Boston churches suspend noon services and swap pulpits
Among the Churches of Greater Boston the com ing week omits noon services at St Pauls while Salvation Army officers occupy several pulpits. Reformers exchange pulpits at Second Church and First Congregational Milton. A new 27 member board of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society is elected, with Boston area leaders prominent.
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Salvation Army
Boston
The
Taberna
Thomas van Ness
Copley Square
Roderick Stebbins
Milton
First Baptist Church
Thomas D. Anderson
D. D
Albany
American Baptist Foreign Mission Society
Sewing Circle Introduced in Boston Post Pages
The Sewing Circle is a new department for home makers in New England. It offers a woman’s own forum for advice on family, health, baby care, budgeting, gardening, and domestic tips. Correspondents may use noms de plume and write on one side of the paper.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Woman's Rights Claim Peaceful Aim in Wartime Speech
A woman speaker asserts no war record and pleads for a right to vote and a voice in national matters. She emphasizes peace, goodwill, and teaching children to act wisely, urging action to help sons and husbands abroad and at home.
Seeking Trade Training for 17 Year Old
Desperate reader asks for a place to send a 17 year old boy to learn a trade. He has little schooling and seeks training as a plumber, machinist, or engineer. Requests guidance and specific suggestions in the Post column.
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The
Post
Tio
Dear Heartbroken letter about husband who reads newspapers
A reader advises a heartbroken correspondent to value her husband despite his newspaper habit, noting other men are more absent and praising the husband’s hard work and occasional virtue as a redeeming quality. The writer, identifying as Near Swedb, urges perspective and patience.
Keeping Hair Light Taughin Waters Letter to Parmer's Wife
In a letter to Parmer's Wife the writer asks how to keep very light hair from darkening and shares a friend's nightly skincare routine using cold water to achieve rosier cheeks. The note, signed Golden Curls, reflects lighthearted personal exchange in a historic column.
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Taughin
Picture framing gloss and passe partout directions
Reader asks sisters for advice on creating glossy picture frames with a tape-like finish, seeking instructions and locations to obtain directions and supplies. The note requests practical steps and sources to frame pictures with passe partout style.
When a fiancée questions love before marriage
A reader letter argues a bride to be should not marry if she doubts her love. It notes age irrelevant, she is conscientious and promising to wed, but warns breaking a promise harms two lives. The letter emphasizes genuine affection, mutual choice, and responsibility before marriage.
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Eers
Thom
Goon
Dear Miss Champagne Advice Letter From a Young Lady
A 19 year old writes about an engagement to a Harvard student and a suspected rival. She asks how to handle his suspected other relationship and whether to end the engagement or seek clarity from him. The letter hints at a past graduation and travel to New York with her father.
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Miss Champagne
Harvard
New York
Pine Gem Plaques Inspire Reader’s Craft Plan
A reader praises a column and plans to try making plaques named Pine Gem, expressing enjoyment and intent to obtain materials soon. The note shows appreciation and a concrete project idea tied to a specific product name.
Household Tips and Recipes From Dorchester to Belfast
A collection of home remedies and do it yourself notes. Use knit bands for support instead of flannel. Paint joints with iodine. Wear knit slippers and avoid walking unless needed. Oil replaces water to keep pictures in place. Belfast tip for beer using root beer extract and malt. Dandelion wine recipe with blossoms water sugar citrus and yeast. Borax to deter ants. Parasol washing method with warm water and soap. Signed T. W.
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Dorchester
Belfast
Trudie
T. W
Cleaning stains from white lining in mesh bag
A reader asks how to remove stains from the white lining of a mesh bag after a rain and money left a mark. The note is from a 14 year old girl seeking sewing circle help.
Arcadia Ray Seeks Weekly Bill of Fare for Sewing Circle
Inquirer readers asked Arcadia Ray to send her bill of fare for one week to the Sewing Circle department. The column also invites remedies for hair loss with bare spots on the head.
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Arcadia Ray
Sewing Circle Department
Inquirer
Cigar Ribbon Crafts And Feather Plume Requests
A reader asks for ideas using cigar ribbons for crafts such as sofa pillows and table covers, noting other projects like chair tidies. Patricia seeks simple methods to color plaster plaques, while Kitty of E requests guidance on curling ostrich plumes.
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Adrien
Patricia
Kitty
Home style salmon croquettes and desserts from Boston cooks
A collection of recipe fragments from Mrs G C Wendell of 107 Hudson Street and others includes salmon croquettes with lemon egg binding and macaroni garnish, a mashed potato topped meat bake, a pastry crust pie plate with lemon and meringue, and tapioca pudding notes.
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G. C. Wendell
Hudson Street
A. Richmond
Woodcliff Street
Roxbury
H. A. Barnes
Laurel Street
Dorchester
Basement Store Bargain Day Promises Value Deals
Every Day is Bargain Day in Our Great Basement Store highlights continuous specials and opportunities not advertised. Shoppers are urged to browse for discounted merchandise and special opportunities across departments.
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Jordan Marsh Company
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