Mme de Pompadour the Uncrowned Queen of France
The article traces Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, later Mme de Pompadour, from a Parisian clerk’s daughter to Louis XV's royal favorite. It covers her prophecy driven rise, marriage to Le Normant d Eucles, court intrigue, political meddling, and opulent fatal end at age 42.
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Jeanne Antoinette Poisson
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson le Normant d’Eucles
Duchess de
le Norman d’Eucles
Jeanne
d’Euioles
Paris
Louis XV
France
Louis
Pompadour
Prussia
Austria
Frederick the Great
Maria Theresa
Canada
Jeanne de Pompadour
Beating the obedience myth in wartime marriage notes
A reader advises wives to train husbands and take command at home to ensure happiness and financial independence. She reflects on her own success, contrasts with peers who marry for looks, and rues becoming an old maid after choices led others to marriage.
Bennett Divorce Granted After Cruel Treatment in Jamaica Plain
Edith I Bennett wife of Dr Frederick Bennett of 456 Centre Street Jamaica Plain was granted a divorce for cruel and abusive treatment She received custody of their daughter Gertrude F Bennett with permission to take the child out of the state June 1 to Oct 1 each year The doctor may visit weekly from October to June but must return the child before nightfall The couple kept a diary recording incidents including hair pulling and a scale of fines allegedly imposed by the husband.
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Edith I. Bennett
Frederick §. Bennett
Centre Street
Jamaica Plain
Gertrude F. Bennett
Labor leaders file appeal in AF of L cases
Samuel Gomper s and Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor filed an appeal from Justice Wright after being sentenced to one year nine months for contempt of court. Execution of the sentence was stayed. John Mitchell faced possible sentencing in his absence. The cases relate to a boycott at the Bucks Store and Range Company.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Justice Wright
Wright
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Supreme Court of the United States
Bucks
Obey and Love Within Marriage in a Sisterly Letter
A sisterly letter from a Young Pastor's Wife argues women should not always obey husbands. She urges following conscience over commands when wrong, cites motherhood as key to child care, reflects on imperfect vows, and shares a motto about trust love and God.
Forgiveness vs Physical Consequences in Marriage
A Maine letter argues forgiveness cannot alter physical laws. It recounts a man who repented and married, but their three children and wife later suffered mental illness. The writer warns immoral living leads to ruined families and insane asylums.
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Maine
The New England Unmarried Sisters Respond
An unmarried New England woman explains the lingering question of why many women remain single in these states. She recalls a strict upbringing and a belief that men marry for housework and maidenly modesty, reflecting on social expectations.
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New England
Embittered Life By A Youngest Daughter
The narrator recalls being the youngest of four daughters kept from marriage by older sisters and parents. She laments short dresses and kitchen relegation, saying she became an embittered, bitter old maid after the elder siblings wed and no suitors remained.
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Papa
Mamma
Unwritten law keeps women from teaching jobs in Boston
A Boston teacher laments the unwritten rule that only unmarried women may hold teaching positions. She recalls resigning after a beloved suitor could not marry without losing her salary to an unmarried colleague. The letter appeals to abolish the cruel custom.
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New England
Boston
Poverty and Love in a Sister's Reflections
The author speaks to a sister about living on twelve dollars a week and argues that poverty can deepen love and character. She asserts that wealth cannot replace the knowledge, talents, and virtues honed through hardship and stresses that mutual effort sustains a happy home beyond money.
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WM. B
Advice Sought From Sewing Circle Reader
A reader asks for guidance after her husband left, leaving her with a seven year old daughter and limited support. She plans to stay in her home, works at home but needs more income and asks for sympathetic sisterly counsel.
Stork Brings Twin Daughters Seeks Name Ideas
Two baby girls arrive as sisters request help from readers to propose fitting names. They sign as V. and V. hoping for suggestions from the sewing circle community.
Letters From The Sewing Circle To Be Printed Sunday
Some of the most interesting letters to the Sewing Circle will appear in the Sunday Post, offering readers insights and fashion tips from dedicated hobbyists.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
St Ann's Parish Lawn Party Set In Neponset Grounds
On the school grounds of St Ann's parish in Neponset parishioners will hold their annual lawn party today and this evening A special programme for the children is planned for the afternoon and dancing for both afternoon and evening for the adults.
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St. Ann's
Neponset
Reform View Sees Workhouse Failings In Juvenile Care
Jacob Billikopf, Kansas City Board of Public Welfare member and Missouri charities leader, told the sixth annual sociological conference that the current method of handling petty criminals is antiquated and that workhouses expose inmates to debasing influences like malaria patients exposed to yellow fever wards.
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Sagamore Beach
Jacob Billikopf
Kansas City Board of Public Welfare
Missouri State Conference of Charities and Corrections
Reform Advocates Parole and Municipal Work Programs
A speech argues that arrests for petty crimes burden criminals and society. cites Kansas City 1909 ordinance creating the Board of Public Welfare, paroling 5000 offenders with 75 percent restored. Details include a municipal farm, rock quarry work, and a free legal aid bureau as part of progressive measures to reduce crime and improve housing and employment. The session continued with society figures and activists at the sixth annual sociological conference.
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Cleveland
Kansas City
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Board of Public Welfare
George W. Coleman
Robert Wood
Boston South End House
Glendower Evans
Delaiware King of
Quincy
The
Watch and Ward Society
Anti-cigarette League
Railroads and steamships face nationwide baggaged size rule halt
Washington report notes that every common carrier railroad and steamship line in the United States was affected by a suspended new rule on baggage size, signaling a pause in enforcing standard limits across the industry.
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Washington
United States
Boston Post Manifold Views on Dressed Girls in Public
A Post correspondent reports widespread protests by club women and welfare workers about teen fashion in Boston. Readers argue mothers seek husbands for daughters through style while others blame education, money, work hours, and employer expectations for the dress and makeup trend among girls aged 14 to 16.
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Boston
The
Post
Bettinam
I C C suspends baggage rule changes for summer period
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed regulations on baggage dimensions and free baggage limits. The suspension runs from July 1 to October 29, delaying new charges on excess baggage pending further action.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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