Letters on German language in schools amid war mood
A series of Sew ing Circle letters defend german language study against anti German sentiment. Contributors from differing views urge retention citing culture, science and music from Germany while others warn against perpetuating hatred and warn against German aggression. The discussion notes loyalty, patriotism and the impact on families with relatives in wartime service.
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Boston
Germany
France
States
Sewing Circle
Handel
Jody
Square
Recipes of New England Housewives
Sunday Post feature outlines a collection of home baked treats with detailed ingredients for Spider Corn Cake Squash Griddle Cakes Cocoanut Puffs Chocolate Cake Sponge Cake Hot Milk Cake Oatmeal Drop Cakes Ginger Snaps Sour Cream Cookies and credits Mrs J W Ross of Ashby for the list. The page promotes a full recipe spread in the Sunday Post.
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J. W. Ross
R. D
Ashby
Dr True’s Worm Elixir Ad Promises Quick Child Relief
A mother of six from West Newbury Mass endorses Dr True’s Worm Elixir as a remedy for worm symptoms in children. The ad lists signs of worms including deranged stomach swollen lip sour breath and other symptoms and urges starting the Elixir immediately.
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Dr. True
Songs of Sunshine By The Bentitown Bard
A nostalgic verse about trees and sun prompting visions of shade and shelter. The speaker imagines ancient giants of wood, a fatherly embrace, and springtime signs like April breezes and visiting daffodils.
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Bentitown Bard
Southern Press Syndicate
Fashion Trends Highlight Spring Accessories and Fabrics
The piece notes spring fashion shifts toward black and tan pairings, leather brown velour with black satin coats, white lace-trimmed collars on silk gowns, a pink felt tam o shanter with a red flower, rare white ermine furs, and large black satin hats. Net skirts create layered ruffles, or “ruffies.”
A Feminine Point of View by Wilhelmina Stitch
A playful verse reflecting on social roles and desires, contrasting ambitions of women with contrasting life circumstances. The speaker notes upside down yearnings from wealth to simplicity and laments the stubborn limits of rhyme.
Poems For YBour Scrap Book Marks 160th Anniversary
The Post prints daily poems in tribute to Scotland’s famed poet on the 160th birthday, sharing selections from his most beautiful verses for readers to enjoy.
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Ybour
Scotland
The
Post
Fragile Daisy and Bard in Ruinous Fate Poem
Poem laments the dainty flower and the simple poet facing harsh fate and ruin. The speaker compares the flower to a maid and the bard, noting storms, poverty, and pride that crush beauty and art. The stanzaic meditation traces how delicate things fall to life’s hardships.
Dolly Reports Formal Evening With Lucille's Wedding
Dolly describes a dance as dull and formal, noting the talk centers on Lucille's upcoming wedding. She appears in a slim blue serge frock with a bright green patent belt and a chic hat featuring a large matching green bow.
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Dolly
Lucille
Post Letter Box to the Editor of the Post
A collection of readers questions and answers on influenza origins WWI insurance figures exports and imports to Russia a Tremont House history Boston Charles River location and usage of the word got in writing with brief factual replies and references to literature and local landmarks.
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Russia
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Tremont and
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Tremont
Senate set to open hearings on $100 million famine relief bill
Hearings on a $100 million famine relief measure for Europe and the near east will begin tomorrow before the Senate appropriations committee in executive session. Senator Martin chairs the panel and has invited State Treasury and Food Administration officials to discuss spending plans. Republicans plan to oppose and seek detailed expenditure information before backing the bill.
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Near East
Wilson
Senate Appropriations Committee
Martin
State
Treasury Departments
Food Administration
Lansing
Paris
House
Abby Kelly Foster A Quaker Abolitionist’s Life
Abby Kelly Foster born January 15 1811 in Pelham Massachusetts grew up in an Irish Quaker family and became a pioneering public speaker for abolition Though ridiculed by many she addressed mixed audiences and helped women join anti slavery groups She married Stephen Foster at 35 and worked for woman suffrage and prohibition dying in 1887 Her legacy was praised by Lowell as a noble free spirit on freedom’s altar.
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Abby K. Foster
Abby Kelly
Pelham
Mass
Crimke
Stephen Foster
Lowell
Abby
Household Hints From A Magazine
Practical tips on cleaning knives with a raw potato and brick dust, improving turnip flavor with sugar, removing grease from wool with chloroform, refreshing a bread box with boiled water and sal soda, and keeping fish fresh with galt in a cool place.
Two Minute Talks for Americans by Charles Franklin Jones
Boston columnist Charles Franklin Jones weighs postwar outcomes asking if the war’s glory justifies the costs. He credits the United States with advancing the reign of law and consent of the governed and argues America now leads in peace, freedom, and justice, seen as the world’s strongest, kindest, and most self sacrificing nation.
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Germany
Paris
Charles Franklin Jones
Boston
America
Lecture by U S Chaplain Gerald Treacy at Philomatheia Club
The Rev. Gerald C. Treacy S J, first lieutenant chaplain of the 89th Regiment and new Philomatheia Club chaplain, will lecture on Sunday evening at Boston College High School Hall on The Logic of Ireland's Claim. Boston College students will usher and a large committee organizes the event.
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89Th Regiment
Philomatheia Club
Michael Jessup
United States Army
Boston College
James Street
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Treacy
America
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Joseph McAvenue
Lowell
Will
Cannon to preside at Roosevelt services
Representative Cannon of Illinois, former Speaker, was named by Speaker Clark to preside at the joint memorial services for Theodore Roosevelt to be held by the Senate and House on February 9.
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Cannon
Illinois
Clark
Theodore Roosevelt
Senate
House
Court frees Chamberlain in New Hampshire case
Joseph Chamberlain, arrested in Bloomfield Connecticut, was discharged in Concord Police Court after a breaking and entering larceny charge found unsupported. Clifford, an elderly recluse, was killed last October in Hooksett. Chamberlain's counsel announced a $5000 suit for false arrest against Hyse of Manchester.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Bloomfield
Conn
Dennis J. Clifford
Hooksett
Clifford
Chamberlain
IX. Hy Se
Manchester
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