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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1910
Page
11
A dated 1910 copyright entry for a comic caption from the Press Publishing Co. publishers of The New York World. The note records ownership and year of publication for the humorous line.
The Sewing Circle is a new department for homemakers in New England. It invites discussions on home management, family issues, health hints, remedies, baby care, economy, gardening, and related topics. Correspondents may use pen names and write on one side of the page.
A 17 year old girl asks the Sewing Circle for tips to whiten a very tan neck. She signs as TAN NECK from British Columbia and mentions liking Boston and the Post. Western Wife notes her daily paper habit.
A woman asks for advice for her husband under 30 losing hair with a dry itchy scalp. She mentions trying remedies without success and notes she has lived in Boston but is now seeking guidance.
A reader seeks guidance from sisters on summer wardrobe for a September due date. The note requests practical style advice to prepare for a visit from the stork, aiming to dress properly during late pregnancy.
Mrs. O C Sanders of Milford New Hampshire Route 1 may hear of something she may consider in the southern part of New Hampshire.
The reader is urged to utilize furnace fires for cooking tasks such as baking potatoes and apples, broiling meat, toasting bread, and popping corn. A stew can be prepared in a covered dish at the furnace mouth, promising attractive results.
A reader describing herself as a Brunette of 18 from five miles from Boston writes to express friendship and asks to hear through the Sewing Circle column. She keeps house for her family and has a nice home and invites replies.
A bereaved speaker consoles a grieving wife while recalling her own son who died at age six. She remembers raising him, his illness, and his looming tenth birthday, expressing empathy and shared sorrow.
A correspondence from a disabled wife appeals for solace after years of childlessness and ill health. She notes 11 years of marriage, longing for a child, and heartbreak from previous losses. She asks for a letter to brighten her spirits and urges her sister to stay hopeful.
Clarice writes from a young girl to Carmen describing life at home. She cares for her father and seven younger siblings after their mother’s death. She notes her sisters helped before, she’s kept house for three years, and she longs for guidance and a reply.
A letter from KF A F to a women’s group discusses English husbands, shared experiences, and identity across nations. She notes a dozen years as an English wife and six years as an American wife, praising the departed and mentioning two sons from different marriages.
A reader named Eva asks for a spring remedy using sulphur, cream tartar, and Rochelle salts. The physician advised taking one teaspoon of sulphur, one of cream tartar, and one of Rochelle salts, mixed and consumed each morning.
An American woman declares she would not give up her husband for an Englishman. She criticizes English husbands for laziness and for burdens such as blacking boots and filling pipes, suggesting they need coaxing for kindness and that a husband who tolerates a wife performing such tasks is lazy.
One cupful sugar one to two cup lard or butter one to two cup sour milk one to two teaspoon saleratus just flour enough to roll flavor as you wish bake quickly no eggs required this rule can be varied by putting in grated coconut.
A simple batter uses one cup each of meal sugar milk and flour with one egg one teaspoon baking powder a pinch of salt. Stir stiff then drop into hot fat and fry until a fork comes out clean. The note ends with a salutation from Mrs J A Bigelow 27 Gardiner Street West Lynn.
Annie L Tyler of Brooklin Maine shares a seafood potato soup recipe using six large potatoes and one onion simmered in water, then raw lobster meat added with two quarts milk. Salt and pepper finish.
Bob Travers hears a tale of a great forgiveness in a troubled marriage between Dick Turner and Nanny Butler. Turner endures pain and devotion as his wife battles illness and bohemian scandal, ends with divorce proceedings after she recovers, prompting caution on love and marriage.
A 24 year old U S Navy hospital corps man asks Mildred Champagne if love at first sight justifies marriage after his August 1910 discharge. He stresses good habits, a bank account, and a serious proposal to a slightly younger woman. Champagne warns romance can be romantic but not always reliable and suggests taking time to know her better.
A 26 year old man asks how to handle love and finances with a younger woman. The adviser says he is too young to declare love now, suggests keeping things casual, sharing future plans, and not risking the relationship by adding responsibilities.
Fine grasses and bright colored wheat group trims appear on new hats. Maillots or tights in Jersey silk or woolen fabrics trend as summer wear. Wash laces with embroidery appear in fashionable dresses waists and suits. Spring styles show a strong Russian influence with blouses turbans and mesh veils in Russian fashion.
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