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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1910
Page
13
The Zewing Circle in the Boston Daily and Sunday Post invites home makers in New England to discuss household topics. Health hints, remedies, baby care, budgeting, gardening, and family matters are eligible. Correspondents may use pen names and should write on one side of the paper.
A reader urges kindness to animals expressing frustration at those who hate pets. The letter laments homeless animals scavenging for food and disturbing nights and calls out a selfish streak in human nature honoring God’s creatures.
A reader from Surrey England argues that American wives are not superior and praises her own marriage to an Englishman. She asserts independence from husbands, defends domestic duties, and claims American wives encourage laziness in husbands.
A married woman with five children says relatives, including Paula, constantly correct the children and seek to involve her husband. She argues a man should support his mother but not spoil his home and urges relatives to stay out unless asked. She signs as BELIEVER IN FAIR PLAY.
A letter from a young mother recounts nightly reading of the Sewing Circle writings and a father's tearful confession of fear that his daughter loves him less. She recalls loving her mother-in-law who has since passed, and expresses sincere longing for her return.
A reader describes a white cat kept eight years as a house pet during winter and a free-roaming companion in summer. The writer praises the cat as clean and kind, signed Pansy.
A voice from Old Granite State discusses how a future husband’s treatment of his mother reflects on his wife, warns against indulgent parenting, and questions who counts as American in a mixed marriage context. It argues true Americans are those with ancestral blood and national traits intact.
A sixteen year old asks if it is proper to entertain gentleman friends at home. She notes her mother objects due to youth but argues a home is the right place for such gatherings. She asks if sixteen is too young to have callers and seeks sisters’ brief guidance.
A reader letter welcomes the columnist and expresses admiration for English wives. The author notes a husband, two children, and a desire to join the sister circle, signing as JUST 34 and requesting a prompt reply.
A note suggests Wooden Nutmeg uses a cleansing soap made with tomato juice instead of water to clean windows. The recipe promises clear glass, stain removal, and softer hands from the tomato based mix.
A reader in the advice column describes enduring a difficult mother in law and how she finally set boundaries with her husband and the visitor. The note reflects on rivalries between daughters and daughters in law and ends with the reader noting no one is perfect.
A narrator recalls a dinner at Lily Carter's where a mysterious maid, a blonde beauty with a brown mole, distracts from a missing pearl pin. The tale pivots on a staged theft claim and a confession that the pin was snagged by the thief herself, hiding in plain sight as a servant. The twist leaves Mr Barrows torn between exposing the thief and sparing her, while promising discretion. The piece blends social satire with a suspenseful reproof of petty larceny.
In a tense scene Mrs. Carter and her maid Lily clash over a secret as detective hints loom. Daphne, the cousin, fills in as waitress and the narrator grasps trust amid flirtation and forgiveness. Later the pearl scarf pin becomes an engagement ring for the narrator’s beloved.
A reader asks why a male friend who visits infrequently does not call regularly. The columnist suggests the man may fear overstepping invitation boundaries and advises continuing to invite, staying cheerful, and watching for signals of interest or hesitation.
A 20 year old girl asks about marrying a 22 year old man with a modest income. The adviser urges honoring parental guidance, noting financial instability can outweigh absence of bad habits and may deem the suitor unsuitable.
A recipe from Mrs C P Smallie Beverley details beef stew with onions turnips carrots parsnips and potatoes served with dough bags. Georgia B Flinn of St Johnsbury provides a hot apple cake method with quartered apples arranged in circles baked with egg cream and butter bits.
A narrator recalls a rainy stay at Redfern Hall and the tale of St Elizabeth the portrait. Mrs Fairbanks tells how Master Rupert Redfern married a shy country girl, kept her in a gilded cage, clashed with her faith, and starved her of affection, leading to a sorrowful, restrained fate.
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