Disorder in a five room Westacre flat escalates with neighbors
Mrs. Fanning endures a symphony of brass, Irish jig, vocal drills, and a crying baby from adjacent apartments. A late-night drunkard confronts her and her husband Will returns, vowing to move back to commuting life as Branson apologizes and departs.
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Mrs. Fanning
Billy Thorndike
Branson Twins
Mary Lane
Baldaus
Branson
Will
Mr. Branson
Esther
Mildred Champagne Answers Love Questions in Post
A reader asks Miss Champagne about proper introductions and flirting in romance. The column responds on whether casual work proximity justifies becoming acquainted and what constitutes decent conduct in courtship.
Dear Abby Advice on Mother in Law and Curtain Care
A reader group shares notes on handling tension with a mother in law and offers a humorous point about avoiding conflict. The missive also asks for practical laundry guidance on washing delicate long white lace curtains and drying them safely. The exchange ends with a closing verse urging patience and love.
Would-Be Westerner Seeks Work in Denver Stenographer Seeks Advice
A 29 year old woman in ill health asks the Sewing Circle for guidance on moving to Denver Colorado. She is a stenographer with bookkeeping experience and seeks information on job prospects wages cost of living and housing in the West. She requests any helpful contacts or experiences from Sisters with West experience.
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Denver
Col
West
Cleaning Brown Suede Pumps Color Restore Tips
Alice asks how to refresh dusty brown suede pumps worn last summer. She seeks simple methods to revive color and texture without damaging the material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Mother Bosses Her Husband in a Small Town Marriage
Clarissa Ann asks the Circle for advice about her marriage in which her mother in law controls her son and places herself first. She recalls marrying young, moving to a new town, and living with the mother in law who acts as the head of the household. She seeks shared experiences and guidance.
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Clarissa Ann
Courts Approach to Unruly Children and Parents
The note asks if sisters troubled by vandalizing children can obtain the children’s names and addresses and file a court complaint. It explores whether identifying information is usable for civil actions against culprits and guardians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esterbrook
Dear Worried Mother Warns Against Estranging Grandson
A grieving mother writes about losing her place in her grandson's life after his father remarried. She recalls hiding her deceased daughter's photographs and warns Worried not to replace birth mother memories. She urges preserving bonds with the child's own mother and notes potential family heartbreak.
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Wife No
Papa
No. 2
Introduction as social form and risk to reputation
A columnist discusses introductions and trust in social ties and contrasts formal introductions with informal encounters on the street. The piece asks readers whether people who risk reputations by meeting strangers hold them lightly and whether women can afford such risk.
Dear Miss Champagne Advice From A Home Lover Of 18
A young Massachusetts woman, 18, asks how to pursue a gentleman she hardly knows now living far away. The columnist argues the sister likely reveals feelings to her brother, so if the man cared he would have acted. The reader should wait and trust luck rather than make advances, given the distance and propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Beverly
Massachusetts
Bean Soup and Coffee Jelly by Mrs Wolcott Bent and Mrs Thayer
Instructions describe a bean soup using white beans salt pork celery onions and croutons with optional cream or tomato catsup, served with hot coffee jelly moulded in rounds and served cold with cream. Names Mrs Wolcott Bent of Clinton and Mrs D E Thayer of Littleton New Hampshire appear as contributors.
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F. B. Flinn
Lafayette Street
St. Johnsbury
D. E. Thayer
Highland Avenue
Littleton
N. H
M. E. Kimball
Reynolds Avenue
Manchester
N. HL
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