Sewing Circle in the Boston Post Forum for Women
The Sewing Circle in the Boston Post offers a women’s forum for New England readers to discuss home life, household economy, family matters, pregnancy and babies, gardening, and related topics. Correspondents may use noms de plume and ask questions to help others.
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Letters On Pensions For Women Stir Sewing Circle Debates
Readers debate pensions for women and the ethics of widows and single mothers funding, questioning bachelor taxation, work options, and the value of marriage. Voices cite family budgets, personal anecdotes, and calls for earned support rather than blanket state pensions.
Fall Sailor Style Returns In Vogue This Fall
Paris reports a jaunty angle trimmed sailor with a straw brim and satin crown. One design by Hennard features a wheat and blue cornflower wreath. A heartfelt scene unfolds as Helen refuses a suitor, then consents to family harmony with grandmother offering support and blessing.
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Hennard
Letters to the Sewing Circle Featured in Sunday Post
The Sunday Post prints some of the most interesting letters to the Sewing Circle, highlighting reader opinions and hobby topics.
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Sewing Circle
Sunday Post
Filial Duty as Eldest Son Returns Home
An elderly grandmother writes to her two sons seeking a home after the farm passes to others upon their father's death. Richard declines, urging Henry to provide, while Henry also refuses, citing duty and wealth imbalances. She recalls their father’s mismanagement and considers her youngest son Robert, now widowed and with limited means, who might have kept the family together.
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Richard
Henry
Robert
Helen
Hers
Grandma's Sacrifices Move to Daughter-in-Law Home
An aging matriarch moves to stay with her son’s family as her daughter-in-law, Helen, declines marriage to John. Helen explains she cannot leave her mother and grandmother, since she is their sole support, while John offers to care for them all.
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Helen
John Channing
Grandma
John
Pacific launches at Fore River before canal passage
The steamship Pacific will be launched today at Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy as one of the first vessels to pass through the Panama Canal. Mrs. Ann Lindsay Blake of Boston will sponsor the liner, which is a sister ship to the Atlantic recently launched at the same yard for the Emery Steamship Company.
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Panama Canal
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy
Ann Lindsay Blake
J. A. Lowell Blake
Boston
Atlantic
Emery Steamship Company
Severe earth shock felt at Kingston
A severe earth shock was felt in Kingston Jamaica at 6 82 this morning. It caused considerable alarm among residents but little damage was reported.
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Kingston
Salads and Recipes From Readers
A collection of kitchen tips and recipes including haddock salad on lettuce leaves with egg and cucumber, a spiced fruit cake style batter from Mrs. Eldridge, and an egg lemonade nourishing drink from Mrs. McConaghy with preparation steps and source addresses.
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PEASE
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Everett
Fore River to Build Another Submarine
Sub-contract for a submarine boat awarded to Fore River Shipbuilding Company of Quincy by Electric Boat Company. The Navy Department has the main contract with Electric Boat, which sublets the hull and completion work to Fore River, excluding engines.
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Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy
Electric Boat Company
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