Tim's Easter Lily Dream Thwarted by Alley Robbery
Tim a 14 year old paper boy saves pennies for a Easter lily for his sis Maggie who is disabled his plan ends when a tramp steals the money Tim tells Miss Stuart his tale and she anonymously lends a dollar to buy a lily Maggie's guardian and the florist are named but the tale shifts to Tim's courage and Miss Stuart's kindness
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Tim
Blodgett’s Alley
Maggie
Murray
Magsiga
Stuart
Florist
Sewing Circle at Boston Post Opens Home Forum
The Sewing Circle section invites New England homemakers to discuss home and family topics. Readers may use pen names and ask questions on domestic problems, health hints, baby care, budgeting, gardening, and related advice. Letters should be single-sided and sent to the Sewing Circle Editor.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Keep on Keeping On and Nursing Ambitions
A reader promotes daily physical culture to curb aging after 40 and notes weight stability over a decade. She recalls advice on nurse training, suggesting writing to hospital superintendents for application forms and sending a stamp for information in 1874. The letter also mentions home chores and a query about easier flat maintenance.
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H. L
Massachusetts
H. S
Boston
Whitening your complexion with hydrogen peroxide advice
A reader in the Bethel sewing circle asks for skin whitening tips and suggests adding a small amount of hydrogen peroxide to water when washing the face. Another member seeks advice on dandruff remedies from circle sisters.
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Sewing Circle Sisters
Bethel
Easier Work in Flat
A letter from a reader describes exhausting housework in a six room home with four children. She asks for advice on moving to a flat to ease duties due to ill health and lack of time for sewing and chores.
Sage Tea for Hair Darkening Guidance
A reader asks Peggsy about a sage tea recipe given to Con stance for darkening gray hair. They request whether to dampen hair or rub on the scalp and how long to see darkening. They note early whitening, especially at the front, and seek practical steps.
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Peggsy
Constance
Dyeing a Straw Hat to Alice G
Letter writes of coloring a straw hat with inexpensive store bought dye. A bottle costs about 19 cents and applies with a brush, offering several colors including glossy jet black. The writer asks for a recipe to reduce enlarged pores and the date of a feature on paper sage tea.
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Alice G
Henrietta
Not Too Old to Learn to Stenography Says Minnie of Medford
A letter from Minnie of Medford encourages adults to learn stenography at a reliable school. She recounts learning shorthand and achieving speeds of 150 words per minute writing and 75 to 80 words per minute transcribing after six months.
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Maxella
Minnie
Medford
Reader asks about oil to gain weight mentioned in Sewing Circle
A letter from a reader to Skinny of Winthrop asks for the name of an oil claimed to make a husband gain five pounds in as many weeks. The correspondent seeks the oil to use for weight gain after prior failures.
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Skinny
Age for Stenographer
A letter to the advice column encourages Maxella that age is not a barrier to becoming a stenographer, noting a six to seven month learning period. Another reader thanks for eyebrow tips, reporting visible improvement from prior guidance.
Question on repairing floors with soaked newspapers and bed bug remedy
A reader asks which liquid to use when newspapers are soaked in hot water for filling cracks and whether to use the wet paper as filler. They also request practical steps to get rid of bed bugs in a new house before spring.
How She Cleans Oil Paintings
Dear sisters I share a method for cleaning oil paintings by washing with white soap and cold water. I previously used raw potato but now endorse soap and water after observing great success.
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