Over the Wire A Little Chat on Style
A dialogue in a classic advice column features letters from readers about marriage roles and domestic expectations. The voices advise husbands to provide and show trust rather than constant romantic displays, urging wives to adjust and appreciate shared home life.
Bride Wages and Husbands Servant Roles
A column features letters and advice on marriage power dynamics, wife control of income, and keeping husbands for house duties. A self described “obedience” advocate mocks the idea of mutual partnership while others discuss past relationships, elopement pressures, and advice for young brides and widows amidst social expectations.
Homesick Poem by Edgar A. Guest
Detroit Free Press features Edgar A. Guest lamenting homesickness under quarantine. A man barred from family by a red door sign endures empty laughter and guarded smiles as he longs for the familiar faces and warmth of home.
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Edgar A. Guest
Detroit Free Press
Catholic Ajotes and Civic Events Highlight Holbrook News
Former mayor John F. Fitzgerald to speak at St. Joseph's Church reunion in Holbrook next Saturday. Pope Benedict XVI sends blessing to Davenport Knights of Columbus convention with Daniel J. Gallagher delivering a patriotic opening address. Hap Ward and wife lead a concert at the Pemberton south shore fete of the Catholic Women's Club on August 7. Mrs. Sabina Moore hosts a lawn whist for the Blessed Sacrament parish field day plans. A pigeon with a brass band and inscriptions is claimed by owner J H Porthouse, who built a barn-coffee setup for the bird owner contest.
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St. Joseph's Church of Holbrook
Hap” Ward
Lucy Daly Ward
South Shore
Catholic Women’s Club
Pemberton
Sabina Moore
Rogers
Centre Roads
Hough’s Neck
Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Robbie
John H. Porthouse
Fritta Corn Muffins Beet Surprise Date Pie Recipes
A set of vintage home recipes with directions for fritta a corn muffins beets and date pie. Each item lists contributor names and addresses such as Mrs Arnold Cook 620 Main St South Portland Me Catherine Mulry 14 St Clair St East Lynn and Estelle Juneau 118 Railroad St St Johnsbury Vt. The notes describe ingredients steps and serving ideas in short kitchen tips.
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Arnold E. Cook
Main Street
South Portland
Catherne E. Mulry
St. Clair Street
East Lynn
Estelle Juneau
Railroad Street
St. Johnsbury
Fashions Show Straight Lines and Textured Hats for Autumn
A hint of medieval straight lines appears in autumn frocks. A checked ribbon band accents a sailor hat. Smocks and coat dresses gain prominence in the smart wardrobe. Crepe hats in multiple thicknesses atop taffeta foundations feature in summer toques.
Household Hints Cleanser From Ashes and Ammonia
A cheap and effective cleanser for blackened pans is made from wood or coal ashes mixed with lump ammonia. Sift ashes, powder ammonia, combine, and store in a tight container. Apply with a damp rag and briskly rub. Mrs Edith E Kelso 233 Hancock Street Uphams Corner.
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Edith E. Kelso
Hancock Street
Upham’s Corner
Advice on keeping company and maintaining old friendships
A reader asks whether to stop correspondence with male friends while dating. The adviser says if the relationship is understood as friendly with no marriage plan soon, the boyfriend may claim exclusivity since two years together implies a future marriage. The writer may watch other prospects if marriage is years away.
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Miss Champagne
Adhe
Proper address for the President and uniform wearing law questions
A reader asks if addressing the President as His Excellency is proper and cites a report that no added title should accompany the designation The letter discusses a recent arrest for wearing US Navy uniform by a nonmember and notes exceptions for ceremonial use after enlistment The piece ends with a curiosity about England's stance in past wars and Belgium neutrality.
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Wilson
United States
First Congress
Doubt Over Suitor Tests Stability of Courtship
A fragment notes a suitor’s hesitation and a prudent woman’s reluctance to endure a long wait, warning that extended expectations tax a relationship’s stability and risk.
Carrier Pigeon 5566 Reunites With South Boston Family
A white carrier pigeon with a fawn tail landed in the yard of Mrs. Lumena Port at 11 Wendell Street South Boston on Tuesday evening. The exhausted bird appeared to be from a long flight and may need its owner found.
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South Boston
Lumena Porthouse
Wendell Street
South
Boston
Postpone Fairbanks Notification to Aug 31
Indianapolis Ind Aug 2 An announcement here today said the date for notifying Charles W Fairbanks of his nomination for Vice President by the Republican National Convention has been changed from Aug 10 to Aug 31 Senator L Y Sharman has been chosen to deliver the notification speech but no reason was given for the postponement
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Indianapolis
Ind
Charles W. Fairbanks
Hidden Hearts Reveal Love Beyond The Wall
Poem fragment urges openness as true love requires inner selves. It argues affection flourishes when lovers expose feelings rather than hiding behind barriers.
Mission board reports three foreign missionaries die
The Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions mourns the deaths of Mrs. Williams Nelson of Tripoli Rev Samuel G Wilson of Persia and Rev Charles Andrews Kellie of Rooting Fe China who died recently at their posts of duty. The Methodist Church of Hull hosts a successful annual fair with a large child and adult audience.
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Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
William S. Nelson
Tripoli
Samuel G. Wilson
Persia
Charles Andrews Kellie
Rooting Fe
China
Methodist Church of
Hull
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