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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1914
Page
17
A country visitor, Mr. Giles, tours a firm with a table telephone which lets directors speak to all departments without leaving their seats. The senior partner demonstrates. Giles asks to try it and learns packaging waits for a telegram from Mudbury before shipment.
Sir Thomas Elliott, deputy master of the mint, described harsh days in the Civil Service at a dinner. He cited a typical offender who mocked punctuality after 3 o clock saying fifty nine minutes to 4 and then left.
The Boston Post Sewing Circle page gathers homemaking advice from readers. Letters urge self sacrifice, discuss duties to husbands and children, and offer tips on managing a household and finances.
The Sunday Post prints some of the most interesting letters directed to the Sewing Circle, highlighting reader views and community voices.
A Sunday Post page showcases dessert and fruit salad ideas from homemakers Mrs H L B Stalker Provincetown Mrs B Le M Phillips Lynn and Grace M Maguire Boston. Recipes include a moist spice cake with raisins and optional fruits plus a pineapple and cream gelatin dessert yielding six servings.
Two recipes appear. Asparagus with eggs instructs layering cooked asparagus in a buttered dish, seasoning, pouring beaten eggs over, baking eight minutes, and serving with boiled ham. Grace M. Maguire of Boston signs. The second recipe for molasses biscuits uses flour sugar butter milk egg soda cassia and raisins, drop from spoon onto a tin and bake. signed by Mrs John O'Brien of Bangor, Me.
London General Omnibus Company carried 676 million passengers worldwide with fares totaling 3.25 million pounds. The firm paid 1.5 million pounds in wages to about 18 000 staff, with allied concerns bringing total near 20 000. Around London 50 miles of track operated by over 3000 buses and 10 000 conductors and drivers, bus mileage exceeded 105 million miles.
A soldier and seer discuss fame and equity, but the speaker hears a personal truth. The heart reveals that kindness is the true secret to goodness.
Marie Meredith becomes engaged to Bob Burton a violinist in the city orchestra. Her brother Dickie teases them with cheeky songs and pranks, flings gossip to the minister and couple, and finally jokes about eloping as Marie laments his interference. The couple dismiss his antics as typical.
A young woman asks if she should continue pursuing a man who recently became engaged to another. The adviser notes his pattern of chasing two loves, calls his conduct fickle and unreliable, and advises the narrator to avoid him and seek forgiveness and trust in herself.
The Dream House is a clever tale by John Edward McCarthy featured in the upcoming Sunday Post Magazine. The piece showcases McCarthy's wit and narrative voice in a light, engaging domestic vignette.
Neck ruffs in navy or black maire will be seen at the shore. Figured crepe de chine blouses offer a delightful change. White serge suits gain warmth from bright color accents. White net frocks suit hot weather events. Long jet strings accompany elaborate evening gowns. White taffeta and organdie pair in lingerie frocks. Black rises to high favor for day and evening wear. New blouses feature darts and fitted girdles.
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