Sewing Circle in The Boston Post Provides Homemaker Forum
The Sewing Circle is a regular department in The Boston Daily and Sunday Post. It invites New England homemakers to discuss home life, household economy, child care, gardening, and related topics. Readers may ask questions and offer advice, writing on one side of the paper.
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Sewing Circle
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Ten Best Short Poems Ninth in Series
The ninth selection from the series chosen by Charles A. Dana as among the ten best short poems in English. The note announces the tenth selection will be printed tomorrow.
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Charles A. Dana
Pibroch of Donuil Dhu
Scottish poem summons Clan Donuil to Inverlochy war with war-pipe and pennon. Gates opened by high chiefs and followers marching to battle, leaving all else behind as blades and plaids ready for combat.
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Pibroch
Donuil Dhu
Sir Walter Scott
Donuil
Clan Donuil
Pensions and domestic duties stir Sewing Circle debate
A reader panel attacks extremes in marital roles and wages while advocating work for women and pensions in a humorous yet pointed exchange. Letters discuss independence versus control, childrearing, spying, and spousal rights with sharp wit and spirited moral assertions.
The Post's Original Short Story Competition Rules
Instructions request new writers to read the Sun day Post editorial page for rules. Stories must be original and not copied or imitated from any publication.
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Sunday Post
Letters to the Sewing Circle Highlighted in Sunday Post
The Sunday Post prints selected letters to the Sewing Circle showcasing readers' thoughts and tips. Readers share sewing advice, patterns, and community notes reflecting the column’s lively exchange.
The Honest Light of Childhood Eyes
Poem extolling the purity and wonder of children’s eyes and their vision of right and beauty. It imagines childhood as a guiding glow that leads adults away from trouble toward a bright, hopeful horizon. The speaker pleads to keep children safe from harm and shining with wonder.
Ranger training ship cancels Europe voyage in favor of southern ports
The nautical training ship Ranger will not tour Europe this season. With 100 cadets aboard, the ship will cruise to southern ports instead. The change follows a delay in a new shaft not being ready until September.
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Ranger
Unlucky Looi's Luck Turns in Sunday Post Call
In the Sunday Post, Unlucky Looi's streak shifts as a lucky break appears. The report traces a surprising twist in the tale, detailing how a misfortune transforms into a pivotal moment for Looi.
Making the Boss Mind
A chaotic office morning shows the boss snapping orders to dust the desk, mail a letter, and sort ledgers while staff rush about. Billy the office boy battles confusion as the limited New York vs the twentieth century Chicago directive causes mistakes and tension.
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Bis
New York
Chicago
The Boss and The Helpers At The Office
A boss struggles with a mangled business letter as office staff fail to catch the crucial figures. After repeated miscommunication and mounting tempers the head bookkeeper and stenographer cannot decipher the numbers, prompting threats of dismissal and a sudden round of sodas for five.
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Boss
Billy
Cream Raisin Cake from Mrs Tanner Springfield
Cream butter and sugar then fold in flour baking powder and milk. Stir in raisins and nutmeg then bake in a moderate oven. A budget friendly cake attributed to Mrs L M Tanner of 57 High Street Springfield.
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L. M. Tanner
High Street
Springfield
Mustard Sauce Recipe From Mrs Marie M'Auliffe
A tested mustard mix combines eight tablespoonfuls mustard four teaspoons salt four teaspoons sugar one saltspoon cayenne four tablespoons melted butter juice of one raw onion strained through a lemon squeezer and vinegar to desired thinness. Mrs Marie M'Auliffe 115 Pleasant Street Cambridge.
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Marie M’auliffe
Pleasant Street
Cambridge
Immigrant Detention Fight Ends With Woman’s Observation
Four immigration inspectors battled a distressed Sicilian woman for about thirty minutes at the Long Wharf detention pen to stop her from harming herself. Immigrants crowded the room as the struggle moved across the detention space. The woman yelled and begged to die and bit at the officers before being restrained and taken to the Psychiatric Hospital for observation.
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Roas Furnero
Long Wharf
Psychopathic Hospital
Talks on Love and Sentlement
A 19 year old girl asks if she should continue seeing a man who dates another girl and may be engaged. Advice urges a clear talk to learn his real status, demand honesty, and avoid being a backup or toy for his idle time.
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Audi Alteram Partem
Hubby
Miss Champagne
Parish events highlight Sacred Heart Watertown field day
Parishioners of Sacred Heart Church Watertown plan a field day and reunion next Saturday at Mt. Auburn grounds with district tables run by church societies. Edward Ferguson leads the committee for the day.
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Sacred Heart Church of
Watertown
Mt. Auburn
Edward Ferguson
FURIES HALT COURT TRIAL IN BELFAST SENSATION
A militant suffragette crowd disrupted Belfast Assize Court as Dorothy vars of the Belfast Woman's Social and Political Union faced trial for possessing explosives. The disturbance, including window smashing and police assaults, forced temporary suspension of proceedings.
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Ireland
Assize Court
Dorothy Vars
Woman’s Social and Political Nien
Evans
Funeral Services for Mrs Whipple Held at Home
Funeral services for Mrs Sherman L Whipple were held yesterday at her Clydehurst Brookline residence. Rev Carrol Perry rector of St Pauls Episcopal Church Brookline conducted the rites. A male quartet sang Lead Kindly Light Abide With Me and Nearer My God to Thee. Floral arrangements surrounded the casket.
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Sherman L. Whipple
Clydehurst
Brookline
Carrol Perry
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Whipple
Protestant church activities and clergy listings
Sunday school groups from Baptist and Sharon churches were taken to Hohe Park, Stoughton, by ministers from three churches. Rev. J. C. Archer, recently assistant pastor in Brockton, was visiting from New Haven and will meet his new congregation next Sunday. Dr Chen of Pekin will preach at Highland Chapel starting August 2. Unitarian Rev Louis A. Walker assumes leadership in Middleboro. Congregational Rev G Welcott Brooks marks 25 years in Dorchester church. Ginger re Pop teased for next Sunday Post.
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Hohe Park
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J. C. Archer
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Middleboro
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Dorchester- Milla
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