Sewing Circle Advice and Personal Letters from Boston Post
Readers share experiences on hospital work life and its demands, nursing careers, and personal questions about marriage, education, and romance. Contributors discuss job perks and drawbacks, aspiring nurses plans, and a longtime memory haunting a married woman.
New Fashion Notes Turban Hat At Tea Time Scene
Dorothy describes seeing a stylish green velvet turban hat at a lunch room during tea time. Marjorie plans to demonstrate how to make a similar hat using green velvet mesh veil, Scotch plaid ribbon, and large silver hatpins, inviting others to visit.
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Marjorie
Advice to a Young Wife on a Straying Husband
Mildred Champagne counsels a 25 year old Boston wife and mother of a five year old to handle her husband's infidelity with tact. She urges keeping the home intact for the child's sake and recommends a heart to heart talk to win him back rather than confrontation. The columnist emphasizes that the wife should not engage with the other woman and highlights the husband as the father of the child.
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New England
Miss Champagne
Boston
Casey
Champagne
Post
Elmendorf Lecture Delights with Italian Vistas at Symphony Hall
Dwight L. Elmendorf presented a travel lecture in Symphony Hall last evening touring Southern Italy and Sicily. Mt Etna in eruption and scenes near Palermo drew striking screen views with many praising the region as more beautiful than Naples Bay. The lecture repeats this afternoon.
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Dwight L. Elmendorf
Symphony Hall
Italy
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Palermo
Bay of
Naples
Poems for Bour Scrap Book Not Going to the Dogs
A patriotic verse urges readers to avoid defeatist thoughts amid mine mill strikes and political turmoil. It defends America against fear, praising resilience and steadiness to weather social and economic storms.
Homes for Girls on Farm Offer Advantage in Pepperell
Miss Laura Comstock at the Pepperell Extension School concludes the farm home benefits girls gain. She cites social life, practical homemaking training, shared responsibilities, outdoor life, and opportunities to earn by selling canned goods eggs and garden produces.
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Pepperell
Laura Comstock
Pepperell Extension School
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Mayor Good Announces Citywide Rally Schedule
Cambridge Mayor Good outlines a campaign tour covering all city sections with rallies from December 13 through December 21. Challenger Thomas P. Brennan plans to begin his speaking campaign next Wednesday night.
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Good
Cambridge
Thomas P. Brennan
Baked Bean Soup and Desserts Recipe From Acworth
A home cook shares simple recipes for Baked Bean Soup, Chocolate Filling, and Mock Indian Pudding from Gladys Potter of Acworth New Hampshire. The notes include ingredient amounts and steps, such as using left over baked beans, boiling water, and salt pork, plus directions for pudding involving bread, milk, molasses, spices, and baking time.
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Gladys Potter
Acworth
N. H
Fads and Fashions Highlight New Fur Neckpieces and Gowns
Paragraphs describe fur neckpieces resembling tight collarettes, chic skirts in white broadcloth serge and corduroy, and bright blue velvet sashes with white tulle dresses. Winter sports shift hat style to close fitting. fresh pink tulle remains unadorned for charm. A silk frock features a pleated short skirt and chiffon velvet bodice, while a crepe meteor day dress showcases a smocked shoulder, velvet girdle, and velvet bands on the skirt.
I Tried an Aeroplane Flight with Glenn Martin
In California I joined aviator Glenn Martin for a first air experience with Mary Pickford doubles. The ascent to 2000 feet revealed vast views and dizzy heights as I braved fear and found the ride thrilling though nerve wracking.
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Glenn Martin
California
Mary Pickford
Mr. Martin
Songs of Sunshine by the Bentztown Bard
A 1915 poem depicts a ragged man amid urban splendor dreaming of shared human rights. The speaker praises beauty and wealth while the wandering figure maintains a serene smile and vows to share this green world with others as a citizen.
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The
Bentztown Bard
Reader letters touch risks in acting and hair care
Harold J from Seneca worries about possible injury in moving picture stunts, and Mary Lee of San Bernardino asks if salt helps hair. A San Bernardino anecdote mentions salt on a dressing table used lightly on hair tips. Mary Pickford talks appear in Daily Post and Sunday Post.
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Harold J
Seneca, N. Y
Mary Lee
San Bernardino
Cal
Mary Pickford
Daily Post
Sunday Post
Baby Jacket From Old Toques By Mrs Hunt
Use of old white toques to craft a small armless baby jacket. Remove seams cut neck and arm holes finish edges with ribbon. Mrs Anna May Hunt of 1 Trask Street Gloucester provides the simple DIY project.
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Anna May Hunt
Trask Street
Gloucester
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