Martha Vale Defies Husband With Quiet Rebellion
Martha Vale endures a hot kitchen and a strained marriage until sister in law's critique sparks a plan. She asserts herself, rearranging life and work, leading to her husband offering to buy a new stove as the pair confronts their strained finances. The feature teases Roy Norton's "The Man Who Whipped Time" in the next Sunday Post Magazine.
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Lillian la Gassa
East Fourth Street
South
Boston
Martha Vale
Jason
Martha
Ellen
Lake Hardy
Roy Norton
Next Sunday Post
Sewing Circle Grows in Weaker Boston Fest Page
The Sewing Circle is a regular Boston Post feature for New England homemakers. It invites women to discuss home economy, family management, baby care, gardening, and household topics. Correspondents may use pen names and write on one side of the page to seek advice from peers.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Pusat
Don’t Poison Baby Castoria Ad Warning
Forty years ago mothers used paregoric and laudanum to help babies sleep. Narcotics can kill or injure, even in small doses, and many medicines are disguised with friendly names. Do not give medicines to children without knowing their ingredients. Castoria contains no narcotics if it bears Dr. Charles H. Fletcher’s signature.
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Chas
H. Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
J. W. Dinsdale
Chicago
Ill
Alexander HB. Mintie
Cleveland
Ohio
Agnes V. Swetland
Omaha
Nebr
J. A. McClellan
Buffalo
N. Y
J. W. Allen
St. Louis
C. H. Glidden
St. Paul
Minn
H. D. Benner
Philadelphia
J. A. Boarman
Kansas City
J. J. Mackey
Brooklyn
Astoria
Watching Over Daughters and Mothers in Court of Public Opinion
A reader letters debate on escorting young women after dark. Mothers urged to protect daughters from bad influences, sharing anecdotes from Boston streets and a Maine reader, urging trust and guidance over control. A busy exchange includes views on home life, courtesy, and gender roles.
Interesting Letters to the Sewing Circle Feature
The Sunday Post highlights a selection of Letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader views, sewing tips, and community updates. Contributors share practical hacks, project ideas, and personal notes tied to home crafts and circle activities.
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Sunday Post
Household Tip Prolongs Life of Clothes Basket with Oilcloth
Mrs E C Frost of 10 Underwood Park Waltham shares a method to extend a clothes basket’s life by sewing white oilcloth to its bottom and sides. The oilcloth eliminates the need for papers to keep clothes clean and saves time.
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E. C. Frost
Underwood Park
Waltham
Garrison Finishing War Report for Wilson
Secretary Garrison of the War Department left for Sea Girt New Jersey to put the finishing touches on his report on the nation's military situation. He took stenographers and expected to submit the completed report to President Wilson next week.
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Washington
Garrison
War Department
Sea Girt
N. J
Wilson
Miss Katherine Page Weds at Royal Chapel
Miss Katherine A Page daughter of the American ambassador, married Charles Greely Loring in St James Palace Chapel Royal London. The Boston architect son of the Civil War general Charles G Loring, ceremony by Bishop Boyd Carpenter used the Church of England ring service with a small guest list due to war.
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London
Katherine A. Page
Charles Greely Loring
Boston
Loring
Museum of Fine Arts
Harvard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ecole Des Beaux Arts
Loring & Leland, Architects
Winthrop Building
Chapel Royal
St. James’ Palace
Ambassador Page
King George
Boyd Carpenter
Edgar Sheppard
Church of England
Frank C. Page
Louis McBride
Harold Fowler
New York
Bride Sues Parents of Husband in 20000 Alienation Suit
Loretta M. Jacobs of Roxbury sues Charles J. Jacobs and his wife Jane F. Jacobs claiming the couple’s parents wrongly convinced her husband she was unfaithful. She alleges neglect of support for herself and their nearly three year old child. Charles J. Jacobs denies interference and calls for a speedy trial.
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Charles J. Jacobs
Roxbury
Prminent
Ward 19
Jane F. Jacobs
Loretta M. Jacobs
St. Alphonsus Street
Charles P. Jacobs
Jacobs
Sultan Cured After Turkish Royal Surgery
Professor James Israel reports the Sultan of Turkey is completely cured after gallstone and kidney treatment. He left Constantinople before Selamlik and plans to attend. Israel described high court confidence in the war effort and strong Turkish German relations.
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Berlin
London
James Israel
Turkey
Constantinople
Selamlik
Israel
the Tageblatt
Dardanelles
Over the Wire and Six-Horse Coach Ride
A reminiscence recalling a grand journey with Molly guiding a coach and six horses. The writer marvels at the stylish attire a veiled hat resembles an Irish topper, the Civil War style hair, and the era’s coaching parties before the war.
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Molly
England
Chauncey Olcott
Economical sponge cake and variants by Mrs Anna Allen
The recipe lists Economical Sponge Cake, Snip Cake and Eggless Chocolate Cake with amounts for eggs sugar flour baking powder and milk. Notes flavor options lemon vanilla and includes the author Mrs Anna D Allen R D No 1 Box 36 Palmer for contact or attribution.
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Anna D. Allen
R. D. No
Palmer
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