Naming the Baby Bees in New Castle Me
A family scene in New Castle recalls a baby’s arrival. Dalene and Dick discuss possible names for their son, debating Henry versus Jonathan as a tribute to Dalene’s father, amid warmth and excitement.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1912
Page
11
Remarkable TB Cure Reported in Milltown Reader Letter
A letter from Griffith Indiana recounts Mrs Anna Govert’s recovery from catarrhal pneumonia and presumed consumption after Eckman’s Alterative treatment began September 1908. Despite dire medical opinions she improved after one week and gained weight, with her nurse and pastor supporting the pursue of the Alterative. The testimonial claims enduring health and urges inquiries and order details from Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bekman
Anna Govert
Anna Trinen
Wm. Berg
St. Michael's Church
Shoreville
Ind
Eckman
Rev. Berg
Torye
Houghton & Out Drug
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Talking Shop In The Little Dinky Store
A speaker laments constant chatter about profits and deals that dull life and provokes violent fantasies. He complains of neighbors and a shop owner named Man Bungle and the endless talk of business, weddings, music, and petty concerns. The prose evokes a plea for quieter days from a 1912 George Matthew Adams piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian
Walt: Mason
George Matthew Adams
Call It Jonathan A Quiet Household Names a Baby
Dalene Thorne resists naming her newborn Jonathan despite her husband Dick’s preference for that traditional name. Sonny falls ill with croup prompting a late doctor visit, and the couple reconciles, choosing Winfred as a first name and Jonathan to honor faith, peace, and divine blessing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan
Richard Thorne
Dalene Thorne
Sonny
Millers
Dalene
Winfred
Yy Dalene
Beautiful hair solution with alkali shampoo warning
A San FranciscoEx advert warns dull brittle hair from alkali shampoos and dandruff. It promotes a canthrax based mixture from the druggist to be applied to the scalp for a fluffy silky result, noting the white lather and invigorated scalp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uae ‘Martyn
San Francisco
Cranberry Pudding and Cookie Recipe Fragments
Readable fragments describe cranberry pudding made from dried bread crumbs, butter, eggs and stewed fruit baked thirty minutes. Also listed are instructions for a mustard pepper oil emulsion, a sour pickle flavored dressing, and a crisscross cookie dough yielding sixty plump cookies with vanilla and nutmeg. Names and addresses included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice G. Dutcher
Cliff Court
Maplewood
C. M. Simmons
Duxbury
Rhode Island Clam Bake Pioneer Daniel Medbury Dies
Daniel Medbury, a founder of the Rhode Island clam bakes and town historian, died at his home in East Providence on February 19. He helped turn regional harvest feasts into the era of large public dinners at Riverside farm, shaping local culinary traditions and community gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Daniel Medbury
Rhode Island
Riverside Farm
Medbury
Tate
On Love and Sentiment in a Letter Advice Column
Mildred Champagine warns a woman friend to respond to a letter and discusses respect, privilege, and future conduct. The writer must weigh how much she values the recipient, noting that conduct follows the heart rather than rigid rules and that forgiveness varies with affection.
Advice for a young woman on expressing love carefully
The article counsels a cautious approach to confessing love to a man who appears comfortable but not ready. It suggests waiting, hinting, and using tactful, subtle signals to gauge his feelings before declaring love to avoid embarrassment or rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Barnes
Plan for a Fenway lake and cross street project
The Park Commission informs the Mayor of plans to build a new cross Fenway Street from the Huntington entrance behind the Art Museum to Jersey Street and Audubon road. A small lake would lie adjacent to the Art Museum, with the waters shadowing the proposed $1,000,000 Evans wing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenway
Park Commission
Huntington
Art Museum
Jersey Street
Audubon Road
R. D. Evans
Vesper and Douglas Connah Offer Arts Instruction
Practical instruction in drawing painting illustrating and commercial design as well as lettering. Interior decoration furniture wallpaper textiles leaded glass jewelry and costume designing led by Vesper L George and Douglas J Connah at 209 Pleasant Street near Park Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesper
L. George
Douglas J. Connah
Pleasant
Park
Boston Sewing Circle Opens Its Homemaker Forum
The Boston Post announces a regular Sewing Circle for homemakers in New England. Topics include home life, domestic puzzles, family care, budgeting, gardening, and baby care. Readers may write under pen names and ask questions, mailing to Sew ing Circle Editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Corres
Theos
Boston Post
Letter of Forgiveness Restores Harmony After Incident
The writer recalls a kiss while her husband was away and admits she could have protested. She chose not to cause ill feeling between friends. After showing her husband the letter, he forgave and shared it, restoring respect and happiness.
Dear Friends Kindly View Your Husbands This Way
A reader advises kindness to husbands, urges avoiding criticism, and notes the couple’s poverty and later comfort after adopting a baby boy. The message emphasizes appreciation, patience, and loyalty in marriage and family.
Foolish to Tell A Widow-to-be Visit Warns Husband
A letter warns a wife to forget a clairvoyant visit and be kind to her husband while he lives. It suggests she was foolish to reveal the visit, fearing it may depress him and provoke harm. A cheerful home image ends the note.
Widow advice letter to John sparks popularity
A letter to John praises his popularity in a widow-dominated circle and advises him to marry cautiously. The writer Mary suggests choosing a single, not too old woman who can still pursue a loving home, reflecting social expectations of the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Mary
Holding Up the Mirror in a Women’s Rights Exchange
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century periodical contains a dialogue about women's perceived inferiority. It contrasts comments by a reader identified as Mrs. H. E. P. with remarks on female development and equality.
A Lady Offers View on Gender Equality in Society
The speaker argues that both men and women hold equal portions of virtue and fault. She admonishes those who scorn women to focus on self-improvement and productive work rather than criticizing others.
Writings on Marriage and Female Independence
A letter by YOURS FOR THE TRUTH argues that many marriages are bonds of convenience or misfit and urges women to seek happiness. The author recounts becoming a free, self supporting woman after recognizing temperament mismatches and living independently for 30 years.
Marriage Advice From Honorable Pointed to Desertion
A reader counsels a woman to end attempt at marriage with a man who has deserted her. The letter urges returning him to his wife and avoiding contact, predicting eventual relief and dignity in honoring separation.
Circle Letter Helped Dear Brown Betty
A letter notes the writer’s gratitude for help and acknowledgment that delaying action made a task harder. The writer admits others questioned the choice to wait and reflects on the consequences of inaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Betty
Forgiveness Appeal to Widow-to-be for Insult to Husband
A message urges the widow-to-be to seek forgiveness from her future husband for a broadcasted clairvoyant insult. It calls on her to atone by kneeling, promising true devotion and to cling to her husband as pledged by him. The Good Watchman delivers the admonition in stern moral terms.
Veteran repays draft for stolen government mule
A conscience stricken Civil War veteran who stole a government mule repaid the debt with a $200 draft to Secretary MacVeagh. The payment, sent through a Greencastle Indiana Methodist minister, aims to settle the past and ease his conscience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
How Society Woman Ward Off Wrinkles
A society matron shares a home remedy for wrinkles using saxolite and witch hazel. She says she banishes lines before public appearances and keeps chins firm with the simple mixture. The tip is relayed from Emily Dean in Town Talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Dean
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