Sewing Circle in Boston Post invites homemaker letters
The Boston Post Sewing Circle offers a weekly forum for New England homemakers to discuss home life and domestic problems. Correspondents may write under pen names and ask for advice on managing wives, husbands, children, and household tasks, with readers urged to be helpful and concise.
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Ue SeWallig
Uae
Ap Ab Beeen
Eancabe
Dorloe
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Advertisement promises easy fat gain with Sargol reformulation
An old style ad touts Sargol as a scientific fattening aid replacing dieting and “flesh creams” with a digestive help that supposedly makes the body absorb nutrients. It claims 10 to 20 pounds of solid flesh, notes harmlessness and a money back guarantee, and warns it should not be taken by those unwilling to gain weight.
Father John’s Medicine Receives Endorsements From Leaders
Col Wm C Miles of Washington reports Father John’s Medicine saved his life and helped a child with bronchitis. Mrs M McCabe of New York praises relief for a child’s illness. Margaret Murphy of Albany credits the remedy for cough and throat troubles. Henry S N Henderson of Milford endorses it for colds and general strength.
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Wm. C. Miles
Washington D. C
John
M. McCabe
West 49Th St . City
Margaret Murphy
Clintont
Albany, N. Y
Father John
Henry S. N. Henderson
Milford, N. H
An Appeal to Wives Urging Orine Use for Drinkers
A notice urges wives to try ORRINE as a home treatment for drinking husbands or sons. It claims savings on wasted money, offers a refund if ineffective, and promotes a free booklet. It lists a price of one dollar per box and mentions Riker-Jaynes drug stores as sales points.
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Orrine
Orrine CO
Washington, D. C
Riker-Jaynes
Misery cautioned sister on a forbidden love
A letter from ALL FOR LOVE criticizes a sister who married for a home then fell for another man. The writer urges returning to her husband and children, arguing true happiness lies in loving the spouse, not wealth or status, and warns against foolish passion.
Modest Self-Respect Pays for a Girl, Dear Sewing Circle
A reader asks if modest conduct and self respect benefit a girl, seeking guidance from the sewing circle on personal virtue and social worth in a thoughtful reply.
The Two Mysteries
A somber meditation on life and death in hushed verse. The speaker ponders the deep mystery of life and the sweetness of living, while acknowledging that the dead cannot be told the secret of breath. The poem frames death as a sacred, unknowable mystery that remains beyond our reach.
THREE FAITHFUL SISTERS
The narrator recalls strict upbringing that forbade smiling at men and using makeup, shaping three shy mill sisters who believed their mother’s warnings about suitors. Yet the brothers married different women who frequented dance halls, prompting a question about modesty versus chasing wealth through unsuitable matches.
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Dickey Society Holds Annual Harvard Election
The Dickey Society of Harvard elected officers for the current college year. President is Henry Alexander Murray Jr of New York. Other officers include Vice-president Clifford Farrington of Cambridge, custos Robert H. Cutler of Boston, and Treasurer Theodore Sizer of New York. Forty more members of the 1916 class are to be elected, with weekly elections continuing.
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Dickey Society
Harvard
Henry Alexander Murray, Jr
New York
Cliffora F. Farrington
Cambridge
Robert H. Cutler
Boston
Theodore Sizer
Harvard Society
Advice on Love and Education for Young Lovers
A reader asks Mildred Champagne for guidance as two teens aged 16 and 17 navigate relationships with older men. The columnist urges continued schooling for both sides, arguing education equalizes partners and sustains a lasting bond into adulthood while preventing mismatched expectations.
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Champagne
Liza the cow imitates a saddle horse in Centre Harbor
Liza a Jersey cow owned by Henri e tta King in Centre Harbor New Hampshire apes a saddle horse submitting to riding but resists leading. She enjoys human company especially children and eats from friendly hands. A future Post feature will recount another clever pet and invites readers to submit pets and photos.
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Liza
Henrietta King
Centre Harbor
N. H
Public memorial service for Edwin Ginn planned Sunday
A memorial service honoring Edwin Ginn is set for Sunday at 3 PM at South Congregational Church with brief remarks by Samuel W. McCall Harvard professor George J. Nutt ridge Eva W. White and Edwin D. Mead. Rev and Mrs Joseph Swaim depart Boston for the Grand Canyon and Southern California with plans to return in June. Thursday organ recitals by A W Snow will feature the Lenten season at the Church of the Advent.
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Edwin Ginn
South Congregational Church
Samuel W. McCall
George J. Nutredge
Harvard University
Eva W. White
Elizabeth Peabody House
Edwin D. Mead
World Peace Foundation
Joseph 5. Swaim
Brattle Street
Cambridge
Boston
Grand Canyon
Colorado
California
Pacific Coast
Portland
Holme
Idaho
A. W. Snow
Church of the Advent
Fads and Fashions Highlight Elegant Embroidery Trends
Paragraphs describe stately embroidery flounces, ribbons with watered surfaces, and brocaded flowers in single tones. Girdles for evening gowns use silver and gold tinsel rib bons, softly crushed. Rich dress trimmings feature net with heads, wool, silk, and gold thread. Pied de poule suits gain popularity with Directoire styling in Paris.
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Paris
Cheap Westward Travel Offer from B and Q R R Co
Alex Stocks New England Pass Agent invites readers to request a free map and printed materials about travel to the Big West and Northwest. The offer promises cheap special tickets on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line, with no cost to the seeker and no commitment required.
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Big West
Northwest Country
Alex Stocks
New England Pass
Washington St
Boston
Main
Fried Oysters Southern Style and Quick Batter Bread
Recipes from New England housewives show Southern style fried oysters batter with eggs olive oil cayenne salt and cracker crumbs then breaded and fried. Another quick bake mix combines sour milk flour sugar soda and salt, baked fifteen minutes, attributed to Mrs Crosby and Mrs Be Ryter with street addresses.
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H. M. Crosby
Lexington Street
East
Boston
Alice BE Ryter
Sarsfield Street
Roxbury
Wedded for Half Century
Mr and Mrs Joseph H Nutt of Wellesley celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary at their daughter Mrs William Harringtons home in Newtonville. More than 75 guests attended including daughters from Seattle and Pittsburg. Mr Nutt 71 remains active in business. wife 69 hopes to reach their 70th anniversary.
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Joseph H. Nutt
Wellesley
William ©. Harrington
Court Street
Newtonville
Seattle
Washington
Pittsburg
Nutt
Boston
The Wishing Wisp and the Ter rors of the Tiny Tads
A children's feature preview indicates The Wishing Wisp and the Ter rors of the Tiny Tads appears in next Sunday's Post. The piece promises whimsy and gentle danger suitable for young readers.
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Sunday Post
Pape's Cold Compound Offers Quick Relief
A historic ad copy touts Pape's Cold Compound as an instant remedy for grippe and severe colds. A dose every two hours, up to three total, supposedly clears nasal passages, stops discharge, relieves headache and feverish symptoms, with a 25 cent price and claims of ease of use and pleasant taste.
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Grippe
Pape
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