The Goodest Dad in Town Poem
A child recalls a loving Houston father who plays and reads with him at night. The speaker describes the dad as the goodest in town, turning pages, lifting, and comforting the child during dreams, while the mother urges gentler behavior.
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Judd Mortimer Lewis
Houston Post
Father
Another Discharged Soldier on Dancing and Dances
A reader argues that dancing is a wholesome pastime offering balance and social benefit, listing seven reasons from ease and carriage to chaperoned gatherings. A second voice contends men and women mix poorly in mixed dances, blaming limited practice and sex attraction, while defending mature opinions on dancing etiquette.
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Tonjoy
Iver
Huckleberry Finn
Ixed
Billy Sunday
Dancing and moral concern in youth culture debate
A reader argues the problem lies with modern dances and social customs not dancing itself. The writer defends dancing as a harmless social pastime when kept to traditional forms and urges reform to remove abuses. A second letter mocks the anti dancing stance and supports dancing as a wholesome activity for youths and couples.
Songs of Sunshine By The Bentztown Bard
A 1918 verse piece celebrates optimistic landscapes and inner resolve. It imagines a world opened by weather and nature, urging sane vision and renewed hope despite bitterness. The poem blends imagery of dawn winds hills rivers and stars with a resilient, forward looking tone.
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The
Bentztown Bard
Southern Prose Syndicate
Daisy Petals and Domestic Recipes Slice Through Ordinary Afternoon
A fragment from Over the Wire describes Betty in a living room scene with a daisy, a romantic line, and a fashion note. It shifts to a recipe section detailing custard, pudding, whipped cream, and a layered dessert with sponge cake and fruit, plus two home cooks and their street addresses.
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Jack
F .C. Maccor
Autumn Street
Everett
Carnation
Carnation Milk Products Co
Chicago
Officer Call The Ambulance Advice From 1919
A reader asks how to handle a troubled relationship as the adviser urges leaving an unreliable partner. The Missive discusses trust, peace of mind, and the danger of dependence in love.
Portland Fishermen Stay Out of Strike
Portland fish handlers met this afternoon and took no action toward joining the strike. A large majority are not union members and will continue working.
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Portland
Higher Education and a Mother's Hard Earned Freedom
Betty and Peggy Curtis travel home from college to discover their mother, alone on the farm, has kept the family afloat by baking for a neighbor. The sisters realize true education lies in motherhood and supporting family, not only schooling.
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Cumberland Centre
Betty
Peg
Peggy
Mother
Mummy
Smith
Alice
Poe
Mr. Jones
St Hugh’s Church Field Day Held in Roxbury
The St. Hugh’s parish field day in the Grove Hall district Roxbury was postponed Saturday due to heavy morning rain and unsettled weather. It will run today from 10 a m. to 10 p m. on the church grounds.
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St. Hugh's
Grove Hall
Roxbury
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