Questions and Answers From the Post Letter Box
A collection of reader queries addressed to the editor including egg nutrition, name changes, royal houses, the Ides of March date, army arsenals, and the relation of Princess Mary to Princess Pat. Answers clarify nutrition, probate consent, royal lineage, and geographic details.
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Sir
Mary
Pat
Canada
Sunday Post Culinary Pages Offer Diverse Home Recipes
Readable notes present dairy sauces and baked dishes from the Sunday Post. Recipes cover drawn butter sauce, egg sauce, fish souffle, English pot pie, pepper chop suey, raised doughnuts, molasses cookies, and apple fritters with attributions to Mrs L A Frame and Mrs F A Clark from Brockton and North Oxford.
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L. A. Frame
Otis Street
Brockton
F. A. Clark
North Oxford
A Patroness of Art in The People in Our Square
More details from Samuel Hopk ins Adams on the patroness of art will appear in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
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Our Square
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Boston Sunday Post
Bonus for Mothers Weighs Moral Charity and Duty
Readers argue for and against a monetary bonus for mothers amid wartime sacrifice. Letters praise devoted mothers who raise orphans or support large families, while others insist rewards belong to soldiers who served. The debate stresses appreciation, support, and practical aid for mothering roles in society.
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Sewing Circle
France
Lewin Cire
Hads and Fashions unum AUR SAR and Paris trim
A fashion item description notes white grosgrain ribbon and white gardenias on a black felt hat, Paris influenced drapery across the figure, a silver filet embroidered evening gown, fringe yellow and white plaid homespun scarf and skirt, and a black crepe satin dinner dress with steel bead embellishments.
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Paris
Jury Awards $1 261 706.14 for Breach of Contract
The jury awarded General John H. Sherburne and Howard Stockton trustees for I. R. Sherburne Company $1 261 706.14 against Moss et Cle of Buenos Ayres for alleged breach of contract. Federal Judge Morton noted it as the largest award on record during his tenure.
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Morton
United States District Court
John H. Sherburne
Howard Stockton
I. R. Sherburne Company
Moss Et Cle
Buenos Ayres
Farm women organize across New York State
Nearly 40 000 farm women in New York are members of the Home Bureau Federation with organized groups in every county, reflecting broad countywide engagement in rural women’s activities.
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New York State
The
Home Bureau Federation
Household Hints and Tips from Nova Scotia Reader
Practical domestic tips include using a funnel as an egg separator with vinegar to remove sticky fly paper, smoothing jelly between cake layers, gelatin substitutions for eggs, dissolving gelatin, dust proofing with a shade on shelves, ironing over a cushion, and repurposing worn stockings as floor mop. Signed by Mrs John M Jeddirie Mayflower Digby Co Nova Scotia.
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John M. Jeddrie
Mayflower
Digby Co
Nova Scotia
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason on Modern Traffic
Uncle Walt laments modern congestion and speed with playful verse. He contrasts old horse drawn towns with crowded streets and advancing motor vehicles, noting unsafe crossings and crowded alleys as cars multiply and drivers rush ahead.
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Walt Mason
Maine and Massachusetts bond through history of care and conquest
The piece outlines how Massachusetts fostered Maine from early settlement days, detailing 1652 governance, the Gorges claim, York County’s formation, and the long territorial dispute. It notes Maine’s role in Louisburg’s capture and its 1820 statehood, with Governor Brooks recalling the splitting of “bone of our bone” friendship.
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Maine
Massachusetts
Sir Ferdinando Gorges
James Phinney Baxter
Maine Historical Society
Sir Ferdinando
Charles L
Kittery
County of
York
Isles of Shoals
Piscataqua
General Court of
Charles II
Ferdinando
England
Gorges
Andros
Louisburg
William Pepperell
Portland
Missouri
Brooks
Mildred Talks on Love and Sentiment
A reader asks about kissing on a brief acquaintance. Madame warns against cheapening oneself by accepting a good night kiss and urges self-respect and choosing wholesome, respectful company over transient attention from certain men.
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Mildred
Miss Champagne
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