Readers offer opinions on moviegoing and debt in Sewing Circle
Letters from readers discuss how often a married woman should attend films, with varying views on weekly limits and personal freedom. Dialogue covers jealousy, husbands, finances, and the value of cash versus instalment plans, concluding with personal anecdotes from Maine and Cinderella.
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Sisters of the Circle
Red Cross
Francis X. Bushman
Francis
Douglas Fairbanks
Sewing Circle
Etiquette Advice On Beach Seating And Courtship
A column advises proper beach manners for women and how to signal ongoing interest to a young man. It warns against cheapening oneself and suggests gradually revealing affection while noting a 12 year old should have broad social peers rather than fixate on one boy.
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Lucille
Carolyn Wells
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Bobbs-Merrill Company
Love in Woman’s Existence and Coin Values
Post readers inquire about Byron quotes origin and premium values on gold $3 coins. Answers note 1854 to 1889 mint period, 1876 coins fetch 15 to 25 dollars, 1875 coins 385 to 445 dollars, with premiums varying by date and condition. Also details on United States Marine Corps enlistment requirements for applicants 18 to 35, American citizenship, literacy, health, teeth, and height and weight standards.
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United States Marine Corps
Sleepy camping life and new fashion notes in brown ratine
The excerpt records enjoying air and outdoor sleeping with insect protection, plus a Saturday lunch at a new place. Hazel wears a brown ratine coat dress opened to reveal a tan under blouse, with front frogs and distinctive sleeve and yoke details. The passage ends with hanging chintz curtains and an early bedtime.
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Hazel
Summer Frocks and Cape Fashion In Outfits
Simple frocks of silk or chiffon have an important place in summer outfits. The persistence of cape fashion may prevent a recurrence of last year’s summer fur rage. Colored bead chains are suggested to wear with every costume.
Hearts in the Work a Civil War Parable and Call to Effort
An exhortation to back government efforts during wartime. It recalls Abraham Lincoln and Carl Schurz arguing over cabinet choices, urging readers to trust leaders and put their own hearts into work rather than criticize others.
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Abraham Lincoln
Carl Schurz
Lincoln
Schurz
Corn Helps Us Feed the World and Cooked Cornmeal Dishes
From the United States Food Conservation Bureau guidance urges using cornmeal to boost food sent abroad and lists hot breads desserts hearty dishes and cornmeal croquettes. A recipe suggests four cups milk one to four cup cornmeal one to four teaspoon salt ginger and molasses cooked in a double boiler for twenty minutes.
When There Isn't Enough Chicken to Go Around
A dinner crisis turns into a culinary triumph as leftover chicken becomes a grand chicken a la King. Mushrooms red peppers and hard boiled eggs enrich the dish with Al Sauce replacing sherry to please Aunt Elizabeth and save the meal.
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Jim
Elizabeth
Mrs Reed Receives $25,000 Salary As Bush Terminal Secretary
Personal notice states Miss H. F. H. Reed serves as secretary at Bush Terminal International Company dealers in war supplies and materials and earns a $25,000 yearly salary.
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H. F. H. Reed
Bush Terminal International Company
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