Sewing Circle column in Boston Post discusses home life
The Sewing Circle page invites homemakers across New England to share advice on domestic matters. Letters describe frugal living, including a family living on under ten dollars weekly with a small auto, and discuss debt, child care, and budgeting.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
Ogvn
New England
Boston Post
Crystal
Savings Bank
Candidates Uncle Walt Calls The Campaign Noise
Poet Walt Mason derides political campaigning as noisy, deceptive, and beguiling voters with promises while urging work and practical labor over political superstition. He condemns politicians for lazy artistry and warns of continued disillusionment once the polls open.
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Burke
Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
New England Stomach Sufferers Find Short Road Back to Health
Many in New England and across the United States report rapid relief from stomach, liver and bowel ailments using Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy. Letters from Hartford and Norwood praise cure after rapid onset, with claims of life restoration and avoidance of operations.
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New England
United States
Mayr
S. E. Johnson
Whitmore Street
Hartford
Conn
Clare Shaw
Majestic Avenue
Norwood, R. I
Mayr’s
Riker-Jaynes
Geo. H. Mayr Mfg
Whiting St
Chicago
Ill
Unhappy Wife and Duty in the Home and Outside Work
In letters from readers, a skeptical take on a wife earning outside income. One writes that a sober, diligent husband should grant happiness at home, while another shares leaving an unsupportive partner and becoming a wage earner after he demanded her earnings.
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Sisters of the Circle
Sewing Circle
White slave scares and the dangers to girls
A reader argues that sensational reports of white slave cases distort danger, urging girls to report suspicious individuals to police and to avoid sensationalism. The writer claims most disappearances are voluntary associations and warns society against fearmongering and notoriety seeking among youth.
Woman Physician Replies On Marriage Duty
A woman physician rebukes the idea that a woman’s mission is to marry and raise children. She argues that aiding the sick or educating youth benefits society far more than marrying a dissipated man. She condemns the belief that love justifies all and brings diseased children into the world.
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Lfe
Letters to the Sewing Circle Spotlighted in Sunday Post
The Sunday Post features several engaging letters to the Sewing Circle, highlighting readers' tales, tips, and community notes. Readers share sewing anecdotes, pattern requests, and practical advice reflecting the club's creative spirit.
Church Notes on officers and events in Newton area
The Newton Catholic Union elected officers led by Edward H. Mitchell as president and John P. Tierney as vice president. St Mary’s Holy Name Society planned a parish house on Winthrop street. Rev Father Phelan spoke in Charlestown and Rev William J Casey will address Malden Ladies Auxiliary. Our Lady of Grace Chelsea fundraising may reach 15 thousand dollars. Catechers honored with cuff links and opera glasses. men’s and women’s leaders receive diamond pins and pendants. Rt Rev Mer M J Splaine attended as guest.
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The
Newton Catholic Union
Edward H. Mitchell
John P. Tierney
Clifford Low
White
John Kelly
Joseph H. Brown
Sentinel
Father Phelan
St. Mary’s Holy Name Society
Charlestown
Winthrop Street
William J.o'casey
Immaculate Conception Church
Malden
Ladies’ Auxiliary of
St. Mary’s C. T. A. Society
Father Casey
Archdiocesan
Church of Our Lady of Grace
Chelsea
Peter C. Quinn
Everett
White Rose the Clever Hen of Farming ton Mo Captures Local Hearts
Elsie French cares for White Rose a five year old hen famed for double yolk eggs but loved for playful acts. The pet perches in boats sleds and doll carriages, enjoys sliding and rowing, and even walks home after trips. Readers may send pet stories and photos to the Post feature editor.
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White Rose
Elsie French
Farmington
Post
The
Sunday Concert Supports East Boston Church Building
The sacred concert at St. John the Baptist on Saratoga Street East Boston raised a substantial sum for the church building fund. Rev John C Fearns spiritual director assisted in the exercises and Rev Paul Despouy supervised the concert.
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Revere
John C. Fearns
Society
St. John the Baptist
Saratoga Street
Boston
Paul Despouy
40 foot channel plan discussed for Boston Harbor
Colonel John Millis, US engineer, met Boston port directors to review estimates for a 40 foot channel through Broad Sound. He assured them a formal report would be sent to Washington that week for decision.
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John Millis
United States
Boston
Boston Harbor
Broad Sound
Washington
Ex Head of Knights Templar of Ohio Dies
Huntington Brown aged 65, past grand commander of the Knights Templar of Ohio and three times Mayor of Mansfield, died early today in Mansfield Ohio.
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Knights Templar of
Ohio
Mansfield, O
Huntington Brown
The
Mansfield
Dropped 60 Feet Into Ice Ends in Rescue
A 2 year old boy, David Wredburg, was knocked into the Mississippi River ice from a bridge in Minneapolis. He was reported wedged in the ice and pulled to safety after 16 hours of work. He was hospitalized and expected to recover. Police were alerted by a mysterious phone call.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Fen
Mississippi River
David Wredburg
Rae
Theospital
Paragraphs on Fads and Fashions Highlighted Trends
The write up notes that young girls rarely wear separate furs, with white fur or ermine as possible. Hats feature high standing trim, while flat hats are equally fashionable. A slender woman may wear a chic three-tiered skirt with a large butterfly bow at the back. Many new wrists and costumes show a standing Japanese collar.
Health and Beauty Remedies from Mrs. Mae Marty
A spoofed health and beauty column promotes spurmax lotion almozoin jelly-cream and various tonics. It lists mixing ratios and usage for facial care, hair, and skin blemish treatment, touting quick relief and improved appearance with home concoctions and drugstore ingredients.
Parnotis weight loss treatment touted as harmless cure
A column promotes parnotis as a weight loss remedy claiming it eliminates dieting and hard exercise. It instructs dissolving 4 ounces parnotis in hot water, then taking a tablespoonful three times daily, promising smooth skin and no ill effects as weight is reduced.
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Martyn’s
Cheek
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