A Bit O' Fluff Ends in City Trip and Departure
Doree and Terry drift through a staged love dispute set against Jere Canty and his wife Marthe. Doree abandons the house for a train toward the city with Terry, seeking a real home while Rose Hargood’s movements shadow the tangled romance.
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Pest
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Cecile
Yater
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Etienette and Manners In A Public Restaurant Lesson
A Miss Alice Stuart column advises that a man should not intrude on a woman’s table in public even among friends and dancing partners. It stresses that, in strict society, a man and woman not related or married should not dine together without a chaperon due to gossip concerns. It also weighs how a bride should acknowledge wedding gifts with brief handwritten notes.
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Growing Old and the Firelit Reading Night
A reflective verse scene of an aging reader gathering with a book by the fire. The speaker notes turning yellowed pages as time ticks like a withered wire, imagining music in the spines and a hopeful line that even darkness will yield a blossom of night.
Post Letter Box Addresses Readers Inquiries
A column notes that responses are sent in order received and letters should include correct names and current addresses to ensure proper reply. The editor reminds readers that mail responses may take time and must be mailed to correct addresses.
Is the Steel Trust owned by a few or many stockholders
The editor asks whether the Steel Trust is controlled by a small group or widely held by many. The letter cites a published declaration noting June dividend checks mailed to 87 229 holders of common stock.
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Sir
Steel Trust
Tan talum described as a gray metal with high melting point
A reader questions tan talum calling it the only thing as hard as a diamond. The writer explains tan talum is a gray metal used in lamp filaments and melts at about 2850 degrees Celsius.
Debate Over Elephant Tusks By Sex And Species
The claim that only male elephants have tusks is incorrect. Adult male and female African elephants both typically possess tusks, as do male Asian elephants. Some female Asian elephants can have tusks, though tusk presence varies by individual and population.
Prohibition Presidential Vote Records Set by Bidwell and Hanly
The largest Prohibition presidential vote total came in 1892 when John Bidwell received 264,133 popular votes. In 1916 J Frank Hanly garnered 221,329 votes, marking high water marks for the party.
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Sir
John Bidwell
J. Frank Hanly
Pronunciation debate over buffet ends with BUF-et favored
The text asserts modern pronunciation favors BUF-et for buffet, the dining sideboard, noting criticism of saying buffet as buffet with fay. It presents the stance that authorities prefer the et ending.
Washington elected president under old electoral rules
The piece explains before 18 the president and vice president were chosen by the highest and second highest vote getters. It notes Washington swept votes while second choices went to Adams Hancock and others. It also covers forms of address to presidents and Massachusetts governors and a poem query about memory.
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Washington
United States
John Adams
John Hancock
Bean Cutlets and Other Dishes from New England Housewives
Sunday Post recipes feature Bean Cutlets with mashed beans bread crumbs onion egg and frying, plus Dropped at the Doughnut Blueberry Muffins Queen's Muffins Cherry Cobbler and spinach nests with Neufchatel. Compiled by MRS M SMITH MABEL W THOMAS MISS MARJORIE MATHESON MRS JOSEPHINE SULLIVAN MRS ELIZABETH R SEZIGHL and MRS MARY PILLING with homey tips and measurements.
Unique sweater styles in tan and maple silk colors
At the upper part of the sketch a British model wears a soft tan sweater with a brown border and a long throw collar against a green sea and mountains. The other model showcases a maple sugar colored silk garment trimmed with rolled silk fringe in white and pastels.
Unusual Controversy Over Duty to Parents and Jealousy
Reprinted letters from readers debate whether a 22 year old son owes ongoing support to his well off parents after reaching adulthood and staying at home. The exchange includes a mother's view on filial duty and a young man’s stance on self reliance and marriage.
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Sewing Circle
Ali
Tedaw Fortene
Margardpt J
Attic Retreat Lets Mother Find a Private Creative Space
A thoughtful mother converts a corner of her attic into a private studio with a bookcase table couch curtains and an easel. The locked room provides a break from chores and a chance to paint write and regain perspective away from the children and kitchen duties.
Greeks Take Adrianople, London Report Says
London report says Greek forces occupy Adrianople as per Athens papers forwarded to the Exchange Telegraph Company. King Alexander will enter Adrianople on Sunday.
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London
Adrianople
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Alexander
Bank Clerk to President Heads 1.6 Million Corporation
Arthur W. Rowe of Winthrop rises in five years from bank clerk to chief executive of the American Bankers' Corporation at age 25. He serves as a flight commander in the British air service and now leads a company with prominent offices on Washington Street.
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Arthur W. Rowe
Winthrop
American Bankers’ Corporation
British Air Service
American Air Service
Washington Street
Rowe Rising Banker Becomes Firm’s Planner and Flight Leader
The text profiles Rowe as a president and architect of a new kind of banking firm. It notes his rapid ascent from Winthrop School to Commonwealth Trust Company and Cosmopolitan Trust Company, his early business interest, and his wartime service with the Canadian Royal Flying Corps where his brother was killed. Rowe rose to flight commander, a rank akin to major.
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Rowe
Winthrop
Commonwealth Trust Company
Cosmopolitan Trust Company
Air Service
Royal Flying Corps
Uncle Sam Redeems Debts With First Surplus in Years
Washington reports the government’s income for the year ending June 30 exceeded outlays for the first time in three years. Secretary Houston announced a reduction in the gross public debt and forecast a further major reduction in the next 12 months.
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Washington
Houston
Government posts annual surplus and steep debt reductions
Treasury data show a surplus of 291.2 million dollars while cutting 1.185 billion dollars from gross public debt. The national debt stood at 24.299 billion on June 30, up from 25.484 billion a year earlier, after peaking at 26.597 billion on Aug 31. Excluding the finance corporation liquidation, the year would show a deficit of 71.9 million.
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Treasury
Finance’ Corporation
Actus
North Andover Woman Drowns in Salem Pond
Marie Pearl Paul, 23, daughter of North Andover police officer Walter H. Paul, drowned at Corbett's Pond Salem New Hampshire while swimming. After diving from a springboard she failed to surface and despite aid from her brother and two nearby youths, the body was recovered after some minutes.
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North Andover
Salem
N. H
Marie Pearl Paul
Walter H. Paul
Corbett’s Pond
Emperor Yoshihito Suffering Neuralgia and Diabetes
The Imperial bulletin reports Emperor Yoshihito of Japan has neuralgia of the hip joint and diabetes. He is recovering slowly, easily fatigued, unable to speak clearly, and resigns from attending ceremonies or granting audiences. Rest remains necessary.
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Tokio
Associated Press
Imperial Household
Yoshihito
Germany Bars Munitions Exports to Poland or Russia
Berlin July 25. The German government issued an ordinance prohibiting export and transit of arms munitions explosives or other war materials to Poland or Russia. It states Germany reserves rights under international law unaffected by the peace treaty.
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Poland
Russia
Germany
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