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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1910
Page
11
A 20 year old in the theatres and beaches writes to Miss E about forming a chum. She notes both sides failed to send addresses and suggests the editor assist. Other girls have written but not shared addresses.
A Canadian wife, married for 87 years, defends traditional domestic roles and American and British customs. She praises her Johnny Bull husband, notes her son’s potential to marry an American, and emphasizes self sufficiency in her family while contrasting duties of wives and the lack of dishwashing thanks to her pride in homemaking.
A reader from the Sewing Circle asks for a new novelty dance suitable for a dancing party and signs as M. B. 1. The inquiry seeks ideas or guidance on entertaining options.
A reader asks for help with a begonia that sprouted this spring then browns and drops leaves. Worms found in soil may be the cause and the writer seeks safe remedies to kill worms without harming the plant.
A letter advises modernizing home chores with washing machines and water motors. It argues many housegirl issues stem from outdated kitchen methods and praises affordable, labor-saving devices that speed washing and reduce effort for all ages.
A letter from LILLIE BALE signing as a neighbor of Vermont Hills asks for replies from readers Bright Eyes and Quiet Smile. She expresses shared unhappiness and longing for a child, inviting Vermont Hills to write back and connect through the Boston Post club letters.
Susie Simpkins writes of a wife who jokes about washing her husband's feet after 16 hour days. She says she rubs them with cream to ease soreness and that he is one of the best husbands alive, while noting she is not a doormat.
A married woman recounts five years of hardship with her husband, a master mechanic earning $30 weekly. She describes waking at 6, cooking, cleaning, and supporting two children on $2 weekly while he spends on clothes, ale, and cigars, and refuses to provide adequately for his wife or kids.
A brief note urges sisters to accept their husbands peculiaries if they are moral and non exploitative. It counsels patience, domestic harmony, and gratitude for loyal spouses who provide for family life, urging wives to nurture love and celebrate shared home values. Pussy Willow.
A drifting man named Jed Dorkum returns to Bentville Corner to find his wife Sally and daughter Ruth thriving after years of failure. He overhears town gossip about Sally's impending marriage to Dick Holmes and, during a village fire, saves Ruth from a burning house, sacrificing himself. Sally and Ruth cradle Jed as he dies content to have finally done something meaningful.
Readers who began Roy Norton's serial The Garden of Fate say it tops The Vanishing Fleets. If you missed the opening installment, the synopsis in next Sunday's issue will summarize the chapter.
A recipe for dry flaky rice croquettes with chopped filberts raisins and cinnamon. Rice is cooked in a double boiler then mixed with butter sugar nuts eggs and spices, shaped into cones, fried until brown and served with currant jelly. Nellie E Zackular gives her Everett address.
A dated recipe lists ingredients for a stew with beef lamb onions turnip carrot green pepper and potatoes followed by spoon dumplings made from flour salt baking powder and milk. The card is signed by Mrs G O Wendell at 107 Hudson Street Boston.
A dessert method by Mrs. E. P. Stevens of Skowhegan Maine. Cream sugar butter and egg yolks, add sour milk raisins cassia nutmeg then soda dissolved in milk. Fold in beaten egg whites, form thin 5 inch strips, wrap around finger and fry in butter until brown.
A simple historical recipe from New Sharon Maine by Mrs. H. B. Porter. It lists ingredients including flour cream of tartar baking soda shortening sour milk and cinnamon with maple sugar and butter, rolled and baked to serve hot or cold.
A 17 year old stenographer seeks guidance on unwanted kissing from her employer. The response advises leaving the job, telling family, and quitting if the employer doubts her ability. The letter frames professional boundaries and personal safety as priority.
Dear Miss Champagne offers guidance on a young woman’s jealousy in a two year engagement. The writer asks how to prove loyalty to an unusually possessive fiancé while the advisor notes jealousy is common and suggests marriage as a possible cure and advises avoiding actions that feed suspicion.
Paragraph notes Paisley effects returning in chiffon net satin and foulards with rich colorings. Paisley printed pongee used widely as trims for natural colored pongee shantung and tussore frocks and suits. Hedebo embroidery echoes Madeira style though designs are distinct and more modern.
A Boston Post promotion invites schoolchildren photographed near the State House to claim a $5 gold coin at the City Editor's office 275 Washington Street. Florence McKenna of East Boston and Helen Cazmay of Newton are named as recent subjects, with details on their schools and teachers.
The piece surveys summer dress details including coatsleeves ranging from long to elbow and sleeveless blouses, solid color socks with plaid tops for children, and white socks with colored bands. It highlights Salome fabric as fashionable for gowns, noting its uneven threads for distinction and the draped effect.
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