith Beverly details readers’ home hints.
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Annie
Goldsmith
Folger Avenue
Beverly
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
Poet Walt Mason laments finding a patient listener for his tales of ailments and distress. He encounters rejection from cops strangers and a crippled man as he begs for someone to simply listen to his aches and rages without judgment.
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Walt Mason
Moonlit Wall Sparks Old Neighbors' Unexpected Romance
In a moonlit garden night, Jerry and Myra, long wary neighbors, confront longing across a wall. Flirtation grows as they share trees, poetry, and a possible second chance, with the moonlight heightening their quiet, rekindled feelings.
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Myra Lovell
Myra
Kilmer
Jerry
Smothered Carrots and Onions Recipe by Miller
Fry small slices of salt pork until brown then add one dozen onions and as many carrots cut fine. Season with salt and pepper, add one cup water, cover and cook one hour. Mettih R. Miller, Bradford, Vermont.
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Mettih R. Miller
Dentists' Breakfast for Guild of St. Appolonia in Boston
The annual communion breakfast of the Guild of St. Appolonia, an organization of Catholic dentists in Greater Boston, will be held tomorrow at St. Cecilia's Church. After Mass, breakfast will be served at the St. Cecilia Guild Hall with Colonel William J. Keville, U S marshal, in attendance.
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Guild of St. Appolonia
Greater Boston
St. Cecilia’s Church
St. Cecilia Guild Hall
William J. Keville
United States
Newtons seek divorce over lack of support in Suffolk County
Mrs H B Newton Jr of Brookline petitions Suffolk County Superior Court for divorce from Herbert B Newton Jr of Boston alleging non support. They wed in Brookline in November 19 and lived together at in Court.
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H. B. Newton, Jr
Brookline
Charlotte 8. Newton
Brook Inc
Suffolk County Superior Court
Herbert Bb. Newton, Jr
Boston
Ir Court
Fashion Notes: Hats and Frocks Described in Striking Details
A black straw hat with a turned up front pairs with large pearl hat pins. A gray crepe morocain gown features an overblouse in foulard print, while another gray lace and georgette dress wears a girdle of gray mother of pearl. A child wears an orchid chambray frock with black cross stitch chicken motif.
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