Advice to a single woman on marriage and morals
A reader named Winona cautions a single woman against marrying a man who abandoned his previous wife for another. She warns of lack of respect, financial motives, and life as a housekeeper with limited support if she marries. The writer urges independence, self respect, and choosing not to entangle with a heartless man. Ideal Office Girl weighs in on conduct and propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Judas
God
Winona
Will
Baby Mollie Reflects On Family Strife And Language
A three month old narrator narrates family quarrels about money and drinking, explains learning to “talk,” and recalls a slip of paper meant to take her mother to Reno. She wonders about Reno, the stage, and why adults drink, ending with reflections on understanding.
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Nursie
Baby Mollie
John
Wedding Belles’ Company
Boston
Jett
Papa
Mamma
Professor O. Full Bright
Professor C. Full Bright
Ence
Reno
Kitty
Renee
J. M. Bright
O. Full Bright
Observant Lexington man reports terrier with steel trap
A Lexington gentleman recalls his Ayredale terrier that vanished then returned dragging a steel trap and chain. The dog freed itself and crawled home nearly dead. Also noted are praise for Katherine Brawley, star pitcher for Stoneham’s Division 30 ladies team, and local civic happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Business Men and Stenographers Reflections
A young office worker, in her early 20s, explains her stance after reading a letter on professional relationships. She notes increased respect after setting boundaries with male colleagues and asserts she remains the only female in her office, curbing advances from both married and single men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud
Washington Introduces Himself At Social Gathering
A guest at a Hotel Vendome lawyers’ gathering, welcomed by a friend, was introduced to George Washington. A Philadelphia commissioner arrived with his wife and a four year old son who greeted everyone by shaking hands as they passed through the hotel corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Vendome
Philadelphia
Henna hair turn red and sassafras weight loss inquiry
Question about using henna tea to restore auburn hair to its former color and a request to share the sassafras tea recipe for weight loss. Also a letter to Matilda asking how she saves five dollars a week from eighteen and how she manages housekeeping with a large family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda
Mattie
Drummer Girl Advice for Beginners in East Boston
A drummer offers guidance to girls learning percussion. Begin with sticks and practice duration, noting that bells xylophone and tympani relate to drumming. Piano experience aids bells, which resemble a piano keyboard with two and a quarter octaves. Most Boston teachers charge $1 per lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
East
Bud Sisters and Golden Rule Questioned In Letter
A reader named BLOOM questions a woman known as Bud’s sister about love and the Golden Rule. The letter wonders if she deserves a married man who already has a wife and whether such arrangements align with ethical conduct.
Georgia official predicts rise to governor before 40
A Georgia commissioner who witnessed the incident predicts the individual will become governor of the state before age 40. Catholic summer residents at Hampton Beach plan to build a church after services, with nearly 1000 cottagers supporting the project for worship in a permanent sanctuary. A letter from Dr Francis D Donoghue, travelling abroad, says he is moving from Paris to Milan and will return to the United States around September 7 aboard the Romanic.
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Georgia
Hampton Beach
N. H
Francis D. Donoghue
Boston
Paris
Milan
Paragraph Points on Facts and Fashions
Cut crystal trimming leads fall and winter style. Tailored skirts feature gored and plaited designs. Serge and lightweight wool dresses return in autumn fashions. The Peter Pan collar remains stylish, now shown in white linen with colored embroidery.
Country Better If Childless Women Were Deport
The Rev Dr George R Stewart of Cleveland Tennessee urged deporting 5000 childless women to improve the nation. He said real country strength comes from fathers mothers and children and compared control techniques to training dogs, praising traditional family authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Musing and Mockery of Woes in a Night Scene
A speaker broods on woes and slights as tears stream down. A hausfrau heckles with musical advice, promising relief through singing and dancing. He shrugs off grief, then mows the lawn to dispel fears, urging toil to banish sorrows.
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Hausfrau
Caesar
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adame
Gelatine Jelly with Tomato Base Recipes and Baked Custard
A dated collection of kitchen instructions includes soaking gelatine, boiling tomato jelly, and dressing on lettuce with mayonnaise. Also included are baking directions for a lemon-flavored butter sponge and a ginger cinnamon molasses loaf. Names and addresses accompany the recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Russell
Bertram Street
Neponset
F. E. Fairbrother
Mt. Vernon Street
Fitchburg
Pope resumes morning audiences in Rome
In Rome this morning Pope Pius XII received Cardinal Seraphin Vannutelli grand penitentiary of the Holy Catholic Church and the Most Rev Martin Tricheler y Gordova Archbishop of Yucatan in audience.
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Rome
Pope Pius
Seraphin Vannutelli
Holy Catholic Church
Martin Tritechler Y Gordova
Yucatan
Train Victim Identified as James W. Drew of Lawrence
The man killed by a Boston and Maine freight train in Portland is identified as James W Drew of Lawrence Massachusetts. He is about 71 and a Civil War veteran was in Dover New Hampshire at the time.
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Portland
Boston & Maine
James W Drew
Lawrence
Mass
Dover
N. H
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Borus
Metropolitan
THE
Boston Post
Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Elizabeth Hennigan
McLellan Street
Dorchester
Katherine Brawley
Baseball Nine
Division 30
Stoneham
Woburn
Samuel F. Steele
Allan Steamship Company
Mr. Steele
Revere
Henry A. Fox
West End
Fox
Rose Bodanis
Roxbury
Miss Bodanis
New York
Beacon Street
White Mountains
Mount Washington
Charles E. Donlan
Long Island Hospital
Robert F. Donlan
Detroit
Mr. Donlan
Middle West
Louvre
Boylston Street
George Washington
George R. Stewart
First Methodist Protestant Church of
Cleveland, Tenn
Winona Lake
Ind
Red Cross
NEW York Mattress Co
Maas
Bunday Post
E. Nutting
William Street
Cambridge
Chickering and Sons
KNABE
Steinway
Mason & Hamlin
Haines Bros
Emerson , Gabler
Chickering & Sons
Tremont Street
Northampton
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