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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1922
Page
11
Readable excerpts reveal reader columns and letters to the Sewing Circle about community kitchens family meals and domestic life. The letters critique manners in society and question roles for women workers and mothers amid domestic expectations.
A Maine woman speaks in a column urging cooperation between spouses. She relates personal strain from dual jobs and urges the husband to share chores, especially preparing meals, to improve marriage. She advises the newly married to foster care and warmth during long evenings.
A dialogue contrasts male flirtation with female indifference as two men mock society’s flirtation norms. The referee notes veils with border effects and metal thread details, signaling a theatrical or satirical scene.
The piece outlines Washington’s first term challenges including a empty treasury, foreign tension with England and Spain, and Algerian piracy. It credits Alexander Hamilton for stabilizing finances by assuming state debts, backing a national bank, and proposing tariffs. It notes treaties with Spain and Algiers, opening the Mississippi and freeing prisoners, while detailing Indian wars and eventual cession of the Ohio lands.
A pull page of traditional New England recipes includes Boston Cream Pie with chocolate filling and powdered sugar, a chocolate custard mix, cranberry raisin dessert, potatoes on the half shell with cream, an omelet with pumpkin, and a cauliflower cheese bake. Recipes credited to Abbie M. Sheridan of East Lynn and Mrs. M. M. Benner of Randolph, Me.
Ruth Leigh, retail expert, advises careful winter storage of vegetables and apples. Choose medium size tuberous vegetables and hard perfect apples, avoid oversized or rotten specimens, and pack produce in dry earth or sand. Buy in autumn for best prices and store in a cool place near freezing if possible.
Fact and Fashions notes satin slippers in browns and black for crown accents on lace and fur trimmed hats. A black tricorne veil falls from La hat. silver embroidery highlights a brown Canton frock with a square bib collar. Multi colored embroidery outlines sleeves pockets and neckline of a black velvet frock.
An ornate travel lore piece surveys Borneo and Java legends, crocodile risks, blowguns, living tree tombs, narcotic keyhole heists, and Siamese hair fashions. It blends travel fantasy with curious cultural notes, highlighting exotic dangers and odd customs across Southeast Asia.
A pinch of lime stored with jams and preserves is said to prevent molding. A solution of soda and water with a whisk broom can remove brown streaks in bathroom bowls caused by sediment in dripping water, letting it stand a few minutes if spots resist.
Elsie accuses Mr. Roberts of pretense and laziness, claiming he slips away at 3 pm for a club visit and naps with a newspaper while promising serious work. Melissa doubts the criticism, noting engineering figures he produced after lunch.
Instructions describe sewing dainty velvet bell sprays on a large velvet hat, with tassel and gold cord details. It also gives remedies and care tips: alum water for pests, and cleaning baking tins with pumice stone.
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