Boston Sewing Circle Letters Public Advice Column
A Sunday Post feature presents letters to the Sewing Circle about privacy and love. A reader implores discretion over family mail, and Frances offers guidance to a Maine girl infatuated with a man seen in a publication. She urges focusing on children and avoiding mercenary relationships.
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Frances
Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
The Old Mahogany Desk Prospers Bessie's Love Tale
Orphan Bess Lee inherits stability via Aunt Lucretia and a prized mahogany desk. She grievingly reunites with Gerald Thornton after discovering a $5000 bank book inside the desk. They marry and make the cottage home.
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Bessie Lee
Mrs. Lee
Bess
Violet
Rose
Mr. Lee
Little Brown Cottage
Lucretia
Bessiad
John Lee
Bessie
Lee Home
Gerald Thornton
Gerald
Should They Denounce the Other Woman
A Boston mother argues about whether women should tell a man courting another woman she is unworthy. She says relatives or lovers may justify warning him, but otherwise they should stay silent and let him learn. She likens interference to stopping a crime and warns against prying into a husband’s mail, faulting the reader for overspending on a hat.
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Boston
Maine
Cheese Factory and Mill Destroyed by Fire in Vermont
In Enosburg Falls on March 21 the cheese factory and creamery owned by the C. H. Thayer estate of Worcester and a grist mill owned by T. L. Marsh were burned. Several dwellings and a bridge over the Missisquoi River were damaged by flying sparks.
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Enosburg Falls
C. H. Thayer
Worcester
T. L. Marsh
Missisiquoi River
Poems for Dour Berap Book Farewell
A reflective verse piece recalls friendship and shared joy in a farewell. It evokes memories of pleasure, support, and the lingering scent of past roses despite loss. The speaker pledges to remember friends and to be present in spirit at gatherings, amid sorrow and solace.
Protestant Church Speakers Schedule Evening Meetings
Bishop Lawrence to speak at noonday cathedral sessions this week and confirm a Palm Sunday class. Rev Cyrus Richardson preaches at St James Union revival. meetings run through April 2 with Congregational and Methodist support. Other speakers include Rev Raymond Calkins at King's Chapel and pastors from Portsmouth Quincy Chelsea Newton. Dorchester Temple Baptist hosts Better Life campaign with Charles Drum addressing daily topics.
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Lawrence
Cyrus Richardson
Winchester
St. James’ M. E
Stoneham
Congregational
Raymond Calkins
D. D
Shepard Memorial Church
Cambridge
King’s Chapel
Lucius H. Thayer
North Church
Portsmouth
N. H
Adelbert L. Hudson
Quincy
R. Perry Bush
Church of the Redeemer
Chelsea
Harrie R. Chamberlain
Immanuel Episcopal Church of
Newton
Dorchester Temple Baptist Church
Charles R. Drum
Syracuse
Government Jobs Vacant in United States Civil Service
The Civil Service Commission announces vacancies for U.S. citizens in Washington and Boston offices. Positions include a blacksmith at the national museum for $70 monthly, a hull draughtsman in the War Department at $1800 yearly, an information editor in the forest service at $2000 yearly, and a junior bacteriologist in the bureau of chemistry at $1020 to $1200 yearly. Apply at once to room 145, Post Office Building, Boston.
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United States Civil Service Commission
United States
National Museum
Washington
War Department
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Chemistry
Post Office
Boston
New Editors Chosen by Harvard Monthly
Harvard Monthly elects four Harvard students to its editorial board as literary editors. The men chosen are R. Stuart Mitchell of Cincinnati D, John R. Dos Passos Jr of Washington DC, Robert S. Hillyer of East Orange New Jersey, and James S. Watson of Rochester New York.
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Harvard Monthly
Harvard
R. Stuart Mitchell
Cincinnati
John R. Dos Passos, Jr
Washington, D. C
Robert S. Hillyer
East Orange
N. J
Jamess. Watson
Rochester
N. Y
Household Hints on Ink Stain Removal
Bertha A Small from Lynamere Farm Candia New Hampshire shares a method for removing ink stains from a lace centrepiece. After failed attempts with various products she used peroxide and borax to lift the ink then boiled the fabric in cold water with baking soda until the brown stain vanished leaving the piece restored.
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Bertha A. Small
Lynamere Farm
Candia, N. H
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