Berenice Clinton Founds Hospital Amid Controversy
A wealthy young woman named Berenice Clinton defies critics to fund and oversee a hospital in Mayville named for her mother. Despite opposition from her lawyer and townsfolk, the project advances, gains elite support, and finishes with a dedication and a dramatic near-fatal accident. She survives, later marries Dr. Poland, the surgeon who saved her.
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Kingwood
Berenice
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Poland
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Dr. Poland
Fashions and Fads Describe Elegant Linen Summer Styles
Paragraph points describe Etamine linen skirts and coat suits in wistaria and greens, eyelet embroidery white linen waists, and belts matching dot colors. Evening gowns trend toward peasant influence with simple lines, tunics flowing to or past the knee in chiffon and mousseline, while Dresden flower striped muslins offer exquisite options with frilled blouses.
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Wistaria
Dresden
Why Some Girls Dont Marry Dear Sewing Circle Sisters
A reader asks why good girls in small towns with limited social activity seem doomed to spinsterhood. She cites her six years in an office, noting few suitable men meetable after hours, while classmates from elsewhere marry, and asks sisters to discuss whether environment and opportunity push capable women toward remaining unmarried. Beth, Ep bore.
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Sewing Circle
Beth
Sailor’s Mother Reflects on Duty and News Habit
A reader letter notes faith that heaven and necessities will be provided, mentions allowing sons to join navy or army, endorses the current circle of life, and cites years of reading the Post as a morning ritual. The writer signs as "SAILOR'S MOTHER."
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Navy
Army
Dressing for hot weather on a long journey
In this note a reader asks for sensible clothing choices for heat. Suggestions compare a long dust er coat over a dress with options: a dark skirt and plain shirtwaist versus a light blue dress or green linen, weighing comfort, cooling fabric, and modest style for travel.
Dear Rosenthal Friedberg Sister of Flowers Letter
A Malden correspondent called Sister of Flowers writes from a lover of old fashioned blooms. She describes sending two bushels of bouquets to the aged and sick this year and receiving heartfelt thanks, including a prize letter from a motherless girl who found comfort in the flowers. She offers to share her address with the editor.
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Rosenthal Friedberg
Malden
Mother of three honest boys tells of a boy’s transformation
Dear Patience I sympathize with you I once faced a similar situation with a penny and nickel Then I sought a police officer to intervene The boy disappeared but the officer met him and laid out consequences and the option to be friends Now he is 21 and holds two trusted positions in town with others money in his bureau This is a true story and shows what one man has done another can do
Confidence in Prayer and Faith’s Comfort
A reader replies to Patience offering faith based solace for a family with a troubled 13 year old. The writer urges turning to God for comfort and prayer and says they will also pray for the boy. The letter expresses personal sorrow and reliance on prayer as solace.
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Patience
Post
Heavenly Father
Two Kittens Seeking Homes Before Move
Dear Sisters I have two three month old kittens a maltese and a black and white pair I must find homes for within ten days as I am leaving my home soon Hoping for a kind sister to respond Best wishes POST SISTER.
Wants Down East Girls to Write to Moss Rose
A plea appears in the Sewing Circle for lonely young Down East girls near Winthrop who do housework and are strangers. The writer invites them to write through the Sewing Circle to learn about each other, signing Moss Rose.
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Down East
Winthrop
Moss Rose
Dear Patience letter from Freckles about a troubled boy
Freckles writes to the patience column saying a boy in-law who misbehaved now 16 works daily, never asks for help. Encourages persistence, guidance, and hope that time will reveal his future. Seeks reader response to keep talking and steer him toward responsibility.
Sailor Lad Wins Mother’s Proud Navy Letter Tale
A mother writes of her 20 year old son in the Navy, serving 15 months on the Pacific coast. He sends weekly letters, hundreds of post cards, a ship printed book, and regular $20 to $30 checks. He is a first class liberty man who attends to religious duties and praises the Navy as a great school for the right mind.
