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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1914
Page
15
Readers discuss wives saving money, marital consent, and female independence. Letters condemn savings without consent, defend spousal support, and recount personal cautionary tales of love, loyalty, and financial strain amid working-class Boston.
Mrs Beatrice Pennie of 28 Temple Street describes dark brindle Boston terrier Lady Beacon Ringmaster as capable of piano singing dancing and many tricks. The note lists counting to fifteen speaking phrases and affectionate behavior with detailed pet quirks. Readers are invited to share clever pet stories and photos for tomorrow’s Past feature.
A reader seeks concrete advice on paying for groceries fuel shoes clothing and debts amid rising prices. She requests detailed weekly menus and portion guidance from Mutual Love and Boston Suburbanite to restore domestic peace and avoid debt, noting skepticism toward abstract theories.
The Sunday Post prints a selection of notable letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader opinions, tips, and community observations. These missives highlight sewing techniques, patterns, and social notes of interest to readers.
A reader asks if she should write to a neglectful young man after five months of dating. The response argues that the cause of his negligence often stems from her anxiety and urges showing calm interest rather than probing. It suggests a brief note or call to reveal feelings and resolve the situation.
Poem reflects on childhood playmates and loves now gone. The speaker recalls friends, a former love, and a loyal companion, wandering through memories of familiar places as some have died or departed. The tone blends nostalgia with sorrow for vanished faces.
A Sunday Post feature compiles a full page of recipes with varied dishes. The section highlights cooking ideas, ingredients lists, and brief method notes for home kitchens.
A fragment from a household column lists steps for bread crumb cakes with pork or veal, a bread dough with butter sugar currants and lemon rind, a lemon flavored cabbage dessert, and a simple lemon sponge with egg, sugar and flour. The notes include names Mrs Grace M Calder and L F Lucas with addresses.
The first of several Lent sermons was given by Rev. EH. KE. Shumaker at Maverick Church East Boston. Subsequent speakers include Rev. Dr. Francis Clarendon Street Baptist, Rev. Dr. Helms Morgan Memorial, and Rev. Dr. Conrad Park Street Church. Greenwood Congress at Greenwood Memorial Dorchester to hear on Equal Suffrage with Spaulding Guild and Forum delegates. An illustrated lecture by Rev. J. M. Kester Newton Upper Falls tonight on England Scotland and France. Universalist Sabbath School Union meeting at First Universalist Cambridge with grade conferences. Noonday sermon by Rev. Greenman Milwaukee at King's Chapel accompanied by an organ recital.
A fragment mentions Miss Bertha Finch of 113 Mott Street New Bedford and a baking sequence applying water flour baking powder followed by stiff beaten white, prepared in a pan or scalloped dish.
Paragraphs on fads and fashions describe striking sport coat seams, bustle backs in flowered taffeta, plaid Chinese cloth collars on wool coats, white wool duvetyne for garments, washable silk crepes with narrow color stripes, silk Alencan net lace, sandalwood fans with mirrors, and taffeta lace embroidered lingerie with bright satin sleeve cuffs.
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