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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1916
Page
12
The Boston Post Sewing Circle offers intimate guidance on marriage roles and family finance. Readers share letters from a mother of twins and women seeking harmony with mothers in law, husbands, and finances, with cautions to invest in homes and balance earnings.
The Clarendon Street Church extends a call to Rev William Allan of Greenwood Baptist Brooklyn to begin work in Boston by February end. Rev Madison C Peters returns to Brooklyn when the new pastor arrives. Young people rally in Goddard Chapel Tafta College hosted by the Universalist Y P C U with speakers Dean Bumpus and Dean McCollester. Ford Hall idea at Old South Meeting House begins February 6 with biweekly meetings through April 2 aiming to engage diverse churchgoers in sociological and economic topics without religious features.
The Sunday Post prints some of the most interesting letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing readers’ views and anecdotes on craft, etiquette, and community projects.
The piece extols a sunny spirit and shared humanity. It urges brightness in life and courage in duty, urging listeners to lift others and face tasks with trust. The verses celebrate fellowship, light in darkness, and striving for honesty beyond distraction.
A neighboring writer’s wife recounts how she proposed to Roger, a poor but devoted neighbor. After her motherless youth, a fall, and a year of waiting, she confronts social expectations, and they marry, inviting a life abroad with him.
A Beverly reader shares a home care tip to extend silk stockings. Rub parafine wax into heels and toes before wear and after cleaning, warming the wax until soft, then applying inside and out. One waxing lasts several weeks with regular use.
Mrs Payne Whitney gathers a rare collection of old fashioned receipts dating to 1683 and earlier. The trove includes Banbury cake original by G Markham and even Queen’s baker notes from Balmoral Castle with detailed baking and serving methods for feasts and special dishes.
A famous tenor, hearing his tailor anxious for a listen in London, sent a ticket. The tailor later told him the concert was awful, noting the trousers did not fit.
Poem from 1915 holiday book describing Brittany children fearing war. Children watch fathers sail, while sisters bid goodbye and mothers weep. Refrain promises the ocean will guard and comfort those gone to war.
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