Princess Plays Cupid at Fort Corliss Romance
Two coal black cavalry horses named Princess and Major spark a romance at Fort Corliss between Geraldine Evans and Lt Dick Wentworth. After a late ride and a risky jump, Geraldine faints, Princess is injured, and later Dick buys Princess to give to Geraldine as a wedding gift, uniting the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess
Major
Geraldine Evans
Colonel Harris
Fort Corliss
Dick “Wentworth
Geraldine
Gray
Gray In His Large Touring Car. — “Oh, Do Come For & Ridé, Miss. Evars
Wentworth
Evans
Miss Evans
Sergeant Gray
New England Housewives Recipe Note
Fragmented recipe notice from a periodical shows instructions for chocolate dessert and lemon pie frosting. It mentions Mrs. Bertha M. Nelson of 6 Penobscot Street, Brewer, Maine, and cites a page titled Recipes of New England Housewives with partial ingredients and steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Bertha M. Nelson
Penobscot Street
Brewer
Dear Sisters of the Sewing Circle on marriage and love
A Sewing Circle reader urges marriage for love, rejects marrying for money or status, and argues happiness lies in choosing a partner. She extols motherhood, discipline, and responsible upbringing as paths to a better society. A second reader endorses modest fashion and dating standards, while another member begins a first-time letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Georgette
Ginger
Fashion Notes on Modern Bodices and Suits
The new fitted bodice lacks bones seams or corsets. White organdi collar edged with bias cut linen, printed toile de Jouy favored for blouses with tailored suits. Skirts feature short full box pleats and fabric pleats replacing belts. Tailored serge outfits show jet and metal embroidery. A novel train uses six great ropes of pearl starting at the waist.
Public musings on love virtue and raising children
A reader voice laments modern dating standards and female behavior. The letter argues for restraint in how women present themselves and questions the ethics of parental expectations in adoption, asking for guidance from a minister’s wife.
Letters to the Sewing Circle Featured in Sunday Post
The Sunday Post prints readers letters to the Sewing Circle, sharing tips, opinions, and requests for patterns and fabric sourcing. Readers respond with advice and community updates, reflecting local craft interests and social bonding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Sunday Post
Household hints for dough handling and pantry tips
The article offers practical household advice such as keeping dough soft for biscuits and cookies for better results, handling dough sparingly, and saving washing small salt and sugar bags for reuse. It also begins a note about fish boiled in one of the methods.
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Songs of
Bentztown Bard
Southern Press Syndicate
Chandler & Co
Tremont Street
U. S. Govt
W.S. S
U.S. Govt. W
Oxfords
Buck
Blake
The
Cupid
Rena Thurlow
Forest Ave
Woodfords, Me
Parcel Post
Deep Water Smoked Fish Company
Provincetown, Mass
America
Cleo
Humut
W. T
Tabor
Centre Street
Bath
Jane Barlow
Dublin Book of Irish Verse
Mayrone
Marrone
Mavrone
Alice Stuart
Fruit Puddine Company
Baltimore, Md
Walt Mason
Ind
George Matthew Adams
Madewell
Taunton Knitting Co
Taunton, Mass
Ee Kalers
White Mountain
United States
Maine
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