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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1911
Page
11
A column sketches New Orleans Roosevelt reception praise, Boston cab lights, a runaway horse at Back Bay stables, meetings with officials, a clever hat bird question, a Bermuda trip hoax, Evacuation Day plans, a club game involving phone calls, stock tips derailed by superstition, and a banker avoiding trades on the 11th of the month.
The Rev. Amzi C Dixon of the Moody Church in Chicago preaches at London Metropolitan Tabernacle and writes on evangelism and higher criticism. Boston clergymen Allan A Stockdale and George L Cady head to duties and talks in Indiana Springfield and Chelsea. Colonel S L Brengie leads a revival at People’s Palace as District Sunday School Association holds its annual convention in Chelsea.
Mrs. Charles Cc. Darwin, historian-general and charter member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, longtime vice president-general of the Children of the American Revolution, died at her Washington home yesterday. She was a native of Middlebury, Vermont.
A reflective monologue by Waltson on yearning for higher dreams and cosmic travel. A sand bag from an airship breaks his back and a river dream of light and prison mirrors his existential gloom. He vows to stop questioning fate and adopt a carefree stance.
A 22 year old asks Miss Champagne whether to marry a wealthy 70 year old to support her mother and sister, or marry the man she loves who cannot provide. The advice condemns the elder proposal as immoral and urges the young woman to stay true to her feelings and reject the arrangement, noting the wrong of selling herself for money.
A whist party is held Friday at 8 15 in Metaphysical Hall Huntington Chambers 30 Huntington Avenue to raise funds for a new Free Home for Consumptives. The current building turns away many sufferers after 21 years. The fundraiser charges 25 cents and runs weekly on Mondays and Fridays year round.
A boastful farmer bets on finding the thief who stole Colonel Brandon's valuable painting. He follows muddy boot clues to a lumber camp but is seized by two masked men who threaten him and warn him against naming suspects. The captors compel him to reveal nothing as punishment.
The readable fragments hint at a dialogue about the cold and a stove scene. A boy references a plan or object, while a cryptic phrase suggests future insecurity. The source text remains incomplete but conveys a chilly domestic vignette.
Washing and stuffing the fish, slicing salt pork into three gashes per side, dredging with salt pepper and flour, baking with pork under and over the fish, serving with brown sauce, lemon slices and parsley. AUGUSTA NELSON. 66 Joy street Somerville.
The Sewing Circle column invites home makers of New England to share problems on family life health and household management. Readers sign with noms de plume and discuss topics from baby care to remedies and domestic economy with practical tips and questions to the editor.
A reader describes a simple chafing dish social with six people, centered on a lobster Newburg menu. Formal touches include white damask, individual place settings, and easy hors d oeuvre. The note suggests casual participation at the dish for a fun, informal gathering.
The note advises using benzine or naphtha to wash a dress with caution and airing until dry. It mentions a plant owner troubled by plant lice using warm suds with white soap, a 10 to 15 minute soak, then rinse, and weekly or fortnightly care. The author admits no knowledge about ivy but has several thriving house plants.
Inquiries about worm remedies for young children are answered with catnip tea for under two, prepared strong with milk and sugar and given in small cupfuls. For children over two, worm powder or tablets are suggested as effective options.
A fragment from Missouri shows a quirky back and forth about identity and home life. The writer asks about children, daily routines, and where the other person lives, mentioning Dorchester and the Post’s sewing circle.
A reader from Liverpool shares a home washing method to achieve whiter clothes. She suggests boiling with soap soda and water, boiling ten minutes, then washing and rinsing in two waters with bluings in the final rinse. Cautions about borax causing yellow streaks when ironing.
An in growing nail remedy is shared recommending filing the nail top weekly after bathing to ease growth away from corners. A reader notes Mr S. W. gains five pounds in weeks from a recommended oil while wishing for a stable ideal weight. The column ends with light humor about Newton Newkirk and scallops.
Dear Mina here with eight eager sewists seeking a pretty club name. Consider these options that evoke craft and sisterhood: Moonlit Stitches, Daisy Needle Circle, Velvet Thread Guild, Blooming Spools Society, Luminous Loom Ladies, Starlight Sewists, Petal and Pin Collective, Ribbon Rose Guild.
A reader asks the legal age for marriage without parental consent in Massachusetts. The issue concerns underage marriage laws and any required parental or guardian approval, with emphasis on current statutes and possible age restrictions.
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