Books on Russia and France Weigh War's Aftermath
A mixed review column surveys Edward Ross and other works on Russia’s upheaval and autocracy, then turns to Mary Duclaux’s concise Short History of France and a lively tour of Caribbean and Belgian war literature. It notes Dillon’s The Eclipse of Russia, G B Shaw bios, and war memoirs by Whitlock and Mackenzie, with a final nod to Bourchier’s Under the German Shells and a patriotic poem excerpt.
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Russia
Edward Alsworth Ross
Wilson
Ross
Siberia
Volga
Caspian Sea
Caucasus
Gapon
Azeff
Rasputin
Nicholas Ir
Dr. Dillon
Count Witte
Germany
France
Great Britain
Waterloo
Putnam
Mary Duclaux
A. Mary F. Robinson
Dulness
Mme. Duclaux
E. J. Dillon
Doran
Petrograd
Professor Ross
Europe
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Brussels
Mr. Whitlock
Emmanuel Bourchier
Marne
Champagne
Verduun
Somme
America
Sins of Her Parents and a Worthy Suit
A reader asks how to marry a reputable man to a girl with troubled parents. The advisor says sins of the parents should not touch the girl, urges the suitor to support and be tender, and assures the girl can become a fine wife despite her background.
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Miss Champagne
Dear Sewing Circle on motherhood and selfishness debates
A Sewing Circle column collects reader letters arguing for and against having children. Voices praise motherhood, condemn selfishness, and share personal stories of joy, duty, and family life including marriages, adoption, and kitchen harmony.
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Sisters of the Sewing Circle
Ruby
Sewing Circle
Notable War Era Headlines From A Public Notice Corners
Charles F Murphy faces politicians but fears the cam era. Pershing orders aluminum ID tags for all soldiers. Cardinal Gibbons marks 84th birthday praising war leaders. Mayor Hylan pushes Star Spangled Banner Day in New York City. Wilson Schwab Hurley push to launch 100 ships on Labor Day. Kaiser’s gilt gold cup turned over to Italy for war gift. Walter Page returns from leave to England. Floyd resigns NH fuel post after winter efforts. Miss Fraser awarded Legion of Honor for ambulance service under shell fire.
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Hylan
New York
War Time Recipes of New England Housewives
Recipes from the United States Food Administration show uses for peas and beans including soups croquettes and salads. Instructions cover soaking cooking times sea sonings and variations with rice bread crumbs and pork. Also notes on tomato stuffed with bean mixture and fireless cooker methods.
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New England
United States Food Administration
Poems From Messines War Lullaby Translation
A fragment from Messines and Other Poems features wartime verses about a child at home and a soldier in battle. It contrasts domestic care with frontline danger and ends with a prayer for deliverance from German fury.
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John Lane Co
New York
Everyday Etiquette Advice on Gossip and Entertaining
A column discusses etiquette for saleswomen avoiding gossip behind the counter and advises cheerful hosting during wartime, suggesting occasional entertaining to uplift guests. It notes proper service plate choices for formal dinners and emphasizes consistent style or per-course variation to enhance table appeal.
Gown Praised Yet Too Dressy for Informal Luncheon
Mrs M- wore a gown described as a plain blouse and gathered blue chiffon skirt with soft net flounce, velvet and satin roses, net neck folds, pivot-edged scarf, chiffon girdle and cut steel buckle. The outfit was noted as beautiful but overly dressy for the informal event.
Army appeals for nurses in Massachusetts drive
Shortage of army nurses announced by Surgeon General Gorgas through the Council of National Defence women’s committee. The army needs 25,000 nurses by January 1, with Massachusetts to provide 2,000 before August 11. Training offers free board lodging and tuition, with some schools offering small stipends. Applications to Miss Helen Wood at Massachusetts General Hospital central recruiting station.
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Massachusetts
Gorgas
Women's Committee
Council of National
Helen Wood
Massachusetts General Hospital
Plans for Suffrage Hospitals Campaign Unveiled in Massachusetts
A meeting of the Massachusetts association discussed a campaign to fund war hospitals run by the National American Woman's Suffrage Association. Recruitment for a new gas unit to treat gas patients is complete. A committee of Mrs Charles Sumner Bird Mrs Oakes Ames and Mrs Evelyn Masury was formed to plan Lucy Stone’s 100th birth anniversary celebrations.
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National American Woman's Suffrage Association
Massachusetts Association
Charles Sumner Bird
Oakes Ames
Evelyn Masury
Lucy Stone
Fadts and Fashions Preview Evening Wardrobe Trends
A smart coat of black satin trimmed with tartan, an afternoon frock of white cotton marquisette with insertion, Georgette frocks with tucks, and tussorepongee coats paired with striped voile skirts highlight current style.
Potatoes Boiled In Skins For Best Mash Tips
Household Hints from the U S Food Administration explains boiling unpeeled potatoes in salted water for 20 to 30 minutes then draining to avoid sogginess. Peeling wastes time and food, and skins protect nutrients while cooking. For light mashed potatoes, peel after boiling and mix with salt butter oleo and hot milk versus keeping skins.
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U. S. Food Administration
A Miracle Worked With a Pot of Beans
A home cook impresses Jim with a dish of beans in tomato sauce topped by baked bananas in maple syrup. The author credits a dash of Al Sauce for transforming leftovers into a blissful meal and notes Jim hopes to have it again.
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Jim
Boston
Extension of Homesteads proposed by constitutional convention
The constitutional convention passed to be engrossed an amendment extending homestead privileges to cities and towns. It rejected state land sales below cost and state rental operations. Walcott of Cambridge offered the measure to empower the Legislature to extend to municipalities the right to build and sell dwellings at cost to citizens with legislative consent.
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Walcott
Cambridge
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