No Glad Hand For McDevits At Harvard Lecture
Harvard will not warmly welcome John Jay McDevitt of Wilkes Barre Penn to Cambridge to deliver The Truly Democratic Man. He will likely face cold reception as the college echoes past controversies with Mrs Pankhurst when she spoke on suffrage. The Harvard corporation is not expected to debate opening a hall for his views.
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We Boston Fost SEWING CIRCLE
The Sewing Circle is a regular department in the Boston daily and Sunday Post. It serves as a woman's forum for homemakers in New England to discuss home and household matters. Correspondents may use noms de plume and seek mutual advice.
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New England
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Beliefs on motherhood and women’s roles in society
Readers discuss the value of child rearing versus professional work and feminist activism. The letters debate whether women should prioritize large families over careers, trust in daughters, and the impact of money matters on family life, reflecting cultural norms of the era.
Sunshine 4 by the Bentztown Bard
Poem celebrating a world of daily life and hopeful labor. Lines praise bravery, sunset dreams, and a civic duty to give one's best. Dated 1915 copyright by Southern Press Syndicate.
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Haiser Returns to Berlin from East Prussia
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William returning to the capital from the East Prussian war theatre for a brief visit. The move comes as tensions from the campaign in the region persist.
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Lady Clara Vere de Vere Poem Summary
Selections from Tennyson’s poem address Lady Clara Vere de Vere, contrasting her noble lineage with true virtue. It rebukes pride and emphasizes simple kindness and merit over heraldry, urging charity and humaneacts toward the poor and orphaned.
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Howe
Household Hints from Mrs. Mosher Thirty Years On
Household hints advise daily broom sweep of comb and brush to extend life and reduce washing. A tablespoon sugar improves soap from grease drippings and pasteboard boxes aid pourage into even squares. Use 10 cent whisk broom in sink for crumbs and tea leaves. A feathered chicken wing makes an effective stove duster for hard to reach cracks.
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Clara B. Mosher
James Street
Winter Hill
Eggs and Parcel Post to the Editor
A New Hampshire farmer challenges an editorial claim about parcel post pricing. He explains eggs cost 24 cents per dozen locally, sold for 31 2 cents, with 9 cents profit after delivery. He outlines Boston shipment costs including packing and postage, arguing the labor and fees would not justify the same local profit, signing as Birchcroft Penacook.
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