Better Baby Contest May 15 Faces Roxbury Exam Drive
More than 30 Roxbury babies were examined at the Ruggles Street Neighborhood House ahead of the Better Babies Contest set for May 15 at the same location. The event, second of its kind in Roxbury, is run by the Children's Welfare League of Roxbury, allied with the American Medical Association of Public Health. Dr. Margaret L. Noyes led the exams noting many healthy infants and that choosing six prize winners may be difficult.
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Gles Street House
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Sewing Circle Letters Reflect Old Fashioned Morals in Boston Post
The Sewing Circle column in The Boston Post prints letters from readers on child rearing, dances, chaperones, and female independence. Contributors discuss immodesty, parental authority, and English versus American norms, with women sharing personal experiences and seeking advice.
Granite Lodge Attends Christ Church Ceremony After Accident
This afternoon at 4:09 Christ Church hosts a ceremony with attendance from members of Granite Lodge of Quincy. Vanner sustained injuries when a steel plate swung aboard the superdreadnought Rivadavia struck him.
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Three Hundred Thousand More marching for the Union
Across hilltops and valleys the farmers and families rally as dust rises and a spangled flag gleams in the sun. Soldiers form lines amid harvests and children learn to reap for the country. Farewells echo at cottage doors as Father Abraham calls for more volunteers.
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Father Abraham
Mississippi
New England
Letters to the Sewing Circle Highlighted in Sunday Post
The Sunday Post prints a selection of notable letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader opinions, tips, and community updates. Readers describe sewing projects, share patterns, and discuss related society topics in concise, friendly prose.
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Sewing Circle
Sunday Post
Missing Roxbury boy may be in Franklin New Hampshire
A clue to Isaac Morris the 15 year old Roxbury boy missing for over a week surfaced from a Post story. George G. Fowler a Franklin New Hampshire merchant reported Morris was in his store last Friday selling shoe polish and left a satchel there on one of the days.
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Holworthy Street
Post
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Franklin
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Love and Lost Hope in a School Romance Advice
A young man writes of two years with a girl who aims for a millionaire, enjoying rides and dances yet never kissing him. The advisor notes love cannot be forced, questions her commitment, and suggests the man bears responsibility for misreading signals while urging clarity and restraint.
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Boston
Miss Champagne
M. Love
Odd Fellowship 95th Anniversary Celebration North of Quincy
The 95th anniversary of the Odd Fellowship will be celebrated at Alpha Hall Quincy next Monday evening by George J and the Gill Rebekah Lodge Mt Wollaston Lodge No 70 and Manet Encampment No 7. An entertainment and dancing will follow.
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Quincy
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Manet
The Charge in Sunday Post Color Masterpiece
The Sun day Post previews a stirring story told in pictures as part of its color Sunday edition. The feature promises a vivid narrative using illustrated panels to convey emotion and action.
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Sunday Post
New England Housewives Recipes Featured in Sunday Post
Recipes list ingredients and instructions from readers EVA M. ALPHEN Kath ry n F. MACDONALD BERTHA HE. ROBBINS MRS. H. M. MORSE with addresses in Gloucester East Boston Alfred Pigeon Cove detailing cookies loaf bread and desserts using flour milk sugar eggs butter molasses rice walnuts gelatine fruits and nuts in varied bake times and methods.
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Kathryn F. MacDonald
Brunswick Street
Boston
Bertha HE. Robbins
Alfred
H. M. Morse
Granite Street
Pigeon Cove
Paragraph Points on Fads and Fashions
The piece notes minimal metal on umbrella handles and urging rich fabrics. It highlights small black hats as a continuing focal point, increasing sheer white goods, and warns large women should avoid big allover patterns. Stripes, especially wide ones, are favored. footwear should match gowns. Fancy lining appears in coats, and Paris sees a revival in plainer tailor mades.
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