Book News and Notes on Authors and Works
A survey of new novels and critical writings by Pert Hughes, Frank Harris, Ernest Poole, Booth Tarkington, and others. Highlights include discussions of Empty Ce by Hughes, Contemporary Portraits by Harris, Deroulede poems, and reactions to Shaw and Onions. The piece notes historical figures, wars, and literary reputations with illustrative anecdotes.
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Pert Hughes
Harper’s
Washington
Hughes
Frank Harrie
London
Harris
England
America
Kennerley
Mr. Harris
Wilde
Anatole France
Renan
Rodin
John Davidson
Richard Middleton
Ernest Poole
Booth Tarkington
In Case the United States Was at War
A timely analysis by J. W. Muller explores the Army and Navy roles if the nation faced war. It explains strategic needs, mobilization steps, and the rationale behind defense preparations in clear, authoritative terms.
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United States
J. W. Muller
America
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Righteous Wars and Dishonorable Peace
Letter to the editor from Boston dated July 16 by W. Be. Davis argues that while no one desires war, preserving the rights won in past wars may require action. He defends righteous wars and condemns dishonorable peace that sacrifices liberty.
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The
Post
Angelica E. Post
Bunker Hill
Minuteman
Concord
Shaw Memorial
Boston
W. BE. Davis
When the Fight Breaks Loose in a Harbor Defence
A historical description explains why modern coast guns rely on base stations and range finding rather than sighting along the barrel. Observers form a triangle with the distant ship to calculate position, while gunners wait for telephonic fire orders amid the shelling and shock of firing. The article notes upcoming coverage on harbor defence garrisons.
Dance Dress in Pink Silk Captures Impeccable Style
A reader reports finding a heavy rasp berry pink silk dance dress with Civil War era bodice details, unmatched lace petticoat, and scalloped full skirt. A deposit was paid to hold the imported model, described as old-fashioned yet striking, with French floral trim and early 20th century sensibilities.
Whole Wheat Bread and Hot Water Gingerbread Recipe Card
Two old fashioned recipes for bread and gingerbread with measurements for flour molasses salt shortening or butter yeast and warm water. Instructions cover mixing kneading rising overnight shaping baking time and oven heat. Signed by Mrs Anna D Allen of Palmer R F D No 1 Box 36.
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Anna D. Allen
Palmer
The Peri and the Hero At The Gates Of Light
A dramatic poem depicts a youthful warrior facing a tyrant on a riverbank. The hero dies after casting a final dart, as the Peri vows to honor his sacrifice with blood shed for liberty. The verse frames war, liberty, and a celestial welcome gift.
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Light
Sewing Circle Forum for Homemakers in Boston Post
The Sewing Circle is a Boston Post department for homemakers in New England to discuss home life and family issues. Readers may use pen names and ask each other questions, offering practical advice on domestic management, baby care, budgeting, flowers, and gardening.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Why I never married and other reader notes
A collection of letters from readers on marriage, age myths, and domestic life. One woman declares joy at a faithless former lover, another shares age defiance and looks, a third seeks an allowance while keeping a relative’s house, while a fourth defends tobacco smoke over perfumery in married life.
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Mr. Whistler
Whistler
Mme
Sisters of the Circle
Husbands Smoking Discussed by Sewing Circle Readers
The Sewing Circle invites women readers to discuss husbands smoking and reactions when men quit. A letter from Discouraged and Down and Out mentions inherited drink habits and a hospital treatment's value in weaning a self indulgent person from evil, urging sanitarium care for alcoholism or run down conditions. The Sunday Post prints some of these letters.
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Sewing Circle
Sunday Post
Church and parish events fill area this weekend
The Unitarian Church of Medfield plans a vestry food sale this afternoon. East Boston churches St John s St Andrew s and St Mary s Episcopal will join a Lake Quannapowitt Wakefield picnic today with Chelsea sending special cars at 9 30 am. Parishioner safety committee will oversee children. Rev A R Williams Maverick Church East Boston discusses Through the German Lines tomorrow night recounting his WWI experiences. Winchester Second Congregational women host a lawn party at Mrs Corey Wetherbee s Washington street residence.
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The
Unitarian Church of
Medfield
East Boston
St. John’s
St. Andrew's
St. Mary’s Episcopal
Lake Quannapowitt
Wakefield
Chelsea
A. R. Willams
Maverick Church
East
Boston
Mr. Williams
Germany
Second Congregational Church of
Winchester
Corey Wetherbee
Washington Street
Love Triangle Advice and Suffrage Bluebird Day in Boston
A reader asks for guidance on choosing between two suitors. an adviser dismisses sacrificing her own happiness for the “other man’s” feelings. The piece then shifts to Suffrage Bluebird Day in Greater Boston with young girls delivering tin bluebird symbols and lists notable women and Scouts aiding the event.
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Boston
Roy L. Crandon
Robert Gould Shaw
Gertrude Halladay Leonard
Claude W. Gilson
Hollis Shaw
Walter H. Morey
Katherine Morey
William Paine Everts
Ralph MacDaniel
H. S. Luscomb
Helen Gafforey
Suffrage Bluebird Day Spreads Across Boston
Young women in bluebird costumes post a suffrage bluebird across Greater Boston to promote the movement today.
Woman suffers weeks from mosquito bite in paper
A newspaper note reports a woman endured two weeks of illness after a mosquito bite. The humorous reply contrasts it with a man reportedly afflicted by long years of domestic conflict.
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Oliver Onions
Mr. Onions
Onions
Maxim Gorkey
Century Company
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the Press Publishing Company
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New York
J. Stewart Barney
G. P. Putnam's Sons
RECA
Allen
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Boar
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the Park and Recreation Board
Thomas Moore
Lalla Bookh
Boston Fast
Lewin
Freardee
Gee. Wm. Bentley Co
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Mase
Sole
Shem
Mildred Champagne
Miss Champagne
Tours
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Ferguson Bakeries
FOX Bakery
Charlestown, Mass
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