The Right Thing at the Right Time by Mary Marshall Duffee
A 1910s etiquette note on formal invitations stresses inviting both spouses to events. It argues against inviting one partner without the other and urges including husbands and wives of all guests. The guidance covers dinners and weekends at home associated with clubs and social gatherings.
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John Brown
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Pietro
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Wedding Etiquette and Party Rules for Married Guests
A reader asks about wedding shower customs and guest invitations. The column advises inviting couples, handling bridal party relationships, and notes married guests should not monopolize each other’s company at dances while emphasizing courtesy and inclusion.
A Line O' Cheer Sharing in Praise and Friendship
A fragment celebrates sharing happiness and blessings to multiply goodwill. It suggests in peace or trouble to seek a double portion of cheer and to divide joy among friends, even amid hard times.
Jacqueline Logan and the social dance era
The note portrays Jacqueline Logan as a trained stage performer and musician from Colorado Springs. It discusses social dance norms, especially waltzing, and how wives may attend events when husbands are absent, reflecting early 20th century gender expectations.
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Jacqueline Logan
Colorado Springs
Jacqueline Ia
The Goblin's Mittens and Jack Rabbit Capers
A snowy woodland tale follows Jack Rabbit rescuing a goblin and donning red mittens that cause mischievous antics. The scene shifts to a long aside on the origin of the name Bess and its many forms across cultures, ending with a wood folk chorus catching Jackie as he dances the mitten mishap.
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Jackle Rabbit
Jackle
Jackie
Jackie Rabbit and the Goblin Mittens Tale
Jackie Rabbit spots a goblin and wears magical red mittens. Grandfather Rabbit retrieves them, cautioning against touching magic items. Jackie vows never to touch goblin magic again after returning the mittens and getting a salad reward. He fears goblins and keeps a wary eye on red objects.
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Grandfather Rabbit
Dickie Rabbit
Jackie
Jackie Rabbit
Inner City Food Aid Sparks Protest Over Nutrition
A New Jersey charity dietitian faces a confrontation as a mother challenges a label on her son Angelo’s card selling poor nutrition. The scene highlights tensions over charity operations and accusations of profiteering despite aid programs.
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New Jersey Charitiess Association
Public Works and Private Aid to Beat Unemployment
Colonel Arthur Woods argues for city and state action to speed up essential public works and expand employment services. He cites sustained spruce up campaigns, franking aid from the U S Employment Service, and community support to keep workers out of reliance on public relief. He urges national unity and individual effort to create work now and stabilize the economy.
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United States Employment Service
America
Uite
Neighbors Glad as Boy Finds Skunk Pet Blackie
In Middletown New York ten year old Wade Williams found a pet skunk named Blackie asleep by a headstone in a cemetery. He built a yard house for Blackie and kept him on a leash during errands. Neighbors raised protests prompting a conference at the Willis home and the skunk disappeared the next morning. A fur dealer who purchased Blackie promised not to leash him.
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Middletown
N. Y
Wade Wiliams
Montgomery
Blackie
Wade
Willis
Ram Sacrificed in Christian Church
A 75 pound ram was killed on a church altar by Rev T J Jones pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist church Springfield Maas in a dramatic re enactment of Abraham offering Isaac. The ceremony drew a full congregation in what may be a unprecedented act in Massachusetts.
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Isaac
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T. J. Jones
Mount Calvary Baptist Church
Springfield
Maas
Massachusetts
Salvage Reclaims 28 Million in Gold from Laurentic Wreck
London reports nearly 28 million dollars in bullion recovered from the Laurentic liner sunk in 1917 off the north Irish coast by a German submarine. Salvage operations paused for winter will resume in spring to recover the remaining 10 to 15 million buried beneath debris and silt. Divers faced heavy seas, gravel, and silt as pumps remove obstruction from the wreckage. A patent was granted for a pocketbook attached electing ultima.
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London
Ireland
Bird Stops Clock at County Courthouse Tower
Early morning residents report the county courthouse tower clock halted at midnight due to a bird perched on the hand. Investigations show the intruder prevented the clock from recording hours until it left. The article also notes the Yucca plant grows only in arid regions.
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Pendleton
Oure
Use Jobless to Curb Crime Four Thousand Night Watchmen Proposed
Philadelphia plans to deploy four thousand unemployed men as private night watchmen with each family contributing fifteen cents weekly. The scheme, backed by Mayor Moore and reportedly endorsed by police officials, would have guards patrol four sides of a city block without uniforms to deter auto thefts burglaries and robbing.
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Philadelphia
Moore
In the Beginning God as the Core of Faith
A lecture arguing that the opening biblical phrase In the beginning God underpins science and history. It contrasts Creation with evolution and denatured deity, urging recognition of God in every beginning and end, culminating in a call to personal renewal this new year.
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Moyes
God
Israel
Jesus Christ
Bethlehem
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Christ
Qalvary
Jerusaem
Fellowship of Heaven
Toyternal
God Alpha
Fragmented thoughts on liberty and power
The text discusses individual liberty and power, suggesting society benefits when people overcome handicaps and gain freedom. It emphasizes finding happiness, gaining strength, and expanding personal and collective power through liberty.
The Delight of Genius in Quiet Acts
A reflective note on unseen contributors who ease daily life by smoothing kinked tasks and providing pleasant thoughts, celebrating the quiet benefactors behind ordinary improvements. The passage highlights the value of practical ingenuity and thoughtful service in everyday work.
Prayer and merit mingle in the sacred lines of Young
A fragmentary quotation contrasts perceptions of a man’s faults and hidden strengths, noting that strong prayer opens heaven and allows divine favor to flow. It depicts a sanctified assembly where the consecrated are in audience with the Deity and ascent from hell is implied.
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Robert College of
Constantinople
America
Hell
Mercy as rainbow of God set in clouds
A reflective meditation equates mercy to a divine rainbow. It notes mercy fades with night, while denying mercy in this life yields eternal justice. The passage frames mercy and justice in eschatological terms.
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Jeremy Taylor
Young golfer learns club rules in comic misreadings
A novice joins a golf club and focuses on rules over play. He spends time circling the course with a wheelbarrow, claiming he will replace it, as friends watch his unusual first job unfold.
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Nrat
Cole's Carbon Salve Heals Burns and Cuts Quickly
Stop the pain with Cole's Carbon salve 14. It heals burns and cuts quickly without scars. Available at all druggists for 800 and 00 or send 200 to The J. W. Cole Co. Rockford Illinois for mail order advertisement.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, Ill
Oil Prospector In Texas Finds Living Shellfish
An oil driller boring in Texas reached about 470 feet and hit a cavity with sand and salt water. The sand pump brought up sand, salt water, and hundreds of tiny live shellfish of the clam variety, some of which were cooked for supper.
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Texas
Considerate Bobby Triumphs in Quiet Faith
A Boston Transcript blurb recalls Bobby praying for his grandma over four days and declaring success. His mother questions the pace, and Bobby explains that results come with time in a child's simple faith.
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Bobby
Boston Transcript
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