Hushed fashion battles stir domestic life in old advice column
A reader recalls marital strife over dress and vanity as she recounts a decade of adapting outfits to please her husband. Another letter urges women to dress for themselves, while a third shares struggles of a mother who left an abusive home to care for children, seeking moral guidance. A vegetarian family weighs meat needs, protein sources, and digestion in daily meals.
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Tagenjan
Sistera
Joway
Hope Chest Advice In A Sister’s Letter From Old Column
A reader offers advice on romance and practicality, urging caution with fortune telling and urging the use of a hope chest for married life. The writer discusses personal experiences with love, marriage prospects, and keeping a trunk for future plans, endorsing hope chests while warning against false promises and quick romance.
Blue Serge Suit Described in Casual Observer Note
A reader describes a blue serge suit with a straight loose coat open to reveal a white flannel vest and collar. The coat features wide front and back slits and is paired with a contrasting belt in black red or bright green.
Novel skirt style with pleated panels gains favor
A reader comments on a new season skirt featuring pleated panels at the front and back while sides remain plain, noting its longer length and personal disappointment at the shift from very short skirts.
Biography brief of Benjamin Thompson Rumford at 7
Benjamin Thompson, Tory sympathizer turned advisor to the King of Bavaria, rose to count in the Holy Roman Empire and chose the Rumford title from Concord New Hampshire. A practical scientist famed for heat research, he claimed to cure over 600 smoky chimneys and left Harvard a professorship and Concord $2000 to clothe 12 poor children.
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Benjamin Thompson
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George III
Bavaria
Munich
Thompson
Holy Roman Empire
Rumford
Concord
N. H
Harvard College
Poem My Daddy's Flag Reflects War Era Love
Unattributed poem recalling a soldier’s flag as symbol of sacrifice. A father guides a child to honor the flag as it travels through battles from Santiago to Manila Bay and Vera Cruz, tying past and present generations in shared patriotism.
Jag as a word for drink heavy load in old usage
A letter to the editor discusses the term jag meaning intoxication and traces its origins. It notes jag originally signified a full load for a horse and expands to describe a heavy burden of liquor a man can stagger under.
Auction Declarations on bid of two no trumps in bridge
In Milton C Work's Auction Declarations the bid two no trump requires you to hold two sure tricks in your hand if partner has at least six reasonably sure tricks. The exception is with four aces where you may take a chance for the honor score.
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Miss Champagne
Berlin
Bremen
New London
German Empire
United States
London
Plymouth
Eng
Milton C. Work
Desertion in Navy Carrying No Post-Term Punishment
A letter to the editor asks if a man who deserted the U S Navy 17 years ago must serve time if found. The response states desertion is not punishable after the term of enlistment has elapsed.
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United States Navy
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