New England Recipes Featured In Sunday Post Page
Recipes include Cherry Jam guidance for sour and mild cherries with sugar ratios and preservation method. Scrambled Eggs With Sweetbreads uses diced parboiled sweetbreads with milk and butter for a creamy texture. Parese pineapple dish explains overnig ht standing time, rapid boiling, jar sealing, and a Concord, N H contributor. Egg-in-bread rounds provide a simple tea host option with cream and oven baking.
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H. A. Barnes
Laurel Street
Dorchester
Helen Simmers
State Street
Springfield
Sailors Risk Dear Trophy Pennant Letter Anger
In a letter to the Sewing Circle a reader defends sailors, arguing they are treated unfairly and deserve better regard. The writer expresses appreciation for a kind note and questions the harsh treatment of mariners.
Sailors’ Voyage Reflections in a Personal Letter
A dated personal note discusses sailors who risk their lives at sea, noting penalties of uniformed sailors as both terrible and polite. The author praises a correspondent, hopes for happiness, and asks for future letters via the S. C. ASB. CS.
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S. C
ASB
Hope Circle letters reveal rural matchmaking in New England
A reader from Maine writes to the Hope sewing circle praising its support for country living. She details leaving city life for a good home and husband and offers to introduce other farm hopefuls to a correspondent. She mentions three Cambridge girls nearby and signs as Pine Tree.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Post
Maine
Cambridge
Homes for Children and the Search for Summer Help
A letter from Bon- Accord asks sisters for help arranging summer work for ten children to cover board and room costs. The writer seeks a family or organization willing to take the boys and girls for part of the summer to relieve his burden while recovering from a long illness.
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Bon-Accord
Dear Pink and Purple Lilac Notes in a Sunshiny Page
A reader column features personal messages seeking guidance and social connection. Messages from a 14 year old asking about a cashier job, education plans, and a music loving family share light, informal tone. A reader asks how to remove blue ink stains from red cloth.
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Pink
P. S
Fashions and Fads Parade Veils and Embroidery
Paragraphs describe floating veils, flat broad turbans, and heavy embroidery on linens. Net blouses fall out of favor while gowns in foulard and satin appear. Pongee remains popular, ribbon threaded petticoats charm parties, burlap suiting debuts, and lace veiling trends add a delicate touch. Tiny black velvet bows brighten lingerie blouses.
Uncle Walt Mason Nostalgic Verse on Graft and Hunger
The poet recalls hard labor seasons, tumbledown hovels, and meager meals of bacon potatoes onions and bread. He contrasts past toil with writing verses that yield little reward, imagining sawdust diets and a flashy steak as risky fantasies. A reflection on remorse, poverty, and artistic struggle attributed to Walt Mason.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
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Maurice Ketten
Joe
Gasoune
John
Jonn
All
Admiral Joe
Joan
Albert Harry Twitr
Newbury Street
West Somerville
M. H. Gleason
South Street
Concord
N. H
Herever Chase
Sanborn’s
Chase & Sanborn’s
Pate
Walt
Paris
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