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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1918
Page
11
An exchange in the Dear Sewing Circle column weighs in on a wife’s habit of saving $3 weekly from her husband’s pay. Readers dispute fair share of expenses, discuss Hoovering and economy, and share practical approaches to budgeting and personal savings amid rising prices.
Dorothy recounts a sudden group house party at Clara’s with 16 attendees and cozy fireplaces. Marjorie laments her new tan sports suit, a rough material ensemble lined with black satin, featuring a loose coat, deep-hemmed skirt, and front waistcoat detail.
The Sunday Post showcases a selection of reader letters from the Sewing Circle, highlighting community opinions, craft tips, and personal anecdotes shared by readers.
Household tips describe scrubbing potatoes with a small brush, cleaning clothes with a cheesecloth bag of soap bark, and two bags for light and dark fabrics. Uses include beating sauces, smoothing gravies, and cream preparation. Mrs H B Crosby of East Boston endorses warm bowls for better mixing.
A New England Homemaker describes using veal as a turkey substitute with a prepared dressing for a thrifty meal. Instructions cover stuffing, roasting, and a future stew from leftovers, plus a method to make sauer kraut with cabbage, salt, cloth, and weighted pressing for fermentation.
A vintage ad touts Tiz as a cure for tired burning and swollen feet with claims it removes corns callouses and bunions. It promises instant relief for 25 cents at drug or department stores and suggests wearing smaller shoes for ongoing comfort.
A wartime verse by the BENZTOWN BARD from 1918 extols soldiers serving abroad and urges families at home to endure. The speaker notes army life brings hardship yet emphasizes that loved ones must be cared for and protected, so the country remains steadfast and bright.
The Post invites readers to submit up to 200 words with real name and address for a Baby Story contest offering three prizes of 20, 10, and 5 in gold. Judges include Rufus B. Tobey and Theresa Lally. A Mary tale caps the piece, and Mrs J Coleran of East Weymouth sign-offs.
A brief reminiscence recalls four year old Donald reacting to a music lesson and a breakfast table remark with humor. He explains laughter from others as a “nice noise” and admits he was seeking a bone when teased about a whipped dog.
A fragment notes a man who dislikes talk and a penchant for checking service flags, while Mrs H J French Jr of North Ashford Connecticut is mentioned. The text references a wartime setting with interest in German actions and regular mail man interactions.
A Marlboro R.F.D. 1 sister writes about her brother Carlton Gardner who is claimed to be 612 years old in a humorous family note. He refuses all meat but eats gravy and spends time talking to himself while making up stories. He attends Sunday school since October 1916 and enjoys farm life near the local church.
Poem urges Lincoln to stand firm amid attacks and turmoil. It uses images of anvil oak rock and sea to praise justice, resilience, and self reliance. The piece emphasizes moral strength and steadfastness under pressure without graphic detail.
A story recalls a Sunday when a preacher father spoke as the choir loft mother sang. A boy in the pews whispered Amen and urged leaving, slipping from sight to the floor, prompting surprised glances from congregants. Carrie Potter, 248 Framingham Ave, Hartford Conn.
A boy arranges toy soldiers and mocks their lack of battle experience while his brother Lawrence rigs a playful bombing scene. The cat naps undisturbed as Lawrence pulls the tablecloth and threatens “bombs” and “poison gas” with soft rubber balls and washing powder, then both retreat.
A three year old girl visits Mrs D- and, after five minutes, approaches the upright piano in the room. She studies the instrument then looks at Mrs D- and calmly asks, What is it, a Ford. The moment shows a precocious child misidentifying the piano for a car in a gentle social encounter.
Mrs. Elmer A. Russell of 49 Webster Street Malden describes her son William Bryant Russell known as Mear or Billie a precocious three year old who asks why and wherefores about darkness and light and the tongue after brushing teeth and chides his younger brother David 14 months old with gentle humor.
A six year old, Hamp den, asks why soldiers are sent to the front instead of the back, recalling a family memory of his uncle going to the front with friends. The vignette captures a child’s candid wartime concern and the home front perspective.
Two year old Francis, with his family around, resisted every tease during lunch. The child repeatedly declined offers of bicycle, dog, kite, and even large sums of money, insisting he wanted more beans. Item notes the family setup and the child's preference in Melrose.
An exhibition of early American portraits opened at the Copley Gallery on Newbury Street and runs until February 23. The 21 canvases loaned for the display feature artists such as Stuart, Copley, Sully, Feke, Mather Brown, Blackburne, Ralph Earl, Henry Sargent, Trumbull, and Sharpley, arranged with period furniture, rugs and books to create a refined interior.
The article surveys Stuart portraits of Mrs. Perez Morton and Mrs. George Bethune, noting unfinished works and restorations. It also describes Sully’s portrait of Simon Snyder, two Blackurnes portraits of Mrs. Jonathan Simpson, and a 1759 portrait of Mrs. Michael Gill. Henry Sargent interiors and a five-justice pastels group by James Sharples are featured, with details on Sharples’ career and the Yorke collection before Civil War dispersal. Landscapes and marines by C Scott White remain at the gallery for two weeks.
February 11 1940 Kurt Kind identified by Department of Justice operatives as a member of Germanys secret service was arrested today on a presidential warrant in San Francisco.
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