Carewe Brothers Vote for Nancy in Turbulent Romance
Captain Carey Carewe returns from overseas to meet Nancy Groton amid a family scheme to stir a love triangle with Angelica Wade. Elizabeth engineers a ruse boosting Nancy's suitor Roger Cleves, but Carey privately declares his love for Nancy and the pair seal their engagement after a dramatic night.
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Carey Carewe
Elizabeth
Carey
Carewe
Betty
New York
Nancy Groton
Angelica Wade
Angelica
Nancy
Wades
Roger Cleves
Roger
Captain Carewe
Imp
Babies and mothers shape postwar home life in the Sewing Circle
Letters from readers discuss the value of motherhood over careers, the impact of war on women's roles, and the high cost of living. Mrs B writes of choosing home and baby, while AGE FIFTY argues marriage and children hinge on finances and education, urging prudent family planning.
Two Minute Talks for Americans on Labor and Capital
Charles Franklin Jones argues a labor capital dispute echoes Aesop’s Groom and the Horse. He says human nature stays constant while material conditions shift, and society should align resources with needs, giving labor more corn and less curry.
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Charles Franklin Jones
Boston
Aesop
A Feminine Point of View on Domestic Life
A narrative recounts a dinner with friends where political talk on single tax and women's roles heats up. Granny quietly tends children and feeds two babies while others debate labor and society, illustrating feminine duties amid heated discussion.
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Granny
Ben
May
Poems for Your Scrap Book Prize Poem
A reflective poem awarded first prize by the London Bookman. The speaker laments a lost friend while praising the silent influence of love and beauty. The verse contrasts night and day, stars and light, with the notion that loss has refined the speaker. It ends by recalling a belief that beauty resides beyond the spheres and is found in the speaker’s face.
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London Bookman
A Little Chat on Style by Phone with Dorothy
Just before dinner Cecilie came in and watched Justine arrange my hair. She said she would bob it tomorrow but I refused permission and suggested it would suit her age better if she remained eighteen. She wore a pale pink satin frock with a surplice bodice and lilac velvet trimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecilie
Justine
Recipes of New England Housewives
RECIPES of New England Housewives offers a collection of potato based dishes. Delmonico potatoes potato puffs potato salad escalloped potatoes Lyonnaise hashed brown potato soup and potato croquettes with notes on cream dressing and serving ideas. Nettie R Miller Stoneham signs the page.
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New England
Nettie R. Miller
Dunklee Avenue
Stoneham
Etiquette Q A on addressing strangers and guests
Miss Alice Stuart explains formal forms when addressing strangers in letters and distinguishes between addressing strangers as My Dear and acquaintances as Dear Mrs. Practical etiquette notes advise keeping toothpicks out of sight and avoiding using them in front of guests. It also covers whether a host may accept invitations for guests and urges inviting the guest if appropriate.
Dear Miss Champagne on Kissing at Seventeen
A seventeen year old asks if kissing a older boy is right and how to handle their relationship. The advisor notes kissing reflects love and warns against treating it as a game noting the need for parental trust and potential engagement if the partner is honest and worthy.
Songs of Sunshine By The Bentitown Bard
The Benditown Bard presents a poem titled Songs of Sunshine tracing cycles of dark and light in nations and lives. It speaks of era shifts gold and base metal, barren paths and morning blossoms, and the enduring promise of beauty and growth in a world of men.
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Bentitown
Birthday Brief on Thomas Malthus the English Economist
Birthday note highlights Thomas Malthus born February 17 1766 in The Rookery Surrey England. He joined the church but pursued population theory arguing society outpaces food supply influencing his Essay on Population. Darwin admired his population ideas though did not fully agree.
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Thomas Malthus
Thomas Robert Malthus
Surrey
England
Malthus
Darwin
Dr True's Elixir advertised as worm remedy for children
An advertisement touts Dr True's Elixir as the best remedy to expel worms from children and adults. It cites symptoms such as stomach distress, pale skin, dull eyes, and night cravings and presents a testimonial from Mrs Anselme Lamarré of Sanford Maine praising the product.
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Anselme Lamarré
State Street
Sanford
Maine
Dr. True
Gertrude
Colleen
Akay
Herrick Denies Serious Illness
Parmelee W. Herrick son of former ambassador Myron T Herrick received a telegram from his father in Los Angeles denying reports that he is seriously ill or has heart weakness.
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Cleveland
Parmelee W. Herrick
Myron T. Herrick
France
Los Angeles
Cal
Secret ¢ Sturdy Bat Explained
Women of Brookline declared on Saturday to have the lowest infant mortality rate in the United States. They credit their success to mothers' careful, common sense care and refusal to entrust infants to untrained nurse maids.
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Brookline
United States
Wealth and motherhood shape Brookline infants thriving
Brookline mothers claim their town’s low infant mortality proves costly care by mothers beats government claims about rich children. Mrs. Frederick Higginson cites well to do families as key, while Mrs. Thomas H. Gray Jr. argues mother supervision and sensible feeding keep Brookline children healthier than national averages.
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Frederick Higginson
Brookline Day Nursery
Brookline
Department of Labor
Thomas H. Gray, Jr
Kennard Road
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