Navy Ensigns Transfer to Army Due to Seasickness and Marriage
Washington May 1 Unconquerable seasickness and desire to marry led to transfers of several promising naval officers to the army this past year. Moses RX Goodridge of Waverhill Massachusetts and John C Baird of Chicago surrendered their navy commissions as ensigns to become second lieutenants in the army.
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Washington
Moses RX. Goodridge
Waverhill
Mass
John C. Baird
Chicago
Navy
Absorb Freckles and Blemishes With Mercorized Wax Formula
Spring letters praise mercorized wax as an effective freckle remover and skin smoother. Advice shares nightly application and morning cleansing to minimize freckles and improve complexion, plus a facial wash using saxolite and hazel water for wrinkles and rough skin.
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Marie Demarest
Ladies’ Favorite Magazine
Sewing Circle Letters Reveal Frugal Boston Household Habits
A Sewing Circle reader argues there are limits to Imogene's economy plan. She details a Boston family’s weekly budget with rent at ten dollars, weekly savings of eight dollars, and varied meals including bacon eggs doughnuts and cakes from a nearby bakery.
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Helen of
Dorchester
Sonja
Imogene
New England
Sunday Post
Happy and Content Signoff From Rural Homemaker
A letter from M. V. B. details frugal weekly living for two, listing tea and coffee use, butter and sugar quantities, meals, and shopping habits. She notes a lack of lamb, daily bread, washing every other week, and a fondness for cheese and seasonal greens. She ends hopeful and content, with two dogs once and a small pet.
Two Sisters Double Wedding Advice From a Widow
A reader writes to the Sewing Circle advising against simultaneous marriages for sisters and their husbands. She warns from personal tragedy that a double wedding often brings misfortune, sharing her experience of widowhood and hardship after a same day ceremony.
Two Sisters Urged to Ignore Superstition in Marriage
A letter to the Circle dismisses the superstition about sisters marrying brothers, sharing examples of two sisters who wed two brothers and remained happy after five years, with children. The writer notes personal ties and urges the two sisters to marry whom they love without fear of bad luck.
Dog gift sparks harmonic husband and pet debate
A discussion posits Sting may master deception in a domestic dispute over a new dog gifted by a husband. The speaker notes Ami des Chiens dislikes dogs, implying the gift is a strategic misdirection and questions the relationship dynamics.
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Ami Des Chiens
Co operative Banks and a Nurse’s Dilemma Letter
A reader writes about co operative banks as a preferred lending source and explains borrowing costs and interest gains. She ties personal finances to family expectations and contemplates a future nursing career vs leaving her mother. She asks the Sewing Circle sisters for guidance.
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Bungalow
Co-Operative Banks
Co-Operative Bank
Lynn
Duty to Mother Against Duty to Self
A single woman asks for guidance about leaving home to train as a nurse while facing a controlling mother. The narrator, the last unmarried child, has supported the family, given earnings to the mother, and endured constant scrutiny, prompting nerves to fray as conflict over independence grows.
Two Carpenters of the Titanic In Jaffrey Letter
A reader from Jaffrey, New Hampshire reports Two Titanic carpenters survived. One swam three hours after jumping from the sinking ship and was picked up by a small boat near New York. His friend was rescued by another small boat and taken to hospital. The survivor remains cold and may not return home until late May.
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Jaffrey
N. H
Mr. Bobsley
New York
Bobsley
Bast Jaffrey
Walking etiquette for gentlemen and ladies on city streets
A reader asks which side a man should walk on when with a girl or multiple couples. The columnist advises the man should walk on the outside near the curb, keeping couples in a line to avoid walking abreast and awkwardness.
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Miss Champagne
The
Post
Wickersham Reply Demanded By Senate Over Harvester Inquiry
Washington May 1 The Senate received a resolution from Senator Lea Tennessee demanding the return of the Attorney General’s reply to a Senate inquiry about the International Harvester Company claiming the reply was improper Lea also urged the Department of Justice to disclose all Harvester related information from 1904 to the present The Senate took no action.
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Washington
Senate
International Harvester Company
Lea
Tennessee
Department of Justice
Harvester Company
Court declines rehearing in Baldwin will case
The State Supreme Court denied an application for rehearing in the Baldwin will case. The move was filed by attorneys for Lillian A Turnbull and Anita Turnbull, alleged wife and daughter.
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San Francisco
State Supreme Court
Baldwin Will
Lillian A
Anita Turnbull
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