Waiting By John Burroughs Poem
Serene and patient the speaker waits for what is due to him. He trusts time fate and destiny and believes what is his will come without haste. The poem contrasts steadfast resolve with nature and fate while affirming inner harvest and inevitable return.
Commonplace Tom answers the popular wife crisis
In a Sewing Circle column a homely man asks if women prefer looks or character. Readers, including “Commonplace Tom” and “Clem,” urge choosing genuine, hardworking women over flashy charming types. They argue most women pay bills for stylish men, yet value steadiness, virtue, and shared life goals.
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Withal
Boston
Harvard College
Imperial Germany
Carnema
Mildred of Champagne Advises on a Love Plea
A reader asks if a college student who sent a remorseful card should be forgiven and pursued. The columnist counsels against chasing him, saying he should make effort to meet in person if truly eager, and that forgiveness may be unnecessary if he does not seek contact. Thumb-tacks in gowns are noted in a fashion aside.
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Ond
Miss Champagne
James Jeffrey Roche
Sir Hugo
Berton Braley Story Two Hundred a Month
The Boston Sunday Post Magazine presents Berton Braley’s tale Two Hundred a Month as an engaging literary contribution. Braley’s work explores ambition and daily life through his distinctive verse and storytelling.
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Berton Braley
Boston Sunday Post
No Stories Returned Without Self-Addressed Stamps
Notice announces that starting now no stories will be returned unless accompanied by self-addressed stamped envelopes. It warns readers to include return mail with submissions and reminders will be provided for future requests.
Ada Chooses Between Two Lovers in a Small Town Tale
Ada arrives in Cedarville with Chester Lake and Ned Healy and captivates both friends. Norma and Marian introduce Ada to them, and the four soon share adventures. Ned and Chester plot to have Ada choose between them at a town hall dance, but Ada ultimately accepts a different suitor, leaving the rivals crestfallen.
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Chester Lake
Ned Healy
Cedarville
Chester
Ned
Norma
Marion Kendall
Marian
Ada
Joan
Mr. Healy
Spontaneous departure spurs hotel inquiry scene
A woman urges departure and tells the two men she cannot stay. They leave then pause at the hotel veranda. Chester asks how Norma and Marian would view the situation while Ned suggests they seek their opinion.
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Chester
Norma
Marian
Ned
Recipes and queries in the Sunday Post feature
A Page of home recipes including cheese and rice dish and scrambled eggs with cheese with names and addresses of contributors Annie H Littlefield Jennie V Miret Enid M Aldrich plus reader questions to the editor about the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission the Hudson River source the White House site and Monroe Doctrine remarks.
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Annie H. Littlefield
Washington Street
Lynn
Carregie Hero Fund Commission
Pittsburg
Penn
F. M. Wilmot
Hudson River
Hudson
Lake Sanford
Adirondack Mountains
New York
Post
Sir
White House
Washington
Peter Charles L’enfant
John Adams
Songs of Sunshine By The Bentitown Bard
A poem from 1920 praising youth entering service and modern life. It pictures a young man in photogravure, amid Middle West and South, as the nation sends youth to carry on, dream, and strive toward noble, distant goals with hopeful resolve.
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Bentitown Bard
Southern Press Syndicate
Middle West
Dream of Chimneys Interpreted by Mystics
Mystic interpreters view dreaming of chimneys as an omen of generally favorable nature though size and context modify meaning. High chimneys portend longevity while small ones are less favorable. Clusters suggest a weak nature and exterior chimneys differ from interior ones in meaning.
Adapting a Frayed Model with Fabric Variations
The text discusses a trial arrangement not safe for anything but the slimmest figures but offers adaptable ideas. It suggests replacing frilly ribbon with bias bands of broadcloth sewn at the top with a pivoted lower edge. Tan fabric with brown velvet is recommended as most becoming.
Smile Sells: Grace Sturtridge Climbs From Store Demo to Executive
Grace Sturtridge, eastern sales manager for a major toilet prep firm, credits a genuine smile with her rise from $15 a week as a Grand Rapids demonstrator to a five figure salary in New York. She says honest warmth wins customers and opens doors, and urges women to pursue overtime and advancement. Tomorrow a matter of good taste.
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Grace Sturtridge
Sturtridge
Grand Rapids, Mich
Grand Rapids
Household hints from Mrs Thomas Ryan Dorchester
Cleaning tips include dissolving iodine with liquid ammonia and washing zinc with hot soda water, rubbing with turpentine, lemon for paint marks, and a stove polish mix with alum. Also removes scorch marks with salt and damp cloth. query about removing kerosene oil stains from a cravanette rain coat after a week in air.
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Thomas
Ryan
Norwell Street
Dorchester
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