Census Visit Reveals Fateful Tale In Cringy Court
A census taker visits Cringly Court as gossip swirls about an undercover inquiry. An elderly French widow Denise de la Bourillon recounts elopement with Anatole Marie de la Bourillon, wartime hardship, and pension life while the census man records her story in the rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cringly
Clancy
No. 5
Denise de la Bourillon
de la
France
Anatole Marie de la Bourillon
Anatole
Storm
Bourillon
Ters
Cjingly
Notable Local Happenings and People in Briefs
Read about Miss Ida Mulle visiting Winthrop Beach and Sam Fallon’s long service in West Roxbury. U S district attorney staff return from Lake Agsa wompsett fishing with bass and perch. Chaplain Charlton named at Charlestown navy yard. Providence enforces street traffic rules like Boston. Reverend Herbert Johnson from Warren Avenue Baptist travels to the city. A A Horrocks of Lawrence promotes free children’s trolley trips. A lighthearted note ends with summer hat antics.
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Herbert Johnson
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Duxbury
Johnson
A. A. Horrocks
Lawrence
Reading
Revere
Gloucester
Mt. Uncanoonuc
Andover
Strange Comical Train Delay and Local Notes
A Newport bound train story recalls a fashionably dressed young woman whose hat covers a fare ticket, prompting a long search by conductor and passengers. Also notes bear sightings, bridge traffic worries near Weston bridge, and Patrolman Healy’s Ireland trip. Includes a home-baked yeast bread recipe and veal knuckle prep. Mrs. A Walker Gardiner Maine.
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Newport
Oyster Pie Recipe Seeks Reader Feedback from Mrs Katie M
A home cook from Fairfield Massachusetts shares a recipe for oyster pie layering a deep dish crust with one pint oysters and liquor, butter, salt, pepper, and flour, then baking one to two hours. She invites Post readers to try it and send opinions.
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Post
Katie M
Fairfield
Perkins Street
Somerville
Mass
Sewing Circle in Boston Post invites home makers to share help
The Sewing Circle section of the Boston Post invites New England home makers to discuss home management, health hints, domestic problems, child care, gardening and related topics. Correspondents may use noms de plume and ask each other questions, writing on one side of the page and addressing letters to the Sewing Circle Editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Circe
Boston Post
Value inquiry for 16th century silver crucifix ring
A reader asks where to determine the value of a heavy silver ring dated 13 Juni 1525. The ring features crucifixion figures, a red stone, and an internal inscription with Catherine V. Boren and Martino Luthero. The note seeks expert appraisal sources.
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Catherine V. Boren
Martino Luthero
Margos
Parkin Recipe Shared by English Reader to N. E. T.
An English reader from Cheshire sends a letter to the sewing circle with a recipe for parkin. She lists ingredients including oatmeal, molasses, butter, baking powder, nutmeg, ginger, brandy, sugar, and candied peel, and notes the mixture should rest overnight before finishing. The note ends with Cheshire credit.
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Parkin
Cheshire
English Sisters Offer Old Country News From Boston
A reader writes seeking English newspapers and mentions a group called Daughters of St. George in the Boston Business Directory. The letter notes many English women in Boston offering old country news from Worcestershire and other regions, appealing to “old country folks.”
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Daughters of St. George
Boston Business Directory
Old England
Boston
Worcestershire
Maple Leaf letters from Nova Scotia seek Nova Scotia chow chow recipe
An Annapolis Maple Leaf seeks a Nova Scotia chow chow recipe and offers help in return. The anonymous writer recalls living in Annapolis and hints at connections with a woman who doubts women’s suitability for the President.
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Nova Scotia
Annapolis
Woman’s vote and rule in United States debated
A speaker says women are as capable as men and notes Queen Victoria’s youth ruling England. She claims there may be a suitable woman to lead the United States, expressing neutrality on suffrage while praising female leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Victoria
England
Wants Home for Aged Lady Seeks Community Brotherly Aid
A letter requests a kind sister find a home for an aged lady of about 0 years, born in London and living in the United States 35 years. The writer, Allen, asks for a place where she can pay a small entrance sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mfe
London
England
United States
Allen
Scotch Currant Bun Recipe Sought by Ayrshire Lass
A reader from Ayrshire asks for a Scotch currant bun recipe used nationwide at New Year’s. The inquiry, signed by AN AYRSHIRE LASS, requests guidance from the sewing circle column and Scottish sisters.
Spanking Debate: Love, Law, and Discipline
A reader argues against abolishing spanking, noting children cry for hours, mothers beg, and a few smacks stop the crying. The writer concedes limited spankings may be needed, but questions a full shift to rule by love, claiming fear of punishment often drives compliance more than love.
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Louise
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Brighton
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Ida Mulle
Europe
Winthrop Beach
Gerlamy
Board of Statistics
Massachusetts
Abby
Frederick P. Schmid
Investigation Bureau
United States District Attorney’s Office
Agsawompsett
Middleboro
Charles M. Charlton
Charlestown Navy Yard
Charlton
Georgia
Norfolk Yard
Providence
R. L
Rhode Island
Hector the Inspector
Bret
Federal Street
Brain
Auburndale
Weston Bridge
Charles
Jeremiah Healy
Division 10
Ireland
Healy
Knowles
F. B. Flynn
Lafayette St
St. Johnsbury, Vt
Tova
Oh Boiler
MR. Muchnoise
Sanford
Ginger
Mitahde
Markes
Drugeters Crerr Chore
S.D. Cohen & Co
Designers and Ladies’ Tailors
Washington Street
Nellie E. Zacular
Baker Road
Everett
Lloyds
Washington St
Boylston St
Summer St
Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge
Andrew J. Lloyd CO
Skinner
Jordan Marsh Company
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