Baby Story Contest at The Post Promises Prizes
Call for stories about babies due to The Post in Boston. Cash prizes of 20, 10, and 5 gold for the three best tales. entries limited to 200 words and must include real name and address. The best stories will be published in Daily and Sunday Post. judge panel includes Rufus B. Tobey and Theresa M. Lally. Mrs. John E. Hardy, Chelmsford, Mass., R. F. D. No. 1, Box TA.
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Post
the Post
Boston
Daily
Sunday Post
Rufus B. Tobey
Wonderful Floating Hospital For Children
Henry
Daddy
Billy
Mubba
John E. Hardy
Chelmsford
Mass
Mary Louise Eddy and the Missing Baby
Mary Louise Eddy who loved animals spent time with horses cows sheep and pigs. One August morning she was seated on the grass with toys while adults worked nearby. A sudden laugh from the barn revealed she had crawled inside after the door was left ajar.
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Mary Louise Eddy
Curious Child Listens In On Doctor Call In Story
Elizabeth, a bright three year old, memorizes everything and begs to watch the doctor telephone to the baby's stomach after being told she may not enter the room. The note, signed Katherine J Ford of Roxbury, and a second tale by Miss Mary Beatty of Boston, describe playful observations of children.
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Elizabeth
John
Katherine J. Ford
Wayland Street
Roxbury
Mass
Mary Beatty
Reed Street
Boston
Peace will come to you what peace you choose
Grantland Rice drafts a denunciatory poem addressed to Emperor William in Songs of the Stalwart. The verse imagines a future peaceful world after war and confronts the Kaiser with visions of murdered soldiers and haunted sleep, declaring that the ages will exact payment for war.
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Emperor William
Grantland Rice
the Stalwart
D. Appleton & Company
New York
London
Hell
Harry and the Graphophone Tale of a daring four year old explorer
A four year old, locked in his room for a nap, climbs roofs and follows a path through the house to the parlor where a graphophone plays It's a Long Way to Tipperary The boy recounts opening a window crawling along a roof entering back halls and reaching the upstairs parlor in a true story from Danielson Conn.
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Harry
Mother
Helen
Tipperary
Danielson
Conn
Albert H. Twite
Grant Street
Framingham
The Little Diplomat Junior Seeks a Cookie
A Campello family recalls a bedtime mischief as three year old Junior demands a cookie after a late return by his father. The child wonders if spanking will occur and is reassured by his mother, prompting a quiet bedtime resolve. The author signs as Mrs. H. B. Brooks of 154 Copeland Street.
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Junior
Daddy
H. BH. Brooks
Copeland Street
Campello
Boy Won Prize For Good Looks In Town Contest
A Vermont child under four wins a better babies prize for appearance and explains away misbehavior with a clever tale about salt and peanuts. His mother recalls his habit of spending change while on errands, and he recounts how he asked for salt with the remaining money in peanuts, denying spending the change. Mrs. Charles W. Bartlett, Danville, VT.
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Charles W. Bartlett
Danville
Wanted the Real Thing Baby Carleton Meets Santa
A Quincy report tells of baby Carleton age 212 months visiting Boston before Christmas. He kissed Santa and asked for a real automobile. Santa promised one but gave a miniature. Carleton demanded a proper car to haul coal for daddy, then posed for photos with ease.
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Carleton
Boston
Santa Claus
Santy
Quincy
W. J. Adams
Riverbank Road
Cheese Toast and Bacon and Other Cook Notes
Instructions for cheese toast with bacon garnish and several dated home recipes. Grace Burden, 99 School Street, Lebanon NH, provides a white sauce with cheese and serving method. Miss G L Clark details rice cooking steps and serving ideas. Mrs Ethel Came, 290 Washington Street, Brighton, appears with a recipe note.
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Grace Burden
School Street
Lebanon
N. H
Ethel Came
Washington Street
Brighton
Everyday Etiquette Tips From Alicia Hoyt
Mrs Blank advises courteous greetings when guests arrive and depart. Tea with small sandwiches is customary, hot chocolate in cold weather, and refreshments are usually served from a drawing room table by the hostess or helper.
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Robby
Woman visits and independence in marriage debated
A discussion in a Sewing Circle column weighs whether a wife may visit people her husband forbids. Readers argue for female intelligence and autonomy, criticizing dictation and urging mutual respect, shared life, and balanced partnership in home happiness.
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Sisters of the Sewing Circle
Right to Visit Chosen Friends Sparks Domestic Debate
A reader argues a wife should choose her social visits while a husband fears discord from disapproved friends and bans entering the home. Another letter questions evenings out for wives, defending home time unless necessity or trust justifies social calls.
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Irene
Auto-Knitters Hiring for Hosiery Work at Home
Advertises at home knitting by women for Auto-Knitter Hosiery Co. Inc. Earn $1 to $2 daily or more knitting hosiery year round. Applicants urged to write to Desk 80 821 Jefferson Avenue Buffalo New York with a 2a stamp.
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Helene
Delorais
New England
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Alicia Hoyt
Dear Sisters of the Sewing Circle
Maine Daily
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Florida
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Tremont Street
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Paris
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T. Slattery CO
Dorothy
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