Taxing the bachelor girls and single life debate
A reader letters page critiques a proposed tax on voluntary bachelor girls, arguing no such people exist and noting the unfair burden of income tax. The writer defends women’s independence, laments taxation on unmarried people, and urges relying on voluntary contributions or emancipation before treating bachelor life as a public burden. The tone is satirical and defiant, reflecting social norms about marriage and gender roles.
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Sam
Bunny
Cirete
Commonwealth
Sho
Dear Parent and Homesick Letters on child training
Readers respond to a Boston Post feature on handling a teenage daughter’s behavior with themes of trust discipline and independence. Letters from Moll-Doll Lear and TreToH advocate patience, empathy, and rejecting coercion while urging understanding of a girl’s developing autonomy despite parental fears.
Etiquette Question on Recognition in Public Places
In a crowded auditorium a man tries to attract a woman’s attention. The established rule says a man should not initiate recognition in public. he must wait for the lady to recognize him first.
Happily Married Farce With Jacko Jill Duo
Vivian Vane's 1920 comedy follows Jacko and Jill as they juggle late nights reading, club plans, and a train ride. Jacko joins old cronies for a reunion while Jill anxiously awaits his return, ultimately sharing a playful bedtime exchange and a poke at domestic routines.
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Jacko Jill
Vivian Vane
Thompson Feature Service
Jill
Jack
Sarah
Jill-girl
Sleepyhead
Jim Fenner
Ray Scully
Paul Johnson
Burke Delays Judgment Over Street Roses
In a poorer city street Burke buys crushed pink roses from a street vendor and a beggar girl pleads for the salvaged blooms. He later sends roses to Judith, then returns to the stand haunted by the girl’s plea and wonders about the meaning of the exchange.
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Henry
Ull
O Burke
Burke
Judith
Jim
Hurke
Kennedy, the People's Friend in South End Tenements
In the South End Burke Kennedy is praised as a protector of the tenements. A starving girl reveals her brother Bob, drowned in a cellar, and Burke offers sympathy and aid, vowing to address the owner’s neglect and ensure proper care. The district knows him as a clubman turned neighborly benefactor.
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Bob
Burke
Burke Kennedy
South End
Kennedy
Wit and Wisdom Bicarbonate Remark at 2 A.M.
A irate chemist is roused at 2 a m by a customer who jokes about bicarbonate for indigestion at night. The chemist complains that hot water would suffice, and the customer, Sandy, thanks him and decides not to trouble him further, bidding good night.
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Sandy
Misunderstood English Quips From The Gas Magazine
A compact humor piece notes a native of North Egypt who overstayed his leave and wrote to his chief that his absence is impossible because someone removed his leave. An architect’s remark about the great nave prompts a witty exchange with a cautious lady.
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Egypt
Visitor at the Door Conflicts with Owner in Domestic Moment
A visitor demands to speak with the master of the house while a husband and the elderly woman within postpone the encounter. The exchange hints at a domestic scene where authority and privacy are asserted during a doorstep confrontation.
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Husband
Argument Over You Sparks Row Between Anger and Henry
Jack and Joe recount a heated dispute where Henry mocks Jack calling him unfit to live with pigs while Jack defends himself, revealing a tense quarrel about the other party.
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Jack
Joe
Henry
W Henry
Shrill cry as passerby notices clothes on rear platform
Passengers react to a shrill voice from an electric car as a woman strains to drape a basket of clothes on the rear platform. The anxious scene includes onlookers and an attempt to cover the clothing items.
Question on Johnny Three Seacs Teachers Science Invention
Teacher asks about Johnny Three Seacs and asks what they are. The query mentions Johnny male sex, female sex, and an ecta term in a science and invention context. The fragment lacks coherent facts and concrete entities beyond these terms.
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Johnny
Tesus
Woman Teaches Graceful Riding in New York
Mrs Emily Beach, once an observer in Central Park, becomes a riding instructor at a major NYC academy. She argues women can teach grace on horseback better than men and quickly earns wages from her students. Tomorrow she plans to continue expanding her teaching venture.
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Emily Beach
Central Park
New York
Mrs. Beach
Sixth Avenue
Fifth
Recipes from New England Housewives featured in Sunday Post
A Sunday Post page presents multiple home recipes including Brown Betty using stale bread and apples, Coffee Cream with hot coffee and milk, Mock Indian Pudding with bread and molasses, Meringue That Never Fails, Oyster or Clam Fritter Batter, and Salad Dressing. Credits note Mrs. W. F. Marston of Dorchester.
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Betty
W. F. Marston
Dunlap Street
Dorchester
Jefferson’s Enduring Gift to Virginia University
The piece contrasts Jefferson’s presidency with his lasting legacy at the University of Virginia. It notes his epitaph, his need for funds, and his choice to devote his final years to founding the university. Bruce’s History of the University of Virginia highlights Jefferson’s vision, the university’s modest origins, early student life, discipline, and curriculum growth.
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United States
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
University of Virginia
Jefferson
Macmillan
Philip Alexander Bruce
John Harvard
Elihu Yale
Lke
Leland Stanford
Bractracest
Love and Sentiment Across Opposing Natures
Dear Miss Champagne asks about an engagement where one partner wants affectionate closeness while the other rejects kissing and hugging. The adviser warns opposites may clash in marriage unless one yields, noting neither is right or wrong but happiness hinges on compatible desires and mutual understanding.
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Miss Champagne
Baby mirrors father in cellar misadventure
A lighthearted exchange notes a baby who, after the bottle is taken away, attempts to creep toward the cellar steps, prompting a humorous image of parental concern and a wary Mrs Jones.
Household Hints Tips From Betsy Laverty and Mrs Benjamin Sanderson
Practical household hints including using vinegar water to tenderize meat and egg yolk to remove spots from wash goods. Advice covers varnished and oiled furniture cleaning, air purification with a pitcher of water, a salt pork cayenne cure for sick canaries, mildew removal with soap lemon and sun, waterproofing tubs with linseed oil turpentine wax and resin, and shoe care. Includes credits Betsy Laverty Suite 2 11 Norway Street Boston and Mrs Benjamin Sanderson Box 86 South Maston.
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Betty
Laverty
Norway Street
Boston
Ada
Benjamin Sanderson
South Maston
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
Poet Walt Mason jokes about writing a dull tale that flatters critics while lampooning tiresome people and a nonchalant plot, praising his own unnamed hero Pete Augustus Jones as the elusive subject.
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Walt Mason
Pete Augustus Jones
George Matthew Adama
Bracelets Brighten Season In Fashion Circles
Florence Walton, noted for dance and fashion, arrived from Paris wearing a dozen narrow gem circlets. Actresses in popular productions have adopted bracelets as key dress accessories, and shops display a wealth of arm and wrist circlet ideas as attractive Christmas gifts.
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Florence Walton
Dance and Fashion
Paris
Birth of Hadrian and His Notable Reign
The article notes Hadrian born in the year 76 and adopted by Trajan after the Emperor’s wife favored him. It states Hadrian became emperor at about age 49, canceled provincial debts, halted eastern conquests, and undertook a long journey through Roman lands including building a wall across northern Britain to deter Scottish incursions, with portions still visible.
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Ladrian
Trajan
Hadriean
Haddrian
Hadrian
England
Britain
Songs of Sunshine and December Rosy Month
A reflective verse noting cheerful lines amid trouble. It contrasts a bleak December with a promised May, using playful quantities to describe life as a mixed feeling journey.
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