Warning about big green worms on tomato vines observed
The Observant Citizen reports the big green worms damaging tomato vines in daytime and night, urging vigilance to protect crops. Other items note Professor Rudolf Euken joining Harvard as exchange professor, NH ballot fees set by the Secretary of State, Cathedral improvements on Union Park, lectures by Rev Swick erath at Boston College Hall, and assorted local notes.
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Rudolf Euken
University of Jena
Harvard
Germany
Pearson
Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Union Park Street
Robert Swickerath
S. J
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Catholic Teachers’ Institute
Boston College Hall
Boston
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Poem Clip From the Lighthouse Tower Recalls Storm
Three wives sit in a lighthouse tower trimming lamps as evening fades. They watch the squall and night rack roll in while storms lash the harbor and men work though waters rise and women weep.
Benedict FitzGerald Returns From Nova Scotia Wedding Tour
Boston musician Benedict FitzGerald and his young bride have just completed a six weeks wedding tour through Nova Scotia. He sports a tan and says he is in excellent condition for the fall and winter music campaign.
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Benedict FitzGerald
Boston
Nova Scotia
Cambridge Doctor Enjoys Time Abroad From Vienna Postcard
Dr James Cleary of Cambridge sends a picture postcard from Vienna praising the Cafe Siller where he says he wrote lines while enjoying the famous outdoor garden of old Vienna.
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James Cleary
Cambridge
Vienna
Rabbit Swim Lesson Inspires Awkward Rescue Tale
A boy near the Sixth Street Bridge in East Cambridge tries to dunk a rabbit. The narrator warns it will drown, but the boy insists the animal can swim. The men describe rabbits swimming with heads and tails dry while the body floats.
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Sixth Street
East Cambridge
Couple Kiss Sparks City Wedding Plans in New York
In New York a romance blooms aboard the steamer Minnehaha as Noel Deerr of Honolulu and Miss Rhoda Wilson kiss amid cheers. Deerr recalls surviving a London coronation scaffold collapse, then meeting Miss Wilson, exchanging cards, and planning a marriage in New York before heading to Honolulu.
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New York
Noel Deerr
Honolulu
Rhoda Wilson
Deerr
London
Miss Wilson
Plank Roasting With Cod and Pork Garnish Recipe Tip
A reader shares a vintage kitchen method for a fish roast on a wooden plank with cod halibut or whole fish, layered with pork, baked, and served with mashed potato pyramids and tomato slices. Also included are safe canning steps for beans and a ginger molasses cookie style dough recipe from Mrs. Freeman A West and Mrs. Alice M McDermott.
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Nancy B. Sundberg
Granite Street
Gloucester
New Bathing Suit Each Day at Newport Society Resort
Newport Rhode Island August 27 A fashion rule at Bailey's Beach requires a new bathing costume daily for the resort’s elite. Mrs Craig Biddle Mrs Robert Goelet and Mrs Hassie French Vanderbilt back the plan to match beachwear variety with evening attire.
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R. I
Bailey’s Beach
Craig Biddle
Robert Goelet
Hassie French Vanderbilt
Countess Szechenyi
Vanderbilt
Fashions of the Next Six Months Highlight Velvet Day Dresses
Paragraphs describe draped skirts as the key feature, with black and gold velvet dominating day dresses. Shadow laces use metal outlines, fabrics for children's wear favor serge and washable linen, and warp print brocade moire ribbons appear. Young girls wear shepherdess hats with ribbons and flowers, while large gilt hairpins with artificial pearls are popular for motoring. Evening wraps mix fur lace chiffon and brocade, with felt hats offering small shapes and large soft options. The prelate satin sash features square ends with embroidery and Persian motifs with silver.
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Httle
Dear Typist in Fri day’s Post chewing gum admonition
A reader scolds a female employee for constant gum chewing at work. Elsie condemns the habit as impolite and compares it to tobacco use for men, urging the worker to quit or risk losing her job and to write back about her progress.
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Elsie
Dear Careworn Carrie Despairing letter to a widowed sister
A reader writes of heartbreak after a long unfaithful romance. She describes meeting the man she loved three years ago, his broken promises, and her decision to end the relationship six months ago. She laments the lasting wound and bids sympathy to a fellow sister in misery. The plea ends with Puritan’s signature.
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Carrie
Mani
Return to school urged by older sister in letter
A sister persuades a younger girl to finish high school, praising education and the diploma as superior to work during the next three years. She recalls her own freshman discouragement, urges returning, and mentions planning to attend normal school to become a teacher.
A Girl Graduate Encourages Return to School
A girl graduate urged peers to return to school and continue their education, stressing the value of learning for future opportunities. The message echoed through community circles as students considered next steps after graduation.
Letter to a Sew ing Circle critic warns of feminine vanity
A reader scolds a Sew ing Circle member for boasting about her lifestyle. The writer accuses the correspondent of laziness and selfishness and warns that a husband stressed by such behavior may not live long. She suggests the wife will end up doing hard domestic work without support. BEECHWOOD.
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Sweetheart
Beechwood
Cantabrigia Advice on Wives Pressing Trousers
A readers letter from Mrs. B. S. H. defends a wife for refusing to press her husband's trousers in his absence. It argues a wife should assist her husband and calls a refusal a sign of poor character while urging other sisters to offer unbiased opinions on the case.
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Cantabrigia
Letters to the Sewing Circle Highlighted for Sunday's Post
A selection of engaging letters to the Sewing Circle will appear in Sunday’s edition of the Post, offering reader insights, tips, and community chatter on sewing topics.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Darrow Trial Set for October 21 in Jury Bribery Case
Clarence S. Darrow must stand trial October 21 in Los Angeles on an indictment accusing him of bribing juror Robert Bain. Judge Willis of the Superior Court set the date and said a special judge would preside at the hearing concerning the McNamara case.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clarence S. Darrow
Willis
Superior Court
Darrow
Robert Bain
James B. McNamara
Furs in August Sale Anticipates Record Boston Prices
The R H White Company in Boston touts a major August fur sale with prices 25 to 40 percent lower than post strike levels. The stock was bought before the strike, ensuring quality, storage in cold vaults, and payment in November at August prices for New England families.
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New York City
Boston
R. H. White Company
New England
Winchester Woman Hit by Train Killed at Station
Mrs Hannah F E Shattuck 79 of Winchester was struck and killed instantly by a southbound Boston and Maine Railroad express as she stepped toward a train bound for Nashua New Hampshire to visit a daughter.
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Winchester
Nashua
N. H
Hannah FE. Shattuck
Boston & Maine Railroad
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