The White Oak Lesson of Miss Hall and Roy Blinn
Fourth grade pupils at Miss Hall’s class in Jamaica Plain learn a Latin pair Quercus alba as a surprise test. A student named Judd vies for the book prize while Lottie Blinn shines. Miss Hall is reunited with Lieutenant Roy Blinn in the nearby park as a handsome romance blossoms.
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Miss Hall
Europe
Quercus
Alba
Lottie
Quercus Alba
Judd
Lottie Blinn
Th’ Park
Tommy Judd
Tommy
Etta
Ray Blinn
Lieutenant Blinn
Roy
Roy Blinn
Spring blouse with Georgette and velvet sash shown
The article describes a king blue crepe de chine blouse designed with pleated Georgette inserts and a long back peplum tied by a black velvet sash. Gold thread embroidery accentuates the neck area while pairing with a black satin skirt featuring vertical slashed pockets piped in blue.
Fashion Notes Highlight HandMade Collars And Silk Embroidered Coats
Fashion observations note handmade collars rising in prominence with fancy shoes returning. Suits feature silk embroidery and coats use covert cloth. knee length coats stay popular. Tailored dresses in taffeta, two color dress effects, and hoop skirts appear in evening wear. Tricotine and taffeta fabrics surface in veiled dresses with pleated self collars on jackets. France favors bloused coat effects.
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France
Birthday Bio Briefs for Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson born December 29 1808 in Raleigh North Carolina rose from poverty to tailor apprenticeship and self education. He moved to Tennessee married a teacher who aided his schooling and rose to become Vice President after Lincoln's assassination. He opposed secession yet supported slavery and faced Senate impeachment before his acquittal.
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Andrew Johnson
United States
Raleigh
North Carolina
Tennessee
West Tennessee
John
Congress
National Congress
Lincoln
Johnson
Senate
The Long Road Home Poem In Small Craft Volume
Poem by C Fox Smith echoed in George H Dorans Small Craft collection. Sailors sing of homeward bound voyage from Mersey fog to England with wind and tide lifting them round the world.
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C. Fox Smith
George H. Doran Combook
Pany
New York
San Juan Strait
England
Mersey
Modern views on when to marry and who should propose
A series of letters from readers debate timing and agency in marriage. Topics include matching quickly, dismissing traditional courtship, women proposing, and balancing pride with happiness. Frequent names appear as letters from Vermont Youth and other readers.
Postponed Wedding Etiquette and Introductory Etiquette
A notice advises sending an engraved postponement for a wedding due to a serious illness. It also covers sidewalk introductions and the use of correspondence cards versus letter paper, noting cards for brief messages and letter paper for formal social communications.
Songs of Sunshine By the Bentown Bard
A 1918 verse reminiscence celebrating old-fashioned holiday cakes and a village mother’s patient skill. The narrator recalls sand cakes and ginger snaps, baking days, and the tender memories of youth and service through simple, cherished treats.
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Benztown Bard
Southern Press Syndicate
The Cheerful Cherub’s Rough Worded Astronomer Verse
A fragment poem noting astronomers and their study of crooked rays of the stars. The lines imply disapproval of their methods and attitudes toward celestial guidance. The piece centers on a speaker who wishes the stars to be left alone.
Pronunciation query on appendicitis and peritonitis
A reader asks the editor how to pronounce suffixes in appendicitis and peritonitis. The letter notes authorities disagree and mentions the common preference for the penultimate syllable.
Variants of the Dixie Song Lyrics Across Regions
The text notes multiple versions of the old war song Dixie titled Away Down South in Dixie. Dan Emmett’s original opens with To wish I was in de land ob cotton. Albert Pike’s Southern war version starts Southrons, hear your country call you. T. M. Cooley’s Northern version begins Away down South where grows the cotton.
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Dixie
Dan Emmett
Land
Albert Pike
T. M. Cooley
Away Down South
Distance to nearest star besides the Sun
The nearest star to Earth after the Sun lies about 16 billion miles away. This distance is roughly 175 times the Earth–Sun distance.
Which Star Is Shorter Mary Miles Minter or Marguerite Clark
The article notes Mary Miles Minter stands five feet two inches while Marguerite Clark stands four feet ten inches. It also states Mildred Harris, Charlie Chaplin’s wife, is said to be eighteen years old.
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Sir
Mary Miles Minter
Marguerite Clark
Mildred Harris
Charlie Chaplin
Goethe and Faust Origin Story Compared
The Faust legend predates Goethe, with earlier tales showing Faust selling his soul to Satan for youth and pleasure. In those originals, the soul is doomed to torment. Later modern versions portray Faust escaping or being saved, sometimes reaching heaven.
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Sir
Goethe
Faust
Satan
Why gold color varies from alloying metals
Gold described as pure varies in color because pure gold is very soft and alloys are mixed to harden it. Copper yields a yellow hue, silver yields a greenish yellow, and so most so called pure gold items, including coins and rings, contain copper or silver to improve hardness.
