Sewing Circle Advice Columns From Boston Post Readers
A set of reader letters to the Sewing Circle discusses marriage, parental authority over daughters, managing finances on small wages, and adopting children. Contributors ask for guidance on preserving virtue, handling drink issues, loafing siblings, and balancing household duties with modest incomes.
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Boston Daily and
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Sisters of the Sewing Circle
A Modern Girl Tackles Smoking and Money Roles
A reader argues that women should have freedom to smoke if they vote in the future, noting supporting husbands with modest incomes and warning against judging different habits. The letter defends personal choice and rejects censorship, seen through the lens of a contemporary woman.
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Sisters of the Sewing Circle
Sewing Circle
Dorchester
Letters to the Sewing Circle Highlighted in Sunday Post
The Sunday Post prints some of the Sewing Circle's most interesting letters, showcasing reader opinions, sewing tips, and community chatter. The feature reflects local interests and weekly crafts discussions.
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Sunday Post
New England Housewives See Sunday Post for Full Page Recip es
Recipes from readers list popcorn candy pineapple custards and cookies. Instructions cover sugar syrups chocolate custards and cookies with details on ingredients quantities steps and baking. Names and addresses: MRS HB E KELSO Canaan Conn Ruby J Milbury Reading and MRS D L Southard Richmond Ma.
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New England
Sunday Post
HB. E. Kelso
Canaan
Conn
D. L. Southard
Richmond
Madame's blouse delight with green checked taffeta design
A shopper describes a surprise blouse made of soft white taffeta with green checks. The basque closes at the back with jet and crystal buttons, a black taffeta high collar, and green ribbon accents. Sleeves end in matched cuffs, tassels edge the bodice points, ready to wear tomorrow.
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Madame's
Songs of Sunshine Songs of Sunshine
A Bentztown Bard work presented by Southern Press Syndicate under the 19165 copyright marks a poetry or song collection. The item notes authorship attribution and syndicate publication details likely describing a volume for readers of light verse and songs.
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Southern Press Syndicate
Fragmented lyric fragment about happiness and roses in sun
A poetic fragment describes happiness and roses underfoot, visions of love and life, contrasting joy with sorrow and burden. The lines evoke youth, sunshine, and blue skies as a light, carefree theme.
SUGGESTS REVERE BEACH EXCURSIONS
A letter from G. A. Lancaster of Revere urges the Boston and Maine railroad to add a Revere Beach loop and operate excursion trains by May 1916. He argues daily summer trips from nearby cities would boost traffic and revenue, bringing thousands to the beach.
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Revere Beach
Boston & Maine Railroad
G. A. Lancaster
Revere
Weather of Boston on November 8 Through History
The passage notes extreme historical temperatures for Boston on November 8. It cites a record low of 27 degrees in 1886, a rare 32 degree chill within the last decade tied to 1910, and a high of 72 degrees for the date with a recent peak of 56 in 1914. It also records four Nov 8 rainfall events in 1908 1909 1912 and 1914.
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Boston
Tenement Fire Leaves Forty Homeless in Wauregan
A morning blaze in Wauregan Connecticut destroyed five tenement houses leaving forty people homeless. Fire apparatus from Danielson and Central Village aided efforts likely saving the village from total destruction. Loss tallied at $25,000 and up.
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Danielson
Central Village
Poem For a Poor Man's Wife Between Light and Battle
A poem describes a poor man's wife as a radiant, loyal partner. Her tender hand supports the speaker through hardship, her quiet strength rising to heroic heights. The verse highlights compassion, resilience, and healing light amid struggle and joy.
Fads and Fashions Parade New Waistlines and Styles
Paragraph points out a heavy blue or black net over white chiffon waist and one piece serge costumes with broad stitched girdles. It notes tall heels and hair, potential bustle and hoops, high collars rimmed with fur, Paris makers avoiding complex trims, coat frocks rising in popularity, raglan sleeves, hair buckles, and black and white checked suits piped with blue and ermine trim.
Sewing Tip For Durable Work Aprons
A household hint suggests sewing a square of the apron material to the binding on the apron’s wrong side to reinforce the wear point. When the fabric wears through, the added patch can be stitched down, saving the need to patch later, says Mrs. Charles W. Kendall of Gardner Massachusetts.
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Charles W. Kendall
Gardner
Mass
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