Ideal Love Letter Contest Promises Prizes and Publication
The Post seeks love letter submissions up to 200 words written on one side. Include real name and address for publication rights. prizes are a Double Gold Eagle, a Single Gold Eagle, and five dollars in gold. Letters may be original or not and will be judged by Mrs. George A. Hibbard, Mildred Champagne, and the Love Letter Editor.
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To a Sailor Boy Poem Card from Roxbury
A wartime love poem selected by Katharine M. O'Brien from Roxbury expresses longing as a sailor goes to war. The speaker compares the beloved to Little Gypsy Wanda, recalls their first smile, and prays for home and reunion after the conflict ends.
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Katharine M. O’brien
Shepherd Avenue
Roxbury
Wanda
An Evening Song From a Soldier to His Darling
A wartime love letter from Mark to Birdie in Boston writes of devotion and longing. He asks her to trust his honor and imagines singing to her as evening falls, promising to cherish her until they meet again.
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Birdie
A Man’s Tender Obsession With Babies
A speaker describes a deep, affectionate longing for babies and grandchildren. He expresses a wish to return all humans to infancy, keep a vast nursery on earth, and jokes about his oversized lap able to cradle many babies, despite the discomfort and risks. He admits a persistent urge to kiss every baby he meets.
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Amerika
My Darling Soldier Boy From Deep Reverie
Miss Frances Kelley of Boston sends a loving Civil War era message to a soldier. The letter speaks of fond memories in garden paths and rivulets, roses and birds, and wishes for success and honorable return from the field of fame. ROSAMOND signs as the sender and expresses enduring devotion.
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Frances Kelley
Compton Stret
Boston
Imine
Rosamond
Separated by Miles Dear Girl Poem of Longing
A heartfelt letter from Jack expresses longing across distance. He describes your image in sunbeams and flowers, recalls your voice by a brook, and notes a rare flower placed in water to ease his weariness. He asks for reassurance and promises to claim you soon.
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Jack
Blame and memory in a child’s upbringing voices
A reflective piece notes how adults project blame when a child is at fault and how love in childhood shapes how people remember being cared for. It suggests that those who claim they do not love babies were once cared for as children.
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Sumboddy
Dear Miss Champagne Letters on teen romance and parental consent
A 20 year old seeks guidance on telling her parents about a soldier beau she has kept company with. The writer advises open confession, supports patriotic correspondence, and urges parental trust if the suitor is reputable. The piece notes army service may earn special understanding and stresses honesty.
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Miss Champagne
A hat purchase soothes a strained day
The narrator abandons plans to tackle letters and accounts after non stop calls and a lunch invitation. In the end a lemon yellow straw hat with taffeta crown and bow is bought to comfort nerves and complement white dresses.
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South
Louise
Stop and capture Prince Street runaway horse by Patrolman Miley
Patrolman Joseph Miley of Hanover street police station is praised for stopping a frightened runaway horse on Prince Street Saturday night. He first lunged at the bridle but missed, then chased to the corner of Salem and Prince streets and finally secured the bridle to halt the animal and prevent injuries.
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Joseph Miley
Hanover Street
Prince Street
Miley
Salem
Prince Streets
True's Elixir praised by grateful Bar Harbor mother
A Bar Harbor mother, Mrs. I. H. McLeod, thanks Dr True's Elixir after six doctors failed to help her sick child. The ad claims the tonic tones the stomach, regulates bowels, and expels worms, with worm symptoms listed and prices 40c 60c 1.00.
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I. H. McLeod
Second St
Bar Harbor
Maine
Dr. True
True
The Way of Mothers Poem excerpt by Jane Burr
A poetic monologue from I Build My House recounts a mother tucking her son in bed and reflecting on separation, growth, and the ache of sending him toward wider horizons. The speaker anticipates future nights at the hearth alone as her child seeks the bigger things beyond home.
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Jane Burr
James T. White & Co
New York
EurepryDay Etiquette On Names and Dress Standards
The piece advises that a divorced woman may keep the prefix Mrs. and never overdo jewelry. It emphasizes refined taste through genuine pieces, a simple necklace or brooch, and cautions against imitation gold. It also values neat hands and feet, and ranks hats as the crucial costume item. It warns against calling everyone my friend in introductions.
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Miss Vogue
Military music at patriotic meeting in Symphony Hall
A patriotic meeting at Symphony Hall will feature military music from army and navy camps. Archbishop of York Governor McCall and Senator Lodge will speak. Major General Hodges allows a 65 musician Camp Devens band to perform and join navy singers with a 150 member navy choir from training camps around Boston.
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Archbishop of
York
Governor McCall
Senator Lodge
Hodges
Camp
Devens
Navy
Modesto Alloo
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston
RECIPES of New England Housewives Full Page
Recipes from the Sunday Post column include lemon pie filling with eggs and condensed milk, spinach pork dish simmered with onion and bay leaf, a bread pudding with raisins, and a drippings crust set on a pie dish. Miss Anna Harrington of 799 Commonwealth Avenue Newton Centre appears as the contributor.
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New England
Sunday Post
Anna Harrington
Commonwealth Avenue
Newton Centre
Notes Around the Store Knit Yarn Cry for Customer Boss
A quirky store note asks who the boss is and answers The Customer. The display features woolly yarn and prompts to knit socks sweaters and helmets, with a focus on knitting products and shopper demand.
When to Punish Children in the Sewing Circle
Readers discuss corporal punishment and child upbringing. A Cambridge Mother argues for no coercion while others urge parental authority and timely punishments. Letters emphasize shared parenting, obedience, self restraint, and respect for parents.
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Sisters of the Circle
Cambridge
Sewing Circle
Letters From the Sewing Circle Highlighted in Sunday Post
The Sunday Post features a selection of engaging letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader insights, craft tips, and community commentary on sewing, patterns, and needlework trends.
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Sunday Post
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