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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1914
Page
13
Readers of The Sewing Circle debate pensions for large families, roles of mothers-in-law, and managing homes. Letters share experiences of widows, working women, budgeting, and teenage curfews, reflecting early 20th century domestic concerns and social expectations.
Dear Worried writes about a 19 year old suitor torn between his feelings for a plain dress girl and parental objections based on class. Mildred Champagne urges valuing character over dress and cautions against rushing into marriage. a young man should wait for a more suitable partner.
Five members of the New Hampshire State College are detained abroad because of the war. Professors A. E. Richards English department and James chemistry department are in England, Richard Whoriskey modern languages is in Germany, Resmussen is thought in Denmark, and Helen B. Thompson who traveled to England, France, and Germany is overseas.
Sunday Post features home cooking tips and recipes from Mrs. A Bennett and Miss Marion Wells. Includes shredded codfish with potatoes and a tomato topping, a three-flavor cake dough, lemon filling, and a warm mush sponge bread method with detailed steps.
A short recipe snippet lists Nellie B Zackular from Everett and Miss Marion Wells from Danvers. It provides instructions to beat eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt, mix with flour and baking powder, add hot milk and butter, then bake about 35 minutes for a chocolate frost friendly loaf.
The Rev. Father Cornelius rector of the Passionist monastery at Brighton is in Newton Hospital recovering from an operation performed by Drs Henry Bowen and Joseph Stanton of the staff at the new Elizabeth's Hospital.
Paris August 10 France has conferred a military medal upon King Albert of Belgium in a formal acknowledgment of his leadership and wartime services amid ongoing allied efforts.
President Woodrow Wilson travels by special train with Mrs. Wilson’s body to Rome Georgia where a funeral ceremony will be held in a quiet cemetery. He is surrounded by daughters and family members as he faces the heavy burdens of office after the service.
Flags at half mast line the capital as thousands gather before the White House gates for Mrs. Wilsons funeral service. The ceremony is simple with Bible readings and prayers, attended by family, Cabinet members, Congress leaders, and White House staff. The casket is borne by city police. only close friends and relatives ride to Union Station as a thunderstorm bursts overhead.
A wartime letter expresses pride and grit while confessing misery at separation. The speaker vows productivity and hope for his family’s safety, yet admits deep loneliness and longing as he misses his children and their cheerful noises. Edgar A. Guest Detroit Free Press.
The casket bearing Woodrow Wilson’s body leaves the White House with a wreath from the President and his daughters. ThePresident leads, followed by family and security, as floral tributes flood in from cities and capitals worldwide. Remaining blossoms will go to city hospitals.
An advertisement touts Sargol as a flesh building aid with testimonials from men and women claiming rapid weight gain from 10 to 85 pounds in weeks. It describes how the tiny tablets mix with meals to convert fat into usable tissue and urges thin readers to test the product.
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