Dream Girl Love Tragedy and a Father’s Worry
Harvey Benton rejoices over meeting a Dream Girl on horseback only to lose her when she dies in a crash after he and his son confront a troubled romance. The dying son reveals he will return to his Dream Girl, a twist that binds father and son in sorrow and hope.
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Jonton
Harvey
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Love as vulgarity sparks church page letters
Readers respond to a Western professor who calls love vulgar and a patent cause of divorce. A Salem correspondent recounts marital troubles and questions if reconciliation is possible while another Maine writer urges commitment and warns against escort companionship.
Christmas Gift and Married Woman Letters Stir Community
A long letter discusses a married woman of twelve years, her social life, and a proposal from an unnamed male friend. The writer questions the husband’s stance, arguing he has allowed his wife companionship and gifts with a male escort, framing it as Christmas generosity. Hampton notes such letters appear in the Sewing Circle pages of the Sunday Post.
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Sisters of the Sewing Circle
Salem
Maine
Hampton
Delicious Orange Dessert and Classic Marmalade Recipes
A column presents several kitchen recipes including an orange dessert using hollowed oranges with banana and coconut, a peach marmalade method with lemon juice and sugar, and a coffee souffle with coffee, milk, eggs and gelatin. Also contains reader questions on wills and historic queries about Garfield and the European war.
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H. O. Libbey
Washington Avenue
Portland
Sarah Wright
River Street
New Bedford
S. A. Marrs
Garland Avenue
Manchester
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The Beginning from Crescent Moon Poem
An excerpt from The Crescent Moon presents a child’s poem about origins and love. It traces a mother’s claims of a beloved presence born from heart, memory, and devotion, ending with the question of what magic has bound the world’s treasure to the speaker’s arms.
Boston's record on this date cold and heat extremes
Historical figures show the coldest on this date reached 9 degrees in 1901 with 10 degrees in 1908. The warmest was 69 degrees in 1912 and 59 in 1877. Stormy weather occurred in 1906 1919 and 1912.
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Boston
Border of brightness and the joy it brings
Poetic meditation on daily life, neighborly kindness, and faith. The speaker speaks of weaving a border of brightness to ease toil and lift spirits, connecting human warmth with divine goodness and the sunshine of God.
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Earth
Household Hints For Shoe Laces And Patches
Practical tips from M Kane and Mona Shute. Soak lace ends in shellac then varnish for dark lacing. Use stocking legs as underwear patches or cut into cloths. Bluing in water can shine glassware. Addresses: 113 Bullard St New Bedford and 46 Russell St Charlestown.
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M. Kane
Bullard Street
New Bedford
Mona Shute
Russell Street
Charlestown
Primrose frock guides Molly Prentice to new wardrobe
A narrator helps Molly Prentice spend newly inherited money on fashion choosing a primrose color taffeta frock with a high girdle and chiffon accents. The piece emphasizes restoring smartness and style denied by her husband.
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Whipper
Molly Prentice
Fashion Notes On Fur Trimmed Accessories And Color Motifs
Muffs feature fur bands and frilled borders with blue grosgrain ribbons and forget me nots. Pocketed gowns show navy gray color combos. Women of fashion favor low flat shoes and gray doveskin trots with white suede trims. Fabric gloves remain common except for formal events.
Blessing Formal for Russian Booth at Allied Bazaar
The Russian booth at the National Allied Bazaar will open with a solemn blessing next Saturday at Mechanics Building. Four priests and an 18 member male choir will lead the ceremony in Russian Orthodox robes, a first in New England, as the bazaar unveils war exhibits and 100 booths with daily country features across the nine days.
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Land of the Czar
Orthodox Church of
New England
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Britain
Belgium
Ma Van Loon Saves Pa a Lot of Money
Ma Van Loon is credited with significant savings for a father figure in a brief note encouraging readers to see the next Sunday Post for details.
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Ma van Loon
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