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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1911
Page
9
A reader named Kid asks how to handle drift and possible reconciliation with a young man, seeking guidance on renewing their brotherly and loving bond. The columnist advises extending friendship, encouraging him to renew the relationship, noting their youth and the value of forgiveness and patience.
John Henry faces a setback in the upcoming installment of George W Hobart’s lighthearted serial. The Sunday Post urges readers not to miss the next issue.
The Sewing Circle in the Boston Daily and Sunday Post serves as a woman’s own forum for New England homemakers. It invites letters on home life, family management, health hints, baby care, budgeting, flowers, and gardening, with optional pen names and one-sided pages.
A woman tells Constance not to marry a widower, recounting 17 years of marriage to a man with a troubled son. She describes theft, aggression, and school expulsion by her stepson, leading to years of misery and family strain while her own children prosper. The letter closes with hope for change.
A high school girl asks for party plans for about 18 attendees ages 15 to 17. She seeks game ideas especially guessing games with prizes for boys and girls, small souvenirs, suitable refreshments, parlor and dining room decorations, seating arrangements when the dining table seats 14, and the hostess role during the meal.
A reader shares a home washing method for a baby's cashmere coat using soap, borax, hot water, and sun drying. She also asks about dyeing grain carpets and requests lawn planting advice, noting the Sewing Circle as a resource and signing as Mrs. Rummage.
A recipe advises using four ounces glycerine one ounce lac sulphur and a half ounce sugar of lead half ounce bergamot oil and two teaspoonfuls table salt. Bergamot cut in one ounce alcohol placed in a quart bottle filled with soft water is shaken and applied daily until the shade reaches the desired tone then every two to three weeks thereafter.
A young widow asks the Sisters circle for advice on treating facial wrinkles under the eyes. She notes tender skin and worries about aging lines, seeking remedies to preserve youthful appearance amid personal troubles. She emphasizes a love of youth and seeks supportive guidance.
Simple kitchen notes present steps for a rice based dessert with pineapple and whipped cream served cold or moulded, plus a chocolate cake batter with cocoa and vanilla, a tomato canape with cream cheese on lettuce, and a cabbage in milk sauce. Names include Mrs. E A Banks Miss H G Sleeper and others with addresses in Beverly Brockton Raymond Wendell.
The piece recalls Walt Mason praising baseball, noting how old fans still thrill to home team wins. It describes aging, weariness, and the joy of bleacher cheers as a consolation and purpose for attending games in autumn.
LENOX May 2 Miss Florence S Markham marked 22 years delivering mail between Stockbridge station and Interlaken a village three miles west. She makes the round trip twice daily cares for her own team handles express baggage and freight never vacations never misses a train braved ten foot snow drifts and thunder storms since starting with the government she earned nine dollars a month and now receives twenty five dollars monthly.
Beginning Wednesday night a later trip will serve West Roxbury and Germantown. A car departs Roslindale at 1.37 a.m. from South and Washington and connects with the Roslindale car at 1.15 a.m. from Northampton and Washington. It travels via Centre Street West Roxbury Grove Street to Germantown.
A May 2 cyclone wrecked Cuba New York causing extensive destruction to business blocks with roofs torn off and utility lines down. A barn at Hinsdale collapsed and one man was reported killed as Cuba, a 3000 resident village on the Erie railroad, lost communication.
Paraphrase of period fashion notes details Georgettes sailor hats with frilled edges gray satin sashes velvet parasols and silk linings fine cotton crepe and voile blouses openwork embroidery on collars short sleeves with Japanese line and cuffs high line dresses mourning pinks and blues large hats with broad brims feathery trim beads and coral on striped mousseline.
A preview of the famous homes page in next Sunday’s Post offers practical tips on cutting felt work for craft projects and decorating the home. It covers window draperies, wallpaper, and other household features with actionable ideas for styling living spaces.
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