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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1918
Page
9
Readers discuss fair money rules for husbands and wives in clothing spending. Letters from SNOWBOUND LIGHTFOOT I. M. WISE and others argue for 50 50 or partnership plans, stressing equality, balance, and practical budgeting in married life.
The Sunday Post prints some of the Sewing Circle's most interesting letters. Readers share homemade projects, tips, and community notes, enriching the paper with colorful, practical voices.
Step by step mix 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt. Stir in 2 cups bran 1 1 4 cups milk 1 2 cup molasses and 1 egg beaten. Muffins may be made without the egg.
Poem extols family bonds as priceless jewels surpassing royal gems. The speaker recalls loved ones Master Hubert and Jennie’s baby grace, expressing longing and affection while praising the family as the true treasure.
A young woman asks how to handle a returning lover who now dates another girl. The adviser condemns public gossip, urges direct communication, and warns the man lacks true gentlemanly conduct. The guidance stresses self-respect and avoiding manipulation.
Letter to the Post editor asks for the inspection equipment section address of the ordnance department. It notes the Ordnance Department U S A Washington D C as the reply. The writer mentions a New York law banning bookmaking at races and that other states have supplanted New York as a leading horse racing state.
Clara offers a hat she cannot wear to the narrator noting a mouse gray velvet design with gathered crown and wired silver ribbon. A tiny rolled brim hangs a gray marine nose veil with picot edge described as a delicate French dream.
A reader asks the meaning of Depot Brigade duties and notes that port shipping stats have not been published since the war began. The Lusitania never entered Boston Harbor.
A reader asks if Boston has a medical institution where a diagnosis for a chronic sickness can be paid for. The suggestion mentions Massachusetts General Hospital as a possible option.
The article recalls Sir William Phips born February 2 1651 in Woolwich and highlights his ascent as Massachusetts first Royal Governor. It covers his early life tending sheep, apprenticeship, move to Boston, literacy, marriage, and treasure voyage. It notes his knighthood, role in witch trials, conflicts with officials, and death in London.
The Post invites readers to submit up to 200 word stories about babies for prizes of 20, 10, and 5 dollars in gold. Entrants must sign true name and address, keep a copy, and allow publication. Submissions go to BABY STORY EDITOR at the Post in Boston.
Howard Caldwell of 156 Pleasant Street Orange recalls visits to his grandfather on a Connecticut farm. He describes learning violin at age four, damaging a bow, confessing the incident with a humorous tale, and receiving a sturdier violin after grandpa's trip to town.
In Gaysville Vermont three year old Shirley defies her mother by repeatedly saying I don t want to She is corrected until a decisive moment stops the habit and she no longer uses the phrase The brief note is signed M Irene Fletcher from Gaysville Vermont.
Maud Dean Symonds recounts a four year old boy who, sent to buy eggs, returns with a smashed dozen. He admits dropping them once and explains the eggs shattered, prompting a gentle moral moment in Somerville.
A brief note honors Ruth, a bright child who took first prize in a local baby contest. The writer recalls a summer morning visit and sharing cornflakes together.
Abridged reminiscence from Mrs. Clifford Harmon of 234 Main Street Bridgton Me recounts a child’s endearing baby voice phrases about corn flakes and moral lessons. The tale highlights small family moments and the child’s endearing reactions to restrictions and mishaps.
A mother recalls Dorothy at about four years old taking a drowned mouse from a tub and saying two cents would make her a nice little girl. Jennie, aged about 812, sees Satan on a newspaper and exclaims the devil is on earth again with heavenly help us as Mrs. J. T. Cowan shares from Upham's Corner.
A Pittsfield reader recalls an amusing Easter service incident when her three year old son Junior grabbed a handful of bills from the collection plate and refused to return them. The family jokes about the moment and hopes for better behavior next Easter.
Audrey Herrick, a cheerful 31 2 year old in Walpole New Hampshire, braves winter outings on her sled. She reveals she once had a cold sore on her toe, despite her mother’s claim of never having one, provoking a lighthearted family memory.
A letter from Mrs. T. C. Wholey of 28 Carver Street Pawtucket Rhode Island recounts mischievous twins who imitate adults at kindergarten and end with a neighbor hen killed when one twin, George, stepped on it after finding it in the yard. The tale ends with the claim the hen would not come back.
The 2 year old girl nicknamed Chatterbox amuses family with clever sayings. She mistook a rain teaching request for songs and sang peanut butter instead of pit a patter. She loves dolls and dislikes kissing grandpa with a mustache, claiming feathers on his face. She is the youngest of five and the pet of the house ERNESTINE KAMPS 46 Franklin street Dedham.
A short notice about a boy named Teddy described as strenuous and nearly fearless like a famous namesake, though the passage ends before concluding the tale.
Mrs. I. T. Steger recalls Teddy, afraid of approaching storms, joining in the Lord's Prayer during Mayor Curley's patriotic address at a Christmas tree event on the Common. Teddy asks if prayers are for fear of a thunderstorm as snow clouds loom.
A discussion on travel dress and manners advises simple, well tailored attire for women with matching accessories and modest hats. It cautions against flashy picture hats white boots or gloves that clash and urges restraint in travel wear. A guideline for mothers notes children should be old enough to behave in church and theatre.
Practical tips on edge gathering for pillow cases and sheets. Instructions for turning old sheets, repairing shirts into a boy's blouse, and repurposing Daddy's socks into baby stockings. Written by Mrs Williams of South Berwick Maine.
A humorous poem notes groundhogs predict weather with mixed accuracy and satire. It contrasts predictions with human gullibility, praising the annual groundhog as a careful, modest seer who hints at spring only once a year.
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