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Navy
Pacific
Sweet Content and the ballot box in the era of suffrage
A reader letter argues for voting rights based on intellect, contrasts workers and housewives, and mocks exclusion based on labor type. It defends women's suffrage while criticizing machination and societal classism, declaring sympathy for overworked families and condemning cruelty to animals and people.
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Europe
America
Alma Mater
Good Advice Uncle Walt Says
A 1910 George Matthew Adams short piece urges readers to quit overwork by the silver wheel of life and seek sun and sport. A weary desk-bound narrator recalls transforming by leaving work for park and baseball games with a forceful friend who carried him to the diamond.
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Moiling
George Matthew Adams
Marine Corps Faces Changes Under Court Inquiry Ruling
Washington July 17 The navy department faces a planned reorganization after a court of inquiry found a spirit of insubordination in the Marine Corps. Officers blame the issue on long terms of service with few assignment changes, signaling major reforms ahead.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Drexel Wins Flying Prize at Bournemouth Meeting
French aviator Leon Morane officially wins the first prizes for speed altitude sea flight and general merit at the Bournemouth meeting. J Armstrong Drexel son of Anthony Drexel places second as top prize winner while English aviator Graham White takes third. Morane soars to 4106 feet and flies 18 miles around the Needles lighthouse and return in 25 minutes.
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Bournemouth
New England Housewives Recipes in Sunday Post Preview
A collage of recipes from the Sunday Post page features stuffed tomatoes in aspic, a three-layer cherry cake filling with walnuts and orange essence, preserved cherries with sugar, halibut cutlets with tartar sauce, salmon loaf with a milk dressing, and fried halibut with crackers. Recipes credited to Mrs Everett R George, Mrs T L Bartlett, Mrs George C Wendell, Mrs J H Brown, and Mrs H J Stannard.
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Sunday Post
Everett R. George
Pleasant Street
Salisbury
George C. Wendell
Hudson Street
Boston
Winter Street
Newburyport
H. J. Stannard
Among the Churches of Greater Boston
The Boston Y M C A held an open air meeting at Norumbega Park drawing a large audience with a chorus and baritone solo, led by Fred E Varney. Rev George Luther Cady preached at Pilgrim Congregational Dorchester as gospel services run nightly under the Boston Evangelical Alliance at Clarendon and Warren avenues with Rev Lawrence B Greenwood directing.
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Fred E. Varney
George Luther Cady
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Dorchester
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Clarendon Street
Warren Avenue
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Dukes Bride Receives New City Business Building
Durham headlines report Brodie L Duke, the tobacco magnate, gifting his bride of a few weeks a handsome business building nearing completion in the citys business center.
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Durham
N. C
Brodie L. Duke
Mildred Champagne on Love and Sentiment Advice
A young 18 year old writes to Mildred Champagne seeking guidance after a 23 year old fiancé is influenced by a friend and the fiancé’s weekly letters waver. The columnist advises remaining natural, cheerful, and untroubled, meeting the lover confidently to deter rivals and restore trust.
Delmas Returns to San Francisco With 85 Neckties
Dolphin Michael Delmas, the California attorney famed for the first Thaw trial fiasco, returns to spend August and September in San Francisco. He arrives from New York with 85 neckties and 20 pairs of shoes, guiding a remarkable wardrobe that draws envy from friends and admirers.
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Dolphin Michael Delmas
California
New York
Imas
Delmas
In Our Stores Second Floor Dress Goods Sale Ad
Scarce readable ad lists a wide range of fabrics and dress goods with special prices. All wool diagonals, fancy whipcords, worsted fabrics, Mohair, and embroidery laces featured. Includes Persian lawn waists, embroidered lawns, Hamburg flouncings, Irish linen, and linen pillow cases. Special prices across multiple floors and departments.
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Piack Ena
Towe
Spocim Opis
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