Sewing Circle Letters On Husbands Wives And Home
The Sewing Circle in The Boston Post invites readers to discuss home life tasks from child care to budgeting. Correspondents use pen names and share varied views on marriage roles including a wife washing a husband’s mouth with soapy water and women who demand strict manly behavior at the table.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Sisters of the Circle
Dorchester
Biggest things in a woman's world debated in letters
Readers weigh what matters most to women with answers ranging from love for husbands and children to money beauty and music. The Sewing Circle features letters from Mrs Croesus to Mother Love and beyond with personal stories of family finances and values.
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Sewing Circle
Boston
Mrs. Croesus
Mother
Papa
Sister asks about the biggest thing in this world
A reader recalls a sister asking what the truly greatest thing in the world is. The fragment hints at a philosophical or religious inquiry likely tied to love or faith, reflecting personal reflection rather than a reported event. The excerpt presents a pondering stance without concrete actions or dates.
Welcome Soap Wrappers Offer for Silverware Premiums
A promotional pitch touts rare quality silverware premiums such as a Butter Spreader and Teaspoon, design labeled La Corona, secured by Welcome Soap wrappers and small postage. Rogers manufactures. a 25 year guaranty is advertised. Readers are urged to send wrappers and cents to receive a specimen and a premium book.
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Rogers
Poems for Boar Scrap Book The Town of Hay
A reflective poem by Sam Walter Foss about the town of Hay, its quiet hills and glens, and the longing of old mothers and fathers for sons who travel the world. It contrasts peaceful country life with distant grief as headstones mark buried memories across years.
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Dorchester
Hay
Sam Walter Foss
Fads and Fashions Highlight Simple Linings and Hats
Wool embroidery appears on new lingerie dresses of tulle and net. The plainer the cut, the smarter the costume for daytime wear. Covert cloth in tan to olive dominates morning attire. Small round hats with black grosgrain cockades suit motoring. Satin faced brims replace straw. Simple waists pair with dye skirts or country suits. flowers reflect personality as much as hair.
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E. N. Russell
School Street
South
Dartmouth
Marie M’laughlin
Lexington Street
East
Charles F. Hoyt
Duncan Street
Roxbury
Lever Bros. Co
Cambridge, Mass
Borax Soap
Boar
Brittany
la Madeline
Violet Ray
North Annex
RH White Co
E. E. Richardson
R. D
Putnam, Conn
Aostal
Eworcester
Mass
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Cambridge
Boston Store
Sumner St
Col. Federal Lt
Fort Hill
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