Mother of Twelve Seeks thrift and joy in modern advice
A reader known as Mother of Twelve asks whether to save 1000 for a rainy day or spend now on a talking machine and records, with guidance to keep some in the bank. A "Woman Lawyer" column argues wives deserve fair support and legal rights, while "Norwood Mother" and Dedham Mother share memories of thrift and family hardship, urging balance and care for children.
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Wistar
City
Mary
Boston
New England
Sewing Circle
Boston Fost
Wise counsel on guiding two boys with firm, loving discipline
A Stepmother offers letters from Agatha and Sorrowful Mother on handling a noisy 17 year old. She advocates calm, stern commands, withholding favoured dishes, and avoiding tears, plus seeking firm relatives to reinforce rules. She recalls a widow whose fatherly neighbor disciplining her sons improved behavior.
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Agatha
Woman Killed Carrying Eggs to Market at Motive Crossing
ATHOL March 29. Mrs John Simmonds 65 was killed at a depot crossing when a Boston bound train struck her sleigh. The horse perished and the sleigh was crushed. She was the primary support for an invalid husband and did farm work and market deliveries.
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Athol
John Simmonds
Boston
West End Man Charged With Burglary
John Harold of Spring street West End arrested by Inspectors McCauley and Rooney on charges of breaking and entering a dwelling at 73 Brighton street West End on March 23. He allegedly took clothing valued at $20 from Hyman Gorfinkle’s apartments.
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West End
John Harold
Spring Street
McCauley and
Rooney
Brighton Street
Harold
Hyman Garfinkle
Bobby and the Twins A Childs Misguided Plight
Bobby dreams of sending the twins away to Ruskins mischief drives him to steal the carriage with the babies inside. The peril ends when the carriage crashes and his mother reveals the children are safe. She forgives him, and his father notes his growing love for the twins.
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Bobby
Ruskins
Mamma
Auction at Marion's Reveals Pale Helio Silk Frock
In the recollection the speaker describes a pale heliotrope silk afternoon frock worn by a woman at an auction held at Marion's. The gown features a frilled peplum, a silk frill with picot edges, violet velvet ribbon with tassels, short frill-trimmed sleeves, a long side-ruff, and a horsehair lace hem, all contributing to a youthful, dainty appearance.
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Marion's
Halibut Bake With Rich Tomato Milk Sauce
A recipe section describes baking halibut with onion celery and butter, then finishing with a milk or tomato sauce thickened with flour. It suggests serving with potato nests and peas, plus dessert ideas including afternoon tea cakes and walnut straws. Signed by Mrs Mary G Bonney of 61 Lenox Street Norwood.
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Mary G. Bonney
Lenox Street
Norwood
Correctly Washing Stockings Tips from Mrs Pollard
Household hint advises each family member to reverse stockings before washing to ensure the wrong side is cleaned first and the right side dries smoothly. Mrs Anna B Pollard of 19 Jenness Street East Lynn signs the tip.
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Anna B. Pollard
Jenness Street
East Lynn
I shall be young as time is young poem fragment
A poetic fragment expresses renewal and joy through nature. The speaker envisions youth, singing, and bright morning light, hoping to sweeten life with sunlit sap and banish shadows of grief.
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Epring
Amateurs Ask About Early Spring Planting
A reader asks what safe first plantings survive frosts in a small back yard. The columnist suggests onions parsley beets radishes and the early smooth skinned peas as soon as soil dries, avoiding muddy ground. A second letter asks if Admiral Dewey cut the Pacific cable at Manila to hinder Washington, answered that he cut it after the battle to disrupt Spanish control of Manila.
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Post
Admiral Dewey
Pacific
Manila
Washington
Fort Banks
Dewey
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