Simple Simon Has Heart Wives Doctor Reveals Love
Sadie Sanderson teases Merle Morrill as Simple Simon then aids Aunt Ida’s ill grandchild with Merle. The Harvard trained doctor and Sadie’s friend Mary help care for the child, revealing Merle’s true feelings and Sadie’s own.
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Sadie Sanderson
Sadie
Mary Roberts
Mary
Simon
Simons
Bill Batchelder
Merle
Merle Merrill
Mrs. Roberts
Harvard Medical School
Emma
Dr. Morrill
Dr. Merrill
No-title excerpt shows romance between Mary and Dr Merrill
Mary pleads for forgiveness as Dr Merrill explains his plans to fund a hospital by utilizing a wealthy relative. He dismisses criticism of his past and outlines his two year effort to build a medical estate from an old shack, aiming for a private retreat only.
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Mary
Readers seek word accents and historic trivia
Letters discuss pronunciation of address as noun and verb and answer queries about nationality by marriage, Tom Thumb height, Straight Street of Damascus, the Chelsea fire date, coupe pronunciation, Boston thunderstorms tally, mercury state, and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Fashion Notes on Summer Attire and Accessories
Describes small black ribbon bow ties under embroidered collars and shaded organdic flowers as fastenings on afternoon frocks. Mentions jade linen hats, diamond shape, and piping. Highlights stiff satins, heavy faille, metallic brocades for gowns and all over eyelet embroidery in new street dresses. Bold checked fabrics with Arabic characters in white vegetable silk appear.
Mother and Son Letters Debate Parental Demands on Youth
Readers debate whether sons should repay parents with all earnings and how much independence is due. Letters praise John J. for working while studying and urge independence, while criticizing mothers who push for wives and finances.
Fortune hunting and education in modern life
Letters discuss self-support and education for women, balance between money and virtue, and parenting a son. A reader urges independence, another defends motherly sacrifice, and a third warns against inheritance. The page reflects early 20th century views on marriage, work, and gender roles.
Home Tips For Safe Fires And Cake Baking
Aged tip sheets advise on kindling fires with ashes and coal oil, cautioning about safety. Home bakeries are guided to test cake doneness by broom straw and listening for the cake to stop singing, with tips on ingredients and oven temperatures for leaf and fruit cakes.
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Lucy Lee
Lexington Ave
Cambridge
David H. Higgins
Wilder, Vt
The End Poem From Bluestone Lyrics by Marguerite Wilkinson
A poem from Bluestone Lyrics contemplates generational change and the speaker's claim of being the end of lineage. The speaker thanks father and mother yet laments lack of descendants and the fading of ancestral rhythms as she declares herself the end of the line.
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Marguerite Wilkinson
The
Macmillan Company
The Goldfish Queen to Open Tomorrow
A note from Public Ledger Co announces tomorrow's opening of The Goldfish Queen, part of a program encouraging students to finish courses and build savings for future work. The short piece highlights educational progress and the new stage title.
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Public Ledger Co
Arthur Murray Dance Pioneer Turns Talent Into School Funds
The story traces Arthur Murray at Georgia Tech who discovers his one strength—dancing. He starts a class in an Atlanta hotel basement, then rents a ballroom after resistance. The "Club de Vingt" becomes a hit, growing to 600 students and turning his talent into a thriving income to fund college.
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Georgia Tech
Arthur Murray
Atlanta
Murray
Club de Vingt
Etiquette Notes on Tuxedos and Veils in Formal Affairs
A reader asks if a man may wear a dinner jacket without tails at a full dress event such as a wedding. The answer notes prewar customs favored swallowtail coats, but London fashion now favors the dinner jacket or tuxedo with tails largely abandoned for most occasions. It also asks if a second-time bride may wear a veil, answering no to both veil and orange blossoms.
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John J
Boston
Mary
Margaret J
Erminnie
D. R
London
Dear Miss Champagne Letter on jealousy and engagement schemes
A letter advises a man to frame his relationship with two women as business and marriage. It suggests manipulating Miss No 1 by proposing engagement to reclaim her affection, arguing jealousy proves love and should be used to secure her consent through a legal like process.
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Miss Champagne
Miss No. 2
Miss No. 1
Boston Weather Notes From The Oldest Inhabitant
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston’s warmest on August 6 from 187 and 1906 and its coldest at 6.2 degrees in 1883. He notes no rain on this date in the past decade except in 1915 and 1919.
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Boston
Not All Money and Candy in a Child’s Story
A poem contrasts money with joy from service and love. It likens money to a wandering boy who pursues candy but never tastes it. The speaker asserts true living comes from song, helping others, and unselfish acts that call us to respond with love.
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John J
Margaret J
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