Debates on Family Funds and Household Economics
A series of letters from readers discuss who should control the family income and how to divide expenses. Contributors argue for joint planning, shared responsibility, and clear budgeting to prevent conflict.
Household Hints From A Boston Column
Household hints advise using paper bags for garbage to extend can life and ease cleaning. A cube of sugar rubbed on an orange preserves its flavor when used in tea, suggesting orange pekoe. A corn pepper aids washing raisins currants and small fruits by sealing the cover and shaking in water. Mrs H B Crosby East Boston.
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H. B. Crosby
Lexington Street
East
Boston
Doctor of Hearts Brings Joy to Longing Suitor
Phyllis, known as Doctor of Hearts for matchmaking in Kingstown, awaits a letter from Tom Beverley who has tracked her to Egypt via London. After years apart, his arrival leads to a reunion in which he proclaims his love and redefines her nickname as delight of heaven.
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Delle
Sewing Circle
Phyllis
Kingstown
John Henry
Camden
London
Egypt
Clark
Tom Beverely
Tom
Doctor of Hearts
Last Night's Dreams What Do They Mean
A concise note introduces a 1920 dream interpretation series arguing that dreams hold little serious meaning today. It explains the feature will explore historical significance rather than belief.
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McClure
Dream Basin Omen For Prosperity Love And Trade
Dream of a basin signals prosperity and debt warnings depending on basin fullness. Eating from a basin foretells marriage prospects and possible rival charms. Seafaring folk may fall in love quickly, and farmers are promised plentiful crops contingent on careful choices.
A Month at Sea Ends With Scarce Provisions and Rest
The United States Shipping Board steamer Charlot, after nearly a month battling Atlantic storms, returned to Boston Harbor from Hamburg bound for Charleston. Laden with 4363 tons of potash and manure salt, her crew found food water and fuel almost exhausted. They berthed at the Army Supply Base in South Boston seeking relief.
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Atlantic
United States Shipping Board
Charlot
Hamburg
Charleston
S. C
Boston Harbor
Boston
The Moods of Winter by William Herschell
A poem about Winter in Indiana with playful contrasts between adults and youth. The verse notes Winter as temperamental yet generous, painting scenes of snowy paths and boyhood joy. It celebrates youth and the lure of snow as winter’s artistry for boys and their adventures.
Balancing Flowered Chintz In Home Decor
Advice warns against overusing figured chintz and cre tonies in rooms. It recommends balancing plain colors with patterns, avoiding a room overwhelmed by furniture, walls, and draperies all in chintz, and suggests practical guidelines for large and small spaces.
Death Takes Italian Women of Prominence
Two young married women prominent in Italian social and church circles died yesterday of pneumonia. Both were in their 86th year. Mrs Vincent Brogna of 232 Hanover Street North End was formerly Flora Fopiano and survived by husband a three year old daughter and family. Mrs Raymond P Bonelli of 76 South Huntington Avenue Jamaica Plain died, formerly known as an accomplished pianist, survived by husband and two children.
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Vincent Brogna
Brogna
Hanover Street
North End
Flora Fopiano
Raymond P. Bonelli
Bonelli
North Inn
Huntington Avenue
Jamaica Plain
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