Sewing Circle letters on home life and childrearing echoed
Readers address family woes and domestic advice in a Boston Post Sewing Circle column. Messages urge practical, moral guidance with focus on child discipline, marriage tensions, work for women, and fostering virtue through faith and industry.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Tey
L Etters
Boston Post
Ae Sadterst Nees
Sisters of the Circle
Keep Your Smile Moves The World Says Simple Truth
The speaker reflects on life’s ups and downs and urges daily effort and a positive attitude. He compares personal setbacks to a boxing match and concludes that happiness comes from keeping a genuine smile and doing your part every day. The message emphasizes resilience and optimistic behavior.
A Holeless Doughnut
A sunlit June scene unfolds as Phillis return home and greets her family. The domestic science school graduate bakes doughnuts for Gerald Dart, a bashful teacher guest, crafting a birthday moment with a ribbon tied treat and a magazine verse about optimism and holes.
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Folkies
Mr. Lee
Phillis
Gerald Dart
Mother Lee
Tom
Edith
Gerald
Holeless doughnut message changes Gerald life
Phillis bakes dough nuts and leaves a box with a holeless doughnut and a note for Gerald. He grows radiant as he grasps the sentimental meaning, imagining June light and happiness in the moment.
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Phillis
Gerald
Household Hints Brighten oilcloth with borax wash
A dingy oilcloth may be brightened by washing it with clear water with a little borax dissolved in it. Wipe it with a flannel cloth dipped in milk and wrung dry. Cold water a tablespoonful of ammonia and soap remove machine grease when colors run. Mrs F Vo Triiegan Jefferson.
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F. Vo. Trielegan
Jefferson
Ginger snaps from old recipe text
An antique recipe describes baking ginger snaps for an hour in a moderate oven and serving with whipped cream. It lists ingredients including butter, lard, brown sugar, hot molasses, baking soda, ginger, salt, and flour, with chilling and rolling steps before quick oven baking.
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