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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1912
Page
11
Madame Fabia, triumphant after a sold out performance, receives a lone bouquet of woodland violets with no card. She recalls a country place and old love as a fire erupts in the house, and Jim reappears to rescue her, delivering a vow of home and truth amid the chaos.
Paragraph reviews spring styles with fulness at the elbow sleeves and fitted cuffs, cream voile gown with cerise satin trim, green shaded ta fleta and brown chiffon frock, and Poiret hats flat crowned with feathers. Whipcord fabrics appear in tailored frocks and coats with suede trim accents.
The Lewi the Boston Daily and wing Circle is a regular department in Boston Post offering a women’s own forum. Topics include home life, domestic problems, family care, household economy, gardening, and baby care. Correspondents may use pen names and send single-sided letters to the Sewing Circle Editor.
The reader recalls a grandmotherly note that harsh words and strict discipline shape behavior. A mother’s overindulgence is linked to a child’s later misdeeds, as a case shows a young man’s arrest for a fiendish crime despite a tearful mother’s claim of never harsh words.
A reader signing as A Fond Mother celebrates her four sons aged up to 18, condemns girl-chasing sentiments, and urges love and good upbringing. She recalls praying for children and values family over money, inviting the editor to witness Sunday church outings.
A letter argues against corporal punishment of children and condemns mothers who advocate a harsh discipline style. The writer invokes Herod to question the moral acceptability of striking children and urges affection and justice as alternatives.
A reader questions the morality of marriage and celibacy urging the recipient to reconsider her life choices and whether an unwanted child influenced her views. The letter critiques social expectations and proposes personal accountability in a sharp, judgmental tone.
A reader comments on motherhood and attitudes to children arguing against judging women as unfit. The piece promotes live and let live philosophy and notes men’s general fondness for children, while criticizing restrictions on parenting.
A Maine correspondent writes about loving four daughters and a son lost, praising good husbands, cautioning against wasting pity on childless women, and weighing the timing of enlarging a family with a nod to a reader who admires a friendly mother-in-law.
A reader born in 1884 recalls being left at sixteen months in a private South End home and asks for help locating her mother. She urges mothers not to give up their babies, noting the long impact on the child and hoping the mother might recognize her. A June Baby.
A woman named Hester writes to Dolores offering sympathy for a baby situation. She urges keeping the child if possible, cites personal experience, and suggests seeking employment or families who will help with a child. She stresses faith and patience, noting her own son is now grown and supportive.
A reader signed HOPEFUL asks for guidance to make a happier home. Her husband denies friends visiting or outings, works constantly, and contributes only $1.50 to $2 weekly for clothing. She seeks steps to improve their situation and family life.
Letter from L. B. S. argues that the mother and father should name their baby without interference and give the child a unique name to avoid family hard feelings. The Sewing Circle column invites more replies for a future Post issue.
A detailed fruit and nut pudding method with suet almonds candied peel and spices. The directions cover mincing ingredients, mixing with eggs flour breadcrumbs and brandy, steaming in china basins for ten hours then reheating for two hours on Christmas Day. Serves with brandy sauce and flambé. Mattapoisett recipe by Mrs Buckland.
The article recalls 100000 underage Union and Confederate soldiers in the Civil War and presents 3800 rare photographs captured by pioneer photographers. It highlights young riders like Johnny Clem and the daring exploits from Bull Run to Fredericksburg showing the war’s youth and grit.
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