Cousin BETH's Letter to Members Party Puzzle Returns
A Cousin Beth note thanks readers for participating in a Friday puzzle and quips about patriotism. It lists winners of fifty and twenty five cent prizes for correctly matching quotations and authors, with many names and addresses from Roselle Park and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Pinckney
Patrick Henry
Catherine McCarthy
Cecil Hers
First Avenue
Madison
Timbrook
Fl Mora
Alice Stryker
Roselle
Austin B.crehore
Jessie H. Corbet
Dorothy Bouton
Helen Ogden
Dorothy Fee
Alan B. Miller
Beatrice F. Baine
Wilbur
Vaughan
Rovelle
Robert Stryker
Roselle Park
Irene Wright
Alice O'Donnell
Branley
TISS
Franklin W. Morrell
Mary Juff
Elsie H. Thome
Fred Mintel
Edmund Skillin
George Dillon
Refurning the Photograph in a Quarrel Tale
Wilder recounts an engaged couple whose quarrel peaked with sharp recriminations. After breaking off, she asks for her photograph, but he cruelly replies he cannot locate it and instead offers a bundle of forty to fifty other young ladies’ photos, asking her to return them by the bearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Wilder
St. Louis Republic
Good Impression Marks First Contact With Prospects
The study notes that making the best impression on a prospective customer at the initial meeting is a crucial skill. It helps gain sympathy and goodwill without offending the client, setting the stage for a strong salary and career success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aod
Success Magazine
The Shadow Verbs Game on a Balcony Stage
Children split into two groups to act out verbs in a shadow play. One side hides behind a sheet as a lamp casts shadows while silent actions mimic making bread. The outside group chooses a verb rhyming with bake and observers clap if guessed correctly.
Surgeon in the Fat Man and Quiet Stranger Exchange
A Philadelphia Press excerpt features a fat man declaring one should eat well to work, while a quiet stranger, a surgeon, argues that work can pay well even on an empty stomach. The banter explores attitudes toward labor and nourishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
The Petticoats Echo a Fickle Petticoat Parade
A garbled dialogue features Marjie May Dorothy Elizabeth and Elisabeth debating petticoats and lace. The girls claim handmade garments from their mothers and grandmothers, each boasting their own design and color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjie May
Dorothy
Ilgabeth
My Ma She Knows and My Pa Wrestle With Me Poem
A collection of poems chosen for the page including My Ma She Knows by Phebe Cary. The pieces portray parental guidance and boyhood rebellion with moral lessons and encouragement from a mother figure. The verses contrast a father’s harsher view with a mother’s supportive wisdom urging virtue and courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam H. Shreve
Hovelle Park
Sande
Overworked humor and boarding stables in a Breezy Exchange
A fragment from New York Weekly and Washington satire shows Mrs De Bytle asking where stables are and a reply about boarding horses being exclusive. Gerald asks if he will be numbered with sheep or goats at judgment. Uncle Eben jokes about being overworked trying to catch up with time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Btyle
Highupp
New York
Gerald
Geraldine
Weell
Uncle Eben
Washington
Boston
Transerint
Noble St Bernard Barry II dies in heroic duty
Snowy Alpine hospice dogs story recalls Barry II who saved lives, led humans to refuge, and perished after avalanches and a fall. The tale blends historic lore of St Bernard lineage, heroism, and the famed Barry legacy with notes on the breed and its guardians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bernard
Barry
Barry the Great
Barrys
Barry II
Barry Li
St. Bernards
Alps
Stonehenge
Oandland
Mr. Macdona
Ber
Natural History Museum
Berne
Bernard
Delicate Wille Lag’s Odd Spelling and Meals
A fragmentary 19th century transcription shows a child named Wille described as delicate and lagging in health. It mentions mealtime routines with cookies and ginger cakes, appetite loss, and a parent debating remedies such as milk, aust, or calomel while considering safety and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wille
Journal Friday Night Club Membership Form
A fragmentary notice invites youths sixteen or younger to join the Journal Friday Night Club by mailing a signed slip to Cousin Beth at the Journal Office. The readable portion asks for the applicant’s name age and city, pledging to support the club’s success. Unknown names and places limit fuller details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth
Journal Office
Eliage
Pla
Darcy Jovarats
The Letter Box puzzle letters from Newark and Roselle Park
A jumble of reader letters from New Jersey towns like Newark and Roselle Park discuss puzzles and prizes. Cousin Beth, Catherine McCarthy, Desi, and Katy are named as correspondents sharing tips, responses, and a sad note about a revolving gun in a Fernald item, followed by a mix of personal musings and school exam references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth
Newark
Eliza Pournal
Mall
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Oolong
Gina
Millard
Tisabeth
Journal
CAML
Muat Uve Hlavike
Rhethia
Tate
Caseee
Adurexa
Were
Anya
Abe
Beiigi
Ates
Strif
Phebe Cary
Bimkins
Timbing
Timkins
Chicago News
Atlanta Constitution
de Tell
Little Willie Font Watt
Epare Chance
Tews
Seetanten
Sara Stoo
Bath
Rahway, NJ
Desi
Katy
Panalen
John Nolak
Gossin
Fernald
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