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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1915
Page
15
Boston Post readers share letters on budgeting and family duties. Advice covers living on limited income, debt, and marital balance, with opinions on separations, court appeals, and holiday gifts. The column invites anonymous queries to help homemakers.
A selection of engaging letters to the Sewing Circle appears in the Sunday Post, showcasing reader opinions, tips, and community concerns through personal notes and anecdotes.
Newspaper recipe notes suggest using medium peppers with chicken rice or tomato sauce fillings and a creamed tomato dish with fried tomatoes and crackers. A pear and quince syrup procedure is outlined with sugar and water, plus home canning tips and Mrs Margaret Norton’s name and address.
Household hints describe cleaning frying pans with bread crust and hot water, avoiding scrubbing to prevent sticking. Enamel ware burns are removed by boiling with washing soda, and saucepans and baking dishes require cold water after use. Tinware and wooden ware cleaning steps are listed, with a personal address for Mrs J F Harris of Dorchester.
Poem urges roadside courtesy and sharing the road to brighten life. It stresses turning aside to allow others to pass, predicting mutual consideration will spread as each driver yields. The piece frames courtesy as a grace on the highway of life.
Mildred Champagne answers a letter about a young man torn between a jealous nagging wife and a soulmate. She argues the wife deserves consideration, urges fidelity, and questions the propriety of relationships outside marriage. The column blends practical counsel with a courtroom scene vignette about mutual responsibility.
A 1915 verse laments Henry James and Jack Johnsing for renouncing America. The poem imagines the pair in Europe while the homeland prospers, expressing scorn and dismissal toward their exile.
A witness and a lawyer debate aggression in a hypothetical scene. The witness scornfully dismisses the idea while the lawyer insists on abstract reasoning about striking someone without cause. The big man interjects with a grim remark about death by one’s own action as a counterpoint.
Dorothy Clarke notes a glamorous woman at the theatre, highlighting her black satin beaver crown with gold lace, violet maline veil, and a violet grape trim. The ensemble, paired with a pale pink gown, embodies the season’s trend toward metallic lace and luxe hats.
A defense attorney pleads for the principle that it is better for nine guilty to escape than one innocent to be convicted. The judge agrees but adds that in the court’s view most guilty may already be free.
The poem recounts Betsy Ross making the first American flag for General Washington. It describes the flag’s role in inspiring Continental soldiers as they fought, bled, and endured cold and wounds. Betsy Ross’s legacy endures, her banner symbolizing national pride and sacrifice.
The Rev W H Ramsay pastor of Wellesley Hills Unitarian Church works in blue overalls at 306 Boylston Street packing medical supplies for the French Wounded Emergency Fund. He arrives before eight, eats lunch at noon, and ends his day at six after hammering stencil work among gauze and packing cases.
Boston University College of Liberal Arts students tie in elections with juniors unable to pick a president candidates Miss Susan Tierny and Miss Isabelle Turnbull tied for the post. Juniors choose Vernon Evans as vice president and H B Newton as secretary.
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