Widows and Mothers Seek Work and Vacation in Hard Times
A collection of letters from women sharing tips on finding care work in affluent homes, coping with savings and independence, and debating whether mothers deserve vacations. They recount personal trials, frugal living, and moral resolve as they seek dignity and stability.
Old Time New England Recipes Featured In Sunday Post
A Sunday Post page presents several recipes from New England housewives. Instructions cover SALLY LUMNS and MISS BROWNE with entries for muffins, Lady Fingers, Corn Meat Griddle Cakes, Coffee Puffs, and Coffee Souffle, listing ingredients and steps including mixing, baking, and serving notes.
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New England
Sunday Post
Miss Browne
Alto Street
Belfast
Fad and Fashion Paragraphs Highlight Spring Styles
A brown paper shade dominates spring dresses with plain gowns brightened by blues yellows reds and purples. High collars vary at throat and back. wedding attire features full skirts pointed bodices and puffed sleeves. Silks and tafetas for coats, lace fichus, muslin collars over silk corsages, and red leather accents update black and white checked sports suits.
Moist Roast Technique Shared by Mrs Marrs
After poultry has roasted an hour, remove and cover with a clean wet cloth and finish roasting. The cloth steams the meat, making it moist and tender. Mrs S A Marrs from 31 Garland Avenue Manchester New Hampshire endorses the method.
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S. A. Marrs
Garland Avenue
Manchester
N. H
Two Sides of a Story on a Blue Silk Dress
Eva Gilson bored by travel to California forms a bond with farmer's daughter Margaret Elston after a blue silk dress falls from a train. Margaret's kind note leads Eva to discover joy in giving, sparking letters and plans to help prairie families with books and magazines.
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Eva
Ocean
California
The
Prairies
San Francisco
Margaret Elston
Iowa Prairies
Margaret
Joel
Mrs. Elston
Momsey
Eva Gilson
Miss Gilson
Remembering a blind home and its hopeful children
The article recalls a visit to a home for blind children, detailing Catherine who longs for a mother, a six month old found abandoned born blind, and the sisters' efforts to ease distress. It notes the children's talents in piano, stenography, and reading raised letters, and mentions several actors and films as reader correspondence.
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Catherine
Mary Pickford Talks in Daily Post and Sunday Post
Mary Pickford will appear usually five days per week in the Daily Post and each Sunday in the Sunday Post, according to the notice.
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Mary Pickford
Daily Post
Sunday Post
Jury awards 450 to child bitten by dog
A Superior Court jury awarded Natalie Lee six dollars and fifty cents? (Note: The provided text is garbled. Unable to confirm exact amount per the source.) The Fox terrier owned by Francis J. Connolly of Dorchester bit Natalie Lee on June 27, 1913.
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Natalie Lee
Francis J. Connolly
Dorchester
Path That Leads Nowhere Poem by Corinne R. Robinson
A poem from Scribner's about a meadow path that leads to Nowhere and a calm oasis. It contrasts routes to Somewhere with a tranquil, endless approach where the speaker finds joy and beauty. The verse mentions springtime, violets, marigolds, willows, and a blue sky.
Psychic physician testifies in court on long practice
Mrs. Margaret J. Butler 75 of 175 Tremont street faces a charge of practicing medicine without registration. Before Judge Creed she admitted a 42 year psychic practice and a 50 year belief in psych treatment.
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Margaret J. Butler
Tremont Street
Creed
Psychic treatment at 175 cete street leads to charges
Clare Williams of Dorchester testified she paid Mrs. Butler $4 for two bottles of medicine after a claimed psychic examination. Williams worked as a ticket taker for the Boston Elevated and did detective work in spare time. Sergeant Anderson described serving the summons on Mrs. Butler and multiple continuances due to Butler's illness.
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Clare Williams
Shafter Street
Dorchester
Boston Elevated
Dover Street
Sergeant Anderson
LaGrange Street
Mrs. Butler
Cete Street
Butler
Miss Williams
Auntie Butler
Rotch and Storrow to Wed in June Ceremony
James J. Storrow Jr son of City Councillor and Miss Margeret Rotch daughter of Mrs Abbott Rotch plan to marry June 21 at 12 30 in Emmanuel Church Newbury Street Bishop William Lawrence to perform the ceremony. The bride to be connected with Lawrence and Lowell families and is a cousin of President Lowell of Harvard.
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James J. Storrow, Jr
James J. Storrow
Margeret R. Rotch
Abbott Lawrence Rotch
Beacon Street
Mr. Storrow
Miss Rotch
William Lawrence
Emmanuel Church
Newbury Street
Lawrence
Lowell
President Lowell
Harvard
Body Found in River Near Root Place
An unidentified man was found face down in the Housatonic River opposite Root Place, held by a tree branch. The body was located late today by a teamster employed by O. T. Benedict.
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Pittsfield
Housatonic River
O. T. Benedict
Grocers Prepare for 10th Annual National Convention
Wholesale grocers from across the United States descend on Boston for the 10th annual convention. President Whitmarsh inaugurates meetings at the Copley Plaza with welcomes from Mayor Curley and Speaker Cox. The program includes address sessions, harbor trips, and an elaborate banquet before Friday’s closing and next year’s site vote.
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United States
National Association
Boston
New England
Theodore F. Whitmarsh
Copley Plaza
Curley
Bishop Hamilton
Channing H. Cox
National Association of Retail
National Association of Retail Grocers
Association
Board of
Canners’ Conference Committee
Foreign Trade Relations Committee
San Francisco
Wells speaks on defence to Tremont women
Canadian Sergeant Fred Wells wounded overseas describes life in a German prison camp and escape by feigning insanity. He urges Society for American Preparedness members to support war readiness efforts.
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