War era Sewing Circle letters urge thrift and sacrifice
Readers urged to submit problems or comments to the Sewing Circle. Letters praise thrift stamps and patriotic acts while debating giving up movies and clubs. Contributions should support Liberty bonds, War Savings Stamps, or Belgian relief as the war effort continues.
Fruit A-tives Ad Claims Cure for Indigestion
An advertisement from 53 Maisonneuve Street Hull promotes Fruit-a-tives for indigestion and constipation. Donat Lalonde testifies to immediate relief after years of suffering. Product priced 50 cents a box, six for $2.50, trial size 25 cents, available at dealers or Fruit-A-Tives Limited Ogdensburg New York.
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Maisonneuve St
Hull
Everyday Etiquette and Social Cues in a Public Dining Room
A guidance piece discusses dining etiquette for fish in public rooms and urges careful portioning. It also advises inviting a respectable suitor to visit, signaling interest with small acts and allowing him to initiate correspondence. Miss E emphasizes punctuality as a trait of good manners and notes justified annoyance at repeated delays.
Bond Drive Urges Unbounded Effort for Victory
With no limit to your desire for allied victory there can be no limit to your effort to put the loan over the top. Buy bonds today.
One Health Precaution for Clean Homes and Germ Control
Public health guidance urges strict sanitation at home. Promote Sylpho Nathol disinfectant for waste pipes, garbage cans, and scrubbing. claims stronger than standard and used by New England hospitals and New York shops. Four sizes and prepaid delivery available. booklet included.
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U. S
U. S. Public Health Service
New England
New York
Tender Tea Encounter Reveals Nursing Student Plans
The narrator meets Miss J- in town and learns she will leave in a week to complete two months of nursing training at a camp before being sent overseas. She wears a midnight blue velvet frock with a distinctive ashes of roses georgette collar and apron front.
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Miss J
A Feminine Point of View Wilhelmina Stitch
A wartime reminiscence in which Wilhelmina Stitch recalls fear of a waiter during shortages and rationing. The speaker vows to order freely despite watchful staff, celebrating restraint limits and postwar pride with small victories over hunger. The poem ends with resolve to speak up and enjoy desired meals.
Household Hints Original thrice helpful tips
Three plain tips cover shoe care floor traction and stove oil. No. 1 advise gloss paint on old white boots for a fresh look using crepe paper or tube paint for shade. No. 2 slice grooves in rubber heels to extend wear on smooth floors. No. 3 use a medicine dropper to remove excess oil from a stove. Mrs. George F. Gannett Augusta Maine.
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George F. Gannett
Chapel Street
Augusta
Notable figures recount postwar fortunes and journeys
Mrs. Benjamin Thaw searches France for her son Lieutenant Blair Thaw s burial site as the body will be brought home to the family tomb. the dog Blan co is returned from the wreck. James Buchanan Duke once lived humbly in North Carolina while becoming a national millionaire. Supreme Court Justice James C Cropsey plans army service as a private. H C Frick rose from poverty to wealth, and Baron Shibusawa advances Japanese shipping and education. Maestro Roberto Moranzoni brings three new operas to the Metropolitan Opera House with Giacomo Pacini’s work in New York.
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Benjamin Thaw
Pittsburg
France
Blair Thaw
Blanco
Supreme Court
James C. Cropsey
New York
Roberto Moranzoni
Metropolitan Opera House
Giacomo Pacini
Italy
Tell the Kaiser's Death Knell Buy Bonds Today
A wartime appeal urges readers to purchase bonds as a moral and financial support for the war effort with emphasis on imminent sacrifice and national unity.
Poems for Your Scrap Book A Longing
A brief poem expresses longing for a cottage by the sea or a mountain cabin away from city sidewalks and toil. The speaker seeks solitude to talk with God and hear nature’s subtle whispers that reach a listening ear in nature’s quiet spaces.
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God
Birthday Bio Briefs on Chevalier d Eon's Gender Mystery
A compact portrait outlines Chevalier d Eon born October 2 1728 in Burgundy and famed for cross dressing and shifting roles. It traces early prominence as secretary to a French ambassador in London after George III’s accession, with rumors of secret service work in Russia and secret gender.
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Chevalier d’Eon
Chevalier
Burgundy
France
England
George III
London
Secret Service
Russia
Dear Miss Champagne Advice Letter on Unrequited Love
A 21 year old man seeks counsel about a junior woman who seems to enjoy outings yet avoids deeper intimacy. The adviser concludes she is interested only in leisure and urges the writer to stop pursuing her, focus on studies, and accept that persistence may fail.
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Uncle Sam
America
Miss Champagne
Makin' Sunshine and the Hidden Shadows
Poem urges creating personal brightness when waiting for sunshine. It invites making home-made sunshine to lift moods, forget sighs, and cultivate a brighter path amid shadows and love.
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