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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1911
Page
9
A letter from the Sewing Circle adviser discusses a husband displaying his first wife's picture. It suggests balancing respect for the memory with the current wife’s feelings and proposes removing certain images from shared rooms. The writer advocates frank talk and warns against lingering reminders in the home.
Fifty years ago this date 1861 Governor John A. Andrew wrote to the U S War Department outlining Massachusetts efforts to mobilize troops. He asks for instructions and expresses readiness to supply 4000 men, rifles from Watertown Arsenal, and to enlist Irish and German recruits for U S service.
A playful ode celebrates spring as a boon in April to June. It notes cool nights for sleep, mild days for work, and a rise in spirits even for the aged. The verse humorously envisions widows, dancers, and lively antics as the season awakens energy.
A widow shares experience of marrying a widower and managing family harmony. She notes peace at home, mentions caring for three girls aged about 7 to 14, and explains that clear expectations from the start kept discipline without punishment. She hints at readers writing in with questions.
A quoted guidance attributed to G. M. urges Agatha to recall her husband’s affection for his mother. It notes that a mother-in-law often receives better treatment from her son’s wife when the wife claims to know everything and fails to honor the husband’s family.
The writer urges a worried wife to view her husband’s past with calmness, discuss the first wife’s interests, and honor her memory. Suggests talking to children about their mother, keeping her favorite flowers by her picture, and living by the rule I would like to be done by. Ends with a calm, nurturing remedy to ease minds.
The reader is advised to gain practical training by working unpaid in a public stenographer’s office for a time. Apply in person or by letter to several public stenographers, whose names and addresses can be found in the directory or from elevator operators. Edith J.
The text presents Anty Drudge advising Mrs Careful on maintaining a pale blue gingham dress. It promotes washing with Fels Naptha in cool or luke warm water, avoiding boiling water, and not rubbing hard to prevent fading. It claims easier cleaning and whitening versus traditional boil-and-rub methods.
An excerpt follows the Adams twins Amos and Abner as they debate Stephen Pine's attentions to Melissa Howe. Amos vows to act if Stephen delays, while Stephen guides Melissa home from church social events, raising village gossip about love and intentions.
Two pound lamb chops fry brown then simmer in water with salt paprika bay leaf. Add carrots onions and potatoes during cooking, optionally dumplings. Gelatine grape juice mix folds into whipped cream for a molded dessert, chill until set. Names Mrs C Be Hazen Worcester and Mrs C L Loud Somerville included.
A reader letter from FARMER'S BOY questions a farmer's daughter who stays barefoot in summer and at the beach. The columnist compares modesty to climate and custom, urging adherence to local norms and asking the suitor to advise and maintain self respect.
A Boston Post paragraph recalls a youth who joins the Fishing Guards at Newburyport and tells his mother, I am going. Going where to the war. She cries Heaven would hear, yet he departs without looking back. A friend consoles a mother whose sons left for battle, while she praises those old enough to fight. The piece lauds patriotic women descended from Revolutionary mothers.
A Washington letter reports the Capitol crowded with armed men and rededicated to the god of war. It notes the Capitol’s porch now requires password and countersign for admittance, with the House wing specifically referenced as part of the scene.
The excerpt describes Pennsylvania regiments billeted across the House of Representatives and Massachusetts units in the Senate. Soldiers mingle with marble corridors as equipment and provisions lie among damask sofas and gilt fixtures while drill echoes through Capitol halls. Colonel Jones of the Sixth Massachusetts sits in the Vice-President’s chair.
A collection of brief notes on figures such as James Speyer the banker and Senator Kern, with snippets on careers and historical routines. The piece includes references to congressional roles, postmaster jobs, and wartime Capitol security measures, alongside a report of a local recruitment and training move by Major Nims and a Point Shirley drill timeline.
Major Moses G. Cobb, former commander of the Boston Light Artillery, has received gubernatorial authorization to recruit and form a new company for military service. This action follows his prior command and indicates continued mobilization efforts in the region.
Company A of the Second Battalion of Infantry voted to offer their services to the Governor for duty at Fort Independence in Boston Harbor. Captain Thomas Stevenson will order the company to report at the armory for active duty.
The Post explains there was no West Virginia in 1861. People in old Virginia refused to secede and were admitted as West Virginia on June 20, 1863. The reply also notes General Butler’s Fort Monroe command was seen as a snub by Butler during the war.
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