Lessons in Letter Writing for Girls in 1903
Margaret Sangster urges patience and clarity in letters for young women. She advises leisure over haste, replying promptly, clear topics, and selecting correspondents carefully. The piece stresses natural tone, full signatures, proper salutations, and treating letters as enduring possessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret E. Sangster
Louise
Nellie
Yale
S Am
Papa
Mamma
New York
South Dakota
Boston
San Francisco
Jean
Mrs. C
Joseph B. Bowles
The Chesapeake Bay Colored Tongsman Champions the Cold
A portrait of the Chesapeake bay colored tongsman who labs from dawn to dusk during oyster season. He braves ice and wind in his skipjack or bugeye while shunning harsh labor aboard dredgeboats and remains his own master. He fishes, sells, and cooks aboard his craft, then resumes work at dawn. He also offers letters’ handwriting etiquette for young ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adeline
D's
Chesapeake Bay
The
Bay
Big Bay
Hardy Tongsman
Baltimore
Remark About Supreme Court Commentator and Bailiff
An amusement in Washington last winter during a Supreme Court session involved a noisy young man being escorted out by an elder colored bailiff. He warned the youth that the Supreme Court is in session and that only the Almighty could help if they retaliated, implying the court’s power and inevitability.
Man's Progress Declines to Impossible Barriers
A concise note asserts that what was once deemed impossible is steadily becoming achievable. It highlights a trend of shrinking limits as human progress advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Rose
Grandmother
A Wife to Order and a Bride Bought for Wealth
Wealthy Beattie schemes to purchase a wife by raising a ward from a poor Italian mother. Anita Matfioli grows up in luxury, groomed as Beattie’s future bride, but a chance meeting with Richard Lombard on a veranda sparks a life choice. Anita rejects the arrangement and chooses love over money, leaving Beattie stunned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Beattie
St. Anthony's Orphan Asylum
Beattie
Anita Matfioli
Ally Story
Cowreck
Anita
Richard Lombard
Mexico
Lombard
William
Mr. Beattie
Schoolgirls Dress Health and Comfort Guide
Margaret E. Sangster argues that healthful, comfortable dress is key for teens. She urges loose-fitting garments, breathable fabrics, proper shoes, and modest decoration, with a few simple evening frocks and emphasis on daily outdoor activity and proper laundry care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret E. Sangster
Jessie
Marion
Mary Elizabeth
Susan
Mildred
Ethel
Louise
Advice About the Teeth and Dental Care
A community guide on selecting brushes, avoiding cheap hard bristles, and practicing early tooth care. Emphasizes timely dentist visits, monitoring gum recession and decay, and teaching children proper brushing techniques with small soft brushes and weekly powder use.
From Foreign Lands Through Delicate Embroidered Collars
A Ohio Farmer reader notes the charm of wearing apparel from afar. The upper collar from Armenia features tiny thread wheels Armenians are famed for. The second, a Hardanger from Sweden, and the third, drawn work from Mexico, could be imitated by skilled needlework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menia
Sweden
Mexico
Virginia Beauties Sleep On Herb Pillows
In Virginia the beauties sleep upon herb pillows gathering garden herbs to dry them. They avoid feather pillows, believing they cause wrinkles and instead rest on herbs powdered with rose leaves and spring flower buds.
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Virginia
Hand care tip from old time laundry hints
A simple home remedy notes rubbing a few drops of cider vinegar into hands after washing clothes. This helps keep skin smooth and removes the spongy, waterlogged feel after long soaks.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Negro Oyster Tongsmen
Ainly
Percy
Virginia Beauties
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