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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1910
Page
11
A note directs readers to the Sunday Post for a full page of New England Housewives recipes. The item highlights a regional cooking feature without listing specifics or dishes.
A collection of recipes and serving ideas from readers including W. C. Parsons of Lynn for a chocolate cream dessert with a meringue topping, Mrs. E. C. Loiselle of West Fitchburg’s chicken soup, Mrs. H. L. Atwood of New Bedford’s lemon custard pies, and Mrs. J. Sanborn of Danvers offering coconut drop cookies.
The Boston Post announces a new department The Sewing Circle in the Boston Daily and Sunday Post aimed at home makers in New England. It offers a woman’s own forum for home care, family problems, health hints, remedies, gardening and economy topics with anonymous correspondence and advice.
The column weighs in on jealousy in a prospective English suitor, urging careful consideration to avoid ruined homes. It also offers a dubious beauty tip advising repeated quassia chip treatments for head and hair. A supportive note praises the stepmother topic, hoping for more girls like the helper.
A reader argues from personal experience that kindness and selflessness define a good husband, noting English and American traits, Indian lineage, and strong family devotion. She defends Crysta line’s critics, praises mothers in law when respectful, and emphasizes love and discipline in parenting across cultures. ALL SIDES.
A reader asks Dear Friends for opinions on her marriage. She describes her husband as honest temperate and upright who pays his bills, but she faults home life and behavior. She requests advice on her case and what others think.
A mother laments her husband’s unkind behavior toward their children, noting nightly friction between 5 and 6 pm. She recalls their 18 month old daughter shrinking from him and crying for mother as he tries to “cure” the crying. The writer, Rachel, fears his selfishness may ruin their home.
A reader writes of longing to visit her mother in America, with her husband opposing the trip and forbidding her to go with the children. She hasn't seen her mother in two years and seeks advice from the Sewing Circle readers.
A Boston stenographer aged 17 writes to the Blonde of 17 and Brunette of 18 in the Sewing Circle column seeking to know them after reading their letters. She says she has few acquaintances and hopes for a reply.
A six month newlywed writes of sharing chores at home to support her husband. She says she helps with housework and even sifts ashes and carries coal, echoing advice to be helpful in marriage. The voice emphasizes practical partnership and devotion in domestic life.
A reader offers to help find a home for a child if a New Hampshire address can be provided. The message implies willingness to assist and requests location details to enable placement.
A compact item notes a rose jar idea and a simple three part recipe. The readable text hints at a creative project or instruction but lacks clear details or identifiable people, places, or organizations.
In a column of letters, Miss Champagne counsels a 26 year old in a love triangle choosing between a wealthy offered marriage and true affection, urging against wealth over love. A second reader seeks guidance about two admirers and is advised to favor the reciprocating suitor while ignoring the more ambitious past flame.
London May 8 An Anglo American match attracts great interest as Miss Helen Post known as Nellie Post daughter of Lady Barrymore from her first marriage to Arthur Post of New York is to wed Montagu Eliot, a groom named to the King. The tale begins in 1909 and now progresses to the wedding.
Boston religious events fill the morning with the Boston Evangelical Alliance meets at Park Street Church at 10 30 with Rev Charles Morris and Rev Henry C Risner as speakers. A Protestant Episcopal Congress opens tomorrow with noted clergy including Rev Philo W Sprague and Rev W H Van Allen. The opening address by Bishop Arthur Lloyd.
At a meeting yesterday the Boston Gaelic School Society arranged a May festival and selection of a May queen on Thursday night at their hall 1157 Washington Street.
The season brings striped fabrics and serviceable linen frocks embroidered with Japanese colors. Linen suits appear in blue and green tones with names like Catawba. Evening wear features colored Irish lace. hats stay prominent amid Chantecler vogue. Silks, heavy linens, and illusion silk fabrics surge in street and evening wear, with handbags ranging from ten to twelve inches tall and jewel frameworks as a standout feature.
Readable catalog-style listing of floor sections at the Main Store offering discounted dress goods, linings, and fabrics such as gray and black worsteds, serges, taffetas, satin linings, and mercerized fabrics with numerous items priced from a few cents to several dollars. Includes second floor millinery and apparel items like Java Leghorn shapes and trimmed hats, plus tailored suits and mohair skirts with special pricing across categories.
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