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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1914
Page
13
The Sewing Circle in the Boston daily and Sunday Post invites home makers to discuss household affairs and family problems. Topics include managing husbands and children, baby care, economy, flowers, and gardening. Correspondents may use pen names and write on one side of the paper to the Sewing Circle Editor in Boston.
A Natick woman and others comment on living on tight weekly incomes. Letters compare rent, groceries, and savings plans, debating economy, debt, and whether marriage can be sustained on limited funds. Many readers share personal budgets and urge practical frugality.
A reader argues against the term Hubby for husbands preferring proper titles. She states women can walk Boston streets at night without insult if vigilant. Recommends carrying a policeman's loud whistle for protection, claiming one blast can deter assault and aid in danger, more prudent than a revolver, says District Nurse.
A reader condemns whipping as a relic of the 19th century and praises Montessori methods that foster child self-reliance. A younger mother recalls harsh punishment shaping her youth, while a cousin’s leniency led to a troubled life. SAVED IN TIME.
The Sunday Post prints select letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader opinions and practical sewing tips. Contributors share experiences, project ideas, and friendly debate over needles, fabrics, and fashion.
LONTN reports the House passed by 215 to 162 a bill proposing all parliamentary elections be held on the same day. Sponsored by Liberal Sir Harry Verney, the measure aims to curb plural voting and reduce business disruption from extended general elections.
Helen leaves her husband James with their son Harold after a quarrel over punishment. In Worcester she struggles to find work as a stenographer and later as a salesgirl. With rent due and no money, she pawns her wedding ring for $5 to pay the landlord. She plans to return home and tell James the truth.
Adeline designs a small spring turban in maire ribbon with light weight trimming. The model comes in Nell rose, hunters green, tomato red, golden brown and blues, trimmed with a pair of aigrettes. Hats are inexpensive, allowing multiple matches to outfits.
After a long separation a wife finds her husband in the library where he awaits the reunion. Harold is carried inside and the embrace heals old wounds. Jim and Helen celebrate with a wedding ring and a diamond symbol of renewed vows, the ring described as their golden guard.
Black tulle and white remain smart color choices. Sleeveless jackets gain favor while three piece taffeta suits lead spring fashion. Suede gloves replace glace, girdles and sashes stay key, and black silk spring gowns appear. White moire parasols with black satin borders, peg top skirts, long sheer sleeves, loose coats, challis fabrics, antique blue with tobacco brown, brocaded sashes, and high hair styling headline the season.
With the March 2 deadline looming, five income tax deputies worked late as hundreds of taxpayers swarmed the office. Accounts ranged from corporations claiming no business activity to individuals seeking extensions. One man argued a $35 car tire replacement was deductible, while an elderly woman struggled to place items on the forms. Many warned of appeals to the Supreme Court as the clerks race to finish returns before the deadline.
Gloucester Feb 27 A fire destroyed a horse two touring cars three autos a three ton truck two sleighs and the garage barn on Beachmont avenue Stage Fort Heights owned by Walter Cressy. Damage listed at 15000 with cause unknown.
In the Baltimore American voice the piece notes that those who strike the fallen and stumble at parting must be forgiven for they know not what they do. Their hindrance becomes a task for wiser ones to rise and render mercy to the afflicted.
A column includes detailed instructions for making chicken dumplings in stew with precise dough ratios and cooking tips, followed by several home cook notes. Ingredients list eggs flour salt pepper and water, with warnings about stirring to avoid dumplings sticking. Also included are bread soaked in sour milk batter, maple syrup batter with corn meal, and a yeast-set batter for bread or pancakes, attributed to Mrs Samuel Armstrong and Mrs Efugenta Burnelil with addresses in Worcester and Rockport.
The noonday preacher at St Pauls Cathedral will be Rev Milo H Gates of Trinity Parish New York. St Lukes Episcopal Allston begins services in its new church Bi Avenue near Commonwealth Avenue tomorrow. Rev J Cromwell Hughes of Dorchester Immanuel Baptist will speak at Gilbert Hall Tre Mont Temple tonight for St Davids Day. Welsh residents invited to attend at Hughes church tomorrow evening. Rev Arthur L Howe of Mt Bellingham Chelsea is slated for another year by the quarterly conference.
Daniel W. Sanborn, former general superintendent of the Boston and Maine railroad, quietly marked his birth anniversary at his Somerville home yesterday. A large contingent of railroad men called to extend greetings and conductors presented him with a bouquet of 80 pinks.
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