Winds of unrest blow through new novels by Wells and others
A literary review surveys recent titles from Wells and numerous authors. It highlights Joan and Peter as Wells’s briskly written critique of education amid political unrest, alongside tales of escape and social change in A Runaway Woman Camilla and other works by Dodge Robins Clarke Martin Barr and Macfarland.
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Joan
Peter
Macmillan
H. G.wells
Gough
Mr. Wells
France
Scribner
Louis Dodge
Maggie
Virginsburg
Helen R. Martin
Mrs. Martin
Maggie Wentzler
Henry Butz
Wash Day Supper Ends in Waldorf Taste
Jim hopes never to live in a boarding house since using Al Sauce. The narrator uses melted butter substitute and Al Sauce on leftover steak, calling it a splendid sauce for steak or fish and noting unexpected company on Monday night.
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Jim
Imagination and Santa Beliefs Spur Child Happiness
A reader argues for preserving belief in Santa Claus and the stork as harmless white lies that nurture imagination in children. The Sewing Circle replies that such tales comfort kids, will be outgrown naturally, and help them grow into imaginative adults.
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Sisters of the Sewing Circle
Santa
the Stork
Santy
Ninette
Santa Claus
Santa and the Stork Debate in a New Voice
A New Voice argues mothers should use fairy language to nurture imagination about Santa and the stork until the child is ready for adult explanations. The piece advocates meeting the child on its level and preserving wonder before transitioning to truth.
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Santa
Local War Efforts and Aftermath Across Communities
Local brief notes record 265 students in MIT naval unit under Lt. John Paul O Neill returning to the navy mobilization center on Cornhill. Miss Nellie Bates Thomas of Newtonville gains a year off from the Newton Vocational School to join war work in France with the Army Educational Commission. A requiem at St Marys Charlestown honors John F Kenefick of the Wilbur Theatre. Bushels of cherry stones draw bids at Charlestown navy yard for Rush medal. Somerville teachers help address 14 000 envelopes for constitutional amendments to be voted in the state election. Edmund J Twohig, ex Somerville High footballer, is commissioned as second lieutenant in the army quartermaster corps. Mrs Madeline Hopps of North Bennet Street is recovering after injuries from a Hanover Street truck accident. Fourteen year old Max Shopnix is treated for multiple injuries after a Federal Street mishap with a U S mail truck. Edward Nelson, 46, killed at Batch elder Coal Company yards in Massachusetts Avenue accident. wife ill in hospital.
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Students’ Army Training Corps
John Paul O'Neill
Navy
Cornhill
Nellie Bates Thomas
J. M. Thomas
Harvard Street
Newtonville
Newton Vocational School
France
Army Educational Commission
Wellesley
Max Shopnix
Parkman Street
Federal Street
United States
Edward Nelson
Batchelder Coal Company
Massachusetts Avenue
Youth Embraces City Charm in New Orleans
A note on youth rejecting old slow rhythms and a portrayal by Mr. Cable celebrates New Orleans unique charm that sets the city apart from other American places.
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Mr. Cable
New Orleans
Everyday Etiquette For The Engaged And Brides
A columnist advises on etiquette after a formal engagement announcement. It suggests the mother of the groom should invite both families to a dinner to foster early acquaintance and friendship. It notes the importance of courtesy and proper pronouns in invitations.
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Frances
Women, War, and the Demand for Motherhood
A poem by Wilhelmina Stitch critiques male wartime rhetoric about workers and independence. It laments shifting gender roles postwar, predicting job focus eroding traditional domestic motherhood and provoking concern for women’s loss of family life and babies.
Birthday Bio-Briefs James Kilbourne 1770 Ohio settler
James Kilbourne born October 19 1770 in New Britain Connecticut became a pivotal Ohio pioneer. He built Worthington, led church and school developments, served in Congress and state legislature, founded colleges, and surveyed vast road networks before dying at 80 after adversity and recovery.
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James Kilbourne
Ohio
New Britain
Conn
Kilbourne
Far West
Alleghanies
Pittsburg
Worthington
Congress
Real Life of General Pershing to Be Serial Feature
The Post will publish next Sunday a new Life story by H. F. Wheeler detailing General Pershing. It notes Pershing’s boyhood admiration for General Grant in Laclede and previews further incidents from his life.
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Camilla
Dodd, Mead
Elizabeth Robins
England
New York
Florida
Leroy Trenholme
Michael Nancarrow
Nancarrows
Leroy
Michael
Henry James
Meredith
General Pershing
General Grant
Laclede
H. F. Wheeler
Rivinius Elected President of Cantabrigia Club
Mrs. F C Rivinius of North Cambridge was yesterday elected president of the Cantabrigia Club at Brattle Hall Cambridge. She succeeds Mrs. F E M French who resigned.
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F. C. Rivinius
North Cambridge
Cantabrigia Club
Brattle Hall
Brattle Street
Cambridge
Rivinius
Fef. M. French
King George Stresses American Help in War Bonding
The King of England told American editors that the world needs no room for misunderstanding between the United States and Britain. He acknowledged American influence in his country has grown enormously and emphasized favorable ties during wartime cooperation.
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King George
England
America
Figures in Society and World Affairs Noted in Passages
The article notes dent Wilson choosing a birthday gift for Mrs. Wilson at a jeweler. It mentions archbishop Edward J. Hanna possibly becoming Cardinal Farley’s successor. Consuelo Vanderbilt elected to London county council as first American-born woman representing West Southwark. Thomas H. O’Neil regains Treasury post with back salary after losing it under Roosevelt. William M. Hughes pushes for harsher German terms to rebuild France and Belgium. Rev. Charles Gore, Oxford bishop touring the U S, holds a full page Britannica biography and stands as a leading English church figure.
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the Duchess of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
New York
London County Council
West Southwark
London
Charles Gore
Oxford
United States
Encyclopedia Britanica
Peru Chamber backs democracy pledge approval
The Peruvian Chamber of Deputies passed a resolution applauding President Wilson and proclaiming Peru’s adhesion to the principle supporting worldwide democracy rights.
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Lima
Peru
Chamber of Deputies
Wison
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Yale University Press
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