Deaf Instructor and Entangled Hearts in Lenox Visit
A deaf and dumb instructor at the Perkins Institute visits a socially curious narrator in the city. Misunderstandings and clever use of finger spelling bridge the gap as romance grows through shared dinners and a test of domestic life. Dick Lamson orchestrates their engagement while the two navigate differences in status and expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Lamson
Newburg
Institute
Rover
Lenox
Perkins Institute
Harvard
Sewing Circle letters reveal midcentury female voices on independence
Boston Post readers share questions and anecdotes on marriage, parenting, and risks to daughters. A reader recalls a police warning about a glamorous fraudster and urges caution toward strangers, while another reflects on motherhood, money, and daughters’ financial independence.
Mustard Packer Highlights SelfMade Quality in New England
A New England mustard producer touts vertical control from seed to can. The firm claims to buy whole mustard seed and grind in house, ensuring purity and consistent quality across its yellow labelled mustard flour cans used by housekeepers for nearly a century.
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New England
Reform and dangers of public dancing and marriage schemes
A Rockefeller bureau report sparks debate on public dance halls and a call to abolish them to protect young women. A reader recounts abuse in a marriage forged by deceit, urging investigations into a groom’s background and the need for guardianship against predatory practices.
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Boston
Rockefeller Bureau
Sewing Circle
Rockefeller
New York
The Cost of Daughters and Home Recipes Shared
Letters from Sewing Circle readers discuss the claimed daily cost of raising a daughter, with a mother of seven disputing the figure while sharing family finances. Included are home recipes for Chicken Noodle Warmein, clam potatoes with milk, and rhubarb shortcake, credited to readers Mrs M. Be. Russalts, Mrs R. J. Traf ton, and Mrs H. A. Murray.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
R. J. Trafton
Maxwell Street
Bath
Sewing Circle Letters Highlighted in Sunday Post
The Sunday Post features a selection of the most intriguing letters from the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader opinions, creative tips, and community reflections.
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Sunday Post
Fads and Fashions Parade For Young Gowns and Hats
Paragraphs describe graduation gowns of net with shadow lace and delicate white net blouses. Afternoon dresses blend plain voiles and eyelet embroidery with kerchiefs of tulle over foulard and crepe silk. Semi tailored suits gain formality from elaborate blouses and new coiffure features fringe or bangs.
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Rosalind
Ferd G. Long
Claude
huLteSe
Yae
Ure
Lissen
Ghort Story
The
Emma Lowell
Highland Avenue
Cambridge
Boston Post ‘Sewing Circle
Massachusetts
E & R Boston
Mass
Summer St. Col. Federal St
Fort Hill
Poor
USTA
Ustard
Stickney & Poor
Stickney & Poor Spice CO
State St
the National Mustard
P. O
Washington Street
Siegel
Hayward Place
Eliic
Sewing Circle Sisters
Dorchester
M. BE. Russalts
Bertram Street
Neponset
H. A. Murray
Mansfield
Niagara Silk Mills
North Tonawanda, N. Y
Chicago
San Francisco
Conrad's
Conrad
Hamburg
Lawn
Wallace
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