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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1913
Page
13
A Boston Post Sewing Circle column on homemaker advice prompts a reader tale about praising a maid. The anecdote ends with the maid quitting after the hostess praises her work, illustrating tensions in domestic labor and prompting a blunt motto suggestion for housewives.
Marlboro reports John A Sull ivan the 15 year old son of John Sullivan hooked his employer s horse and drove all over town on a sleigh marking the first sleigh ride of the season as light snow fell.
An old advertisement promises a free 50 cent bottle of Williams Treatment claimed to relieve uric acid, kidney and bladder issues, rheumatism, and urinary trouble. Readers are asked to mail the cutout with 10 cents for distribution and provide name and address to Dept. 1277 in East Hampton, Conn, with one bottle per address.
An old-time ad proclaims Optona eyedrop solution can cure vision problems and reduce eye strain. It cites testimonials of dramatic improvements after fifteen days, urging readers to buy at drugstores and bathe the eyes twice daily for quicker relief.
A reader urges marrying at 17 or 18 as natural, reflecting on personal histories and parental guidance. Another writer argues early marriage risks, while a third notes the ideal married life requires practical support and questions 17 or 18 as the right age. The letters discuss happiness, authority, and divorce outcomes.
A reader argues alcohol is not the primary cause of wrecked homes, contending that other factors contribute more, and urges discussion beyond blaming drink. The letter reflects social concerns about family stability and responsibility.
A meditation contrasts worldly riches and prudent thrift with divine judgment. The moral centers on hoarded wealth as a collapsed tomb inscription, later rewritten by angels as Mene Tekel. The text ends praising God’s mercy and instruction to humans to see beyond earthly gains.
A reader quote argues that jealous nagging at home drives men to drink, noting that hostile scrutiny over small daily interactions makes other women seem friendly. The speaker contends men seek refuge from unbearable home life and warns wives against scolding and suspicion as a cause of infidelity.
A reader signing as Upholder of Society defends her past action of turning her younger sister from the home after the elder sister accused the younger of stealing her sweetheart. The letter argues true love cannot be stolen and condemns the harsh stance as heartless.
The Sunday Post prints some of the most interesting letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader insights, anecdotes, and community interests through these correspondence pieces.
Violet Blake, visiting Hartford for Thanksgiving, loses her shoe and dons Molly Leighton's slippers, causing a comic misfit at a masquerade. She charms a suitor only to be clumsy on the dance floor, laments the night, and later seeks a dressmaker, entering a dim lodging house front in search of Madam Blane.
Violet, seeking solace in a strange room filled with football pictures and guns, discovers a shoe with her initials and meets Leland Foster. After a comic misunderstanding, he refuses to part with the shoe until a three month later swap of the shoe and a diamond ring leads to a kiss and a vow of love as she takes the place of her Thanksgiving shoe.
Some trimming materials are embroidered with silks beads and braid. Muffs and scarfs are ornamented with bows of ribbon or small bunches of fruit or flowers. Navy blue serge street dress with clan plaid appears. Tunics are short Oriental in appearance with fur trim. Evening gowns feature lemon yellow orange rose or apple green fur. Winter duvetyne tailor mades look pretty and dignified. Cherry velvet ensemble trimmed with gray embroidery and gray fox fur marks a smart costume.
A Sunday Post full page features recipes. Instructions describe preparing venison with dressing, roasting for ninety minutes, and serving with gravy thickened by stuffing plus cranberry jelly. Miss M. Flood of 9 Thayer Place Brookline provides the note.
A vintage pie crust recipe by Josephine Davis from Putnam Connecticut includes four cups flour one tablespoon sugar one teaspoon salt one fourth teaspoon soda one half teaspoon cream of tartar. Sift and rub in one cup lard. Chill, then use two level cups mix with half cup cold water for pie.
Dr Mark W Richardson secretary of the State Board of Health warned Council of Jewish Women at Temple Israel that hamburger is adulterated with cereals to add weight and doctored with sulphites to preserve a red appearance, causing unease over food sanitation at yesterday’s meeting.
A speaker warned that meat and other foods sold in America often contain adulterants. He cited sausages and hamburger as risky, noted bad eggs and tuberculous milk, and warned about wood alcohol in cheap liquors and medicines. He urged careful label reading and distribution of health pamphlets.
A Boston Post report misidentified a man during a Brookline police raid on a craps game. Daniel O'Neill was named as arrested, but the correct name is Daniel O'Connor and O'Neil was not present at the game.
Former Senator Thomas F Curley clarifies that a payment labeled to Thomas Curley in Charles Sumner Bird’s accounts does not refer to him He states he was not the individual named Thomas Curley connected to the expense and asks publication of the distinction.
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