A Spoiled Child and the Drive for Wealth
A story by Saran Lederer depicts John and Mrs. Winthrop and their son William, a college student who shuns medicine for detective work. Luxury and neglect lead to tragedy as the father seeks his son, discovers him as a bushranger, and learns the cost of overindulgence and distant parenting.
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Saran Lederer
Nichols Street
John Winthrop
Coltege
William
Winthrop
Are
Erac
William Winthrop
Suneral
John Winhrop
Mr. Winthrop
Wil- Mam
John Finthrop
Family Portrait of a Troubled Line in Local Terms
The fragment describes the remaining members of a family, highlighting a patient small woman with a kind heart and a single son who, despite neglect, has become a public embarrassment through repeated crimes.
Beauty Chats on Trains and Evening Gowns
A columnist describes proper train etiquette for gowns noting ribbon use to hold trains, avoiding dragged or freaky side-attached trains, and preferring medium length or pointed designs for evening wear. Cites push guiding footwork, proportion to event, and avoiding street use.
Trans Atlantic Wordplay and a Chicago Train Robbery
A Weekly Telegraph note humorously frames a child’s question about the word trans Atlantic and the prefix trans with a joke about transparent meaning a cross parent. Separately, a Chicago suburb rail station was robbed as an armed bandit bound and gagged the agent and escaped with 700 dollars at 8 pm, targeting a crowd of commuters.
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Weekly Telegraph
Chicago
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad
Montessori Here To Tell How To Found A New Race
Italian educator Dr Maria Montessori arrives in New York to lecture on her case of Bambini system. President Wilson hosts her at the White House luncheon. She aims to spread Montessori methods in America and establish a Rome laboratory for child development research to influence global education.
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New York
Maria Montessoril
Wilson
White House
Montessori
Between-Color Type Fashion Advice From 1918
A McClure Syndicate piece guides the “between color” woman on flattering style choices. It urges keeping looks simple, emphasizing prettiness over bold trends, with delicate morning frocks, lace collars, light ribbons, fichu frills, and girlish hats with minimal flower trim to flatter her youth-preserving coloring.
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McClure
Easy and Practical Dressmaking for Home Sewers
Simple season dress ideas from taupe velvet to currant and rose tones. Practical patterns use plain velvets and fabrics with adaptable sleeve lengths and neck finishes. Readers can create a 36 inch dress from 3 1/2 yards of material, with options for trims, lace, and soutache braid.
Back To Work After Marriage: Laura Jean Libby Talks
Laura Jean Libby reflects on a bride’s return to work after marriage. She urges resilience for working girls facing financial strain, pride, and social judgment, urging patience, duty, and faith that hardship can lead to a stronger home and character.
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Laura Jean Libby
How to Make the Most of Yourself by Mrs Lee
A fashion feature advises plain women to favor neat simple coiffures and restrained accessories while plain style should still aim for fashion and silhouette. It contrasts plain and pretty types, urging plain women to avoid flattery, dress with care, and choose stylish yet modest garments, with practical details on hats, collars, belts, and jewelry.
Three Civil Service Vacancies for Marine Firemen
A special Civil Service exam on January 2 seeks to fill three marine fireman jobs on Quartermaster Corps steamers at Fort H. G. Wright New York two on the Rowell and one on the Greene with salaries of 660 a year. Applicants must be 20 to 65, US citizens, no education tests. Selection based on experience and fitness. temporary incumbents will be dropped once qualified.
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Quartermaster Corps
Fort H. G. Wright
N. Y
Rowell
Greene
United States
Robert J. Kelley
New London
Mystic
Norwich
New Haven
Bridgeport
South Norwalk
Stamford
Sulpholac advertised as a reliable acne treatment
An old advertisement promotes SULPHOLAC for acne pimples blackheads and skin troubles. It advises washing with hot soapy water using tepid baths then rubbing the preparation into pores leaving surface residue. Claims marked improvement in a week and notes it combines sulphur and a germicide. Physicians reportedly prescribe it and a 50 cent jar with directions is sold by Hudson & Co. with a free sample offer.
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Hudson & Co., Inc
West 36Th St
New York
Anniversary Sale at Bridgeport Public Market
The Bridgeport Public Market marks seventeen years with a five day anniversary sale. The store highlights recent upgrades including French plate glass counters, a larger bakery, and a new plunger elevator twice the capacity. A new three story addition will provide more storage and floor space. Special low prices on prime beef from Argentina are offered to attract customers during the sale.
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Bridgeport
Etgre
State Street
Ife
Argentine Republic
South America
Stole for Sick Wife and Children Case in Local Court
Meriden December report shows Semal Ween Peterd confessed to stealing 30 prize chickens from Terra Bicosye See ot Eeenee in a bid to provide for an ill wife and children. He pressed fear and financial strain led to the theft before withdrawing the charge as the court closed the case. At Wooster Ohio state experiment station crops yield twice the usual per acre. Gilbert Tompkins, artist from Jamaica on Harvard avenue, was stung by a hornet at a church fair, not by booth prices.
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Meriden
Dec
Semal
Terra
Frasier
Fong Kinney
Ohio State Experiment Station
Wooster
Ohio
Gilbert Tompkins
Harvard Avenue
Jamaica
Resinol Promises Relief From Eczema and Itching
Advertisement touts Resinol as a quick cure for eczema, itching, and burning. A warm bath with Resinol Soap plus Resinol Ointment stops itching instantly and clears eruptions, with ongoing skin health maintained by regular soap use. Doctors and pharmacists widely endorse it, claiming no harmful ingredients and urging trials.
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Reade Taubborn
Resinol
Baltimore
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