Oyster sauce and butter mix recipe by Grace M. Maguire
A historical recipe fragment lists ingredients and steps for oyster sauce served with eggs and crust or toast, signed by Grace M. Maguire of Boston. It also includes a butter sugar cake recipe by Mrs. May Sousa from Somerville, outlining creaming butter and sugar, eggs, flour, cinnamon, and baking steps.
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Grace M. Maguire
Hancock Street
Boston
May Cgc. Sousa
Buckingham Street
Somerville
Letters From The Circle On Matrimony And Loneliness
A reader advises handling spousal separation with firmness and shared duties. A widow laments grief while caring for children and planning relocation. A LIGHT HOUSE SERVICE correspondent urges perseverance, transfer requests, and eventual home life, urging sacrifice and ambition.
Lighthouse Sister Seeks Advice on Abandoning Lighthouse Life
In a letter to Circle, a sister asks whether she should urge her husband to leave the lighthouse service so they can live on the mainland where she could find companionship and amusements.
Wisdom of Marrying a Tuberculosis Sufferer Questioned
A letter replies to an inquiry about marrying a man with tuberculosis symptoms and advises embracing devotion. It suggests taking him to a dry New Hampshire camp to nurse him to health and win his love, then notes many readers respond to the Sewing Circle on whether a wife should rise early to care for her husband versus preserving her youth.
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Gussie
New Hampshire
Sewing Circle
To Peaches and Cream Hubby’s Sweetheart
A lighthearted reminiscence from a 58 year old narrator who married at 18 and prides herself on looking young, joking that her complexion resembles peaches and cream and that she and her husband aim to age gracefully with faith and self care.
Rights of a Wife in Early Married Life
A female author asserts a wife may assert her rights in marriage and that a husband who needs a reminder may improve. She references a man whose wife Hagan embodies this stance and suggests positive change can occur within the first year.
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Gil
Hagan
Dear Sisters A Man Worthwhile Wants a Wife
A letter notes a man seeking a wife who can keep a clean comfortable home and cook well. The writer praises a mother who is old fashioned, worked from early morning, and shares in duties with her children, claiming no cold breakfast has ever been served in their house.
Is This Husband Exceptional
A wife defends her husband who makes and serves breakfast and buys milk and bread every morning for over 20 years. She argues that he performs early morning chores without suffering and claims men are better suited for such work. The letter portrays a lighthearted domestic grievance aimed at challenging gender norms.
Letters to the Sewing Circle Featured in Sunday Post
The Sunday Post highlights several of the Sewing Circle's most engaging letters. Contributors discuss crafts, community events, and personal stories that reflect the circle's spirit and regional interests.
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The
Sunday Post
Hit by Car Baby Not Injured in Manchester
Five year old Albert Provensher was struck by an electric car at 12:30 PM while playing on the MacGregorville line. The motorman stopped the vehicle after the boy was rolled under it. he was pulled free uninjured and later returned home for examination. The child resumed playing about ten minutes later.
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Manchester
N. H
Albert Provensher
MacGregorville Line
Limburger Cheese Wins Over Skeptical Palates
Uncle Walt Mason recalls his change of mind about Limburger cheese as he admits initial odor misled him. He notes scent and perception can misjudge quality and recalls how Limburger, once scorned, now delights with its bold fragrance and warming, comforting effect.
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Limbur
Limburg
Walt Mason
Love and Sentiment Advice From Mildred Champagne
A reader asks Mildred Champagne for guidance on love and responsibility. A soldier plans for marriage after education while another young man faces a forced engagement due to a mother's interference and a troubled possible bride.
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Mildred Champagne
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