Sewing Circle Advice on Farms and Baby Care in Boston Post
The Sewing Circle notes home and household topics for New England makers and includes letters from readers. A correspondent warns against buying farms without money, suggesting instead a three family house to secure steady income. Baby care tips cover sleep, loose clothing, barley or oatmeal gruel, avoiding candy, and castor oil for cleansing, with TEDDY signing off.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Tea Wants Toa Do Right Candid Letter Snubs Romance
A reader derides a woman for keeping her former lover's picture and reading his letters to her husband. The letter questions her fidelity and calls her sentimentality misguided while urging practical decision and moving on.
Tells Her Not to Marry the Widower
A warning voice urges Constance against marrying a widower with four children. The speaker claims discord will follow and asserts even the best man cannot justify the sacrifice, urging her to reconsider and avoid the union.
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Constance
Proper Infant Feeding and Care for New Mothers
The guide notes newborns should nurse about every three hours by day, less at night. If nursing fails, use artificial feeding with rich milk diluted with three parts water, plus a pinch of salt and milk sugar, warmed. Cream boosts likeness to human milk. Use pure boiled water, keep bottles scrupulously clean, and rinse with water and baking soda when not in use. Mothers should avoid heavy dosing of sedatives as infant sleep should be natural.
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Teddy
Ring Ceremony Dilemma Questions About Inheritance Ring
Dear readers I ask for opinions on a marriage ceremony problem. The fiancé wears a long time worn diamond ring on the wedding finger and refuses to file it off. Should a man wear the wedding ring on his right hand third finger or would strangers think he is widowed or divorced. Written by Ruth.
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Circle
Ruth
Rompers Question About Baby 10 Months
A mother asks if rompers are suitable for a 10 month old baby. The brief note seeks parental guidance on appropriate clothing for infants.
Preserving Eggs with Water Glass Solution
A simple method preserves eggs for up to a year. Use one pint water glass to nine pints boiled cooled water to cover ten dozen eggs in a crack. Store in a cool place with clean unwashed eggs.
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Mina
Is It Too Late to Learn Stenography at 37
A reader asks if 37 years old is too old to learn stenography. The note from Maxella expresses concern about starting a new skill later in life and seeks guidance on pursuing shorthand study.
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Maxella
Dear Querida and Lonely on Friendship
The writer contrasts loyalty between men and women and laments women’s lack of support in adversity. He asks why women cannot be true to one another and urges Christian friendship. He hints at a current personal cloud and expectation of reconciliation.
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Querida
How She Preserves Eggs Waiting
Minnie of Medfield explains a simple preservation method using water glass from a drug store at 15 cents. Mix one half can of water glass with five gallons of boiled water after cooling, store in a stone jar, keep eggs in fresh condition without washing, and place daily until all are preserved.
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Minnie
Medfield
One Who Knows Advises Against Keeping Old Sweetheart Picture
A letter writer titled One Who Knows urges a woman to remove her former sweetheart’s picture and letters from the piano. He argues the imagery unsettles her husband and could cause lasting harm to their marriage, asking the reader to consider her spouse’s feelings.
A Summer Shower Couples Evelyn and Bruce in Storm
Evelyn paddles across the lake to escape Bruce Hamilton after a quarrel over a dance. A sudden storm capsizes her canoe and Bruce, silent, rescues her then comforts her, saying they will face danger together. Their tension softens as the weather passes and she admits her wish to return with him.
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Evelyn
Bruce Hamilton
Fier
Jake
Bruce
Rocky Point
Paddie
Early 1900s Boston Area Home Recipe Souvenirs
A collage of household recipes and author credits from Tufts College and surrounding Boston suburbs. Includes a yeast bread dough for buns by Mrs H Vickers at 190 Boston Avenue and a macaroni and oyster bake by Mrs Alice G Dutcher, plus parsnip batter and fried oysters from Mrs F B Robinson, 41 Myrtle Street Somerville.
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H. Vickers
Boston Avenue
Tufts College
Alice G. Dutcher
Sheafe Street
Maplewood
Myrtle Street
Somerville
Love Advice From Mildred Champagne on a Stubborn Question
A man asks how to win a woman who refuses his proposal after four years of keeping company. The advice urges persistent asking while removing obstacles, notes that stubborn persistence can yield a yes, and suggests reassessing commitments if another girl is available.
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Cham Tamax
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on Jealousy and Reuniting Lovers
A young woman writes about a jealous former boyfriend she wishes to win back. The columnist advises inviting him to her home to rebuild trust gradually and avoid reigniting jealousy, noting jealousy can drive either renewed effort or withdrawal and urging persistence to recover happiness.
Little Known Facts About Well Known Persons
Maurice Maeterlinck quit tobacco though he keeps a pipe with a dericotinized mix. Louise Closser Hale plans to drive to Algiers and into the desert in an automobile. President Porfirio Diaz of Mexico is three quarters Spanish and one quarter Indian and was trained for the priesthood. Senator Henry Algernon Dupont of Delaware has the longest Congressional Directory biography with a war record spanning four pages.
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Maurice Maeterlinck
Louise Closser Hale
Henry Algernon DU Pont
Delaware
Milk sit uation discussed at West Acton remonstrance meeting
A free remonstrance meeting will be held in G. A. R. Hall West Acton this afternoon with W. A. Graustein president of the Boston Dairy Company and other speakers to explain the Saunders law and its impact on Massachusetts milk producers.
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G. A. R. Hall
West Acton
W. A. Graustein
Boston Dairy Company
Massachusetts
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