Old Fashioned Bet In Love After Dance Request
In a rural June setting Betty, a plain but brave sister, longs for a day of sunshine while Irene seeks social triumph. Ernest Fletcher confesses love to Betty on a moonlit porch, preferring an old fashioned girl over Irene’s charm as Betty quietly agrees to a future with him.
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Betty
Irene
Mr. Norton
Burnham
Ernest Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher
Fletcher
Guy Goodby
New England Housewives Recipe Collection Highlights Home Dishes
Household cooking tips from Marion Carey Mrs C A Reed and Alice M Ames present hearty comfort foods. Shank soup with vegetables cooks long in a kettle then milk adds richness. A meat loaf with eggs crackers and poultry dressing and a simple steamed chocolate cake round out the trio.
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C. A. Reed
Court Street
Bath
Paragraphs on Fads and Fashions Winter Gowns Trimmed With Fox and Leopard Fur
Winter gowns feature taupe blue yellow and purple fur trims including fox skunk tiger and leopard. Lace coats decline as plain muslin Jap silk or charmeuse take their place. Ruffles and shirring remain popular for young girls with belts shaping long or short waisted effects and flounced skirts used in street as well as dressy suits.
Sewing Circle Recounts Views On Marriage In New England
In Boston Post letters to the Sewing Circle, readers discuss why many unmarried people persist. A mother argues early training for wives and mothers yields successful marriages, while others advocate fair wages for housework, modern courtship, and personal strategy to attract partners.
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New England
City Life Versus Country Living For Women
A reader named Anxious counsels women to stay in the city rather than move to the country to reduce costs. An anonymous correspondent argues city living can be cheaper if one forgoes rural comforts, noting droughts and labor, and compares a city aunt's vitality to a country aunt's aging appearance.
Women Rally to Oppose State Senate Leader Greenwood
A nine day heckling campaign targets the re election of Hon. Levi H. Greenwood president of the State Senate. Margaret Foley and suffragist speakers began in Leominster with Boston volunteers Miss Foley Mrs Mary Mahan Mrs Amelia Hollingsworth Miss Alameda Bagley Miss Julia Smith and Mrs C H Gay voicing opposition.
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Levi H. Greenwood
State Senate
Margaret Foley
Leominster
Miss Foley
Mary Mahan
Amelia Hollingsworth
Alameda Bagley
Julia Smith
C. H. Gay
Boston
Jury to Pass on Small Loans Act Case in Suffolk
A Suffolk county grand jury is convened to assess the small loans act. Yesterday a jury was impaneled to try the appeal case of Mason Financial Company of 41 Milk Street, a loan firm charged with violating the act.
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Suffolk County
Mason Financial Company
Milk Street
Suffrage Party Plans Factory Rally Circuit Against Senator Greenwood
Miss Foley leads a Massachusetts Woman's Suffrage Association campaign near the senator's home. The plan covers seven factories to publish his legislative record, with heavy steps to deter heckling while Greenwood speaks at indoor rallies tonight and Friday.
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Miss Foley
Greenwood
Senate
Boston
Massachusetts Woman’s Suffrage Association
Small Loans Case Heard Involving Mason Company
Judge McLaughlin and Assistant District Attorney Webber opened the trial noting that the body’s finding would determine if the small loans act succeeds. Witnesses described a Mason company operation with a partitioned office used to charge exorbitant interest and a $500 lower court fine on the Financial company appeal. Frank C Day, an alleged victim, said he sought $40 and was offered $346 with a guarantor, receiving $340 after deductions at Fidelity Guarantee. testimony on Day’s use of funds was allowed temporarily. The case resumes next morning.
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McLaughlin
Webber
Mason Company
Financial Company
Gerry Brown
Frank C. Day
Fidelity Guarantee Company
Day
Judge Sues L for 2000 Over Car Incident
Judge William H. Preble of Charlestown District Court files a $2000 personal injuries suit in Suffolk Municipal Court. He says on Feb 24 he was thrown to the ground when the defendant L road car suddenly started as he was leaving a car on Huntington avenue near Mechanics Hall.
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Suffolk
William H. Preble
Charlestown
Beauty Aid Promises Hair Growth and Skin Shine
Mrs Mae Martyn promotes Gold Locks shampoo with canthrex and DIY tonics. Readers are advised to mix crystol eye tonic, a blood purifier with kardene, an almoroin cream jelly, and quinzain hair tonic for hair and complexion improvements.
Unnamed fat-reduction remedy from old advertisement
An old newspaper advertisement promotes four ounces of parnous dissolved in hot water with a tablespoonful before meals to dissolve fatty tissue. It claims quick, gentle results, shapely figures, and lasting firmness after stopping the treatment.
Spurmax Cleansing Lotion Promises Clear Complexion
Mrs Martyn recommends Spurmax lotion as a cosmetic to refresh oily complexions. Mix four ounces spurmax in half a pint hazel or hot water, add glycerine, apply to face neck and arms, rub until dry, and enjoy an invisible finish. Read Beauty by Mrs Martyn for $5.
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Sadie
Will Not Deport American Verse Writer
London October 27 The Home Secretary said he will not order the deportation of Harry Kemp an American verse writer who has completed a 21 day prison sentence for crossing the water as a stowaway on the Oceanic from New York A Hampstead resident has pledged to care for Kemp if he may stay in England ensuring he does not become a public charge or commit further offences.
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London
Home Secretary
Harry Kemp
Oceanic
New York
Hampstead
Kemp
England
Fight It Out Poem Encourages Courage and Perseverance
A poem urges readers to confront destruction and doubt with steady effort. It speaks of facing unseen germs, beating back foes inch by inch, and turning losses into future strength, urging resilience in spirit and action. The piece emphasizes not giving up and finding growth through struggle.
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Earth
Sky
About Edward Montague and Elizabeth Montague Love Letters
A compact portrait of Sir Edward Montague and Elizabeth Montague, their devotion, and a sample of his letters praising her wit and virtue. It notes their meeting in 1741, Edward’s birth in 1691, a rival suitor, Elizabeth’s esteem from Edward Wortley Montague, and Edward’s death in 1775 with Elizabeth’s passing in 1800.
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Edward Montague
Elizabeth Montague
Edward
Montague
Empire
Mr. Montague
Elizabeth
Yorkshire
Edward Wortley Montague
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Editoria
The
Sunday Post
Amelia Jeffres
Land Street
Pop
the Press Publishing Co
By C. M. Payne
Kr Ito A
Durl
Betyaa
Boxy
AREF
Marion Carey
Vernon Street
Waltham
Alice M. Ames
Copp Street
Nashua
N. H
Centaur Company
Cillian Pres
Boston Post
Ewing Circle
ACM
Boston Daily and
Sewing Circle
Health and Beauty
Mrs. Mae Martyn
Mabel
Dollie
Will Carleton
Hadkis
Princess Lace
Jordan Marsh Company
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