The Cheerful Cherub and the ROCANS
A brief, playful note describes a cheerful character nicknamed the Cherub and a group called the ROCANS engaged in a light race or contest. The tone is whimsical with minimal context and no clear outcome.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1917
Page
13
Facts and Fashions from a Parisian Millinery Scene
A review of fashion notes highlights floral accents on evening gowns and evolving skirt styles. Designers favor vivid jade turquoise peacock blue and Kelly green trims, with tighter girdles and continued use of pumps and spats as proper footwear.
Debate over pay equity and marriage duties in a divided letter
A critic argues men should be paid more for same work to reflect family duties and national service. Replies defend parental influence on daughters and warn against early marriage, recounting women harmed by marrying unsuitable men. A caller urges legal safeguards for girls to rely on mothers' guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denr Sewing Circle Sisters
Poems for Your Scrap Book
A reflective lyric recalling absence and longing with quiet imagery of rain and light. The speaker confesses surprise at missing a loved one, describing peaceful, muted sensations instead of dramatic scenes. The verse repeatedly frames missing as natural and constant, likening it to earth’s need for rain and light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Cracieshank
Laurel Street
Barre, Vt
Mother Knows Best and Ragtime Debate Reflected
In a letter exchange Genevieve favors sacred music over ragtime and hopes for future law like France. A reader agrees with banishing ragtime as they study piano for sacred pieces such as The Last Hope, while other letters praise the Sewing Circle feature in the Sunday Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Mother
Genevieve
Sunday Post
Marshmallow Dridding and Banana Marshmallow Sauce
A playful recipe note from Mrs. P. W. Merrill describes soft set eggs and toasted serving, followed by a marshmallow banana orange lemon drink mix. The instructions include heating orange and lemon juice with water, adding marshmallows and dissolved cornstarch, boiling until thick, then serving cold with marshmallows as garnish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta FE
Addelson
First Avenue
Berlin
Birthday Bio Briefs: Lyman Beecher 1775 New Haven Conn
Birthday date appears as October 12 1775 in New Haven Connecticut. Beecher rose as a famed preacher shaping American religious life. He studied at Yale and under Timothy Dwight, led a Presbyterian ministry with a $300 salary, opposed duelling and intemperance, fathered 18 children, and his sons Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe gained international fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Beecher
America
Yale
Timothy Dwight
Burr
Hamilton
Congress
United States
Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Boston Post Dog Story Contest Promises Prizes Of Gold
The Boston Post offers three prizes a Double Gold Eagle for 29 a Single Gold Exe for 810 and 5 in Gold for the best three dog stories. Entries must be original or not but under 200 words on one side of the paper and signed with real name and address. Num
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The
Boston Post
Sunday Post
the Post
Boston
Francis H. Rowley
H.C. Merwin
Post
Dog Story
Junior the Boston Bull and Rusty the Collie Rescue
In a Monson winter incident two dogs, Junior and Rusty, played near a frozen pond. Rusty broke through the ice but Junior barked to summon help. Workers at a nearby hat factory alerted Rusty’s master, who used a rope and ladder to pull Rusty to safety. Both dogs returned home. Rusty was warned to avoid the ice and Junior praised for his intelligence. Helen Pendergast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Junior
Rusty
Helen Pendergast
Remarkable Dog Delivers Fish Across Pond
Mrs Florence M Daly recalls Fluffy the white Wskimo dog who swam a quarter mile with stringed bait to another boat and delivered fish before returning to the original vessel. The summer memory highlights the pet’s water-loving nature and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fluffy
O. K
Florence M. Daly
Burnett Street
Forest Hills
Dog Reacts to Open Trunk With Clever Rescue Attempt
In a家庭 anecdote from Exeter New Hampshire, Chandy the dog rummaged through an open trunk to avert a looming mess as a family prepares for school reopening season. The incident ends with laughter and a contrite, head-bowed pet despite amends. The note is signed Gelia KF Shutis from 22 Pine Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chandy
Gelia KF
Shutis
Pine Street
Exeter N. HW
Sport the Island Dog That Found His Way Home
A Peaks Island resident recalls Sport the dog who lived in Deering Maine and spent summers near Casco Bay. At six months he wandered between Peaks Island and Portland, riding ferries to reach his first master, then returning to the city, a puzzling feat that amazed all who saw him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peaks Island
Deering
Casco Bay
Portland
May
Yarmouth Street
Toston
Tibby the Fox Terrier Reaches Across Species Care
The narrator recalls an early pet experience with Tibby the fox terrier after an accident killed a cat mother. The dog carried newborn kittens to the kennel and shared meals with them, and weeks later Tibby lies with the kittens and orphaned chicks in a kennel. To test the dog's interest, the narrator reaches forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tibby
Shaun the Wedding Day Terrier
Shaun was a small Irish terrier given as a Christmas present who loved hair ribbons and stocking caps, often stealing them for a sprint away. At four, he attended a wedding, walked the aisle beside the bride and groom, sat on a bench, then rode home hanging from the window for onlookers. Eva A. Corbett, Room 32, 786 Washington St., Boston.
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Shaun
Eva A. Corbett
Washington St
Boston
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