City Tale of Ted and a Dream Girl at Dead Wolf Post
In the Dead Wolf district a ranch hand Ted Thompson returns with cattle to the Kentville post office and meets Miss Wells, the new East Coast schoolteacher. Lucy fears a love triangle as Ted reads a note confessing a foolhardy proposal and uncertain future with the dream girl.
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Kentville
Old Fenton
Milcross
Ted Thompson
Ofice
Lucy
Ted
Miss Wells
Dead Wolf
Boston Weather Notes From Historic May Day Records
The excerpt records Boston temperatures for May day with a warmest 96 degrees in 1880 and 1914 and a coldest 39 degrees in 1915. It notes no rain on this date in the past decade except during 1915 1916 and 1917.
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Boston
College Senior and Sweetheart Dilemma on Marriage Readiness
A reader letters section discusses whether a college romance should marry before the man proves himself. Others recount personal paths combining work and savings, arguing partners must share duties and risks. The piece urges practical planning, equality, and commitment for young couples aiming to start a home.
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Sweetheart
Worms For Your Scrap Book Where Poppies Bloom
A war garden mood piece describes night over shell torn plains with graves bearing Croix de Guerre markers. Silent fields glow faintly under a rising moon as distant guns whisper and clouds drift white above martyr graves.
Fashion Details: Taffeta Bodices and Lace Trim
A snug-fitting taffeta bodice tops an overskirt with ecru lace. Dark open lace stitch sweaters pair with white blouses. An ivory georgette blouse features frills and hem stitching. A silver metal cloth bodice veiled with black chiffon suits evening wear. A garden hat uses brown lace straw with morning glory trim.
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Georgette
Chicken Salad Recipe from Mrs Katie Casey
A New England household recipe lists cold chicken cut small pieces and 1 hard boiled egg, with a dressing of oil vinegar salt and pepper or paprika. Attributed to Mrs Katie Casey of 10% Wilcox Street Fall River.
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Katie Casey
Wilcox Street
Fall River
Household Hints For Longer Freshness And Easy Pressing
When sending flowers far distances place stem ends in a raw potato to keep them fresh. For ironing blouses with large buttons use several thicknesses of blankets or towels. To remove iodine stains soak the item in a gallon of water with about two teaspoonfuls of household ammonia.
An Elfin Dream Through a Little Girl’s Smile
A lyrical meditation on a young girl’s presence bringing healing and wonder. The speaker describes her as a pixie light easing grief, turning war drums quiet, and opening dreamlike vistas of greenery and morning sweetness for weary hearts.
Plumbing Contract Awarded for Margaret Fuller School
The Margaret Fuller School will receive a complete new plumbing system at a cost of 12 726 dollars. The contract was awarded to B C Kelly as the lowest bidder by the schoolhouse department with the mayor’s approval. Five other bids ranged up to 18 948 dollars.
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Margaret Fuller
B. C. Kelly
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P@ST
The
Sunday Post
Elsie G. Gooch
Norway St
Metropolitan Newspaper Service
New York
Bill
Nita
Miss Sweetheart
Stock Exchange
Allan Dare
Harwee
van Raalte
By Julian T. Baber
France
Flanders
Lenore
New England
H. E. Tennant
Grace L. Durgin
Wallace Street
West Somerville
Alice Donnelly
Portsmouth Street
Cambridge
Lever Bros. Co
Mass
Lux
Lever Bros. Ca
Southern Press
Litlle
Fuller School
Fea
Fletcher
E. L. Fletcher & Co
Boston, Mass
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