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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1915
Page
13
The Boston Post invites readers to contribute to its Sewing Circle, a women’s forum for home economy, child care, gardening, and household questions. Correspondents may use pen names and address letters to the Sewing Circle Editor for advice and discussion.
A reader outlines women centered reforms from pay to wives protections. Proposals include directing married men's wages to wives, banning tips or lax spending, funding wives pensions via a marriage age tax, and delaying marriages for a year to curb divorces. Letters reflect Sewing Circle activism and personal anecdotes on alcohol and social norms.
Dreamer of light, many stand by night gates. You bring a purpose of starry light. Lift us to higher heavens. Help us to sunnier things. You are one with the morning on sapphire wings. Make your dream a lesson of light to those in valleys. Give us light in our shadow and love to guide to beauty only a dreamer sees.
The Sunday Post features a selection of the most engaging letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing community passions and practical tips for stitching and crafts. Readers share experiences, project ideas, and friendly exchanges.
Blouses of white organdy with a black velvet bow pair well with black taffeta skirts. Favorite color schemes include mulberry purple gray tete de negre dark green and navy, with black and white remaining a distinguished standard.
Pietro C. Galucci was held yesterday on $1000 bail and will face a hearing next Friday after being charged with stabbing Gui seppe Aprile in a factional row in North Square Sunday afternoon.
A reader recalls souvenir postal cards bearing friends signatures from the Frisco fair. The trick is simple: buy and write the card in Boston without dating it, then hand it to a firm that mails cards from the Frisco show.
Household hints suggest a plain ant control method using a plate coated with lard or meat scraps to lure red ants. Bridges of sticks allow access, then boiling water is poured to kill them or drive them away. The method is presented as a sure cure by Mrs. Florence Hennessey from West Peabody.
Otis Littlejohn of 786 Norfolk Street Dorchester turned 84 yesterday surrounded by his children 14 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He was born in Colrain son of a farmer and once owned one of the state’s largest farms. A big family dinner capped the celebration.
A 1915 verse by Walt Mason portrays a man overwhelmed by misfortune and bitterness. He interprets events as doomed, broods at home, and spreads gloom among neighbors, culminating in a brutal suggestion of a decisive kick. The poem reflects early 20th century mood and moral satire.
The Aquarium unveils 600 tropical fish varieties in dock tanks with harbor water flow. Lead officials Dillon and McNealy report healthy, eating specimens including Morays, Jew fish, groupers, turbots, cow fish horns, parrots, and canaries rivaling plumage. All survived transit. exhibition openings planned by Sunday.
Tony Galla appealed from a six month sentence after being found guilty of assaulting Officer McKenna with a brick in North nd Sunday evening. He was ordered to furnish $1000 bail for the Superior Criminal session.
Two family recipes from Bath and Quincy shared by Mrs Carrio t Little and Mrs N Skinner. Pomona Clam Pie uses clams crackers butter milk eggs in a crusted six quart pan with alternating layers. Squash preserve combines squash sugar lemon and ginger with cherries and kernel water to a clear syrup.
Margaret Elizabeth Fogg, 29 months old, filed a suit in equity in Norfolk Superior Court at Dedham. Represented by her mother Ida M. Fogg, the petition names George L. Barnes Walter R. Field Arthur C. Heald Henry B. Reed and John H. Stetson as trustees under John S. Fogg's will. The bill seeks injunctions against distributing income to John S. Fogg and requests appointment of a recipient for the child’s share, plus an accounting of money due to the complainant.
The French War Ministry issued a note denying reports that French troops are using poisonous gas. The statement emphasizes that the published claims are untrue and aims to quell international concern.
Poetic passage describes trolls and hill folk mining in moonlight. A father toils in a cavern while elves observe and the tuneful refrain repeats gold as the sought treasure. The verses mix rustic imagery with the haunting refrain of gold.
A speaker describes making a stylish hat by adding layered fringe from different colors to a black velvet crown, suggesting a Roman color scheme for a future project. The tale hints at a frugal yet fashionable millinery trend and ends with a promise to visit again.
Captain George H Hudson longtime city messenger of Waltham died yesterday at his home 142 Ash Street He was 85 and a Civil War veteran enlisting as a sergeant in Company F 82d Massachusetts Regiment He was wounded at Laurel Hill Funeral services will be held at his late residence on Wednesday morning conducted by Rev M R Leonard
Ensign Vincent E B Godfrey of the Georgia defended Victor B E Berg a minejacket charged with assault on George J Voltz at the Naval Y M C A. The officer requested the case be adjusted and no record kept. Berg pleaded not and was fined five dollars paid by the ensign. It marked the first time a naval officer appeared in the Charlestown Court to defend a bluejacket.
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