Three Baby Stories Prize Offered by The Post
The Post invites readers to submit good baby stories up to 260 words for three prizes: a Double Gold Eagle worth $20, a Single Gold Eagle worth $10, and $5 in Gold. Submissions must be signed with real name and address and written on one side of the page.
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Barby
the Post
Boston
Sunday Post
Rufus B. Tobey
Wonderful Floating Hospital For Children
Theresa M. Lally
Catholic Charitable Bureau
E Post
Sewing Circle
Joe the Sailor Grandson’s Dances and Baby Uniform Tales
Mrs. D F Keating of South Boston writes about her 21 month old grandson Joseph Seeley who danced since 13 months old. He imitates an organ grinder for music, salutes the flag, and enjoys wearing military uniforms. He teases his great grandmother, imitates soldiers, and shows off his pictures to visitors.
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Joseph F. Seeley
Lush
D. F. Keating
Fifth Street
South
Boston
A Needham Child Learns Tidy Habits And Small Tricks
A Needham child named by Mrs James E Brown at Greenwood Park Street demonstrates early independence by tidying toys, putting items away at nap, and preferring self care routines like brushing teeth. He speaks phrases such as more cow and has a self spanking habit, while singing Brighten the Corner.
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James E. Brown
Greenwood Park Street
Needham
Mass
Whiton Boy Upsets Mom With Endless Antics
Mrs. Walter S. Dacey recalls Whiton as a lively child from 16 months to three years old who swam in dirt, soaked himself with a hose, and teased his mother about her looks. He later joined kindergarten, declaring his teacher prettier than his mother but promising to stay with her despite insults.
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Whiton
Mamma
Walter
Dacey
Chapman Street
Charlestown
Precocious Baby Sprinkles Condensed Milk on Floor
A mother recalls her 11 month old son John turning a clean kitchen floor into a sweet mess. He used an open can of condensed milk and soap powder to create a candy decorated path, then dragged a map to him thinking it aided his mother. Mrs John Griffin.
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John
Baby
John Griffin
Maple Park
Dorchester
Grace Finds Mamie Pickford At The Movies
A young girl Grace is left unattended by an older sister and wanders to the main street where she enters a movie theater. She identifies Mamie Pickford on a billboard, attends the film, and is escorted home safely by a friendly officer. The note is signed Nellie T. Fallon of Auburn, Maine.
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Grace
Mary Pickford
Mamie Pickford
Mamie
Nellie T. Fallona
Davis Avenue
Auburn
Child Delmar Scowls Then Hugs And Calls Mom
A two year old named Delmar puzzled by mischief scowls when corrected then embraces and says Oh mamma in a tender parental moment reflecting the child's affection and obedience.
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Delmar
Flexible Flyer Sled Delights Little Vincent Sullivan
Four year old Vincent Sullivan of Malden Massachusetts adores his flexible flyer sled. He chose the speed sled at a downtown shop and now eagerly reads the weather forecast for snow and coasting fun each night with his mother Mrs M Sullivan.
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Budder
Vincent
Harry's Find Ends In A Book Store Rescue
Four year old Harry Blake tells how Mr White the grocer took and traded daddy's law books for food to feed his family. Harry and his mother visit Morse's book store where a tall customer resolves the matter by writing daddy's name in a book. The tale ends with a restored home and happy siblings.
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Harry ‘Blake
Mr. White
Papa
Joe
Daddy
Harry
Mamma
Morse
Little Wharry
Helen
Mary V. Fitzgerald
Gardner Street
Ealem
Thyra and her mother at the country depot incident
Thyra and her mother wait for a city train when Uncle Jonas offers peppermint treats. The mother hides the mints for washing, but Thyra eats one and repeats the refrain lappin makes it dam Muvver. The vignette ends with Mrs. R. Be. Vickery and a note on trimming for new frocks.
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Tittle Thyra
Jonas
Thyra
Laugh and Be Merry Poem Fragment
A jubilant poem urges joy and laughter as a moral act expressing faith and unity. It celebrates cosmic and earthly delights, urging readers to join in song, work, and communal merriment across time and space.
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Heaven
Earth
Cheese and Potatoes Casserole and Loneliness Letter
A wartime kitchen recipe for cheese and potato casserole is paired with a missive from a young man seeking dating advice. The letter reflects social aims and gender expectations, noting his loneliness and desire to contact a pictured girl who aspires to be an artist. The tone blends domestic cooking with personal advice in a nostalgic newspaper style.
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Miss Champagne
Debates on Wives Social Visits and Husbands Rights
Letters discuss whether a husband may restrict a wife’s social contacts and whether a wife may choose friends. Contributors defend a wife’s right to select companions, while others urge mutual restraint, with notes on work at home and balance in marriage.
La-MayFace Powder Purifies Skin with Medicinal Formula
A new beauty powder called La May La Ame promises to stay on without white lead or rice powder. It claims to heal the skin using a medicinal ingredient and to prevent enlarged pores blackheads and pimples. Sold widely in large and half sizes at fifty and twenty five cents.
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New York
Red Cross sales weariness and a glimpse of dress envy
The narrator, tired after a day selling at the Red Cross, notes Dolly and Mrs. Carrington helping and remarks on a gown worn by a counter helper. The description praises a gray wool outfit with square neck and organdie chemisette, wondering how it would look in silk Jersey for summer.
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Red Cross
Dolly
Mrs. Carrington
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