Good Men and True Exist Says Readers Letter
A long reader letter discusses finding worthy men who respect women and marriage. It cites personal experiences with Tim Howard and others, praising restraint, kindness, and family respect while critiquing modern flirtation and permissiveness. The piece urges girls to seek serious, respectful partners and maintain virtue to gain lasting friendship and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uveelfich
Lee
Bleseler Hurtehay
EF Ehill
Tim
Monty
Ulm
Hong Yaw
Mama's Bay
Jim
Happy Tee
English Mutton Stew and Nutritious Table Talks for School Lunches
The article outlines hearty English mutton stews and companion dishes suitable for a school day meal. It details meat choices, dumplings, thick gravies, mashed potatoes, and whole wheat sandwiches served with cabbage and milk, emphasizing economical cuts and balanced nutrition for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nossibie
Sean
Childeen
Hank
Tito
Meditations of a Married Woman by Helen Rowland
A fragment from Helen Rowland’s essay explores the modern vamp archetype among women. It catalogs several vamp types from the sympathetic to the social climber, contrasting genuine feminine wit with imitations and dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Rowland
Nesta
KIDDIES DOT PUZZLE DRAWN IN TIDAL WAVE MYSTERY
A fragmented puzzle caption describes a seaside scene with a child remarking on a tidal wave and a warning not to swim, while readers are urged to draw straight lines between numbered dots to reveal the hidden image.
Fashion Fads and New Feather Weight Jewelry Styles
Fashion trends discuss light gilded wristlets and long necklace chains from Birimbke with gold tones. Bracelets of four strands create a curbed look and many pieces feature cream pearl beads and glass elements. The piece notes jewelry’s daily style importance and changing taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ile Manden
Children Need Care to Build Bright Futures
A story set in a New York area reveals how a widow with four children disrupts slum life to access social and charitable aid. The mother ensures her kids receive free medical, dental, and educational benefits, including gym, pool, and summer programs, while she presses for opportunities beyond the white-collar class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smili
New York
Rome
Fife
Honyright
Horvicd
Listen World Broken Hearts by Elsie Robinson
An essay on happiness as a social dogma argues that unhappiness is seen as a personal failure. It asserts growth often comes through pain and sacrifice, comparing happy lives to shallow meadows and urging acceptance of struggle as normal for strength and healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecome Unsworthy
Tattre
Seven Seas
Truman
Aelmon
Thas
Canylight
King Fox
Impetuous young love tests Terry and David
Terry Miller in Newark and her fiancé David face a tangle of telegrams and torn loyalties. Lisa Alton, pressed by family tragedy, becomes central as Terry fears the consequences. The emotional strain tests friendship and love amid urgent family crises and misread signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Filler
Lisa Alton
Tucksonville
Terry
Mar Stolk
Miriam Silver
Lien Alton
David
Terry Hed
Terre
Torey
Chenutse
Mr. Duryea
Newark
Trey
Raul
Perry
Trekwinvile
Risa
Cartly
Duryea
Lisa
Jon
Terey
Richmond
Goodnight Stories Worms Lesson From Earth Builders
A children tale features David and a chorus of earth worms who boast of toiling soil to aid seeds and plants. Mrs. Worm and Mr. Earth Worm defend their labor as essential for gardens and crops, while the kids learn worms are cautious about being blamed for mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Sony
Payil
Tayid
Earth Worm
Jnron
Grasshopper
frandiuddy-Lung-Jege
Childran
Some Pointers on Manners by Katherine Peyster
A fractured dated piece on etiquette and letter writing, offering guidance on introductions, titles, salutations, abbreviations, spacing, and punctuation. It critiques incorrect forms and advocates clear, proper practice for polite correspondence amid early modern social norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Peyster
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Patients
A string of letters from women in Michigan Alaska Oregon Connecticut and California praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from long standing ailments. They report improved health regained energy and ability to work after using the remedy. The ads emphasize its plant based ingredients and decades of use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
Pinkham
Bertha Meachan
Ave
Lansing
Blok
Lydia E
Ploklass
Marie HK
Willams
Ketchiion
Alaska
Michigan
Male
Oregon
Connecticut
California
Lydia Pinkham
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Theus Fen
Pim
Sily Raen
Anillo
Avery Man
Selah
Hing Sea
Sys Tne
Iren
Ficheth
Wight
By L. Lamar Matthews
Elsie Robinson
Anne Lisle
Blanche Silver
Gopytlaht
Nestspaner
Centura Snevlee, Me
Erars
Whem
Seth Pumerontin
Nentenes
Coreen
Arveder
Lydis
E. Pinkham
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