Clarifying old coin and distance terms from poetry and currency
The reader explains that a league equals three miles making half a league one and a half miles. A sovereign is a gold coin worth 20 shillings, a pound is paper money equal to one sovereign, and a guinea is 91 shillings with its name from Guinea gold.
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Light Brigade
Rippling rnymes by Walt Mason
A brief verse featuring Uncle Walt Mason reflecting on aging and regrets. The poem imagines would be wiser if life could be lived again, urging avoidance of traps, ambition to rise, and learning from elder wisdom. The piece ends noting copyright by George Matthew Adams.
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Marsh
Fen
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Fancy Chicken Casserole and Dessert Recipes
Fricassee style chicken casserole with vegetables and dough seal highlights Mrs Anna Blake. Also includes corn meal bread pudding by Mrs L W Bumpus of 323 Plymouth St North Abington and creamed sandwiches with white sauce and date rice dessert by Mrs H P Coates Lisbon New Hampshire.
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Anna Blake
L. W. Bumpus
Plymouth Street
North
Abington
Household hints for stains and daily care from Annie S. Goldsmith
Tips include using pure glycerine to treat linen stains from cream in coffee and letting it sit before rinsing. Advice on pillow slips with double-ended openings for durability and beauty. A church fair sold stain removal charts. A practical tip about a key-secured iron bank beside the telephone to curb long-distance bills. Guidance on child comfort with a waist ribbon harness. A custard pie recipe addition of hazelnuts or pecans for crust. Liners for clothes baskets with oilcloth for cleanliness. Annie S. Goldsmith 1912 Folger Avenue Beverly.
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Annie S. Goldsmith
Folger Avenue
Beverly
Little Walks About Boston
The piece recalls Henry Ward Beecher at age 12 visiting Boston with his father Dr Lyman Beecher. It describes his wonder at bells and ships, his dream to sail, and his father guiding him toward study and a future in the ministry at Mt Pleasant Amherst, while noting Beecher’s early yearning for naval horizons.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Boston
Lyman Beecher
Litchfield
Sheafe Street
Henry Ward
Christ Church
Greenville
Boston Harbor
Navy
Mt. Pleasant
Amherst
Beecher
Special Carols Held at Old North Church
Deep Christmas carol services were held at the old North Church yesterday. The Rev. William H. Dewart of Christ Church spoke on the churchs historical events as a special musical program featuring carol singing was presented.
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Old North Church
William H. Dewart
Christ Church
Post Santa Claus Contributions Report
The Post Santa Claus editor lists updated totals from prior acknowledgments. Boston University Candy Fund contributions include $20,271.99 previously acknowledged plus a $1.00 entry from Gardner Massachusetts, bringing the running total to $22,280.19.
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POST
Santa Claus
Boston University Candy Fund
Gardner
Mass
Alex the Great joins H C Witwer humorous line up
Famous humorist H C Witwer known for From Baseball to Bodies introduces another standalone tale in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The series features witty sketches with a self contained plot and brisk humor in each installment.
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H. C. Witwer
Alex the Great
Boston Sunday Post
Rosenblatt Thrills Big Gathering at Symphony Hall
Josef Rosenblatt, famed tenor and cantor of New York’s First Hungarian Congregation Ohab Zedek, performed Jewish religious airs yesterday afternoon in Symphony Hall. He sang Hebrew folk songs, operatic pieces, and English airs before a large crowd, many of them members of his community.
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Josef Rosenblatt
Ohab Zedek
New York
Symphony Hall
Rosenblatt Triumphs With Jewish Songs Beloved by City Audience
The article praises Rosenblatt's performance in a varied program of Jewish folk songs and liturgical pieces. It highlights his dramatic double voice and soprano reaches beyond tenor range, drawing thunderous applause. He showcases pieces like Zaroh Chayo Elo kay Neshoma Yohrzeit and Shomer Israel with assured pitch and emotional fervor.
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Rosenblatt
Meyerbeer
Moore
John McCormack
Macushla
Molly Brannigan
Amione Chateenu
Israel
Loyalty of Colored Man Urged by Colonel
Colonel Charles M. Young, the highest ranking colored officer in the U S Army, told Omega Psi Phi members at Tremont Temple that loyalty by the Negro will eventually benefit the colored race He warned against Bolshevism anarchism and other isms saying change must come without bloodshed and the first triggerer bears the evil.
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Charles M. Young
Omega Psi Phi
Tremont Temple
Colonel Young
United States Army
Reverend Finn Visits Boston Children at Notre Dame
The Rev. Francis J. Finn of Cincinnati, famed author of youth tales, spoke to Notre Dame Academy in Fenway. It was his first Boston visit as guests, led by Miss Martha Logan, alumnus president, who introduced him and watched as he signed his works for eager youngsters.
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Francis J. Finn
Cincinnati
Academy of Notre Dame
Fenway
Boston
Notre Dame
Martha Logan
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