Birthday bio of Jay Cook ties to liberty loan era
Jay Cook, a leading American financier, rises from clerk to partner at E W Clarke in Philadelphia. He played a pivotal role in wartime bond sales, aiding Salmon P. Chase to issue and promote bonds, and later helped fund the Northern Pacific. Despite a later collapse, he recovered wealth via Utah silver mining and was noted for piety and regularly tithing.
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Jay Cook
Liberty Loan
Cook
E. W. Clarke
Philadelphia
United States
Salmon P. Chase
Northern Pacific
Utah
Red Cross Calls For More Knitting
A call was sent to Atlantic division Red Cross chapters to mobilize for knitted articles needed abroad. Major Grayson Murphy requests 1,500,000 sets of sweater muffler wristlets and socks. Serbian relief workers in Paris urge Americans in service to donate civilian clothing.
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New York
Red Cross
Atlantic
Grayson M. P. Murphy
Europe
Paris
Dear Sisters Letters on Public Displays of Affection
A reader defends public displays of affection arguing a loyal partner kissed in public shows love. Another letter from Revis, California, contrasts decency with beachside behavior and fashion, claiming modesty has faded. A third letter questions women’s equality and shares household work views.
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Sewing Circle Sistersa
Revere
Hubby
Hubby and Wife Share Work and Wages in Equal Partnership
A letter from a reader describes a wife who works 8:30 to 5 as a bookkeeper and maintains the home while her husband leaves earlier and returns late. They pool wages, split spare money, and share domestic duties, calling themselves HUBBY'S BABY. The author counsels an unhappy correspondent to seek love and stability, emphasizing mutual care and the value of their baby as consolation.
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Hubby
Letters to the Sewing Circle Featured in Sunday Post
The Sunday Post prints letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader opinions and sewing tips. Readers share project updates, requests for patterns, and community support through short notes.
How the Guards Came Through Poem From the War Front
Wartime verse recounts soldiers weary and thirsting at Hill 70 with shell fire and fatigue. The Guards are praised for advancing through to relief, as Northumberland and other regiments endure and cheer rises from the field. The speaker recalls the moment the Guards came through and the glory of their dash.
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Hill 70
Lex
Coldstream and
Grenadiers
London
Hyde Park
Creamed Celery Scalloped Onions And Stuffed Eggs Recipe
Recipe clippings describe creamed celery with white sauce, scalloped onions baked in buttered dish with crumbs, and stuffed eggs using yolk butter mustard and cayenne. Also includes Miss Pearl Cutler note on eloping and a fashion description of a pale blue satin dress with organdie trim.
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Miss Pearl Cutler
Ashton Street
Beverly
Fashions Mix Fabrics For Bridal Gowns And Summer Wear
The article notes Georgette crepe and silver embroidered satin in bridal gowns, organdy in summer hats, linen collars and polka dot ties on sports dresses, and lingerie in crepe silk chiffon and sheer lawn. It mentions new bathing salts called the envelope and satin foundations with sheer lace draperies in semi evening gowns. Some mid summer dresses show very short sleeves.
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Georgette
A Poem on Life's Quiet Gratitude and Patience
The verses reflect on life's scarce, cherished rewards and the value of patience. It contrasts sought abundance with the few sweet, rare joys that come through endurance and grace, noting a little joy eases a bitter cup.
Mrs Sherburne Named Red Cross Secretary in Boston Chapter
Mrs. Sherburne of Brookline is appointed secretary of the Boston Metropolitan Chapter American Red Cross, succeeding Miss Lavinia H. Newell who resigns to lead women’s work in the Northeastern division. Hugh Nawn is named treasurer, replacing James Jackson. The article also notes staff locations and upcoming public events including a harbor visit, a shore dinner, and a shipboard band concert with several dignitaries listed.
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John H. Sherburne
Brookline
Red Cross
Boston
American Red Cross
Sherburne
Lavinia H. Newell
Miss Newell
America
The
Hugh Nawn
James Jackson
Jackson
John L. Saltonstall
Advice to a Soldier on Courtship and a Lame Girl
A reader seeks guidance in pursuing a shy, disabled woman who initially rejected him. The response favors tactful, persistent affection to prove the feeling is pride and admiration, not pity, and recalls Louise de la Vallière as a model. It urges continued effort before leaving for duty.
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Miss Champagne
Sam
Louise de la Valliere
USE FOR OLD LACE AND KNITTING NEEDLES
Instructions for using elastic on knitting needles to prevent dropped stitches and for repurposing old lace into corset cover yokes. Describes cutting straight pieces for back and fronts, crocheting shell edges for straps and yoke, and repairing torn lace edges with single crochet. Gives name Gertrude D. Halbritter from Dorciesses.
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Gertrude D. Halbritter
Lindsey Street
Dorciesses
Memorial Tablet Unveiled for John Boyle O Reilly at Hull
The American Irish Historical Society marks its 20th field day by unveiling a memorial tablet to John Boyle O Reilly at the Hull public library building. Miss Mary Boyle O Reilly, the poet’s daughter, will unveil the tablet at 4 PM and later give a free lecture at Hull Town Hall about experiences in Belgium Germany and France.
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Boston Public Library
Public
Boston
Pemberton
Joseph [. C. Clarke
Edward H. Daly
Thomas Z. Lee
Thomas BR. Pitzpatrick
John EB. Gilman
Lawrence O'Brien
Connecticut
Joseph Smith
John Boyle O'Reilly
Hull Village
Bumkin Island
Willam T. A. Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Clarence V. Nickerson
Hull
Calvin Coolidge
Curley
Joseph I. C. Clarke
Joseph F. O'Connell
Denis A. McCarthy
Henry C. Hathaway
New Bedford
Australia
Henry M. Rogers
William T. A. Fitzgerald
John J. Keenan
James O'Sullivan
The
American Irish Historical Society
Hull Public Library
Mary Boyle O'Reilly
Hull Town Hall
Belgium
Germany
France
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Boston Post
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Arthur Conan Doyle
London Times
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York
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