Signs of Spring and City Notes Brighten Boston Scene
The Observant citizen reports spring signs around Boston with crocuses in Back Bay and golfers at Franklin Park though conditions are damp. He notes street carts, sprucing up druggists, and counterfeits spotted in the Boston area. A Cambridge mayoral win prompts a quirky train tale and locals discuss tomatoes prices.
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The Paramount Question of Life at Home
A poem contemplates character tested not by public praise or office but by conduct in private at home. It warns that many wear facades in society yet reveal true virtues or vices when unobserved by others. The core inquiry asks what kind of person one becomes behind closed doors and within family life.
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Henri Bergson
Henri
Mart
Sewing Circle in Boston Post helps homemakers share advice
In the Sewing Circle column the Boston Post invites New England homemakers to discuss domestic problems and exchange advice. Alice describes a method to curb a husband’s late hours by staying at a friend's house, leading to a cooling estrangement.
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Jeffery Farnol and Walt Mason Praise Tales of Charm
A 1912 tribute from Walt Mason to Jeffery Farnol celebrates Farnol’s sunny rural romances. The note lauds open roads, farm life, inns, and cheerful countryside, praising Farnol for avoiding grim modern problems and uplifting escapism.
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Jeff
Walt Mason
Advice From a Friend About a Married Woman’s Stay
A letter admonishes Alice I for staying away from home and at a friend's house, urging confession and promising social harm. It notes not the act of visiting a friend but staying at the friend's husband’s place could be wrong, and warns of regret. The tone is cautioning and moralizing.
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Alice
Snow Queen Reflections on Husbands and Urged Gratitude
A fragmentary note praising differing spouses and urging contentment, ending with the phrase Snow Queen. The passage suggests a conversation about marital contrast among sisters and a hopeful, ironic resolve. The text is cryptic and lacks full context.
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Snow Queen
Dear Dimple ends with playful jab at mollycoddle husband
A cheeky note praises Dimple yet derides her husband as a mollycoddle for spending evenings sewing hooks and eyes on gowns. It suggests she should let him play the piano and sew on buttons instead. No mollycoddle's wife.
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Mollycoddle
Advice on marriage roles prompts strong reader letters
A Sewing Circle reader responds to recent queries about marital duties. The letter urges wives and husbands to compromise on housework and finance, citing personal experience with smoking, earnings, and loyalty. The discussion frames work, support, and respect within six year marriages.
Sewing Circle Featured in Sunday Post
The Sunday Post highlights the Sewing Circle, noting its weekly gathering and craft projects. Members share tips, patterns, and social events, reflecting community interest in home arts and neighborhood bonding.
Spring Fashion Notes Highlight Delicate Blouses and Hats
The paragraph outlines spring fashion trends featuring white crepe de chine and satin blouses with color accents, bright plaids and wool fabrics for children's wear, small snug hats, separate blouses to match chiffon and silk skirts, three tone flounce petti coats, and smart front fastening shirtwaists with Valenciennes lace pleating.
When a suitor delays marriage talk what should I do
A reader asks why a long term partner does not discuss marriage or declare love. The adviser notes no signs of cooling, suggests the man may still be considering, and advises waiting for a clear cue before acting.
Anonymous letter argues wives should work to support husbands
A reader suggests Primmy-Yes take a low paying job to keep a husband supported, arguing married women get work easily while blaming young girls for moral failure. The writer cites offices filled with married women and disparages the language used around younger workers.
A Soldier's Widow Reflects on a Neighbor's Fate
A widow recalls a neighbor whose husband toiled daily and returned for meals while she socialized. He was later committed to an insane hospital and died there, with doctors citing overwork and cold meals as causes.
Husband Ironing and Beauty Fashions in Home Life
A wife describes her husband’s devotion as he irons her garments and assists with keeping her fair, noting their shared routine. She mentions their maid’s workload easing as the husband spends two evenings a week on chores, while protecting her delicate hands.
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Hubby
The Suitor’s Signal in a Delicate Proposal
The text guides a woman to acknowledge a suitor’s proposal by hinting readiness to marry without direct words. It notes he may wait for her signal, and upon consent he will likely grow more demonstrative as his affection becomes evident.
Flowery Kingdom blooms in Houghton and Dutton millinery
Flowery Kingdom at Houghton and Dutton showcases a spring millinery display with a wide range of wild and cultivated flowers. Visitors enjoy free trimming, and displays feature gladiolus stalks, lilies of the valley, Star of Bethlehem, carnations, hop vines, and wreaths for crowns and brims.
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Houghton & Dutton
Houghton & Dutton’s
Star of Bethlehem
Fashion notes on spring hats and floral trends
Tiny silk poppies and lovelier roses dominate this season with the Boisa rose as the fad. Large and tall hat shapes prevail with extensive lace over straw, wide ribbon bows, and willow plumes in rich Oriental tones. White and black hats provide a stark counterpoint to luxury designs, while children’s millinery remains notable.
Mayor Wins Third Term In Oldtown Race
Charles W. Stephens Democrat won Oldtown mayoral election for the third straight term defeating Republican Louis N. Beaulieu 510 to 448. Stephens leads by 67 votes.
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Oldtown
Charles W. Stephens
Louis N. Beaulieu
Stephens
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