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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1914
Page
15
An 18 year old wife explains frugal home life on a farm and shares rules for household management. The Sewing Circle invites women to discuss domestic problems and offer one sided advice using noms de plume and letters to the editor.
Lot No. 1 offers hemstitched Huckaback guest towels sold at half price from regular 6.00 per dozen. Items include various sizes such as 63x99, 72x99, 81x99, 90x99, 63x108, 72x108, 81x108, 90x108 with prices noted as low as 12 cents.
A reader writes that she remains young and married recently, urging Sister Alone in the Citys to reconsider marriage. She argues a flirtatious man harms women, urges girls to avoid risky schemes, and encourages saving for old age to stay independent.
A reader argues factory work offers regular pay and protections under labor laws, contrasting with domestic work where wages are often withheld and legal costs to recover money are prohibitive. The piece highlights difficulties in enforcing unpaid wages for low paid domestic workers.
A reader complains that after marriage mothers and mothers-in-law overstep. The writer argues such interference can disrupt homes and cites personal experience with many similar cases.
Paris Aug 6 Joseph Paquin introduces a fall coat suit combining close fitting warmth with cape like drapery. The dark red broadcloth design features navy satin lining and standing collar with broad revers. Skirt is pleated broadcloth and the overall look short in height.
A speaker warns that family hierarchies must be respected at home. The remark signals potential conflict if relatives attempt to overstep roles, raising questions about boundaries and relationship dynamics.
Anty Drudge advises women on easing washday dread with humor and household tips. The jingle suggests Fels-Naptha Soap as a solution, claiming easier chores and a happier routine through lighter attitudes and repeated use.
A fragmented note argues a married pair should prioritize each other over mothers and in laws. The tone suggests tension about family duties and happiness within the home.
Esther challenges the woman signing as Prop er Respect about demanding obedience from children and grandchildren. She questions how future generations will obey if elders never modeled proper authority and insists obedience tied to personal benefit is flawed. The note notes Swing Circle letters appear in the Sunday Post.
The heirs of a merchant killed by smoke in a Schlestadt hotel sued Paris Life Insurance Company. The policy excluded death by suffocation unless from fire. Smoke from briquettes near the hearth caused the fatal event, and the court upheld the plaintiffs with a verdict for them.
A man faced a magistrate for disorderly behavior after police brought him to the station. The constable was asked if the prisoner appeared intoxicated, and Robert replied that he could not say the man was drunk but he was insufficiently otherwise.
A mother cared for Beth Rogers ailing at five with ice bag and a sleepless wish. After a neighbor's sister Molly sent wedding cake, the dreamlike scene ends with a vow of a long vacation. Four weeks later Beth and her mother travel to the White Mountains, and the mother hints the dream came from Molly's wedding cake.
A splash of brilliant color brightens almost every dress while the fall promise rests in tailored collars. Bowls of fruit trimmed hats appeal to girls as white attire for little girls remains fashionable. Velvet capes pair with lingerie gowns and gloves contrast in Paris. Basques wrinkle on the figure and wide skirts grow. Rumor of crinoline returns with strict tailored suits for fall. Set in sleeves gain favor alongside single bodice sleeves.
Recipes from New England Housewives offer a sausage and tomato pie with blanched sausages onions tomatoes and mashed potatoes baked 30 minutes and a melon halves filled with vanilla ice cream. Also a crisp lettuce salad with tomato cucumber beet and Bermuda onion with mayonnaise served cold.
A gentleman at Braid His Golf Course, a novice, struggled to direct the ball. His caddie trailed as he broke a club and quipped he might be among the worst players, to which the caddie replied that others may be worse but they do not play.
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