Civil Service Stenography Exam Open Here June 24
The U S Civil Service Commission announces a competitive examination on June 24 in this city to create a register of eligibles for vacancies requiring stenography, typewriting, or both in the Federal civil service. Open to men and women over 18. Apply for Form 1424 and blank Form 1371 to the secretary in Bridgeport or to the district secretary in the Boston Post Office building. More than 2,500 Sunday School Union children paraded in Astoria. Graduation baskets and bouquets advertised by John Reck & Son.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Federal Classified Civil Service
United Stats Board of Civil Service Examiners
Bridgeport
Post Office
Boston
Long Isiana
Astoria
White Summer Frock Instructions Promote Frugal Fashions
A fashion note outlines a white summer frock using white organdy with a flare collar and a yoke. It details pattern layout for a one piece skirt and waist, suggests fabric quantities, and notes embroidery flouncings are fashionable this season.
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Sharesincysini
Love and loyalty in wartime letters to Laura Libby
A 1913 column urges steadfast romance for wounded soldiers. It recounts a drafted letter from a soldier begging guidance on whether to marry his beloved after injury. The piece argues true love endures hardship, praising women's nobility and urging support from the home front.
Miss Libbey Answers Readers Letters Ad Notice
Miss Libbey replies to reader letters and asks correct name and address be provided for responses. Personal letters are not answered. Send letters to Miss Laura Jean Libbey at 946 President St Brooklyn NY with initials printed and one-side paper.
Is Love Broken Forever or Time Heals the Heart
A 19 year old writes of unhappiness after a 21 year old former lover pursued other friends and moved away. They drifted apart and a reconciliation seems unlikely. The writer asks if love is ended, and the response suggests time will heal and a better partner may come if she stays hopeful.
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Sunshine
What Shall It Be What Gift For The Beau Birthday
A reader asks what gift to give for her true beau's birthday to raise his regard above rivals and notes she is modest and valued. She mentions money is ready for the present and seeks prompt guidance from G A. writes.
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G. A
Attenton
Little Richard
Plittsburgh Press
Quits June Bride-To-Be Plea for Reconciliation
A reader pleads after a quarrel with her fiancé just before a June wedding. She fears breaking up the engagement and asks how to mend the rift. The counselor urges discretion and patience, noting the bride’s preparation and that the groom should return.
Little Benny’s Notebook on Clenliniss Rules
A classroom note humorously extols cleanliness with misspelled lines about seven oceans, germs, and daily washing. It delays adults and children alike, praises soap and water, and jokes about bathing, animals, and presidents as examples. The piece reads like a child’s school composition with playful, improper spelling throughout.
Lectures on Africa Impress Congregational Church Audience
William Watson Ranney spoke on Darkest Africa at a United Congregational church gathering with aid from illustrations. The talk presented an image of the interior as largely undeveloped and in need of Christianization. Commander Mehr, kin of Admiral von Scheer, died in the Jutland action.
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United Congregational Church
Africa
William Watson Ranney
Mehr
Admiral von Scheer
Jutland
Mothers Who Have Daughters Praise Vegetable Compound
In New Orleans and Philadelphia letters extol Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from irregularities, backache, dizziness, and fatigue in women. Mothers and daughters report improved health, urging others to write for advice to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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New Orleans
Lydia E. Pinkham
Philadelphia
E. J. Purdy
Race Street
From London Comes This Gainsborough
A Milan straw hat trimmed with pink roses foliage and blue ribbon velvet features a long streamer end. The overall effect resembles an old portrait and needs little further remark.
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Milan
O thou that liftest up thy hands in prayer
A compact poem excerpt from E. Estin Cummings published in the New York Evening Post. It laments ruined homes and fields and honors heroic dead, urging national mourning and comfort from a heroic mother nation. The verse moves through images of sacrifice, sorrow, and resilience, ending with reverent invocation.
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Lana
E. Estin Cummings
New York Evening Post
Corner for Cooks Hamburg Luncheon Dish and Veal Pot Roast
A dated cooking segment provides recipes for Hamburg luncheon dish with bacon and potatoes, veal pot roast with tomatoes and stock, salmon loaf, and stringbean salad. Also includes a quoted reflection on progress and change by Eugene Weed from Century.
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Hamburg
Great Task at Rilsky Monastery Foretold by Father Eugenius
In Rila Bulgaria Father Eugenius, head of the famed monastery fourteen miles from Rila, says the great task of Rilsky Monastery is near completion. The abbey, founded 946 to 1000 by Ivan Rilsky, houses 35 monks and preserves Byzantine architecture amid vast lands, forests, and herds, funding schools and seminaries with revenue from forests and fields.
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Rilsky Monastery
Eugenius
Rila
Bulgaria
Father Eugenius
Ivan Rilsky
Ivan
Rila Desert
John Shishmann
Sultan Murad
Samokoff
Chri
Rilsky
Masa
Micofer
Associated Press
Nicofor
Goat Time Honored Calling and Whale Tail Might
A column from Farm and Fireside extols goats as farm helpers eating rubbish yet note goats’ ambition leads to pulling in harness and carpets. A second piece praises the whales tail as the strongest animal force, with giraffe kick and lion paw as runners up, plus a brief London Tit Bits note on Henry II instituting war taxation. Also a short verse on a mother’s never ending duties and a baby’s cry for a drink.
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Missouri
England
Henry II
Henry
London
Loquacious France and the value of words in history
Loquaciousness is examined through quotes about Athens and Sparta, with Anatole Le Braz noting France’s habit of speaking and writing. The piece contrasts loquacity with laconic restraint and cites debates on titles for the U S president and historical term limits, then ends with a playful excerpt on the number 37 and multiples of three.
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France
Athens
Sparta
Anatole le Braz
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Heaven
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Bisure
Belgium
Eugene Weed
Century
Indianapolis Star
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