Should I Marry Before He Sails to France
Letters reply to a plea titled To Be or Not to Be a Bride about marrying a soldier before he ships to France. Contributors urge marrying now or delaying based on duty, sacrifice, and future reunion, with multiple voices from Dear Sewing Circle advising caution, timing, and personal choice.
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France
John
Sam
Andy
Sewing Circle
Miles
Uncle Sam
Sewing Circle Sisters
Etiquette on invitations and wedding announcements
The text advises not letting a child eat at a friend's home without a special invitation to avoid inconveniencing the host. It notes that marriage announcements are sent after the ceremony, not before, and are sent to people the family wishes to remember rather than to all invitees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
War Time Recipes of New England Housewives
A wartime era guide lists practical kitchen measurements for a New England household. It presents a simple recipe using sugar molasses sour milk egg fat soda spices barley potato flour and cornstarch as core ingredients.
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New England
I Love Children A Contrast Between Father And Mother
A verse compares a father who loves children only when quiet and obedient with a mother who diligently tends a child from dawn to bed. The father’s tolerance breaks during holidays and play, while the mother enjoys and joins the child’s activities, balancing care with work. Wilhelmina Stitch signs the piece.
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Lonnie
Wilhelmina Stitch
Canada
Origin of the phrase To the pure all things are pure
In a reader letter a correspondent asks about the source of the saying from Titus 1 15 and cites a Biblical note. A second inquiry asks what happened to the old frigate Boston built by Boston citizens and given to the U S government, said to be deemed unworthy of repairs in 1812 and burned in 1814 to avoid enemy capture.
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P. Paul
Sir
Boston
U. S
Washington
World War Entries and Civic Honors Highlight War News
The piece notes Emper or approval needed for large spendings, describes Gertrude Hoffman arming her Sea Gate home against U boats, and mentions a German tanker sunk near her residence. It also covers Cardiff granting freedom of city to Patiala Maharajah and Canada’s premier, plus promises of Liberty Loan ads by Wilson and others.
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Gertrude Hoffman
Sea Gate
Cardiff
Maharajah of
Household Hints and Substitutes from Mrs Barber
Household hints advise not allowing egg whites to stand during heating as they turn liquid and darken cake. Boil and skim molasses for better gingerbread. Use corn starch as an egg substitute when eggs are scarce. one tablespoon equals one egg. Sift flour for lighter sponge cake. Mrs Jennie Barber of 12 Pleasant Street, Laconia, New Hampshire.
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Jennie Barber
Pleasant Street
Laconia
N. H
Feathery Ham Omelet Delight for Sunday Breakfasts
The article recalls a Sunday ritual where a feathery ham omelet is the favorite, using stale bread crumbs hot milk butter salt and pepper with beaten yolks and folded whites. A dash of Al Sauce is added just before cooking to elevate the omelet to a kingly dish.
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Jim
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