Dress Reform and Moral Advice From a Colorful Letter Page
A college graduate preaches dress reform and Quakeress elegance to his wife while a dining room scene unfolds with flowers and a revealing twist. A sewing circle column argues against male domination yet supports modest dress, and readers advise on finances relationships and past secrets with a mix of satire and admonition. Salem notes highlight reader letters in the Sunday Post.
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Miss Jones
Sunday Post
New England Housewife Recipes From Sunday Post Page
A collection of tested home recipes including Banana Fritters Chocolate Cake Quick Rolls California Drop Cookies and an inexpensive fruit pudding credited to Mrs Henry H Bailey Brookline NH. The item features straightforward directions with ingredients and steps for each dish.
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New England
Sunday Post
Henry
Bailey
Brookline
N. H
Boy Drowns While Learning to Swim in Maine
Waterville Maine July 6 Clayton Noyes aged 18 drowned in the Messalonskee stream while learning to swim Roy Getchell attempted a rescue but lost his hold as Noyes went under a third time The incident follows a nearby drowning in the same area with no further details available.
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Waterville
Clayton Noyes
Messalonskee Stream
Roy Getchell
Noyes
Girls Under Quarantine After NY Epidemic Arrival
The Health Board reports two girls aged 3 and 5 arrived yesterday from infected New York districts where infantile paralysis is widespread. A medical inspector met them in Boston and they are quarantined at home away from other children despite showing no symptoms.
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Health Board
New York
Boston
Cavalry Officer to Wed Miss Witherbee
The engagement of Frances Stuart Witherbee to Lieutenant Herman Kobbe of the United States Cavalry is announced by Mr and Mrs Frank Bernard Witherbee of West Newton. Kobbe is the son of Major General William A Kobbe USA retired of Pasadena California. The announcement was made at a luncheon in honor of Miss Witherbee.
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Herman Kobbe
United States Cavalry
Champlain Studios
Frank Bernard Witherbee
West Newton
Frances Stuart Witherbee
William A. Kobbe
Pasadena
Cal
Miss Witherbee
Belmont Father Sues Town Over Son Expulsion
John V. Finn of Belmont sues the town for 5000 on behalf of his son William Clifford Finn 18 alleging an unjust expulsion from Belmont High School without cause and that a hearing was denied by the town committee.
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John V. Finn
Belmont
William Clifford Finn
Belmont High School
Finn
Pa Van Loon Gets A Day To Himself
Pa Van Loon enjoys a rare full day of personal time with plans hinted for the upcoming Sunday Post revealing details on how he will spend the day and what activities are lined up.
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Pa van Loon
Englishwoman's Velour Coat At Allied Bazaar
Molly described a remarkable Englishwoman who helped at the allies bazaar. She arrived with her cousin, a friend of Molly, and wore a striking blue summer-weight velour coat inspired by an old coachman design with a high collar, circular capes, silver braid cuffs, and matching pocket flaps. The coat was semi-fitting and fastened to the waist with silver buttons.
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Molly
Brave Little Woman and Her Quiet Strength
The poem praises a mother as the brave calm woman who smiles through separation, hides tears, and awaits her son’s letters with daily songs and a holy blessing, sending encouragement on tireless wings. It extols steadfast love, resilience, and maternal devotion across distance.
Chinaman Hidden Aboard Honduras Foiled Illegal Entry
Immigration inspectors found Sing Yuan hiding in a locker aboard the Norwegian steamer Honduras after arrival from Jamaica. He said he paid Tryde Nelson and Carl Stenberg, firemen on the ship, to secure his entry. The two men were placed in custody and slated for Federal Court today.
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Honduras
Sing Yuan
United States
Jamaica
Celestial
Immigration Office
Yuan
Tryde Nelson
Carl Stenberg
Hayes
The Finest Age by Edgar A Guest
Poem chronicles a mother's wish to keep her child at each sweet age from infancy to four, yearning that the finest age remains eternal. It weighs growth against the desire to preserve babyhood and a mother’s hope for her son’s future.
Post letters on citizenship and notices to editors
Letters discuss loss of citizenship for residing abroad, tenants’ proper notice periods, emancipation proclamations and colored troops in the Civil War, and a request for a Shakespeare quotation. Notable entries include the dates of the emancipation proclamation Sept 2 1862, final proclamation Jan 1 1863, and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment beginning May 28 1863 under Colonel Shaw.
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Warren
Fifty-fourth
Massachusetts Regiment
Robert Gould Shaw
Shaw
Robber Steals Dimes and Nickels From Union Square Safe
Two young men tapped the Union Square station safe of the Boston and Maine railroad in Somerville while the agent was away yesterday, securing a quantity of dimes and nickels in coins.
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Union Square
Boston & Maine Railroad
Somerville
Lux Advertisement Exalts Silk Wear With Pure Essence Flakes
A Lux ad urges readers to wash delicate fabrics like silk and lace with Lux soap flakes saying it resists yellowing after repeated washing. It presents Lux as superior to ordinary soaps and invites readers to try the product.
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Beachmont
Salem
California
Ipswich
Ipswich Mills
Ipswich, Mass
Uy the Press Publishing Co
Maurice Ketten
Miss Frances Stuart Withherbebe
Sues Town
Dorothy
Southern Press Syndicate
S. A. Marrs
Garland Avenue
Manchester
Block
Pictorial Review
Epee
Jordan Marsh Company
Bour
Edgar A. Guest
Christ
Shakspere
Richard II
Rob
Lux
Lever Bros. Co
Came Bridge
Mass
Ui Tetraagy Bell
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