Wild birds and harbor tales in old Boston letters
A column mixes domestic anecdotes with vivid vignettes from Boston scenes. A hawk snatches a sparrow on a main street, a farmer reports a partridge in a barn, and a purse of five dollars astonishes a conductor on a streetcar. The piece threads in community notices, charity camp reports, and a Crusading reminiscence about Francois Fourier and Camille Gacon, ending with a tale of love, loss, and myth on the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billerica
Mmne
Best Recip es of New England Housewives
A collection of home recipes with names and addresses including Mrs W H Wallace from New York City and Mrs H B Crosby from East Boston. Recipes cover chili sauce brown bread and milk based dishes with baking and serving instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Housewives
W. H. Wallace
Amsterdam Avenue
New York City
H. B. Crosby
Lexington Street
Boston
Love and Age Gaps in Marriage Debated by Mia Champagne
A 24 year old suitor asks if a man should be older than his partner. The reply notes a wife’s aging can require artifice but cites many happy marriages where the wife is older in age and wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
Miss Champagne
Advice to a young woman on reclaiming a class pin and bracelet
A reader asks Miss Champagne about reclaiming a high school class pin from a former suitor and whether to return the bracelet. The adviser notes the man’s past gentleness and suggests requesting the pin back while deciding on the bracelet based on its cost, advising not to insult him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Daily Post
Edna V. F. Ashmont
Mass
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Boston & Northern
Parker Hill
Association For the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis
G. E. Brock
D. D. Scannell
Boston School Board
Association
John E. MacBride
Dorchester Avenue
Dorchester
MacBride
Frank Perkins
Leonard Street
Keir Hardie
Newton
Kid Goodman
Dick Hyland
Pemberton Square
al McDonald
East Boston
P. Stanton Nangle
Charles Preston Gardner
t+ let
S. F. Coffin
West Newbury
James Driscoll
North End
Harris Street
Francois Founier
Margaret Dexter
Vine Street
Pleasant Hills
Francois Fourier
Francois
France
Camille Gacon
Camille
America
Father Pierre
Mes
Jacques Clapair
Apout
Dema S. Cory
School Street
Lebanon
N. H
South Hanson
Grace M. Calder
Percy I. Bumpus
Forest Street
Brockton
the Post
The
Sunday Post
Horticultural Hall
BON Ton
Boston Globe
Miss White
Boston Post
Boston Journal
Boston Herald
Boston American
Royal Worcester
Worcester
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Mildred Champagne
Great Cash House
Ray
Das
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Webster
Armour
Grace
Hamburg
iMen
P. N
Nemo
C. B
Kennedy
Haymarket
Egular
Joe Boe
Iea
Panama
Wen
Oxford
South Shore
Arlington
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