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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1910
Page
9
The Boston Post announces Sewing Circle a department for Home and Household topics health hints recipes and domestic advice. Women may write using noms de plume discuss husband children baby care kitchen economy furnishings flowers gardens and social questions addressed to the Sewing Circle Editor.
A Malden reader shares a personal budgeting plan that keeps bills paid and builds savings. Weekly eleven to twelve dollars set aside covers rent groceries lodges and coal prepaid for winter. She buys on small monthly increments avoids debt and funds home costs with disciplined spending.
A mother of two seeks help to obtain durable pliable stiffness for tailored waistlines without blistering. She works at home, with poor health, and has competent ironing skills praised by patrons. She asks for practical guidance on starching methods.
A 21 year old daughter from a married couple expresses strong views on gender roles. She condemns the idea of a wife lighting fires and performing all housework, praising a husband who helps with chores and supports equality. She favors shared duties and an end to the notion of marriage as servitude.
A letter from Jennie invites members to join the sewing circle in the Post. She praises the department and asks for an apple sauce cake recipe, offering to return the favor. She notes her love of fancy work and social sewing among ten ladies.
A reader signs as Almost Discouraged sharing encouragement from long marriage experience. The writer notes twenty five years married, sixteen years learning a husband's love, and values a warm home over luxury, urging perseverance and courage.
A reader compares American and English wives, praising English wives for diligence. She argues American wives rely on husbands for housework and prefer dress and leisure. The letter cites a previous post about a lazy American wife and contrasts domestic roles between nations.
In a cordial note to Mrs E R C I the writer thanks for a past Sewing Circle answer and asks for her baby care list and personal care ideas. The writer hopes to hear from others on the subject and plans to continue contributing to the column as a regular correspondent.
A reader exhorts a mother to seek home stability for her two sons. Suggests selling home cooking or taking in sewing to stay at home and earn. Wishing a happy home, the note ends with best wishes from “Honey.”
Susan Russell shares a personal weight loss tale noting a doctor approved diet. She avoided potatoes and browned dried white bread, losing 20 pounds in six weeks and feeling well. She recommends this simple approach to a stout friend with a similar result.
A reader's letter defends a wife's domestic work ethos contrasting with "Liberal" views. She explains her husband works long hours, her full control of home duties, feeding and tending livestock, sewing, and canning. After 15 years of marriage she reports health and contentment from constant labor.
The note describes a nonfatal fungus growth in goldfish if treated promptly. It advises frequent water changes, separating diseased fish, and adding a salt solution to the affected water. The writer, Magrалene, notes two healthy fish since August and praises their condition.
Mrs. Julia Mallory aged 101, a longtime New Haven resident, died at her Garden street home tonight.
New York report shows three women and two men over 100 at the Home of the Daughters of Jacob. Ester Davis is 116, Mendel Diamond 108, J Krivlin 103, Mrs Bessie Kalmanson 102, and Mrs Rachel Marcus 101. Judge Otto Rosalsky honored the home at a dinner.
Puff paste lining a pie dish then bake. Layer apricots with sugar, pour custard of milk and eggs, bake until set. Serve hot or cold with whipped cream if desired. Signed by Mrs Mary Tildsley of 257 Gold Street South Boston.
A practical Sunday menu lists Breakfast with oatmeal grape nuts egg toast creamed potatoes cantaloupe coffee Dinner features pot roast baked potatoes beets cabbage salad cream rice pudding fruit and tea Supper offers Welsh rarebit Uneeda biscuits sponge cake spiced currants and lemonade The rice pudding and currants include prep and cooking steps with measurements and serving notes End note credits Mrs E M Todd 59 Telegraph Street South Boston.
A Swampscott reader shares a traditional Indian pudding method using meal molasses milk and spices. The process involves scalding milk, mixing in corn meal and flavorings, cooking until thick, baking with extra milk, then chilling overnight for firm slicing. Mrs Jeannette Proctor notes the dish resembles brick oven versions and serves well for Sunday dinners.
Sunday's Post tells how Bullivants Limited mystery brokers cracked the case of a stolen treaty. The feature outlines the clever deductions, the agency's methods, and the key figures involved, presenting a vivid picture of investigative craft.
In a Benton office Williams C Potter now head of the Chicago office reflects on a life from boyhood daring to top executive. A letter from schoolmate Elizabeth Gerald arrives, praising his brave honest rise and renewing a gentle, shared past. He resolves to reply personally.
Mrs Henry S Fitzgerald hosted a Valentine party for Radcliffe and Harvard students at her Lyndhurst Street Dorchester home. The top floor ballroom overflowed with cupid motifs as matrons Mrs Arthur Quincy and Mrs J J O'Callaghan oversaw the event with an orchestra providing music. Attendees included Miss Marguerite O Callaghan Miss Lucy Zahn Miss Edith Ellis Miss Margaret Kennedy Miss Grace Kennedy Miss Mollie Brady Miss Annie Brady Miss Helen Fogarty Miss Helen Canning Miss Alice Doyle Miss Mary ONeil Hugh Nawn Harry Nawn John A Sullivan Reginald B O Callaghan Edward J Murray Joseph P Kennedy Dr Thomas J Giblin Jr Dr Frank Jansen William J McGrath Raymond Ellis George S Clarkson and Senor Miguel de la Torre.
A treasure for the up-to-date housekeeper offers guidance on proper picture hanging, interior decorations, and a full page of daily helps and household suggestions in Next Sunday's Post.
Dear Miss Champagne, a fiancé seeks guidance on perpetual joking in romance. He loves deeply but teases her with claims of loving others, causing hurt and conflict. The adviser warns such humor risks tears and end of the relationship, urging mutual respect and shared happiness as the path forward.
A reader asks if he should renew letters with a former love who ended their relation. The columnist urges him to show genuine intent and to propose a serious goal, such as a future together, or risk losing the chance. If he cares, he must make good and communicate clearly.
A terse directive advises against informing a close person if one plans to leave. The phrasing implies secrecy or avoidance of confrontation, reflecting a cautious social stance in personal matters. The fragment suggests an instruction about communication timing and disclosure.
The Park Street Church bell tolled for 15 minutes at noon and 4:45 pm to mark the Maine anniversary in Havana. Phe Rev Co M Carter of GE Muncie will preach at Dudley Street Baptist next Sunday. A Hampton Institute fund meeting is set at Pilgrim Church Dorchester tomorrow at 8 pm. Chaplain Turner will discuss aims and Capt. Washington will share experiences with his people.
The Next Sunday's Post previews a George Washington anniversary feature with a page of Washington pictures, dinner table decorations, and notable incidents in the life of the Father of His Country.
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