The Man She Married in Yarmouth
Belle Wheeler inherits a fortune and seeks a city husband in New England. She meets Carl von Hooten a con man known as Gentle Sam. After revelations she marries a detective and Caleb Pelton remains the loyal farmhand. Belle enjoys a Riverside Drive life with her husband.
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Belle Wheeler
John Wheeler
Little Bay
Yarmouth
Belle
Old Yarmouth
New England
Caleb Pelton
Wheeler
Lenox
Knickerbocker
Worthy
Carl von Hooten
Miss Wheeler
Sam
Wheeler Farm
Riverside Drive
Paragraph Fashion Notes on White Fabrics and Hats
Paragraph Points highlights white voile and marquisette blouses with bead accents. Paris forecasts lace dominated gowns while colored sashes and black silk fringe accessorize resorts. Vanity bags match Dresden ribbon gowns. lace collars feature soutache edges. hot crowns use lattice flowers. field hats show floral motifs with color coordinated facings.
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Paris
Dresden
Honest Advice On Hay Fever Cures At Ocean Pines And Pines
The piece suggests avoiding hay fever by spending vacations on the ocean or in pine woods or at mountain resorts. It notes this method may prevent attacks but curative results are uncertain and not guaranteed.
Why should a house work girl get a vacation too
A reader argues that house workers deserve evenings off and vacations just like office or shop staff, noting some mistresses are narrow minded while many workers are competent and deserve fair treatment.
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Roxbury
Make Room for His Mother in Marriage Advice
Advice urges women to accept a man who prioritizes his aging mother and to value the mother’s role in the home. Emphasizes that a husband loyal to his mother will still allot love to his wife, and warns against eliciting neglect of the mother as a warning to future wives.
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Casey
Lowell
Gentle admonition on loving mothers and treating others well
A reflective note urges kindness to mothers as the measure of love and happiness. It emphasizes treating another's mother as one would wish for one’s own mother if placed in similar circumstances, tying charity to personal conduct.
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The
Sewing Circle
Boston Daily On Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Dear Sisters Callback Dilemma Over Insistent Silence
Susanna asks how to handle friends who do not return her phone calls. She visits frequently, has three children, and runs a busy home with sewing work. She notes a pattern of others inviting themselves when she stays away and wonders whether to mirror their behavior.
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Susanna
Another Housemaid's View to Roxbury Crossing
A housemaid criticizes mistresses who complain about a maid's workload while neglecting the need for fair days off and reasonable pay. The writer urges better treatment of maids and support for workers who speak up for their rights.
CARE OF THE FINGER NAILS
Advice to Maude on fingertip nail care for women. Wash hands nightly with oatmeal and cream or oatmeal with milk, rub in, manicure carefully, avoid scissors, file to almond shape, maintain a white border as nails grow.
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Pearl
Maude
Riley's First Poem Found in Taft Mail
James Whitcomb Riley aged 23, then a sign painter in 1876, penned his inaugural poem dedicating it to Hamilton J. Dunbar who died in Greenfield Indiana on September 5 1875. The verses mourn a lost friend with lines of loyalty fame and family, ending with hopeful reconciliation.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Taft
Riley
Hamilton J. Dunbar
Greenfield
Ind
Madonna Clears Providence After Cholera Quarantine
Four hundred immigrants held in quarantine for cholera fears cheered as the Madonna lowered the quarantine flag at Fox Point. Health officials had taken 472 cultures to test for the disease. at noon Dr. Charles V Chapin declared a clean bill of health and Captain Pierre Decielles signaled departure for New York with most passengers.
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Providence
Aus
Fox Point
Charles V. Chapin
Pierre Decielles
Madonna
New York City
Ripe Tomato Mold and Savory Fruit Cakes
Scald and peel eight tomatoes to fill with a celery onion watercress mix moistened with salad dressing then top with mayonnaise and serve cold. Also included are biscuit style cake and fruit cake recipes with ingredients and stepwise guidance from Berthall Matthews Malden and Mrs Caroline F Sherburne Roxbury adding codfish and pork supper style layers with butter milk and crackers.
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Berthall
Matthews
Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Roxbury
Caroline F. Sherburne
Chestnut Street
Malden
E. J. Dinshuttle
Newton
N. H
Love and Religion Clash In Letter on Deception
Mildred Champagne faces a reader asking how to handle a relationship across religious lines. The counselor notes such unions can succeed or fail and urges the girl to act openly with her parents, condemning deception as ugly and harmful.
Starr's Attracts Big Crowds In Boston Sale
Starr's at 35 41 Winter Street drew large crowds as shoppers flooded the store for a Start After-Stock-Taking Sale. Early crowds overwhelmed staff as doors opened at 10 30 am with new stock promised over the next two days. Featured bargains included linen suits and coats priced well below normal, dresses and waists offered at deep discounts.
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Boston
Starr’s
Winter Street
Sizzling Days by Walt Mason Delights in Warm Weather
A light verse celebrating endless sun and heat with playful contrasts. The speaker muses on summer pleasures, jokes about Eskimos and Laplanders wishing for warmth, and ends noting happiness in avoiding snow and ice while praising the season.
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Lapland
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Two $5000 Gifts to Episcopalians in Will
Pittsfield Aug 3 Two public bequests of 5000 each were in the will of Mrs Anna F Barnard of Sheffield filed in Pittsfield Probate Court today. She left 5000 to the Protestant Episcopal Church diocese of Maryland and 5000 to the trustees of the Western Massachusetts Episcopal diocese for the support of the rector of Christ Church in Sheffield. The bulk of Barnard's property went to relatives and friends.
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Pittsfield
Anna Fe, Barnard
Sheffield
Protestant Episcopal Church Diocese of
Maryland
Western Massachusetts Episcopal Diocese
Christ Church
Yew Tree in Plumtree Devon Believed 1000 Years Old
In the churchyard at Plumtree Devon a yew tree is estimated to be a thousand years old, doubtless the oldest in the country.
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Plumtree
Devon
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