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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1912
Page
9
A verse recounts the water wagon's New Year journey amid a merry crowd. Passengers abandon the ride one by one for various excuses including heat, cold, a family birth, and news of a step-uncle’s death, leaving the wagon to trundle on.
A man writes that girls not trained for a specific job can still make good wives and homemakers. He argues independence through wages tempts leaving home, but urges staying if a mother wants it, noting there are good housework roles for honest and capable young women.
A wife praises her husband for daily help and shared chores after ten years of marriage. She notes he rises early to cook, assists with dishes and washing, and refuses to let her slave. She wonders if more men would bring happiness if they cared as he does.
A fragmenting letter urges William toward marriage and domesticated life while warning against becoming an old bachelor. It compares bachelors to old maids and notes a strong ego, ending with the signoff Billet-Doux.
A reader advises a woman to protect her child from a traveling husband. She is urged to return to Boston, involve the law, and seek court action if needed to ensure the child’s safety and stability. The letter urges courage and suggests law enforcement can address the husband’s threats. Kirkland signs off.
A note from Lizzie requests ideas for a party for about 35 young people aged eighteen to twenty percent. She wants games without kissing, dislikes whist, and hopes for small inexpensive presents to distribute to all guests as time grows short.
A reader from Mountain View asks for guidance on making a dainty bassinette for a newborn. Isabelle thanks contributors for their prior advice and requests practical instructions or patterns to create a decorative yet functional bassinet.
A reader asks if she should continue dating a man with bad company. The columnist warns against social risk to reputation and suggests testing his character via mutual friends and cautious inquiry before judging.
A teen girl writes of a close male friend four years her senior who she now suspects may love her. The adviser suggests small hints to test his feelings while noting parental objections and the danger of prolonged close contact. It ends with caution about brotherly familiarity turning to romance.
Clinton endures a forest fire set by his former friend Weston as vengeance for a lost romance. When escaping on horseback, Weston repents and pleads forgiveness. Clinton offers reconciliation, ending the tale with their renewed bond.
A Lowell reader shares a Danish style rich fruit pie recipe using three pounds each of raisins currants and sugar with suet candied peels apples and brandy plus spices and lemon juice. A Cambridge entry adds a liver and pork sausage recipe ground with onion stock flour eggs and seasonings baked in a mould.
Paragraph notes elaborate coiffures with silver and gold lace bands and cages for evening wear and theatre. Aigrettes plumes and tulle trims appear. fake hair is scarce and pompadours are passé. Red shades brighten trims and hats as fashion shifts toward soft, wavy hair and center or side parts.
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