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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1910
Page
9
The Sewing Circle is a new department offering a woman’s own forum for New England home makers to discuss domestic affairs health tips baby care and household economy. Correspondents may use pen names and are asked to write on one side of the page.
Instructions to curl ostrich plumes using scissors or a table knife. Grab each fiber end and curl toward the opposite end two or three times. The process is time consuming but aims to create plume curls that resemble those sent to the house. Laughing Waters.
A reader thanks for a parasol cleaning remedy and asks Trudie for a sure cure for warts on her hands. The note closes with a request for a reply.
An eighteen year old writer asks for advice on whitening the neck and mentions long-time reader enjoyment of the letters column. She signs as Just Eighteen and invites sisterly guidance.
A practical dyeing method suggests dipping tan stockings in boiling water to color a deeper ecru shade, testing with lace or net, and repeating as needed. Salt is added to set the color, claimed to be simpler and better than coffee based methods with firsthand success.
Cambridge reader asks etiquette questions about hosting an engagement party. Seeks guidance on proper steps, desired guest presence including boys, appropriate games, and reciprocal etiquette.
A heartfelt letter from a resident near Manchester New Hampshire to a distant correspondent notes shared birthdays and a forthcoming August baby visit. The writer asks for a real address and hopes for a reunion, mentioning anticipation of a letter in return.
An avid camper known as Dorchester Lou lists a full gear and utensil kit for a 9 by 12 tent with fly, including furniture, cooking gear, dishes, lanterns, ropes, and tools. He notes summer camping in pine and cedar woods and invites further correspondence.
A reader asks the Sewing Circle for a bunion cure and healing advice after misplacing the original paper with the remedy. The letter seeks a repeat of the cure and thanks the sisters for past helpful hints.
Guidance on removing facial moth patches and reducing dark under eye circles. Suggests gentle cleansing, moisturizing, and sun protection. Recommends avoiding harsh scrubs and trying light massage from the nose outward to the temples, with caution not to rub or irritate skin.
A Victorian style notice lists names and ages of five girls Violet nine Edith six Mildred four Florence two and Edna nine months. It offers household tips including bluings and stove polish and a remedy for headache using hot vinegar and salt bandages.
Camping guidance suggests building a camp of logs or heavy canvas. If using canvas, construct a stone fireplace for outdoor cooking and place a bed on floorboards to avoid dampness in rain. Comfort depends on individual taste in furniture and drapery.
The Maverick Congregational Church West Boston announces the North River Norwell camp will open July 11 under H L Etheridge of Tufts College supervision. Also noted are officers elected by the Women's Minister Union and social events from Grace Medford and Christ's Quincy Church groups. The Episcopalian Club Boston plans to send a delegation to Portland for the 18th annual National Conference in Maine.
A 16 year old boy asks Miss Champagne how to quiet rumors that he and a girl are engaged. The columnist suggests reducing appearances with the girl to curb gossip and protect both reputations.
A reader seeks guidance on how men view a girl who resists kissing yet accepts hugs and handholding. The advice stresses that respect hinges on deportment, dress, and facial expression, not mere physical gestures. It warns that familiar behavior can lower a girl’s standing, while true respect comes from demeanor and moral bearing.
Poet Walt Mason urges readers to abandon haunted memories and seize the present. He contrasts a burdensome past with a hopeful, active today filled with progress, work, and purpose.
A traditional sausage recipe mixes 21-2 pounds pork with 1-2 pound beef through a fine chopper, seasoned with sage savory salt pepper and cayenne, rolled in wax paper. Another fish recipe boils soaked fillets with butter flour milk and potatoes, then folds and serves.
Instructions describe cooking shelled green peas with potatoes in small water, then finishing with white pepper, butter, and cream thickened with corn starch. Adds carrots and onions for flavor. South Natick. M. D. Hayden. Also a curry flavored rice stuffed chicken steamed with a cream onion parsley sauce. siitisige street, Mito.
Airdome at the American League ball grounds on Huntington avenue opens with sensational acts. The program features the Airdome Girls, a double quartet of dancers, and Thompson's high school horses. Glenne H Curtiss plans a flight from New York to Boston landing at the Airdome, with routing over the sound to reduce danger from hills.
London June 7 The Royal Aero Club awarded its gold medal to Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls for a successful Dover to Calais and return flight, marking a notable aerial achievement.
Lilly Buchanan of Kirkcaldy arrived on the Parisian with Walter Jack of Wenham and, after a special hearing in which a license was claimed, the couple were married last evening by Rev. Frederick B. Richards of the Phillips Congregational Church in South Boston.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr his fiancee Miss Eleanor Alexander of New York and Mrs Alexander arrived in N H after a heavy rainstorm. They came from Littletom to pack a shipment of antique furniture from Mrs Alexanders cottage given to the prospective bride as a wedding present by her mother.
Fire broke out in the partitioned second floor of the 150 year old Goodridge house on Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. Prompt fire department and citizen aid limited damage to several hundred dollars, preserving the square-structured landmark near the Cooper and Tobey houses from 1657.
Engraved cards announce that Frederick Joseph Macleod, Democratic State committee chairman, will wed Miss Elizabeth Gwendolen Conner of Somerville. The bride is daughter of Mrs. Thomas Charles Conner of 81 Its Street Somerville. The ceremony will take place June 2 at the bride’s home, conducted by Rev. Dr. Laran A. Clevenger.
John Bolan, 65, working on the schooner Red Jacket at O'Conell's wharf off Freeport Street Dorchester, was injured when a lime barrel fell in the hold after a lifting hoop broke. His right leg was broken in two places.
The Papyrus Club plans a field day today at Belmont Spring Country Club with afternoon sports and a 6 o'clock pageant featuring club members.
Messrs. W. F. Ayers and A. L. Fletcher sail today on the U S Lusitania for annual buying tours. Ayers will visit linen and white goods centers in Great Britain Germany Austria Switzerland and France. Fletcher will buy fancy leather and toilet goods in England Germany Austria and France.
Miss Eleanor Brigham of 439 Beacon street has issued cards for a musicale to be given at her residence next Friday afternoon.
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