Love Letter Prize Offered by The Post Boston
The Post invites Love Letter submissions of up to 200 words for prizes of a Double Gold Eagle, a Single Gold Eagle, and $5 in Gold. Entries must include real name and address, be signed, and be written on one side. Letters may be original or not, with best pieces printed daily and Sunday until further notice.
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The
Love Letter
the Post
Boston
George A. Hibbard
Mildred Champagne
Post
Life Means More Now letter of devotion and doubt
Ida Warren Gould selects a sentimental note from a Boston address. A woman describes receiving a first love letter and the emotional effect of the partner's steadfastness, warning that even if forsaken for a younger face she would still cherish the memory and affection.
Tender War Letter From Salem Soldier to Mary
Miss Margaret Gaylon of Salem transcribes a wartime letter from a soldier writing to his beloved Mary in a twilight scene from the trenches. He recalls his mother’s loving face and the farewell kiss as he prepares to depart seeking safe return.
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Margaret Gaylon
Tremont Street
Salem
Mary
New Skin Whitening Cream Advertised For Complexions
An advertisement touts ara mara as a superior complexion treatment replacing soap and cold cream. It claims cleansing, lightening effects, and improved pores, boasting quick results after a single treatment. The product is sold at Filene's and Liggett's with mail order available from Herbert Roystone in New York.
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Filene’s
Liggett’s
Herbert Roystone
18Th St
New York
Faithful note of love from Tom to dear one
A personal letter expresses deep affection as Tom vows to become worthy of the recipient’s love. He asks to convey his affection to his mother and promises to write again tomorrow. Faithfully yours.
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Mother
Tom
My own Your heart is a music box love letter
A lyrical note from JACK to L N Crosby describes a heart as a delicate music box whose tunes respond to care. The letter muses on the risk of breaking it by rough handling and imagines a magic key to make it sing. It ends with a pledge of love.
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I. A. Jenkins
Converse Avenue
Malden
L. N. Crosby
Washington Street
Boston
Cupid
Jack
Longings for the Future from a Wartime Letter
A personal wartime letter from Margaret A A Ritchie in Canton to a sailor in London expresses longing for his safe return to Boston. The writer praises his bravery, laments the war with the Hun, and hopes for peace and reunion after the conflict ends.
Elegant gown described in lobby conversation scene
The narrator recalls Jack speaking with Mademoiselle Rai between acts while she wears a blue char meuse gown with a steel gray chiffon bodice beadwork and beaded hem. She is noted as very attractive and the scene hints at social allure and fashion in the theater lobby.
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Jack
Mademoiselle Rai
Who Should Punish the Children A Heated Sewing Circle Debate
Letters from readers in East Boston and others discuss whether mothers or fathers should punish children. Viewpoints favor the mother, noting deeper affection and consistent discipline, while others urge balanced parental involvement and firm rules for disobedience.
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Celia
Ida Warren Gould
Hancock Street
Joseph K. Colton
Gardner News
Margaret A. A. Ritchie
Pleasant Street
Canton
Laddie
London
DR. Lyon
Lyons
I. W. Lyon & Sons, Inc
West 27Th Street
Dorothy
BY Alicia Hoyt
Miss B
TVG
Sewing Circle Sisters
Longfellow
Lincoln
Sewing Circle
East Boston
Benztown Bard
Southern Press Syndicate
Lever Bros. Cos
Cambridge, Mass
Lever Bros. Co
J. F. Harris
Seaver Street
Dorchester
Lux
Sol
Cambridge
Mass
Tremont St
Lawrence Bldg
Summer St
Beach
Georgette
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