Santa Claus and Stork debated in Sewing Circle letters
Readers and mothers debate whether to tell children about Santa and the Stork. Women share experiences about preserving childhood magic, when to reveal truths, and how beliefs shape conscience and faith, with various personal viewpoints and anecdotes.
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Sisters of the Sewing Circle
Santa Claus
Santa
Napa
Christ
God
Girlie
Papa
Mamma
St. Nicholas
Claus
Klaus
Holland
Flanders
Earth
Stork
Heaven
Sewing Circle
Sapience
Everyday Etiquette for the Well Bred Child
A guide notes that a well bred child never bullies servants and should treat workers politely. It also explains bridal bouquet duties with the groom supplying the flowers and the bride selecting white roses lilies of the valley or orchids for her bouquet.
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Frances
Open Boat Poem Sketch from London Punch
In a verse riffing on war and endurance a sailor named Dan refuses common comforts after battles. He warns companions will drink with enemies, dine with Germans, or shake hands, yet he remains alone in a bitter open boat facing hunger thirst and the sight of shipmates dying.
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Co. F. S
London Punch
Dan
Fritz
The Gum Chewer Who Won’t Rent the House
A playful verse about a landlord who has tried to rent a small house to many visitors yet rejects chewing gum chewers and faces oddities. The narrator recalls sixteen suitors, quirks, and a vow to ban gum chewers after finding gum wads left behind.
Dolly’s Week in the Making a Star Studio
A columnist notes Dolly’s upcoming week as she plans a new studio with a skylight to view stars. On the outing they meet Miss Jameson, who appears thinner and dressed in a smart black wool suit with a long coat and large oposum fur muff and cuffs.
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Dolly
Miss Jameson
Love Is the Measure and Healer of Life
A poetic reflection extols love as life’s core force and healing law. It claims love sustains joy, freedom, and generosity even amid toil and struggle, transforming foes into friends and darkness into light as the noblest blessing for humanity.
Birthday Bio Briefs: Adelaide Phillips
Adelaide Phillips born Oct 26 1833. Once the leading American contralto she rose from Stratford upon Avon England to Boston stage life. Her career began in youth, aided by Jenny Lind’s support, study in England, and debut in Italy then Philadelphia. She died after nursing a fever-stricken chorus girl.
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Adelaide Phillips
England
Shakspere
Stratford-on-Avon
Canada
Boston
Adelaide
Jenny Lind
Toiad
Emmanuel Garcia
Italy
Philadelphia
America
Maple Syrup Frosting And Related Dishes
A vintage recipe card lists maple syrup frosting made from a beaten egg white and hot maple syrup, plus walnuts and raisins. It also details a white cake with flour sugar butter milk eggs cream of tartar and soda, Begg salad with stuffed egg whites, and fried tomatoes in butter battered and fried to a delicate brown.
Notable Visitors and War Leaders People in Global War Effort
General Pershing hails farmers as an army of producers and foreign surgeons tour the U S, dining with the President and visiting Mt Vernon. Notables include Sir Thomas Myles and diplomats like Domicio de Gama, while Liebknecht remains imprisoned awaiting Kaiser pardon. A New Zealand merchant presents King George with nautical logs, including Captain Cook’s Adventure voyage.
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General Pershing
France
United States
Mt. Vernon
Thomas Myles
Dublin
George E. Gask
George Grey Turney
New Castle-on-Tyne
Pierge Duval
Paris
Henry Beclere
Adrien Piollet
Ambre
St. Georges Loewy
Rockefeller Institute
Raffaele Bastianelli
Rome
A. H. Turnbull
Wellington
New Zealand
King George
Captain Cook
Wigglesworth Heads Harvard Alumni Association
George Wigglesworth of Milton, a Boston financier and trustee, is chosen president of the Harvard Alumni Association. He has served as vice-president and director, a notable selection as the first head from outside the alumni group. Other officers include Walter Baylies and Frederick S. Mead as vice-presidents, N. Penrose Hallowell as treasurer, and Frederick L. Dabney as general secretary.
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George Wigglesworth
Milton
Boston
Harvard Alumni Association
Wigglesworth
Alumni Association
Walter (. Baylies
Frederick S. Mead
Brookline
N. Penrose Hallowell
Frederick L. Dabney
Hectoring Our Leaders in War Time Critique
A reader from Boston voices frustration with politicians criticizing Washington during a global conflict. The letter argues leaders face immense wartime pressures and accuses critics of unpatriotic hectoring and exploiting public concern for political gain.
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Post
Washington
U. S
Daily Reader
Saving the Glove With a Snap
Household Hints show a quick repair for a torn glove. If one fastener pulls out, darn the hole and sew a standard dress snap behind the old fastening to restore the glove.
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on a long distance love affair
A young woman writes of loving an 85 year old man who travels for months and never writes. The advisor says waiting is foolish when he offers no regular contact and suggests dating others may prompt commitment. The tone cautions against sacrificing friends and independence for a distant relationship.
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Miss Champagne
A Miracle Worked With a Pot of Beans
A quirky ad notes a chef named Jim receives a transformed dish of beans with tomato sauce banana baked in maple syrup and a dash of Al Sauce. The writer claims Al Sauce is a miracle flavor that turns leftovers into bliss and that Boston would not recognize the beans.
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Jim
Boston
When Germany Comes to Settle
Charles Franklin Jones argues that Germany must give real evidence of honoring peace terms and warns against past deceptive promises. He uses a bank overdrawn analogy to show Germany cannot regain trust and urges support for the President in a just world settlement.
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Germany
Cod
Twine holder and button bag ideas by Mrs Crosby
A simple kitchen twine holder uses a small tin funnel hung in a convenient spot. In the sewing room a circular cloth bag with brass rings along the edge forms a button bag that opens flat to show contents. Mrs H B Crosby 260 Lexington Street East Boston.
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H. B. Crosby
Lexington Street
East
Boston
Fashions Update with Sheer Blouses and Plum Mink Details
Many gowns feature front and back alike with sheer blouses sprinkled by embroidered squares. Rabbit fur trims appear on gowns coats and hats while plush mesh veils and ribbon borders add touch. Brushed wool dominates practical sweaters and women's shoes run tan gray and black. Beaver and myrtle green are preferred winter hues and a fringed silk collar elevates a plain black satin gown.
Turks in Flight in Mesopotamia
An official war office communication reports Ottoman forces holding a strong Tigris position near Fatah in the Jebel Hamrin region. On October 25 the enemy retreated northward under cover of darkness toward Lesfizab as our forces pressed along the main road to Musul via Kerkuk, driving Turkish cavalry from Tauk to within four miles of Kerkuk.
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London
Mesopotamia
War Office
Tigris
Fatah
Jebel Hamrin
Lesfizab
Moscul
Kerkuk
Tauk
Prussians urged to unite as Diet convenes in Berlin
Count Schwerin, president of the Prussian Diet, urged deputies to form a united front against enemies when the lower house resumed session in Berlin. He warned the country faced a grave hour with threats to its doors.
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Basel
Havas
Berlin
Count Schwerin
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Heve
Sunday Post
Jordan Marsh Company
Messir
The
Bentztown Bard
Southern Press Syndicate
Wilhelmina
New England
Dorothy
Domicio de Gama
Shotly
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Keating
Northampton
Julian
Arras
Wilson
White House
Haller
Frank I. Cobb
New York World
Europe
Karl Liebknecht
Kaiser
Belgium
Liebknecht
Harvard
Mildred Champagne
Castoria
Charles Franklin Jones
Jae Ee
Troco
Hilton & Aldrich Co
South Market Street
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