Sewing Circle Advice From Boston Post Readers
In the Sewing Circle column, Boston Post readers discuss home life, budgeting, and household chores. An anonymous letter from Crystal shares pruning tips on living on $13 weekly and the value of regular cooking lessons, while Roxbury Crossing notes credit over cash payments to maintain longer-term reliability.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Crystal
Training for Wifehood and Modern Courtship Letters
Readers debate whether women today should prioritise domestic duties and thrift over leisure. A sisterly reply argues men also fail in courting and older norms persist, while one writer recalls harsh choices when love collides with family expectations and eugenics talk. Another letter warns against drink and dancing that lead to ruin.
The Woman in the Shadows Dear Sewing Circle
The writer pleads for city or state control of public dancing halls to ensure moral safety for youths. She laments missed chances to meet a sweetheart in respectable settings and reflects on a troubled childhood and crowded home.
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Sewing Circle
Letters to the Sewing Circle Highlighted in Sunday Post
The Sunday Post features several notable letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader opinions, tips, and community concerns on craft, etiquette, and shared projects. Readers discuss patterns, fabric choices, and sewing techniques with a friendly tone.
Recipes from New England Housewives on Sunday Post
A set of home cooking formulas from readers Mrs F. W. Monroe Mrs W. B. Kirkman Mrs Josephine Davis Miss H. A. Shelley and Miss Josephine Johns. The notes include dessert bars corn pudding strawberry fritters and cream cheese with quince jelly served on lettuce. Recipes show varied ingredients and baking methods from muffins to frostings.
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New England
Sunday Post
W. B. Kirkman
W. Tist Street
New York City
TWO RINGS
Stanley Fenton, bored by wealth, is injured by a falling weight and finds purpose through nurse Pansy. He heals in a hospital and proposes with two rings, hoping for a future with her while planning to confront the man who caused his accident. The tale blends romance with musings on love and individuality.
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Stanley Fenton
Stanley
Pansy
Old Mr Parr’s car ride ends in tragedy
A comic Mother Goose verse chronicles Old Mr Parr who shuns speed then pushes ahead. He slows then speeds up until a head injury proves costly. The tale ends with his nurse and doctor and a grim sigh that the auto was a dandy.
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Mr. Parr
Parr
John
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Dear Miss Champagne Advice Column Fragment
A reader pleads overdated romance concerns asking how to advance a budding relationship without etiquette breach. The letter notes a three year senior man who treats her as friend rather than lover, and questions calling and acceptable companionship.
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Miss Champagne
Virginia
Paragraphs on Fads and Fashions Highlighted Styles
Avery's smart pump in gunmetal calf with oxidized silver buckle stands out among fashion notes. Summer frock sashes use satin taffeta or ribbon with fringed long ends. Hats feature ribbon bands with bright color embroidery for street wear. Chic blouses in pink linen show a jabot lace collar. white glace kid gloves display pale blue pink or tan diamond insets at the top.
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Avery
Investigations Rise Over Malden Everett Church Fires
Investigations into a spate of fires in Malden and Everett began after the Glendale Methodist Episcopal Church fire on Sunday night. Everett Fire Chief Swann labeled the blaze incendiary and said no arrest yet. Linden Church fire checks will start soon and the Kaufman garage blaze inquiry was postponed after summonses were issued to the Webster Street family.
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Malden
Everett
Joseph T. Swann
J. J. Kaufman
Webster Street
Maiden
State House
Kaufman
Turner
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van Loon
Father
Veg
Bobby
Ernie Ceathers
MR. van
UFR Insurances
SAALD
The
McClure Newspager Syndicate
Srey
Roxbury Crossing
F. W. Monroe
Wendell St
Providence
R. I
Josephine Davis
R. D
Box
Putnam, Conn
H. A. Shelley
Oak, Avenue
Dorchester
Josephine Johns
Cottage Street
South Portland
Pine
Jwes
Eleanor Olive Kemp
Lexington St
Boston
Mother Goose
Mildred Champagne
Russia
West Street
Boston Consolidated Gas CO
Oxford
Hunt
Malden and
Everett Blazes
Noway
American Mills Co
Essex
B. C
Washington Street
Holmes, Luce & Co
Adams Sq
Washington St
Campbell
Campbell's
Carpenter-Morton Co
Sudbury Street
Mass
Miss Shay’s Shoe Shop
Temple Place
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