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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1916
Page
15
Readers share grim budgets and tough choices from years with low pay and high rent. A New England reader describes rationed meals for a family with four, while another counsels prudent investments to secure future income. A third note asks for help as debt mounts for a five child household.
A man longing for a pure white star climbs heights and endures fatigue. He prays from afar as the star descends, becomes fire, and meets his ardent request, trailing glory from the galaxy to his feet.
An anonymous note titled Rich Once Poor Now pleads for debt repayment and staying with a husband, urging the recipient not to abandon home or belongings. The writer expresses shared love of music and asks for news on how they manage on a lean income, noting other Sewing Circle letters in the Sunday Post.
A brief column titled Over the Wire offers fashion and etiquette tips from Dorothy. The piece reflects a lighthearted chat on style choices, audience manners, and era-appropriate dress guidance delivered in a personable voice.
Instructions describe a citrus custard style filling and meringue topping. It lists ingredients for a two crust pie or tart with orange lemon flavors, including eggs milk sugar flour salt rind juice and a cornstarch glaze. The author referenced is Ida Marvlet.
The scene describes bridesmaids in pale orchid tafeta skirts with pink tulle and rosebud accents. Gowns feature rose bodices, left arm ribbons, and a high side girdle in apple green silk. They carry tall white sticks with gold heads and tulle decorations, signaling a stylish, modern twist.
A reader requests opinions on whether a young man should smoke when in the company of his female companion. The piece argues a gentleman should not smoke in public with a lady or wife, noting social jests imply marital status when a man smokes beside a woman.
A household guide lists liquid to flour ratios for pour drop and dough batters and recipe proportions. It includes soda, salt, flavoring extracts, sugar to milk, eggs per quart of milk, and notes a Mrs G W Dow at 187 Middle Street Portland Maine.
In Pike New Hampshire Jane, deemed plain by relatives, astonishes at church with a moving Easter anthem. Doctor Tom, admiring her, flatters her to Gertrude, then discovers he loves Jane after she shines on stage and receives her first kiss.
The item surveys materials for coats and skirts including gay silk stockinet and striped Japanese crepe. It praises rose and coral corduroys, pastel organdie novelties, corded silk petticoats, satin-bordered net, and coats fastening under the arm like some dresses.
A poem about a child urging a guardian to offer guidance and protection. The speaker recalls summer days and warbler chimes, then notes miles traveled with fear and faith. The child’s plea, You take my hand, mirrors a call to trust in guidance and a higher light.
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