Worth of a Wife's Work in Family Finances Debate
Letters from readers discuss whether a wife contributes as much as a husband to family welfare. Voices cite earns between 11 and 22 dollars weekly, household labor, and savings as proof, while others insist men control earnings and value work differently. The exchange highlights tensions over gender roles and financial value in domestic life.
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Mto
Small Town Reader
Sewing Circle
Denar Sisters
the Sewing Circle
Irgy
Dene Sinters
Los Angeles
Night of elegance as Lucille dazzles in Nile green
T describes a formal dinner for Lucille followed by a club dance. Lucille's Nile green chiffon gown with dull gold brocade, a side-slit train lined in gold, winged sleeves with jade bead tassels, and a gold tissue girdle wowed onlookers.
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Lucille
Jack
Birthday Bio Briefs on Alfred Lord Tennyson
Parents and teachers are reminded of key moments in the life of Alfred, Lord Tennyson born August 8 1809 at Somersby England. He published poems with his brother at eighteen and formed a famous friendship with Arthur Hallam at Trinity College. He later authored In Memoriam after Hallam's death and became Laureate succeeding Wordsworth. The Princess was published in 1847, he married in 1850, and he wrote Crossing the Bar shortly before his death.
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Tennyson
Alfred
Charles
Arthur Hallam
Trinity
Hallam
Pyrenees
London
Enoch Arden
Wordsworth
Light Brigade
Resentment over Nazi era wartime loyalty appeal
The National Security League released reader responses from German American groups. Many protested the suggestion as insulting while some claimed public loyalty. Julius Moerach of Minnesota said the German American Alliance rejects outside dictates. The league then sent letters to 450 German American newspapers requesting positions.
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New York
National Security League
Germany
United States
Julius Moerach
St. Paul
Recipes from Mrs W C Smith Haverhill
A dated column lists multiple dessert and bread recipes with ingredients and basic methods. Lemon sherbet, coconut custard pudding, potato fritters, brown bread, rye bread, and nut bread appear with measures and steps. The note credits Mrs W C Smith of Haverhill.
Love and Sentiment Advice Column From Miss Champagne
A reader asks about balancing two suitors after three years with the first man and ten months with another. The adviser suggests freedom if no engagement exists, urges honesty, and counsels being true to oneself while considering the first man’s jealousy and the second’s charm.
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Champagne
When Peace Comes to Leading Light and Dawn
Poem imagery envisions an hour of peace after conflict. Love in white lifts a signal light as toil ends. The verse speaks of sapphire sea, twilight beacons, and dreams of dancing feet in dawn’s fields.
Fadts and Fashions Printed Trends in Mousseline and Hats
The piece notes dark blue mousseline dresses with conspicuous pockets returning. Jersey silk remains highly popular for sports costumes. The chemise robe shows waistline trimming. Sports hats feature plain brims and checked crowns, with many crowns resembling tam o shanters.
Songs of Soldiers in Harmony During a Civil War Era Tea
A poem recalls troops singing across camps with chants of Yankee Doodle and Die Wacht. It weaves in Suwannee River and Sherman's march, celebrating Columbia and the Star Spangled Banner as the flag over the land of the free and home of the brave.
Ruthless Week Urged by Patriotic Woman
A Shelburne Falls resident urges a ruthless week to conserve food while condemning liquor licenses. She reports seeing crowded saloon scenes and argues families must choose bread over alcohol, urging the public to act to save meals and homes.
Four Weeks Notice for Neutrals to Exit Germany
Berlin reports neutrals seeking exit must file four weeks in advance since police permits depend on military approval. About three thousand neutral applications were on file in Berlin, with each request taking three to four weeks to process.
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Germany
Berlin
London
Telegraph Office Strains Under War Time Message Volume
Berlin reported Aug 5 that the main telegraph office is handling 20 000 more messages daily than before the war. Delays plague commuter mails as a large portion of wires stays reserved for military use and tube and messenger services run overloaded.
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Berlin
Bernese Main
Mrece
Fammer
Germans Prevented From Leaving Port On Steamer
Two German men of military age were stopped from boarding a Norwegian steamer at the port yesterday after Immigration Inspector Olaf Root noticed their handwriting on the crew list, where they had signed as Russians.
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Olaf Root
German-born suspects questioned aboard steamer
Root identified two men, Julius Baron and Ernest Faber, as Germans posing as Russian Polish natives. They claimed knowledge of German but misunderstood languages, finally admitting their German identity. They were former crew on a war-bound German steamer tied at New Orleans and are held for a morning hearing.
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Root
Russian
Poland
Germany
Julius Baron
Ernest Faber
New Orleans
Etiquette Note on Bridge Guests and Participation
The article cautions against long arguments and urges changing the subject after a reasonable time. It advises not to accept an invitation to play auction bridge if unfamiliar, as mastering the game requires long study, and a guest’s blunders annoy both hostess and opponents.
Wheatless Week Starts In Boston Hotels And Clubs
A citywide wheatless week begins with hotel and club menus switching to corn and rye breads and muffins. Boston hoteliers share recipes from Virginia and Louisiana traditions, using corn meal and graham bread, with substitutes like cornstarch and arrowroot to limit wheat flour usage.
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Boston
L. C. Prior
Lenox
Brunswick
Prior
Virginia
George H. Cosby
Lynchburg
Galts Mills
Robert Croasdale
Hotel
Westminster
Steward Croasdale
Post “‘War-Bread
McConnell
Touraine
Young's Hotel
Parker House
Whipple Hotels
Copley Plaza
Jean Jeton
Somerset
Thorniike
Vendome
Tavern
Buckminster
Quiney House
Adams House
Avery
Pellevue
Harvard Club
Boston City Club
St. Botolph
Women's City
Boston Art
Algonquin
Union, Exchange, Tavern
Boston Yacht, Engineers, University
Boston Press Club
Food Facts Bureau
Bedford Street
Knights of Columbus fund over subscribed in Chicago
The Knights of Columbus fundraising for relief and recreation of Roman Catholic soldiers and sailors is greatly oversubscribed. Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty says the supreme council will consider raising the target to 5 million at the annual convention in Chicago on Tuesday.
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Chicago
Knights of Columbus
James A. Flaherty
Supreme Knight
Supreme Council
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