Dear Hilda and the Jazz Debate from the Circle
A series of letters defend and criticize Jazz era behavior among young people. A mother of four sons praises restraint and urges boycotts of immodest dancing, while others discuss saving money, dress, smoking, and social change. Ginger from the Village adds a counterpoint on modern freedoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda
State House
Jazz
Maine
Greenwich Village
New York City
Post Letter Box Questions and Answers Clarify Everyday Queries
Readers ask about salon shows color codes for Salvation Army uniforms Brownie camera focusing distances US German peace timing church etiquette homesteading census figures and biblical measures with concise factual answers provided as brief guidance from the era.
Lanvin’s Blue Serge Frock With Scarlet Cire Trim
Lanvin designs a light blue serge utility dress featuring a slender silhouette. Scarlet cire braid decorates the neckline and front opening with slashes, while sleeves flare at the wrist and gathered side fullness adds graceful skirt hang. A narrow belt of gelf material completes the look behind the waistline.
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Lanvin
Prayer Interrupted in Charlestown Kitchen Fire
Mrs. William Durkin of 18 Brighton Street Charlestown prayed in the dining room yesterday when the kitchen range exploded its hot water front wrecking the room igniting wood work and blowing out several windows.
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William Durkin
Brighton Street
Charlestown
No stories returned without SASE request
Notice requests readers to include a self addressed stamped envelope to receive a story back. It advises keeping a copy of the story sent and notes ongoing policy until further notice.
Nothing Wilted About Joe In Edna May's Beauty Parlor
Edna May fails in a petty feud with a rival customer by smearing rouge on her face then plans to confess to Jim. The rival bride confesses her engagement after a sly exchange, leaving Edna May to face a wounded pride and a late night call to Jim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna May
Miss Cummings
Joe Bomner
Joe
Jim
Cummings
Jimmy
Massacse
Simmy Toners
Eros Waar
Clifford K Brown to Speak at Huntington Ave YMCA Service
Clifford K. Brown executive secretary of the Boston Y M C A will deliver the regular weekly sermon at the Huntington Avenue branch next Sunday afternoon February 19 at 8 20.
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Clifford K. Brown
Boston Y. M. C. A
Huntington Avenue
The Little White Frock story in Boston Sunday Post
Stacy Aumonier writes a surprising tale titled The Little White Frock to be completed in the next Boston Sunday Post.
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Stacy Aumonier
Boston Sunday Post
The Sandpiper Poem On The Beach And Sky
Across the narrow beach we flit with a sandpiper and I gathering driftwood as wild waves rise and clouds scud. The speaker notes fearless companionship and faith as storms threaten and asks where the sandpiper will shelter, proclaiming both are God’s children.
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Sandpiper
Sandpiper and I
Little Sandpiper
Orange Peanut Salad and Other New England Recipes
A recipe page lists Orange Peanut Salad with banana and orange slices on lettuce, and a French dressing mix. Also included are Orange Shortcake with orange filling, Potato Salad with mustard curry dressing, buttered cheese toast, Cream Raisin Pie, and a custard pie variation, with author credits to Mrs John J Guerin and Mrs A M Butterfield.
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John
Power
Edith Street
Everett
A. M. Butterfield
Fernside Road
Worcester
Hathaway
New England
Ex Mayor Peters to leave for coast today
Former Mayor and Mrs Peters with their son Alanson will depart from South Station this afternoon for a month long vacation on the Pacific coast. They also plan to visit the Hawaiian Islands during the trip.
King Victor Emmanuel Receives Mead President of Academy
King's reception follows Mead's thanks for the decoration he recently received from the monarch. The meeting on February 17 underscores honors and diplomatic courtesy between Italy and the American Academy leadership.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
William Rfr, Mead
The
American Academy
Fadts and Fashions Highlight Beaded Crepe Trim
Flower sprays as trimming appear in colored beads on crepe tracks. A Parisian blue crepe gown features swinging blue net panels with metallic blue lace fringe. Heavier laces drape into long panels and scarf effects for negligees and dinner gowns.
Household Hints And Remedies From A Cambridge Column
A compilation of practical tips from Lucy Lee offering methods to paste scrap clippings, deter red ants with spearmint, restore tortoise shell, remove bottle stoppers with heat, label glass surfaces, revive old crape, treat corn with cranberry, erase ink stains, protect glass and frames from flies, deter bed bugs with salt water, and prevent piano drying by keeping humidity with plants and damp sponges.
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Lucy Lee
Lexington Avenue
Cambridge
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