German Language in American Schools Debate in Sewing Circle
Readers write to the Sewing Circle arguing for and against continuing German in schools during wartime. Letters cite language value in music, crime detection, and future diplomacy, with perspectives from multiple contributors including A SCHOOL CHILD'S MOTHER and others.
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Boston
Sevying
Ools
Nell
Sewing Circle
England
America
Germany
Macaroni with tomato sauce and Scandinavian meat cakes
From Miss Celia Peckham of Lyme Connecticut a collection of New England recipes includes Macaroni with tomato sauce layered with cheese and meat, a tomato onion pork sauce, fried potatoes and parsnips, and Scandinavian meat cakes with gravy.
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New England
Celia I
Peckham, Lyme
Mazola Book of Recipes
Facts and Fashions for Thirties Gowns and Suits
A guide to era styling notes gold cloth gowns veiled with black net and fawn broadcloth wraps with silver gray satin linings. It highlights pleating to soften collarless dresses, black tulle over gold lame, long waist black jet bodices for velvet frocks, pink accents, and mixed fabrics in suits with wool coats and contrasting skirts.
My Smiling Lady and the Soldier at the Masquerade
Betty Schuyler, a chief stenographer, captures Sergeant Donald Keith’s attention on a train as she smiles. At a charity masquerade, he bids high to win the “little smiling lady” and they share a fateful meeting in a hidden alcove, leading to a budding romance that follows later wedding talk and notes.
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Betty
Donald Keith
Keith
Beker Square
Neyer & Jones
Rose Lorden
Nelly Ryan
Nelly
France
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Casey
Dear Miss Champagne Advice From a Young Lady
A 20 year old woman seeks guidance about a two year relationship with a man two years older. He misses planned evenings, cites work, but a friend reports seeing him with another woman at a restaurant and at a show on two occasions. She asks whether to confront him or end the relationship.
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Miss Champagne
Poems for Your Scrap Book to His Mother
A reflective wartime poem by Edward F. Garesche about a fallen son. It honors sacrifice, comforts the mother, and frames death as a brief delay before eternal peace. The piece blends religious imagery with mourning, urging acceptance and faith. The poet contrasts earthly sorrow with heavenly rewards and ends with a call toward celestial reunion.
Anxiety and Gossip in a Deteriorating Courtship Tale
A letter laments gossip about a fiancé and a rival who dated another woman. The writer urges restraint, defends trust, and argues that broken engagements over two years of courtship do not prove faithlessness. The tone cautions against tales meant to undermine confidence.
Etiquette and Manners in Morning and Afternoon Weddings
A column answers common etiquette questions. Guests keep hats at both weddings and wear afternoon gowns after noon. Sealing wax with monogrammed crests remains acceptable for personal letters. Always include city and state in addresses. When introduced to multiple men, bow to each and repeat names, rather than saying I am glad to meet you to all.
Fresh haddock price soars in Boston fish market
Fresh haddock tops 14.75 dollars per 100 pounds at wholesale as labor disputes between Gorton Pew Fisheries and Bay State Fishing raise prices. Hake hits 13 cents a pound, large cod 15 cents, market cod 12 cents. retail will near 25 cents per pound.
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Boston
Haddock
Gorton Pew Fisheries Company
Bay State Fishing Company
Ree Tailer
Rhode Island House Debates Red Flag Display Ban
A bill was introduced in Rhode Island's House to forbid displaying the red flag or any red emblems at public or private gatherings. The proposal carries a penalty of 5000 dollars or five years imprisonment or both and will be referred to a committee.
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Providence
House of Representatives
Songs of Sunshine By The Bentztown Bard
A 1919 verse by The Bentztown Bard published by Southern Press Syndicate urges readers to face life with courage and resilience. The poem extols meeting life’s tasks, keeping a steady, common touch, and moving forward bravely toward the light.
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The
Bentztown Bard
Southern Press Syndicate
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston January Weather
The oldest resident cites official figures noting Boston’s coldest 10 January was 1 below in 1875 and 2 above in 1899, with a warmest 62 degrees in 1876. He adds rain or snow occurred on this date in 1910 and 1916.
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Boston
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