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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1917

Page

13

Letters from a Tortured Wife and Mother in the Sewing Circle

A column responds to a woman unhappy with her husband's absence on Sundays. Advice blends caution against infidelity investigations, domestic finance tips, and social norms. Several letters discuss public displays of affection, skirt lengths, and ways to adjust family routines for harmony. The editor closes by outlining practical remedies and patience.

Inhuman to be ashamed of his own children

Beth writes of a father's shame and indifference toward his children. She notes many share this view and recalls family habits of going out together, with her husband now unable to go out alone and feeling lost without them.

Sisters of the Sewing Circle Hubby Beth

Courtesy and Deference in Courtship Etiquette

Dialogue from a social advice column discusses asking for a mother or hostess, who should drive, and the gentleness required in breaking engagements. ELNORA counsels considerate, private通知 and avoiding public humiliation. pinpoints proper invitations to end relationships.

Phillipa Elnora

Frosted Pineapple Pie and Leftover Two-Yolk Cakes

Mrs. Clara Larson of East Woburn shares simple bakery notes from New England kitchens. The recipe list includes a frost topping for pineapple pie using egg whites and a quick bake, and a two yolk cake batter with water sugar flour and leavening for square tins.

Clara Larson East Woburn

Are you striking sparks From the anvil of the day

A poetic plea asking if daily efforts bring tangible impact Aimed at hopeful progress through small deeds and steady work The piece emphasizes making a better world through action faith and patience and seeks to inspire personal responsibility.

Advice From The Girl In The Case On Love And Duty

Mildred Champagne counsels a reader in a long term romance with an older man who cannot save money due to family obligations. She urges prioritizing practical needs, warns against relying on him, and suggests admiring him from a distance while both uphold their duties in strenuous times.

Miss Champagne

Plan Recreations for Men in Service

Hugh McGrath head of the bath department is instructed by Mayor Curley to cooperate with William F Garcelon of Newton to provide recreational activities for soldiers and sailors stationed in the Commonwealth.

Hugh McGrath Bath City Curley William F. Garcelon Newton Commonwealth

Fashion Notes on Winter Evening and Daywear

High neck dresses lead the novelties with light satins for evening wear. Black satin trimmed in peri blue. winter frocks in thick materials. new wraps half fur and half fabric. Belts remain popular in suits and coats. Children’s dresses in taffeta. chiffon gowns accordion pleated. Velour sports hats return for autumn. Children’s fall coats without fur trim. Feathers and i shaped wings decorate many French hats.

Household Hints From Mrs Williams on Stale Rolls Bleaching

Household hints advise reviving stale rolls by steaming ten minutes then drying in a hot oven or dipping in cold water and crisping in the oven. Bleaching white goods with embroidery uses a blue water pillowcase, rinse and dry, hang to light for days. Grease on wood tables fades with lemon pulp treatment.

A. R. Williams Green Street Brockton

Arcanum Case Renewed In Federal Court

Receivership proceedings were renewed against the Royal Arcanum when Major Arthur F. Cummings and James E. Upstone of Nashua New Hampshire filed a bill in equity in the U S District Court seeking a receiver for the organization. The bill claims insolvency and that trust funds totaling 2 5 million are impaired and unable to meet obligations. This follows a prior dismissed suit by Arthur L Hobart of Braintree and an attempted reopening denied by the circuit court.

Royal Arcanum Arthur F. Cummings James E. Upstone Nashua N. H United States District Court Arthur IL. Hobart Braintree United States Circuit Court of Appeals Harvey H. Pratt Hobart United States Supreme Court

Groom Missed License Delays Nuptials in City Hall Rush

Arthur J. Davignon of Somerville and Elizabeth Shepard of Dorchester faced hours of rushing between City Hall and the courthouse after Davignon forgot to secure a marriage license, delaying their wedding plans.

Arthur J. Davignon Quincy Street Somerville Elizabeth Shepard Hancock Street Dorchester

Clergyman Unites Couple After License Secured

The clergyman signed the license at the last moment and the couple began their honeymoon. Davignon delayed until the ceremony. Miss Shepard had a Boston license. They visited Somerville court and City Hall for the required papers, then Rev. M. Price sealed them as husband and wife.

Davignon Miss Shepard Boston Lewis V. Price Somerville Court

Fears Son Killed in France Inquiries Form Family Hope

David A. McGrath of Dorchester sought at the British consul to learn if his son Charles F. McGrath a private in a New Zealand regiment in France was killed in action in Flanders. Miss Mary McGrath of Quincy received unopened letters to Private McGrath bearing the word Deceased, prompting the family to seek official confirmation.

David A. McGrath King Street Dorchester Charles F. McGrath New Zealand France Flanders Mary McGrath Quincy McGrath

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