Molly Stark Personal Column Letters on Modern Maid and Club Age
A series of reader letters and replies appear in Molly Stark's personal column. Modern Maid's provocative medal challenge prompts defense from young men and a call to uphold standards. A 17 year old girl weighs in on an 18 age limit for the Martha Lee Club, arguing for inclusion of younger teens to guide behavior, while others propose flexibility. Separate readers seek club membership, social connections, and fashion advice, with a pink dress color query answered.
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Mims
Misa Stark
Martha Lee
Cleveland
Canton
Lake
Horoscope for a Birthday: Dominant, Honest, and Generous
A birthday horoscope describes a child born today with a disciplined, self centered girl temperament and a generous, virtuous boy. It notes strong justice, resilience after mood dips, and high working effort. The text warns of a dominating, sometimes disagreeable adult persona and vigorous, outspoken feelings.
Woman Credits Vegetable Compound For Restored Health
Mrs Emil O Brian of Milwaukee Wisconsin describes severe weakness headaches and dizziness in a rundown condition. After four bottles of Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound she reports regained strength weight gain and ability to do housework again weighing 118 pounds and recommending it to friends.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Lydia E. Pinkham
Emil O. Briandenburg
37Th Street
Classic Cream and Pineapple Frozen Dessert Recipe
Recipe details two parts dessert and glaze. Describes ingredients for cream vanilla macaron crust and fruit cream cheese filling with mayonnaise dressing. Instructions include combining ingredients, freezing steps, and serving on lettuce with whipped cream dressing.
Cross Word Puzzle 18 i4 and Twilight of a Word Grid
Crossword puzzle clue set listing many definitions and cross references. Includes numbers, abbreviations, and archaic terms. Covers animals, plants, objects, places, and roles such as emperor of Rome, notary public, and horse related terms across vertical and horizontal entries.
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Rome
Notary Public
Poke berries stain the little rabbits in forest lesson
Uncle Wiggily guides Jingle and Jangle as they wander the woods with a warning about tricks. The girls pick purple poke berries despite guidance, stain their dresses, and are led to the brook for washing as part of a forest lesson.
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Jingle
Jangle
Wiggily
Jangie
Skipper
Mr. Longears
Uncle
Uncle Wiggily and the poke berry ink escape
Uncle Wiggily and Jingle and Jangle are captured by Fox and Wolf. They write a letter with poke berry ink on a handkerchief and toss it from a den window. Mr Twistytail the pig finds it and police dog rescues the rabbits before the Bob Cat arrives.
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Fox
Wolf
Uncle Wiggerly
Uncle Wiggily
Mr. Wolf
Rabbit
Jingle
Tea wagon tensions in a farmhouse visit
Lucia Meredith recovers poise at a tea function while tensions between Lucia, Mrs. Meredith, and the narrator flare under polite courtesy. Katherine shows her ruthlessness masked by civility as Hal is invited to join a luncheon plan at the hotel, sparking implicit infighting.
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Lucia
Katie
Meredith
Lucila Meredith
Katherine
Dr. Meredith
Lucia Meredith
Hal Meredith
Dickey
Hal
Pearl Moots Quotes ABE MARTIN Style Talk About Skirt
ABE MARTIN recounts a morning quip where Miss Pearl Moots tells her mother a bold line about taking a tuck in a skirt and cleaning white shoes before plans to go downtown. The exchange frames a playful gender dynamic common in local chatter.
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Miss Pearl
Blue and Yellow Dress in Cretonne de Sole Fabric
Describes a washable silk look using blue and yellow on white Cretonne de Sole for a country fashion. Notes long lines suit older women with gentle breaks to avoid severity. White silk vest jabot and cuffs match the ground. hat chosen white with white buckskin shoes.
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Cretonne de Sole
Health rap on rats and food poisoning risks
Dr. W A Evan argues rat campaigns fail to move people without local plague reminders or clear personal cost. He links outbreaks to botulinus and salmonella, noting germs live in rodents and contaminate foods in pantries and stores. Providence health departments remain among the few pursuing rat control locally.
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Geiger
Providence
Sayings of Mrs Solomon on the trouble hunter
A grandmotherly warning in rustic sermon form about choosing love and household misadventure. She equates seeking trouble to buying a flawed house or second hand car, warning that vanity and repeated romantic indulgence yield instability. The speaker claims broad experience and declares all women eventually encounter the Trouble Hunter.
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Selah
Plague Not Found and Rat Control Costs Cited
Dr. Chapin reports no plague, estimates city costs about fifty centa per rat caught, and notes data on rat catching methods and costs. Mrs G G Brooks asks where to obtain motherhood and child care literature, with a reply directing to the Children's Bureau and health services in Washington D C and state cities, literature free and postage requested.
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Brooks
Children's Bureau
U. S. Department of Labor
Washington
United States Public Health Service
Washington, D. C
Hetty Adopts War Orphans In Gentle Homecoming
In a peaceful American home Hetty preserves a garden and life while the Great War shapes her charity. She answers a French appeal by secretly adopting two war orphans, a boy and a girl, who arrive unable to speak English. She welcomes them with pride and care, learning to bridge language and culture as they adjust.
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Hetty
Miss Hetty
France
America
Hetty’s Orphans Bring Peace to a Tarnished Home
A reader recalls Hetty caring for neglected children who wrecked her grand home yet grew into well behaved youths. The scene shifts from chaos to order as the children mature under Hetty’s guidance, ending with tranquil rooms and renewed gardens. The piece ends noting Mr. Patri will handle inquiries about child care.
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Miss Hetty
Miss. Hetty
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Ireland
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Pon
Yeaterday
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Adele Garrison
Abe Martin
VOGUE
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Taleum
Mrs. Solomon
Ty Helen Rowland
Angelo Patri
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Teddy
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