Shall we feed German women and children now or later
Readers debate whether America should provide aid to Germany's women and children amid wartime hunger. Letters from A Lover of Right, Charity Begins at Home, and others urge aid at home first, criticize mercy to Germans, or call for retribution and restraint. The exchange invokes the Lusitania sinking and wartime suffering.
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Germany
France
Belgium
America
Santa
Denar Sewing Circle
Nut
H.W
Sewing Circle
Eston
Boston
Lusitania
Kaiser
Vons
Two Minute Talks After the War by Charles Franklin Jones
A column reflecting on Allied unity after World War I and the Kaiser's downfall. The essay contrasts countries that avoided declaring war with their opponents, notes the Kaiser’s realization that many oppose conquest, and ends urging global solidarity to make future war impossible.
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Charles Franklin Jones
Boston
Jackson
Murry
Ohio
John Smith
Kaiser
Mildred Champagne Talks on Love and Sentiment
A young man writes about a two year relationship with his steady girlfriend and a spur of jealousy. He asks for advice on coping with nagging and accidental flirtation while stressing true love can endure small, frequent squabbles as tests of the relationship.
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Miss Champagne
Prune Salad and Other Simple Dishes Featured
A compact domestic column outlines quick recipes including Prune Salad with walnuts and dressing, Washington PS Filling using raspberries and egg white, Boiled Cider Pie with egg and cider, Brambles with sugar raisins and lemon, and Corn Flake Pudding with corn flavoring milk and cassia baked in a moderate oven served with cream.
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Washington PS
Paulette’s Evening Gown Described in Act Two
An excerpt describes Paulette wearing a pale pink chiffon velvet gown in the second act. The skirt drapes with a back panel looped by deeper pink silk roses and silver leaves. A silver belt and beaded bodice strings, a silver train, stockings, and rhinestone buckled slippers complete the elegant outfit.
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Paulette
Oh I’m a Spug and vow not to gift at Christmas
A playful verse from a “Spug” figure who declares a vow to abstain from gifts. She rejects the spendthrift spree but contradicts herself by choosing to buy a toy for a child, arguing Christmas is about love. The poem critiques consumerism and urges mindful generosity while poking fun at self appointed moral stances.
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Spug
Santa Claus
Poems and people in war era notes and honors
Kipling inscription misattributed to Ecclesiastes clarifies it comes from Ecclesiasticus. John McCormack raises war funds at least 500000 dollars. A woman receives a gold medal and an autographed letter from President Wilson. Rev Chauncey W Goodrich, Yale 1886, preached to Wilson in Paris. Yvette Guilbert explains her art blends music with drama. Queen Milena of Montenegro pursues a world women alliance to deter war with French English and American support. Dr Atina Howard Shaw included on DC police force with badge, pursuing a four decade long goal to be a cop.
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John McCormack
Wilson
Chauncey W. Goodrich
Paris
Yale
New York
Orange
N. J
Cleveland
Brunswick
Milena
Montenegro
Irench
Atina Howard Shaw
District of Columbia
Social Etiquette Q and A from City Page
A reader asks if a gentleman should offer his arm in a public dining room and if a man may smoke in a car with ladies present. Answers advise no arm unless invited and permission from the ladies before smoking, noting caution to avoid discomfort. A widow remarrying query suggests adding color besides white in dress and bouquet as customary.
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Tadclife
Winthrop
Private Henry L. Ruhl Receives Croix de Guerre for Chateau Thierry
Private Henry L. Ruhl of L Company 01st Infantry son of ex deputy U S marshal James C. Ruhl earned the Croix de Guerre for bravery near Chateau Thierry where the 801st Infantry helped fill depleted ranks of the 101st Infantry. He wrote that after joining the 76th Division they were pulled to the 26th Division and saw heavy action before being gassed and hospitalized. He later returned to duty at Chaumont where the honor was awarded.
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Henry L. Ruhl
L. Company
01St Infantry
James C. Ruhl
Chateau Thierry
801St Infantry
101St Infantry
Ruhl
76Th Division
France
Massachusetts
St. Aignan
Tours
Chaumont
Philip V of Spain Founding Bourbon Line and his Character
The founder of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain, Philip V, was born at Versailles and named king by Charles II’s will. Educated by Tenelon along with his brother Louis, he was moral and cautious, disliked war though brave in battle, nicknamed il Animoso by courtiers. He sought the French throne, resigned the Spanish throne, faced confinement by his wife, and died of apoplexy after a long life.
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Philip V
Spain
Versailles
Philip
Charles II
Duke of
Anjou
Louis
Tenelon
Il Animoso
Songs of Sunshine by the Bentztown Bard
A short verse from 1918 imagines sunshine after rain and laughter after tears. It speaks of turning with faith, forgetting the past, and facing the fleeting years with life, toil, and smiles. The poem ends with a note on bravery and continuing onward.
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The
Bentztown Bard
Southern Press Syndicate
Fashion Notes on New Spring Styles and Paris Hair
Fact and fashions note the latest fur heaver, beltless salt-coats, and wide plain ribbons in new gowns. Black and white silks lead the vogue with short Paris haircuts for women. Rich fabrics demand minimal trimming, draped collars on spring wraps, georgette gowns ruched to the waist, chiffon for dinners and dances, tulle hats, and dull gold lace turbans with large black aigrettes.
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Paris
Prohibition Seen Ending With Cabaret Reforms
Henry Barker president of the Northern California Hotel Men's Association urged at Madison Square Garden that ending the crazy cabaret and the dippy dance could defeat prohibition. He proposed allowing beer and light wines at well conducted cabarets if the attendant vice were removed.
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New York
Henry Barker
Northern California Hotel Men's Association
American Hotel Association
Madison Square Garden
Parker
Dorothy Q. in Verse A Portrait of Dorothy Quincy
Oliver Wendell Holmes reflects on Dorothy Quincy of Boston, her portrait scarred by a Red Coat sabre during the Revolution. The poem blends history and affection, praising Dorothy Q as a noble, enduring lineage, and imagining a lasting tribute across a century.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Dorothy Quincy
Boston
Dorothy
Army on Way Ended the War Red Cross Rally
Major Ian Hay Beith spoke at the Hollis Street Theatre during a Christmas Roll Call Red Cross rally praising the American army for its pivotal role in ending World War I. He credited the troops with the fighting spirit that boosted Allied morale and helped drive German defeat.
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Ian Hay Beith
Hollis Street
Red Cross
Major Beith
France
America
Beith
Doe
Germany
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