Sewing Circle and Domestic Life Advice in Boston Post
A reader letter style piece from the Boston Post discusses the Sewing Circle department as a home maker forum. It advocates womanly duty, balanced marriage roles, and guidance on managing family life with dignity and practical tips for homemaking. The author urges women to seek self improvement through study and involvement with children and community.
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Boston Post
Boston Daily and Sunday Post
The
Post
Sewing Circle
New England
Question on Mourning Etiquette for a 15 Year Old
A correspondent signs as DOUBTFUL LOUISE asking guidance on proper mourning duration for a mother and whether a 15 year old should wear deep mourning or a black sleeve band. The inquiry seeks early, clear etiquette advice.
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Louise
Sewing Circle note on fires and flower bulbs
A reader from PRINCESS HAZIB signs in to Sew ing Circle offering advice on building fires and breakfast, and asks which sisters are interested in a flower garden. She proposes exchanging dahlia bulbs this spring, sharing the beauties she grew last summer with any who wish to trade.
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Hazib
Englishmen Defended in Female Reply about Wives and Boots
A letter from Mrs. FL RR argues American views on English husbands and domestic roles. She praises Englishmen for housework done by sons, contrasts English and American wives, notes boot cleaning habits, and warns against chasing titles or wealth. References a reader named Topsy and discusses preferences for marriage and social status.
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Jiungry
England
Better Than Church Sewing Circle Dear Sisters Note
A reader praises a church sewing circle and warns against resentment and selfishness. The message urges women to reflect on the roots of sin and to avoid feeding negative feelings, citing a mother whose sons refused to...
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Church Sewing Circle
Too thin son seeks help from discouraged mother
A mother appeals for advice about her 17 year old son who is lean and underweight. He weighs 145 pounds, stands about 5 feet 10 inches, and she questions whether his diet is right despite feeding him plenty. She seeks guidance for improving his health.
Leominster Reader Seeks Advice on Remedy for Adulterous Couple
A reader in Leominster asks what remedy should be applied to a single woman seen with her old gray headed husband and requests the advisor's opinion of that person.
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Leominster
Dear Quiet Smile Letter From Olive About Jealousy And Support
Olive writes to Dear Quiet Smile about marital harmony, jealousy among the Post sisters, and the idea that a wife’s youthfulness matters amid worry and work. She asks for a personal letter and praises her husband’s admiration, noting contentment and a sensible view on relationship questions.
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Post
Olive
Advice to Thelma on resisting a suitor and protecting family
A stern speaker blasts a woman for flirting with a younger man while married. She demands self control and warns that civility will avoid wrecking the family. urges treating the man as a stranger during calls and ensuring loyalty to her husband.
Boston Common Society Attacks Billboards on the Common
E H Clement denounces Commercial encroachments and billboard displays on Boston Elevated stations. He cites the Paddock elms and Hancock House as symbols of the Common's dignity, urging city action to halt what they deem vulgarization and trespass on the Common.
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Hancock House
E. H. Clement
Boston Common Society
Boston
Clement
Blackstone
Carver Street
Pleasant Street
Boston Elevated Railway
Boston Common
Sensation in Pinchot probe shocks inquiry at Seattle hearings
Washington, Feb. 25. Horace Tillard Jones, a land office special agent, charged James M. Sherman sent to lead hearings in the Cunningham coal cases in Seattle last year practically threw away the government's case by enabling claimants' counsel to examine all evidence gathered by agents under Louis R. Glavis. The sensational claim dominated the Ballinger Pinchot inquiry resumed after a weekend adjournment.
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Washington
Horace Tillard Jones
The
Land Office
James M. Sheridan
Cunningham Coal
Seattle
Louis R. Glavis
Ballinger-Pinchot
Fashions Revive Hair Ornaments and Matching Hats
Jet remains popular for hair ornaments while hats are styled to match coats. Wraps favor mous seline with fur trims, and six sided mesh ceilings appear in ceilings. Faces are valued for correct fashion as waning winter season brings hats with large tulle crowns. Summer fabrics show soft pastels and linens mimic winter shapes with beads matching the fabric. black footwear dominates spring and ballroom wear.
Easy kitchen recipes and serving ideas from local homes
A collection of simple dishes with steps for carrot side, meat spread on bread, egg baked dishes, nut candy, and a yeast dough fried treat. Recipes credit Miss E F Rand, M A Malldy, Mrs J J Pieraccini, Mrs G Ulmer, and Mrs A L Raymond with their addresses.
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J. J. Pieraccini
Maxfield Street
New Bedford
First Editor of Ladies' Home Journal Dies at 58
Mrs Curtis H I Curtis wife of Curtis Publishing Company head and first editor of the Ladies Home Journal died of heart disease at 58. She became editor when the magazine launched in 1883 and retired six years later.
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Philadelphia
Curtis H. I. Curtis
Curtis Publishing Company
Ladies’ Home Journal
Mildred Champagne Talks On Love And Sentiment
A reader asks Miss Champagne for the identity of the young man who sent the article in Across the Way. Champagne declines to disclose correspondents names, noting the letter should help the woman in her position if the man across the way takes notice.
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Mildred Champagne
Champagne
Boston
Miss Champagne
R. Cc. B
Advice on a Wife’s Nightly Absences and a Boston Church Update
A reader asks how to handle a wife who returns late and is untruthful. The adviser urges watching her to protect her and others, suggesting a serious personal issue. The piece then shifts to church news in Greater Boston, including mortgage burnings, resignations, and upcoming events at several parishes and societies.
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Boyis
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Ae Cambriage
Parker
George
the Press Publishing Company
George McManus
Ree Ey
MR. Mush
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Well Dontlett
KAP
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E. F. Rand
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M. A. Malldy
Hopedale
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Lafayette Avenue
East Weymouth
Woman’s Paper
Greater Boston
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George E. Heath
Joseph Carden
Winthrop
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Beloit
Wis
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Angleton
Diocese of Texas
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Richard T. Loring
St. John’s Church
Newtonville
H. T. Musselman
American Baptist Publication Society
W. W. Main
Massachusetts Baptist Sunday School Association
Grace M. Eaton
Wakefield
Woman's American Baptist Home Missionary Society
Joanna Moore
Church Periodical Club
Trinity Parish Hall
Lawrence
Finstein
Idaho
Archdeacon Spurr
West Virginia
Episcopal City Mission
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